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Nigerians have expressed joy at the prospect of the Federal Government’s deployment of the contactless biometric capture solution for passport acquisition for Nigerians at home and in the diaspora. Minister of Interior, Mr Olabunmi Tunji-Ojo, announcing this through his Facebook page after a stakeholders’ meeting, said “applicants can now initiate…

Mixed reactions have trailed the decision of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, to elevate his first daughter, Mrs. Helen Eno Obareki to the position of the First Lady of the state, after the death of his wife, Patience Eno. Mrs. Patience Ume Eno died after a brief illness…

by Deborah Nnamdi Thugs on Tuesday took over the designated protest ground used during the August #EndBadGovernance protest in Rumuokwuta, Obio – Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State. The venue was earlier announced as the state’s gathering point for the ‘FearlessInOctober’ demonstration against economic hardship in the country. Cane-wielding…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement (RSBOPP) has embarked on a training session for local government staff to promote transparency and accountability in public procurement at the grassroots level. According to the Acting Director-General of RSBOPP, Dr Inie Briggs, the initiative is aimed at enhancing the understanding…

The Editor, on behalf of the management and staff of NDN, heartily felicitates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the people of Nigeria on the occasion of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary.

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to alleviating the rising cost of living in Nigeria. In his Independence Day address on Tuesday, he acknowledged the economic challenges faced by Nigerians, particularly the high cost of food and other essential goods. “The central concern of our people today is…

TEXT OF NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON THE 64TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA OCTOBER 1, 2024   Fellow Nigerians, as I address you today, I am deeply aware of the struggles many of you face in these challenging times. Our administration knows that many…

Amidst growing uncertainty over the 46 minister’s fate and national protest, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will deliver a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 7 a.m., as part of the celebrations marking Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary. This announcement was made on Monday, September 30, 2024, through a statement…

It was a tragic weekend for the family of 35-year-old Babaji Daule, a lion handler at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as he was tragically mauled to death by the former president’s lion. The Ogun State Police, which confirmed the incident, blamed Babaji for his tragic…

…Violence Leads to Destruction, Suffering By Frank Efe, Warri Some 30,000 youths from the Niger Delta region have urged their communities to abstain from the planned October 1 protest as a mark of goodwill on the Federal Government’s recent award of the East-West Road rehabilitation contract to a Chinese construction…