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NAHCON rules out subsidies for Hajj pilgrims in 2025
Unlike what obtained in 2024, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says there will be no concessionary rates or government subsidy for...
NCC backtracks on Starlink statement, calls it “error”
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn its recent press statement regarding Starlink’s operations, admitting that the statement was released in error. In...
Palliative work begins on Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway Oct. 14 – Works Minister
Motorists plying the busy Lagos-Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway would soon heave a sigh of relief as palliative work will begin on the failed portions of...
Court slashes bail to N5m for #EndBadGovernance protesters
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a bail variation for five #EndBadGovernance protesters on Monday, reducing the...
NAFDAC workers embark on indefinite strike over promotion, welfare issues
The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has embarked on an...
Leave Fubara to govern Rivers in peace, Wike’s ex-commissioner, Tam-George, tells Wike
Mr. Austin Tam-George, a former Commissioner for Information in ex-Gov. Nyesom Wike’s administration in Rivers State, has advised Wike to concentrate on his...
Rivers Gov. Fubara swears in 23 new council chairmen
Barely 24 hours after the council polls, Rivers State Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23...
SERAP to Tinubu: Withhold federal allocations to states not conducting credible council polls
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to withhold federal allocations to states that fail to conduct credible...
Rivers LG poll: Former Army chief Minimah lauds Gov. Fubura for successful exercise
For his resoluteness and seamless conduct of the council polls held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has received commendation...
FG begins crude oil sales in Naira to Dangote Refinery – Finance Minister
The Federal Government has officially begun selling crude oil and refined petroleum products in local currency, the Naira. Mr. Olawale Edun, the Finance...
Just in: APP wins 22 out of 23 chairmanship seats in Rivers LG poll
The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the Rivers State Local Government election held on Saturday,...
Morocco 2025: Eguavoen picks Ekong, Lookman, Simon, 20 others to battle Libyans
Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has called Captain William Ekong, rave-of-the-moment Ademola Lookman, in-form winger Moses Simon, and 20 other players for this month’s...
Horrific! Hubby stabs fatally newlywed wife, sets house on fire in Lagos
In a fit of rage, 30-year-old Motunrayo Olaniyi has allegedly stabbed his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death in the Ikorodu area of Lagos...
Rivers LG poll: Gunmen disrupt elections in Obio/Akpor LGA, injure one person
Violence erupted in Rumuepirikom Community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State as unidentified gunmen opened fire on voters, seizing control...
Paul Pogba’s four-year doping ban slashed, set to return in 2025
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has significantly reduced Paul Pogba’s four-year doping ban to 18 months. The France international was initially...
FG launches emergency evacuation of Nigerians from Lebanon amid crisis
Following the country’s ongoing crisis, the Federal Government has initiated plans to evacuate Nigerians who are willing to return home from Lebanon. The...
