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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...

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...

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...

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...

Iranians head to polls to choose new President amid turbulent times

Following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash the previous month, Iranians on Friday went to the polls to cast...

U.S. debate recap: Off-key moments, insights from the Biden-Trump face-off

U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump engaged in the inaugural presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle on Thursday evening....

FG approves N12.9bln to boost primary healthcare service across states

The Federal Government has approved the release of N12.9 billion through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) to enhance healthcare services in...

Regulation of crypto, digital assets now under full control, says SEC DG

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  says it has complete oversight and regulatory control over cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. The Director-General of...