The Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, approving an aggregate expenditure of ₦54.99 trillion for the fiscal year.   The approved budget outlines major allocations for...

The federal government has unveiled plans to establish a specialized unit known as Power Rangers, which will be responsible for protecting electricity infrastructure across the country from vandalism. The Minister of Interior, Olubumi Tunji Ojowho...

The Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (MAJAN), led by President Jerry Aguigbo, recently visited the Tin Can Island Port Command to engage with the Command’s activities and commend the transformative measures implemented by Customs...

The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr Oluwatosin Ajayi, has called for a policy mandating the recruitment of first-class graduates into the intelligence agency to strengthen national security. Ajayi made this call...

APC national Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje says the North will wait for President Bola Tinubu to complete his two terms, eight years in. Office “We are happy that our party believes in zoning. When a...

Statutory Deficiencies And Glaring Operational Illegalities In Gov Soludo Government’s Countermeasures Against Violent Crimes In Anambra State (Concluded) -Intersociety Glaring Operational Illegalities: · Roadblock extortion and other operational corrupt practices; the incurable bane of...

Popular Nigerian Musician, Innocent “2Baba” Idibia has proposed to his girlfriend, Honourable Natatsha Osawuru  In a video making the rounds on social media, the ‘African Queen‘ crooner is seen asking the Edo state lawmaker...

The Kano/Jigawa Customs Area Command held a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday to explain the 4 per cent Free On Board (FOB) collection and its suspension. Area Comptroller, Dalhatu Abubakar, addressed the gathering, stating that...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday (today), passed the controversial Tax Reform Bills for a second reading after an extensive debate among lawmakers regarding the fundamental principles of the proposed legislation. Taiwo Oyedele, who...

Prince Olayiwola Shittu, former National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and Chairman of Skelas Group, will preside over an award dinner organized by Nigerian Maritime Journalists to honour the...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the purported suspension of the Board of Trustees (BoT), chairman,  and Adolphus Wabara as null and void. The party’s Abia State...

The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is embracing a new leadership era with the appointment of Comptroller Benedict Oramalugo, PhD, as its new Customs Area Controller. He takes over following...

A police officer, who allegedly defiled a 17-year-old girl at the Ogudu Lagos  Area Command premises, has been remanded in Kirikiri correctional facility after he was arraigned in court on Tuesday. Mrs Adejoke Ladenegan-Oginni,...

Nigeria’s largest telecommunications provider, MTN, has begun a gradual implementation of a 50% tariff increase, as sanctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in January. This adjustment is primarily reflected in the updated prices...

Allegations of Corruption in Tertiary Education Funding among Nigeria  Senators Recent revelations from the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) have raised serious concerns regarding the distribution of...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially discontinued the policy allowing three free withdrawals per month for customers using Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) outside their banks. This change comes in response to rising...

In a significant political move, actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo has announced his resignation from the Labour Party, effective February 25, 2025. Okonkwo expressed his decision in a detailed statement on X, emphasizing his belief that...

The House of Representatives has directed the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, as well as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to suspend the planned increase in telecommunications tariffs until service quality improves....

  Binta Nyako, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, has adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), indefinitely. Nyako adjourned the suit on Monday following...

As part of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council’s efforts to boost its visibility as the port economic regulator, the Executive Secretary Akutah Pius Ukeyima Esq who hosted a strategic new media talk with the Council’s...

Information making round suggest that last Saturday’s meeting between former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, may have been a strategic move...

Since Thursday, February 6, when the House of Representatives announced the receipt of proposals for the creation of 31 new states in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria in the ongoing review of the...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has filed a $5m lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, over an alleged invasion of his privacy. Falana claims that Meta wrongfully used his...

  Saudi Arabia has implemented new visa restrictions affecting travellers from 14 countries, including Nigeria, limiting them to single-entry visas valid for only 30 days without an option for extension.   The policy affects...

In Nigerian society, an increasing number of young people are drawn to the idea of fast wealth. Whether through get-rich-quick schemes, investments in volatile markets and betting platforms, or the allure of spiritual remedies...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President  Bola Tinubu over his failure to order the prosecution of contractors who allegedly collected over ₦167 billion from 31 ministries, departments,...

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has instituted a disciplinary committee to address the cases of senior police officers who have allegedly refused to proceed on retirement despite reaching the mandatory limits...

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has declared the party’s readiness to unseat the incumbent Governor Soludo of Anambra by securing victory in the upcoming November 8, 2025,...

The United Kingdom Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has vowed that she will make it more difficult for immigrants to get British citizenship. While making one of her first policy announcements since she became leader,...

This was disclosed by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on his X handle on Saturday. Governor Sanwo-Olu said the Lekki-Epe International Airport will facilitate travel and create new opportunities for businesses...

Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led Anambra State government has arrested and detained a popular native doctor in the state, Chukwudozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki. The Popular celebrity ‘juju master’, Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki...

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is setting its sights firmly for the 2027 elections after a successful 2025 elective National Convention held on Tuesday night at the RockView Hotel in Apapa, Lagos. This...

Eze Rev. Ignatius Uzoigwe Ezeudo hosted a spectacular traditional wedding for his daughter. The quiet town of Owode Yewa in Ogun State was filled with joy as Eze Rev. Ignatius Uzoigwe Ezeudo proudly hosted...