Senate blames intelligence failure for Borno suicide bombings
The Senate has blamed the recent suicide bombings in Gwoza, Borno State, on the failure of intelligence gathering by security forces. Senate President...
LPPC shortlists 98 lawyers for SAN rank
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has selected 98 legal practitioners, including lawyers and law professors, as candidates for the prestigious Senior Advocate...
Federal lawmakers begin review of Oronsaye’s report proposals
The House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on Restructuring of Government Agencies and Commissions has begun reviewing the recommendations in the Steve...
FG grants withholding tax exemptions to SMEs, farmers, manufacturers
Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, announced on Tuesday that President Bola Tinubu has...
Seized weapons worth N4bn for destruction at Arms Centre
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has announced that the extensive collection of arms and ammunition...
Reps Speaker to ECOWAS: Help to combat terrorism, climate change
Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament to...
Counterfeit alcoholic beverages: NAFDAC seals 100 shops, suspects apprehended in Enugu
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down about 100 shops in the Ogbete area of Main Market...
Customs busts 10 containers laden with illegal arms, drugs in Port Harcourt
The Nigeria Customs Service has made a significant bust at Onne Port in Rivers State, intercepting a 40-foot container containing a cache of...
12 Ajayi Crowther University students cleared of murder charges
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday discharged and acquitted 12 of the 25 students from Ajayi Crowther...
EFCC probes its operatives over alleged assault on female hotel staff in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has established a disciplinary panel to investigate allegations of assault against two of its operatives. The...
Senate investigation resumes as AGF presents documents on FG’s N30trn CBN loan
The Senate Committee investigating the N30 trillion Ways and Means loans obtained by the Federal Government from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
UN denounces deadly Borno bombings
The United Nations (UN) has strongly denounced the recent devastating suicide bombings that targeted innocent civilians in Gwoza, a local government area in...
EU urges FG, states to address poverty through financial investments
The European Union (EU) has urged the federal and state governments to boost funding for social protection programmes, emphasizing their crucial role in...
Illicit drugs fuel crimes, criminalities in Nigeria – Marwa
Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said that the misuse of illicit drugs is...
PCN descends on unlicensed medicine outlets, shuts 531 in Abuja
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has closed down 531 medicine outlets in Abuja, the nation’s capital city, for various infractions. According to...
Appeal Court upholds Baba Ijesha’s 5-year sentence for sexual assault
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has upheld the conviction of Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, a.k.a. Baba Ijesha, and affirmed the five-year prison...
