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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger down in worldwide outage

Users of social media channels – Facebook and Instagram – are experiencing issues logging into their accounts following an outage around 3:30 p.m....

Agriculture minister blames smuggling for food scarcity in Nigeria

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has said the smuggling of food to neighbouring countries is one of the...

Breaking: Nigeria, UAE reopen visa channels

In a significant development aimed at bolstering bilateral relations, the governments of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have jointly announced the...

Just in: SIM-NIN linkage: Over 40m blocked lines to be forfeited — NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that more than 40 million telephone lines that were suspended for not being linked to national...

Power outage “sacks” senators, Senate President apologizes

The Nigerian Senate was forced to postpone its sitting on Tuesday as power outage hit the National Assembly complex. The senators had to...

Implement cash transfer programme before addressing fuel, electricity subsidies, IMF tells FG

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Nigerian government to prioritize the full implementation of its cash transfer program to aid vulnerable...

Binance set to exit Nigeria

Barely a week after the Nigerian government demanded $10 billion in retribution from Binance, the major global cryptocurrency player, it has announced the...

Ogun Gov. Abiodun felicitates new Immigration Service CG, Kemi Nandap, says it’s well deserved

  Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has felicitated Mrs. Kemi Nandap as the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, describing the...

FG begins distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains this week – Minister

Amid economic hardship and food warehouse looting in the country, the Federal Government has assured citizens that the free-gain initiative will be rolled...

AfDB to boost Nigeria’s food production with $134m

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is committed to investing a massive $134 million to boost food production in Nigeria’s agricultural sector....

Enraged crowd lynches two policemen for fatally crushing three in Edo

Two mobile police officers who worked for a former member of the Edo State House of Assembly have been reportedly lynched by an...

Poor power supply: FG summons Abuja, Ibadan distribution companies

The Minister of Power, Dr. Adebayo Adelabu, has summoned the chief executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company...

NLC, TUC to Pres.Tinubu: We are no politicians, but unionists

The nation’s organized labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has reacted to President...

Blackout in California as the biggest snowstorm of the season hits the city 

A blackout in California occurred after a powerful snowstorm raged overnight into Saturday in the Sierra Nevada as the biggest storm of the...

CBN revokes licences of 4,173 BDC operators

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CB) has taken decisive action by revoking the operational licences of 4,173 Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators, citing...

Forex crisis: FG slams $10bln fine on Binance

The Federal Government has fined a crypto trading platform, Binance, $10 billion over allegations of influencing the country’s forex crisis. The Special Adviser...