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Again, terrorists kidnap 87 people in fresh night attack in Kaduna

Suspected terrorists in large numbers invaded the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, with 87 people kidnapped on Sunday...

Delta Okuama military killings: Houses razed in the deserted community

In Okuama, a town in Delta State’s Ughelli South Local Government Area, where 16 military officers and troops were murdered on Thursday, many...

Ningi’s suspension: Senate President gets seven-day ultimatum for reinstatement

A seven-day deadline has been given to Senate President Godswill Akpabio to reinstate Abdul Ningi, the suspended senator from Bauchi North. Additionally, he...

Tragedy as Army Captain, majors, commanding officer, 12 others fatally shot

Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State has become tense following the killing of a Nigerian Army commanding officer, two majors, a captain,...

DMO: Wale Edun’s Chapel Hill’s “lucrative contract” to secure $1bln Eurobond for FG, false, inaccurate

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has clarified that recent news reports suggesting the appointment of transaction advisers for a potential Eurobond issuance are...

Nigeria’s inflation hits 31.70% in February – NBS

Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 31.70 percent in February 2024 from 29.90 percent recorded in January 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics said...

Tinubu writes reps, seeks repeal, re-enactment of Student Loan Bill 2024

President Bola Tinubu has written the House of Representatives for a repeal and re-enactment of the Student Loan Bill. The President sent a...

FG approves N759 bln for Obajana-Benin, Isheri-Ogun road projects

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the green light for the allocation of N759 billion for the construction of roads linking Obajana...

Aig-Imoukhuede, co-founder, returns to Access Holdings as Chairman

Access Holdings PIc has announced the return of Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede as its Non-Executive Chairman. Aig-Imoukhuede, co-founder of Access Bank with the late...

Just in: Tinubu orders immediate re-opening of Nigeria’s land, air borders with Niger

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate re-opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the neighbouring Niger Republic. President Tinubu also directed...

Just In: N3.7trn budget padding allegation: Senate suspends Ningi for three months

The Senate on Tuesday suspended the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mr. Abdul Ningi, over an allegation of...

Food Security: FG secures €995 million deal to create agric mechanization hubs in 774 LGAs

The Federal Government has secured a deal worth €995 million with the Brazilian Government and the German Deutsch Bank Group to finance a...

Senate’s integrity totally damaged by Ningi’s interview – Akpabio

Sen. Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, has criticized Senator Abdul Ningi’s interview with the BBC Hausa Service, alleging that the National...

Breaking: Rowdy session as senators confront Ningi over budget padding allegation

The Senate was thrown into a rowdy session on Tuesday after Sen. Jarigbe Jarigbe (PDP-Cross-River North) disclosed that all ranking senators got the...

Power outages: FG orders NERC to revoke non-performing DISCOs’ licences

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has been given a marching order by the Federal Government to revoke the licences of non-performing electricity...

“Japa”: UK bans foreign health workers, caregivers from bringing families

The UK government has released a statement prohibiting foreign healthcare professionals and carers from entering the country with their dependents on work visas....