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Sudan's paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),has agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire to allow safe passage ofcivilians and for humanitarian aid.In a statement, the head of RSF Mohamed Dagalo, betterknown as Hemedti, said the deal had been reached followinga conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken andother friendly nations.There has been no word yet from the Sudanese army on theceasefire pl...

Some Nigerian students have lauded the Edo State Governor,Godwin Obaseki for fulfilling his promise of automaticemployment to first-class graduates of Edo origin in allNigerian universities into the state’s civil and public service.The students who made this known while speaking to SuperFM News Crew in Benin City, said rewarding academicexcellence is a welcome development.The governor presented letter of automatic em...

Edo State Government has advised healthcare seekers topatronize only registered medical laboratories and licensedpersonnel that are allowed to operate in the state.Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Health, DrStanley Ehiarimwian, made the call at a press conference inBenin City.He assured the public that the state government wascommitted to promoting quality and safety in laboratoryservices in the State....

The Warri-Itakpe Train Services will resume operations onMonday, April 24, 2023.The Station Manager, Helma Sani, revealed this to newsmenin Abuja.Recall that in January 2023, 148 passengers and 38 crewmembers of a train plying the Warri-Itakpe route escapeddeath when the train derailed inside the Kogi forest, forcingthem to be stranded.The Delta and Kogi State police commands could notimmediately c...

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The Nigeria Sovereign Wealth Investment Authority says itcreated no fewer than 560,300 jobs and grew its assets toover one trillion naira mark between 2013 and 2023.The Managing Director of the NSIA, Aminu Umar-Sadiq, gavethe breakdown at a media briefing in Abuja.He also unveiled the financial performance of the agencywithin the period under review.Umar-Sadiq, pointed out that NSIA successfully raised its net...

The National Assembly has forwarded the harmonizedversion of the Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill toPresident Muhammadu Buhari for assent.The bill was transmitted to Presidential for assent by the clerkto the National Assembly, Sani Tambuwal, via a letter writtento that effect.In line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution, PresidentBuhari is expected to assent to the bill on or before the 11th ofMay ...

Harry Maguire and Tyrell Malacia put through their own goallate on as Manchester United squandered a comfortable leadin a 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the first leg of their EuropaLeague quarter-final tie.Captain Maguire deflected into his own net in the 92ndminute, just eight minutes after Malacia had turned past Davidde Gea as Sevilla somehow found a way back at Old Traffordin the quarter-final first leg.A Marcel S...