The State of Georgia in the United States has conferred honorary citizenship on the past governor of Anambra state, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Mr Obi disclosed this in a post on...
A dramatic scene unfolded yesterday at the New Mandela Plaza within Lagos’s Trade Fair Complex as the Lagos State government carried out a demolition of over 20 buildings. . Security was tight, with a...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said that some medical professionals from outside the State and the country have applied for the ongoing recruitment of doctors, nurses and other medical staff in the State....
Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has accused human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, of owning a mansion valued at $552,000.00 (about N885m) in the United...
The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has terminated the employment of all its Nigerian workers. The statement to this effect was shared on X on Wednesday by a political commentator, Imran Wakili. “Dangote Refinery...
The World Maritime Day (WMD) 2025 celebration in Lagos, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, called on Nigeria’s maritime community to embrace stewardship over exploitation. The remarks, aimed at ensuring sustainable...
The Kogi State Government has sought the intervention of the Federal Government, as well as national and international agencies supporting disaster victims, to pay greater attention to Kogi State, because the system is highly...
ACOVITEMN Intensifies Nationwide Advocacy for Youth Development and Digital Skills for better Nigerian The Association of Computer Village Technology Merchants of Nigeria (ACOVITEMN) has intensified its nationwide campaign for youth development and digital skills,...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has urged world leaders to put an end to the avoidable deaths of five million children who die across the globe every year. Sanusi made this call...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, says debt remains a legitimate component of every national budget. The FIRS chairman, Zacch Adedeji, said this on Tuesday while addressing journalists during a session of the Meet-the-Press...
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, on Tuesday regained access to her office at the Senate wing of the National Assembly, declaring that she would not apologise for what she described...
ACOVITEMN Holds Strategic Engagement with Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum The Association of Computer Village Technology Merchants of Nigeria (ACOVITEMN), the umbrella body representing technology traders and innovators across Nigeria’s major markets, has...
The Nigerian Federal Government has rejected a recent U.S. Department of State report that questions the transparency of Nigeria’s public procurement system. In its 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report, the United States listed Nigeria among...
As Nigeria marked 65 years of independence, elder statesman Alhaji Tanko Yakasai (nearly 100 years old) reflects on regionalism, the state of democracy, insecurity, and the political dynamics shaping the nation. Below is a...
Bar Hon. Okay Joe, the distinguished representative of Oshodi-Isolo in the House of Representatives, celebrates two years of committed legislative service. This milestone reflects his dedication to leadership, accountability, and meaningful progress for the...
Lagos State Announces Timeline for Computer Village Relocation, Calls for Traders to Invest in the Project The Lagos State Government has set a clear timeline for the long-planned relocation of the bustling Computer Village...
Former Kaduna state Governor, Nasir el-Rufai at the weekend, accused President Bola Tinubu of planning to stay in office for life, maintaining that there are already pointers to that effect from recent actions by...
In a move that underscores the growing demand for transparency in cross-border financial dealings, British digital forensics investigator Henry Omorere has formally petitioned the Florida Attorney General for information about alleged money laundering and...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has published the names of officers slated for statutory retirement in 2026. In a circular dated September 19, 2025, signed by the Comptroller in charge of Establishment, AA Bazuaye,...
In the wake of a six-month emergency rule in Rivers State, a brewing clash over accountability and transparency has surged to the forefront. The Rivers State House of Assembly, after intense political manoeuvring, signalled...
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has congratulated the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on the occasion of her 65th birthday. Ododo who described her as “an Amazon...
A major round of promotions has lifted the Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service. Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba on Thursday decorated 200 newly promoted officers, highlighting a merit-based process and a renewed focus on...
The Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a revenue haul of ₦159 billion for August 2025, underscoring the impact of technology-driven reforms on port operations. Customs Area Controller...
The Kogi State Ministry of Water Resources, in line with the aspiration of the Advanced New Direction Administration of Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, has organised a cascaded training on Integrated Management of...
Kogi State has continued the distribution of N40,000 Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) grants to schoolgirls, following the initial flag-off of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. The initiative is...
The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, has said food prices are witnessing a steady decline across Kogi State since the agricultural policies of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo took effect....
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that the independence of the judiciary cannot be negotiated. Speaking on Wednesday during the Democracy Dialogue of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana, he asserted that judicial...
Nigeria’s three tiers of government – federal, state and local – shared the highest revenue of N2.2 trillion for August 2025. This is the highest when compared to the N2.001Trillion shared last month. A...
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, IboEtte Ibas, has officially handed over to the reinstated Governor of the State, Siminalayi Fubara. In his final statewide broadcast, Ibas urged the people of the state to support...
Kogi state government has resolved the tussle for the Ajepe Ogbani Sepa of Osuku chieftaincy stool, even as the government appealed for a peaceful resolution of all issues about the chieftaincy stool. In...
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the capture of a notorious commander of the self-acclaimed freedom fighter in the South East and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, widely known...
The Federal High Court will on Monday hear a motion filed by Nnamdi kanu , leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), seeking an order transferring him to the Abuja National Hospital...
Hilda Baci Makes Culinary History: Guinness Confirms World Record for Largest Pot of Jollof Rice Nigerian celebrity chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has again etched her name into the Guinness...