The Nigerian Government is considering an upward review of salaries for political office holders, following concerns that their current earnings are inadequate and outdated. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has reportedly placed a former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on its watchlist. The former NNPC boss...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the scrapping of the controversial 5% excise duty, which applied to mobile voice and data services in the nation’s telecommunications services. This development was disclosed by the...
Kogi Commissioner, Fanwo Congratulates Elulu Of Mopa On Birthday LAGOS – The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Elulu of Mopa...
Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has extended his heartfelt condolences to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, over the death of his mother, Mama...
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, his predecessor, Yahaya Bello and former Governor Idris Wada have engaged in discussions around the unity and economic development of the Confluence state. The three leaders had...
The Kogi State government has mourned the passing of late Alhaji Ahmed Momohsani Ododo, the father of the executive governor of the state, Alhaji Usman Ododo. Hon kingsley Femi Fanwo, Honourable Commissioner for...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, will not be responding to the threat and 48-hour ultimatum issued by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, a statement from the Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare,...
The distress of residents in Kwara State is worsening as insecurity escalates, prompting urgent pleas for government intervention. The footage centres on Ganiyu Babatunde, a resident who directly appeals to the Kwara State Government...
A controversy has resurfaced online after a school-leaving examination result reportedly linked to Nicholas Ukachukwu—the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the upcoming Anambra governorship race—emerged on social media. The document, said to be...
Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested and detained a Kano woman, Maryam Hussaini-Abdullahi, after a bag containing Marijuana was allegedly mismatched with her luggage by Ethiopian Airlines. Mrs Abdullahi had left Nigeria on August 6...
In a recent interview, Chief Chekwas Okorie, the founding chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), delivered a pointed message to Governor Charles Soludo. Okorie argued that Peter Obi, the former Anambra State...
The Lagos State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against violent crime with the arrest of a notorious ‘one chance’ kingpin and two members of his gang in Ikeja. Operatives...
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has taken legal action against Imo State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aboki Danjuma. In a fresh suit filed at the Abuja High Court,...
A Magistrate Court in Ondo State has remanded two commercial motorcyclists—Tope Ademeso and Igbekele Akinsioye—in prison custody while the case unfolds. They are accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at their residence in the...
The United States Mission in Nigeria has requested that visa applicants provide a full disclosure of their social media history when completing the DS-160 form. The Mission, in a tweet on its official X...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered over N5bn and $10m from contractors and government officials indicted in the fraud in the turnaround maintenance of the nation’s refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri....
The Social economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to urgently investigate allegations that lawmakers pay as much as ₦3 million to present bills, motions, and...
Kogi State, under the leadership of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State, has hosted a landmark women’s employment workshop in a bid to promote gender equality. Recently, the state played host to the...
The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has reiterated his commitment to addressing environmental challenges and promoting sustainability in the state. Represented by the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Engr. Joseph Olusegun, Governor...
The tragic accident involving a Dangote truck on Wednesday has left a fresh graduate of the Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, Otanor Ruth Bodom, fighting for her life after one of her legs was amputated....
The Federal Court of Canada has upheld a ruling that classified Nigeria’s two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as terrorist organisations, while denying asylum to...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Idris Olorunnimbe, the founder of The Temple, as chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Olorunnimbe was previously appointed as the board chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission...
Toward modernising Nigeria’s trade processes, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) gathered for a high-level meeting to advance the National Single Window (NSW) project. The gathering underscored a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has granted bail to former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, after questioning him over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling N189bn. Tambuwal was interrogated by investigators and subsequently detained...
A High Court sitting in the Sagamu Judicial Division of Ogun State has issued an interim order restraining the Ogun State Government and its agents from demolishing or tampering with properties belonging to a...
The Federal Government has withdrawn its criminal complaint against Comfort Emmanson, who was accused of unruly behaviour on an Ibom Air flight, and has reduced the flight ban imposed on Fuji icon KWAM 1,...
The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, announced a new measure aimed at sanitising the campus: 4,500 prospective students will undergo drug testing before they can be admitted. Speaking...
The Sharada community in Kano State has introduced 29 new local laws to curb rising crime and immoral activities. One of the rules bans boyfriend-girlfriend meetings after 10 p.m. Announcing the decision, the village...
A sweeping crackdown at the Apapa Port has led to the seizure of 16 containers containing firearms, illicit drugs, expired foods, and other prohibited items, with a total value estimated at over N10 billion....
Panic is spreading through the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its allies in the 2027 opposition coalition, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly zeroes in on key political figures working to...
In a bid to strengthen the traditional institution and enhance grassroots governance, the Kogi State government has approved the creation of new traditional stools across the state. The government also made moves to...
Emir of Bade and Deputy Chairman, Yobe State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Suleiman, has banned open grazing at night and warned against the use of underage children for herding cattle in his...