The Federal Government spent N628.61bn as subsidy on electricity in 2023, as power distribution companies collected a total revenue of N1.08tn during the same period, the latest industry data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all existing Bureau de Change operators in Nigeria to re-apply for new licences. The directive was issued in a circular on Wednesday signed by the CBN...
The kano state House Of Assembly, on Thurday, passed Kano emirates council law (repeal bill) 2024 after scaling 3rd reading. The law has abrogated establishment of 5 new Emirates in the state. All offices...
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has announced the appointment of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano. The governor made the announcement on Thursday after signing the new emirate council...
The Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and the glamorising of vices in Nigerian films. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Executive Director and CEO of the National Film...
Former Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, has been granted two weeks’ bail by an Abuja Federal High Court. Abba Kyari has been granted bail to enable him to return...
The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Elvert Ekom Ayambem has been impeached. He was impeached on Wednesday by 17 members of the house over allegations of misappropriation of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria released a total sum of $2.13bn to Nigerians for importing food products in 2023, According to the quarterly statistics of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the forex release showed...
Oba of Benin, Ewuare II has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is aiding crimes in the country. The monarch made the allegations when he received the new Benin Zonal Director of...
The National Union of Electricity Employees, and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies, on Monday, stopped business activities at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Power in Abuja. Members of...
The House of Representatives has sent a stern warning to the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (CMAN) over the arbitrary increase in the price of cement in the country. The Chairman, House Joint Committee...
The Federal Government has said the first phase of the Student Loan will be officially open for students in federal institutions whose institutions have completed the uploading of their data. The Managing Director of the...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has revealed that some politicians and other political stakeholders go as far as threatening judges over their cases in court in order to have favourable judgements. The...
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has faulted his trial, claiming it is illegal. Kanu spoke on Monday after a proceeding to determine his bail request at the...
Police officers visit a Pastor who refused to refund a Church member who accidentally sent him the sum of N1M instead of N100,00.00. An unidentified preacher made headlines after attributing money mistakenly transferred to...
A 62-year-old man who had been buried alive for four days was rescued after police heard his muffled cries for help coming from underground. Officers in Moldova found the man as they were investigating after...
A football coach working with a male football team in Osogbo, Osun was apprehended by the operatives of the Department of State Security for trying to sodomise one of his players. Sources who spoke...
The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two persons in an attack on Ikachi Village in Akparata area of Effium in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. Ezza and Effium...
The Lagos State Police Command has rescued two infants who were locked up in an apartment on Adelakun Street, in the Iju Ishaga area of Lagos State. The toddlers were found in a state...
Eight manufacturers, including Dangote, BUA and Lafarge saw their foreign exchange-related losses rise to N627.7bn in the first quarter of the year. This is according to an analysis of the financial statements of the...
Iranian state media said President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country. The government has not yet issued a confirmation of the leader’s death. Rescue...
President Bola Tinubu set to receive the performance evaluations of his cabinet members this week. As the Administration approaches its one-year anniversary next week, the ministers will have served nine months in office by...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially rescinded its directive that required banks and payment service providers to collect and remit fees as specified under the Cybercrime Prevention and Prohibition Amendment Act of...
The Organised Labour has said it would reject the Federal Government’s offer of ₦100,000 as the new minimum wage because it has the capacity to pay more. It also asked the government to be...
The Lagos State Government has restated that it will demolish buildings without proper approvals after the expiration of the 90 days amnesty window to get them legalised expires. Mr Olaoye Olusegun, office...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has sacked all transition committee chairmen across the 21 local government areas of the state. This is contained in a letter titled ‘Expiration of tenure and handover to Heads...
The ongoing feud between Nana Akua AddoGhana actress and model and her Nigerian designer Ezinne known by her brand name EzinneOlivia_stlying has caused mixed reactions in the past few days over the dress below...
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old stepmother, Rachel Geoffrey, for allegedly inflicting severe burns on her 7-year-old and 3-year-old stepchildren. This was made known in a statement by the state Police...
The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere had lamented insecurity in the country and is asking President Bola Tinubu to invoke an executive order to create state and local government police. In a statement on...
The Obong of Calabar Executive Forum, OCEF, which is an advisory and executive arm of the Palace of the Obong of Calabar has called on the federal government to start the construction of the...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of the Governing Boards of 111 Federal Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. The appointment of the governing...
The Federal Government has reacted to the planned alliance between Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Atiku Abubakar Beady swordblog earlier...
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has explained the difference between corruption by politicians and other people. Ndume said corruption in Nigerian politics is people-driven and should not warrant any serious punishment....