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Cost of governance: Tinubu goes tough, slams no-foreign-travel ban on ministers, others for three months

With effect from April 1, 2024, ministers, heads of agencies, and other federal government officials are barred from travelling abroad using public funds...

CJN to receive N5.39m monthly, other justices N4.21m as Reps pass judicial officers’ salaries bill

Following the approval of an upward review of the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial office holders by the House of Representatives,...

FG identifies 15 BDCs, other funders of terrorism, plans sanctions 

The Federal Government says it has identified 15 organizations and persons who it believes are involved in financing terrorism, including six businesses and...

Murders of 17 officers, soldiers at Okuoma: Tinubu meets with Delta Gov. Oborevwori in Aso Rock

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori visited President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday, where he briefed the Nigerian leader...

Again, Nnamdi Kanu denied bail as court orders accelerated hearing

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday denied the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi...

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...