Kidnapping of students: UNICEF working with FG to enhance safety of school environments – Rajat
Rajat Madhok currently serves as the Chief of Communication, Advocacy, and Partnerships at the United Natins Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria. Following his...
Betta Edu’s probe: N30bn recovered, 50 bank accounts still under investigation, says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has recovered N30 billion in the ongoing investigation of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian...
Food crisis: FG flags off distribution of 42,000 MT of grains to vulnerable Nigerians
Barely two months after presidential directive, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has flagged off the distribution of the approved 42,000 metric tonnes...
Emirates Airline Resumes Flights to Nigeria Before June – Aviation Minister Keyamo
Mr. Festus Keyamo (SAN), the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has revealed that Emirates Airline plans to restart flights to Nigeria before...
Ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele remanded in EFCC custody
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has remanded a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in the...
Police raid criminals’ hideouts in FCT, arrest 85 suspects, recover weapons, foreign currencies, motorcycles
In a streak of coordinated raid exercises between March 31 and April 4, 2024, the FCT Police Command operatives stormed some identified black...
New Tariff: Refund overbilled customers before April 11, NERC orders DisCos
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has mandated that electricity distribution companies (DisCos) compensate customers who received incorrect bills under the new tariff....
Gavi pledges $250m grant for Nigeria’s vaccine initiatives
In a bid to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare system, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has pledged a $250 million grant to support vaccine initiatives in...
Bobrisky convicted of naira abuse, to remain in EFCC custody until April 9 for sentencing
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted controversial cross-dresser and social media celebrity Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, for naira abuse....
Scores killed as gunmen attack Kogi community, the second in two months
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia have reportedly killed scores of people in a recent attack on Agojeju-Odo, a community in the Omala...
I’ll fix the country’s economic challenges, bring down inflation, Tinubu assures Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will fix the country’s economic challenges, including bringing down the growing inflation rate. He...
Premium Pension Ltd., industry leader, records impressive N1.134trn revenue growth in 2023
A leading pension fund administrator in Nigeria, Premium Pension Limited, has said it recorded substantial asset growth in 2023, with N1.134 trillion in...
Police raid suspected kidnappers’ hideouts in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has raided suspected kidnappers’ hideouts and routes in the hills and bushes surrounding Apo resettlement and its...
We discovered I, 665 fake A-Level results during 2023 direct entry registration – JAMB Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Tuesday it uncovered at least 1,665 fake A-level results during the 2023 Direct Entry...
Sexagenarian widow beaten to death by stepson in Anambra
The Anambra State Government has launched an investigation into the alleged murder of 69-year-old widow Ifeoma Philomena Ajuluchukwu by her stepson. In a...
Tinubu signs FCT’s N1.14trn 2024 Appropriation Bill
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the statutory budget of over N1.147 trillion for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the fiscal year...
