The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says an executive bill which seeks to restructure revenue administration in Nigeria, including regulation of the cryptocurrency industry, is being drafted for transmission to the national assembly. Zacch...
The Nigerian Army, 6 Battalion Ibagwa, has urged residents of Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State not to panic as it has commenced the demolition of unserviceable ammunition and explosives at 6Bn...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and others for mini-grid electricity generation. The NERC said it issued nine new off-grid generation...
Imo State Government has dismissed as fake, malicious, and unfounded posters of the State Governor, Hope Uzodinma with that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje where it was allegedly...
Two and half years after his swearing-in as governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has finally made up his mind to conduct local government elections in the state. The elections have been scheduled...
Principal officers of Nigeria’s senate have allocated billions of naira in constituency projects to themselves in the 2024 budget, according to Premium Times. The projects, known as Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP), are intended for...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) request to use 2023 dividends to pay the petrol subsidy. The 2023 dividends were supposed to be paid into the federation account,...
The arrest of Alhaji Bashir Hadejia, a former aide to the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawale has sparked widespread outrage. Hadejia, who served as a special adviser to Matawalle during his tenure...
Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited, the Chinese firm involved in a high-profile contract dispute with the Ogun State Government, has accused Nigerian authorities of unlawfully detaining and brutalising its top officials. The firm...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said that his office and that of the National Security Adviser, have commenced legal and diplomatic moves to recover three...
A French court has authorised the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Two of the jets, part of the Nigerian presidential air fleet, were recently put up for...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reduction of deductions in aviation agencies’ internally generated revenue (IGR) from 50 percent to 20 percent. Gbenga Saka, special adviser on digital media to Festus Keyamo, minister of...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and member of Edo Integrity Group, Prince Emmanuel Odigie, has alleged that the party is planning to manipulate and rig the upcoming governorship election, using the...
The Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) Chairman of Qua’an Pan Local Government Area, in Jos, Plateau capital, Hon Christopher Audu, is reportedly battling for his life after being attacked by delegates during the Peoples Democratic...
Buying land in Lagos and across other states in Nigeria is not the same as buying rice or beans from the seller, Land involves a process you need to follow and there are steps...
The Bauchi Emirate Council has revoked the traditional title of Senator Shehu Buba Umar representing Bauchi South senatorial district in the National Assembly for allegedly ‘insulting and criticizing’ the State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed....
The website domain name of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBANK) have become inaccessible in what Nigerians believed to be a suspected attack on the commercial bank by hackers. Checks by Naija News on Wednesday night...
The Executive Chairman of theNational Haji Commission Of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of mismanagement...
A rights advocating organization, The Take It Back Movement, has announced its intention to initiate a new nationwide protest in response to the recently proposed legislation concerning the national anthem This threat comes days...
According to Ribadu’s presentation, the funds include $50 million in cryptocurrency, of which $38 million has been blocked across four cryptocurrency wallets. Additionally, ₦4 billion in fiat money was reportedly contributed by various political...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the continued exodus of Nigerian doctors abroad. The policy, announced by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,...
disturbed by the growing insecurity in the Akoko area of Ondo state, a group of concerned women staged a peaceful protest, with some of them partially naked, to condemn the ongoing violent killings and...
President Bola Tinubu has summoned a meeting of the Council of State, comprising former leaders and top government officials, to address pressing national issues. In a press statement issued by the Presidency, the meeting...
The Port Harcourt Refining Company, a refinery under the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Rivers State, has again failed to commence operations after about six postponements. It was observed that...
Dangote Limited has denied fixing the expected price of petrol from its refinery based in Lagos State at ₦600 per litre. The organization made the denial in a statement issued on Tuesday night by...
The lawmaker representing Kano South senatorial district of Kano State in the National Assembly, Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, has revealed that Senators get 21 million naira monthly each as allowances and running costs. He made...
Celebrating Senator. Anthony, Adefuye’s Person, Personality & Impact @ 80 Senator Anthony Adefuye; A Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, engineer, and founder of a top-flight indigenous contracting company which carved a niche...
The federal government and state governors have agreed to a three-month moratorium on the implementation of Local Government financial autonomy, following concerns about its potential impact on salary payments and operational viability. According to...
President Tinubu is set to convene a Council of State meeting today, 13th August, 2024, Naija News understands. The meeting is set to be held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in...
The House of Representatives is considering a new legislation that could impose a 25-year imprisonment or a ₦10 million fine, or both, on individuals convicted of making statements or taking actions that lead to...
President Bola Tinubu has just sworn in the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack into office. The swearing-in took place prior to the commencement of the Federal Executive Council...
Against all expectations, Nigeria’s 19th appearance at the Olympic Games ended in a fiasco, failing to win a medal at Paris 2024, which rounds off on Sunday after 16 days of intense jostle for...
The week-long 80th birthday celebration of Senator Anthony Adefuye began today with a play by the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN). To celebrate the life and times of the...