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Miners owe FG over N2trn – Alake

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Dele Alake, has disclosed that miners and operators in the sector owed the Federal Government more...

Five days after inauguration, Kogi Gov. Ododo swears in 19 commissioners, other aides

Kogi Governor Usman Ododo has hit the ground running as promised with the swearing-in of 19 commissioners just five days after his inauguration....

Japa: Nigerians react to Canadia’s two-year ban on foreign students’ visas

The government of the Canadian province of British Columbia recently imposed a two-year ban on the admission of international students, including Nigerians, into...

AFCON: Epic Encounters Between Nigeria and Angola: An Analysis

No love lost between these two sides since their first meeting 43 years ago. This tie brings back the dark memory of August...

How Bafarawa diverted N4.6bln from ex-NSA for prayers, election, acquire luxury vehicles

A startling revelation has been made about how a former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, diverted a whooping N4.6 billion he received...

Lagos State Govt. issues 30-day notice to owners of illegal building conversions

In a decisive move to maintain urban planning integrity, the Lagos State Government has issued a 30-day final notice to owners or occupiers...

AFCON: Shocker! Bafana Bafana defeat toothless Atlas Lion 2-0

AFCON: Shocker! Bafana Bafana defeat toothless Atlas Lion 2-0 “Five minutes into added time, Mokoena sealed the major win for South Africa as...

Bouyed by Pres. Tinubu’s economic policies, NNPC Ltd. woos South Korean investors for gas projects

Driven by the need to expand the scope of its Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) to the local and international markets, the Nigerian National...

Tinubu grieves over Ekiti monarchs’ killing, vows perpetrators ‘ll be brought to justice

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate rescue of school children and their teachers who have been kidnapped in Ekiti State just as...

Navy busts 11 people for attempting to construct illegal refinery in Rivers

The war against crude oil theft hit a new gear as the Nigerian Navy arrested 11 people for allegedly attempting to construct a...

Homeless ex-tennis international Tanya Okpala: FG intervenes, promises rehabilitation

The Federal Government has stepped in to help Tanya Okpala, a former international tennis player whose viral video shows her wandering the streets...

Ogun Senator Adeola distributes N250m to 5,000 traders as grants, scholarships to students

The traders, totalling 5,000 and selected from the five local government areas making up the senatorial district, received N50,000 each. A N250 million...

Biden slams ‘Iran-backed militant’ for deadly drone strike in Jordan

A drone attack on a military base in Jordan has killed three American troops, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants for the...

FCT Police rescue five kidnapped people

No fewer than five abductees have been rescued from two different kidnapping gangs in Abuja by the operatives of the Federal Capital Territory...

Oluomo, impeached speaker of Ogun Assembly, two others arraigned over alleged N2.5bln fraud

The impeached Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, and two other officials were on Monday hauled up at a...

Just in: CBN pumps $500m into forex market, vows to resolve all backlogs soon

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has pumped an additional $500 million into the volatile foreign exchange market to address persistent...