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Nigeria ranks 7th in sub-Saharan Africa for fastest internet speed

“Réunion (63.29 Mbps) emerged as the leader in Sub-Saharan Africa, with South Africa (42.42 Mbps) following closely in second place.Then come Eswatini, Rwanda,...

Reps officially declare seats of deceased colleagues vacant

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, formally announced the vacancy of two legislative seats on Wednesday. The seats became...

House of Reps set to approve N6.2trn for 2024 capital, recurrent expenditures

The House of Representatives is set to amend the 2024 Appropriation Act, aiming to allocate a total of N6.2 trillion for various capital...

Breaking: Port Harcourt Refining Company shut down due to protests by faction of Eleme community youths

Operational activities at Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) have suffered serious setbacks since Tuesday, July 16, 2024, as placard-carrying Eleme community youths grounded...

Human Capital Africa Presidential dialogue: Presidents Call and Commitment to Action on Foundational Learning

We, the former Presidents of Nigeria, Tanzania, Liberia and Malawi came together today at the invitation of former Minister of Education of Nigeria,...

Just in: Court affirms PDP’s Asue Ighodalo as candidate for Nov. Edo guber poll

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday affirmed Dr. Asue Ighodalo as the duly nominated and authentic governorship candidate of the People’s...

Kano Governor reinstates Emir of Gaya, appoints second-class emirs for Karaye, Rano, Gaya

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has approved the immediate appointment of three second-class emirs for Rano, Gaya, and Karaye emirates. On Tuesday, Yusuf...

Oil production: National Assembly pledges legislative support for NNPC Ltd

The National Assembly has thrown its weight behind NNPC Limited’s ongoing efforts to boost Nigeria’s crude oil production and grow its reserves, saying...

Federal, 36 states, local gov’ts share N1.354trn revenue for June

The federal government, 36 states, and the 774 local government councils in the nation shared a total of N1.35 trillion on Tuesday. Mr....

Updated: Gambaryan case: Court orders arrest of Kuje prison medical doctor

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of Dr. Abraham Ehizojie, the medical officer in charge of the Kuje Correctional...

Factional lawmakers urge Fubara to ignore pro-Wike legislators’ directives on state spending

A faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Mr. Victor Oko-Jumbo, loyal to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, has rejected a resolution...

Sports Minister condoles with family of late federal lawmaker, Ekene Adams

The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has extended his deepest condolences to the family of the late Rep. Ekene Adams, who...

Detained Binance executive, Gambaryan, brought to court in wheelchair

Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Limited, was brought into the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday in a wheelchair. The...

Osun Gov. Adeleke’s phone hacked by scammers

The mobile phone of the Governor of Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has been hacked by unidentified scammers. Mr. Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s...

Police ban Shiite procession in Abuja, vow to arrest offenders 

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced a ban on all protests and processions by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria...

Kano State Govt. files fresh charges against ex-Gov. Ganduje, ex-commissioner

The Kano State Government on Tuesday slammed new charges against the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, who is currently...