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Update: Edo guber primary: APC NWC dumps Uzodinma’s report, declares poll inconclusive
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has intervened following the crisis that rocked the February 17 Edo State...
Tinubu set to raise N15trn to upturn nation’s economic fortunes, stabilise the Naira
President Bola Tinubu is set to unlock the economic fortunes of Nigeria with the optimal management of the assets and investments of the...
NNPCL GCEO Kyari Hinges Wealth Creation on Energy Security
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari, says no public wealth creation endeavour can...
Food inflation: Nigeria Customs set to distribute seized food items to Nigerians
As Nigerians grapple with food inflation and shortages, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will soon distribute seized food items to Nigerians...
Guinea’s transition to democracy truncated by military junta
Guinea’s ruling military junta has dissolved the country’s interim government and ordered government members’ passports to be seized and their bank accounts frozen....
FG Uncovers 32 Routes for Smuggling Food Out of Nigeria
The Federal Government says it has uncovered 32 routes through which food items are smuggled out of Nigeria. Vice-President Kashim Shettima, who disclosed...
NSA, CBN join forces to curb illicit activities in forex market
In its bid to strengthen Nigeria’s foreign exchange market, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) says it has joined forces with...
Counter-terrorism legislations, policies impacting human rights, civic freedoms in Nigeria — Spaces for Change
Spaces for Change (S4C) has expressed worry about how counter-terrorism legislations and policies affect human rights and civic freedoms in the country. S4C...
FG to probe N27trn ways and means debt – Edun
The Federal Government has indicated its readiness to probe the N23 trillion owed in “Ways and Means,” a debt that has been outstanding...
Loss of N17trn to tax waivers: Senate orders FIRS to apply the brakes forthwith
The Senate Committee on Finance has asked the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to discontinue tax waivers, which have resulted in a loss...
Ex-Ogun Commissioner, Odusile, summoned by Ogun Assembly over alleged N92m fraud
The immediate past Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Waheed Odusile, the former Permanent Secretary, Mr. Abiodun Awere; and the Director of Finance and...
University zookeeper mangled fatally by young lion he raised nine years ago
It was a horrific Monday afternoon as a young lion mauled Olabode Olawuyi, a zookeeper at the university’s zoological garden, shattering the tranquillity...
Danger alert! Deadly drug, ‘Kush’, laced with crushed human bones, formalin, others, now in circulation — Dr Ajidahun
A resident doctor and health influencer, Dr. Olusina Ajidahun, has raised an alarm over the emergence of a new dangerous psychoactive substance known...
Gunmen abduct corpse, family members in Enugu, demand N50m ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the corpse of one Mr. Ugwuanyi Israel, along with family members conveying the deceased from Lagos...
Nigeria’s unemployment rate surges by 0.8% in Q3 2023
The unemployment rate in Nigeria surged to 5.0%, up by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2023. According to data from the National...
FG set to create 300 direct jobs through “Project 774 LG Connectivity” – Dr. Tijani
The Federal Government has announced the launch of ‘Project 774 LG Connectivity’ to foster inclusive development, promote access to digital public infrastructure, and...
