The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has commended celebrity chef Hilda Baci for her ongoing attempt to set a new Guinness World Record by cooking the world’s largest pot of jollof rice.

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐚’𝐬 ‘𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧’, 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐭

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, on Friday drew attention at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, where Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, began her attempt to cook the world’s largest pot of Nigerian Jollof rice.

𝟓𝟎 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲

Israeli military operations killed 50 people in Gaza on Friday, the territory’s civil defence agency said, as the army stepped up its attacks on Gaza City.

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝟏.𝟓𝐦 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old suspect, Ajibola Joseph, popularly known as “Dejavoo,” over alleged involvement in a series of burglaries, armed robberies, and gunrunning in the Ayetoro area of the state.

𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭

The Anambra State government has denied claims of building a second airport at Ndikelionwu, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state

𝐊𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐯 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬

The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has stated that his administration’s commitment to completing all ongoing and future projects within his tenure, vowing that no project will be abandoned under his leadership

𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫

The Federal Government College Kaduna Old Students Association has called on Union Bank Plc to investigate the killing of its alumnus, Mohammed Sulaimo, a newly appointed Regional Manager, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen on August 4, 2025, along the Kaduna–Katsina highway

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐍𝐔𝐏𝐑𝐂 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐲𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐬

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has revoked the operating licence of Oritsemeyin Rig and directed it to cease all operations upon the completion of its current well operations.

𝐅𝐆 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐍𝟐𝟑𝐛𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐇𝐂 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞

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The Federal Government has claimed to have spent over N23 billion on the revitalisation of Primary Health Care Centres across the country as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s primary healthcare system and improve access to essential service

𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲

The naira on Friday depreciated to N1,538 per dollar in the parallel market, weaker than N1,535/$ recorded on Thursday.

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𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞

Resident doctors across several Federal Government hospitals in Lagos State have fully complied with the five-day warning strike declared by the National Association of Resident Doctors.

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐂𝐎𝐀𝐒 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has charged officers of the Nigerian Army to be adaptive, professional, and forward-looking in addressing the prevailing security challenges confronting the nation

𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐎𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢 𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐮 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐄𝐎𝐬

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged women in leadership roles to intensify their efforts in empowering and mentoring younger women to foster greater female representation.

𝐍𝐀𝐅𝐃𝐀𝐂 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐞

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cautioned fruit sellers in Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State against the use of calcium carbide to artificially ripen fruits, citing its harmful effects on human health.

𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟

The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has told workers in the ministry that she is not upset over their protest, adding that the controversy has rather made her more popular than she was.

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𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟

The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has told workers in the ministry that she is not upset over their protest, adding that the controversy has rather made her more popular than she was.

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𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐍’𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡

Scores of demonstrators on Friday marched from the National Assembly to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja, protesting against what they described as the harassment of the Minister of Women’s Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim.

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𝐅𝐆 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲

The Federal Government has hailed the launch of a new Health Knowledge Compendium by Solina Centre for International Development and Research, describing it as a practical tool to bridge the gap between scientific evidence and policy application in Nigeria’s health sector.

𝐎𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐀

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The Ondo State Government has approved the transfer of the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital complex in Akure to the Federal University of Technology, Akure, to serve as the institution’s College of Medicine Teaching Hospital.

𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐳 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Jaiz Bank Plc, Nigeria’s pioneer non-interest financial institution, has been named the Most Progressive Islamic Bank 2025 by the Global Islamic Finance Awards.

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