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Mopol Police Inspector assassinated in Lagos

Gunmen have snuffed a mobile police inspector on Lagos road in a broad daylight, a police source said on Thursday. The officer was...

FG commits N42bn to road projects in five Northeast states

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Mu’azu Sambo, says the Federal Government has approved about N42 billion for some road infrastructure in the five...

Deserving Cheers For DSS Boss, Gentleman Bichi

BY AMOS DUNIA With the commencement of his second four-year tenure beckoning on September 14, 2022, Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi has been roundly...

ASUU, Inflation, Monkey Pox and Other Problems

By Reuben Abati   “Ko ko Ko.  Pon Pon, Pon. . Helloo oh” “Who be dat?” “Na me oh?” “Who be na me?...

NBC’s deadline to shutdown 53 TV, radio stations: NGE, SERAP haul Buhari, others before court

As the deadline for the 53 TV and radio stations across the country to renew their licenses expires by Tuesday night, the Nigerian...

U.S. govt to repatriate another $23m Abacha loot to Nigeria

Nigeria will be $23 million richer when the United States Government makes good its promise to return the money being part of the...

Notorious online vendors’ robber nabbed in Lagos

Police operatives at Makinde Divisional headquarters in Lagos State have arrested 44-year-old man (names withheld) who is notorious for robbing online vendors. SP...

We didn’t demand, collect $100m Paris Club fund for elections, it’s patent lie, says Nigerian Governors Forum

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has hit back at Ned Munir Nwoko (NED), one of the consultants working on Paris Club refund, describing...

On IPI Nigeria’s intervention, NBC suspends shutdown of 53 TV, radio stations 

Following the intervention of the International Press Institute (IPI), Nigerian chapter, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has temporarily “backed down” on the revocation...

Breaking: 188-day-old strike: SSANU, NASU suspend strike, ASUU still adamant

With the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) still undecided and adamant, the two other unions in the nation’s tertiary institutions —...

Update: N2.6bn indebtedness: NBC releases names of 52 TV, radio stations it ordered shut

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has given 52 television and radio stations including state-owned media across the country 24 hours to shut down...

NBC’s sledgehammer to democracy and media rights

By Emmanuel Ogbeche The buzz is still building and the apprehension in the Nigerian media ecosystem is palpable following an announcement by the...

Breaking: NBC wields the big stick, revokes licences of AIT, Silverbird TV,  Raypower, Rhythm FM, others

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has applied sanctions against two privately-owned television and radio stations, ordering their immediate shutdown. NBC announced the revocation...

National Economic Council approves NSIA’s 2021 financial performance report

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority’s (NSIA) 2021 financial performance report has been approved by the National Economic Council (NEC). The NEC also lauded...

ASUU to FG: You must return to New Draft Agreement of 2009 FGN/ASUU Renegotiation Committee

As the shutting down of the nation’s public universities enters 186th day, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stuck to its...