Yuki Gambaryan, wife of Tigran Gambaryan, the detained Binance executive currently trial in Nigeria, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to drop the charges against her husband. Her plea comes in the wake of…
Cross River State’s Commissioner for Sports Development, Agnes Atsu, has challenged politicians in the state to emulate the lawmaker representing Cross River Central senatorial district, Senator Eteng Williams, by coming out to sponsor any…
The federal government has resolved all outstanding issues surrounding the $1.3 billion Oil Mining License (OML) 245 oil field scandal. Minister for state for petroleum resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, who made this known, said a meeting…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following qualified Nigerians to the board of the Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL). According to a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said in furtherance of efforts by the…
President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has criticised the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to raise interest rates to nearly 30 per cent. The foremost entrepreneur also advocated for policies that safeguard domestic industries…
Access Holdings Plc yesterday held a formal signing ceremony as part of the arrangements to raise a total of N351.009 billion by way of a rights issue to existing shareholders. The Offer is part of the Group’s strategy to enhance its…
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Musa Dangiwa has declared that the Renewed Hope Housing Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would not tolerate abandoned work. Dangiwa warned that any contractor that collects…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, Limited(NNPC) has declared a state of emergency on production in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The declaration the Company said is aimed at increasing Nigeria’s crude oil production and growing…
The Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) has called on the federal government to accelerate the conclusion of all the pending International Oil Companies (IOCs) divestment transactions in the country to unlock over 200,000 barrels…
The minister of state for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, has described the Northern region’s support for President Bola Tinubu as unwavering just as he added that the president’s commitment to the region’s development and security…
Ahead of the October 26, 2024 local government elections, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has reserved 40 percent slot for women, assuring that the gesture would be accompanied with free nomination forms. The elections would be…
The director general of All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Organisation, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, has dismissed the claim that APC is relying on ‘federal might’ to win the September 21 governorship election in the state. Urhoghide…
A bill to create Etiti State (equity) in the South East geopolitical zone passed through first reading in the House of Representatives yesterday. The proposed legislation was sponsored by Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah (Abia), Hon. Miriam Odinaka…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested three persons for extorting members of the public to secure employment with the state government. The prime suspect is Bello Suleiman, 59, a staff officer at the Fiscal…
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has called on the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 corps members deployed to the state to work for national transformation and development. The governor made the appeal yesterday in his address at the swearing-in…
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja (COAS) has told the Nigerian Army’s troops they have the professional skills and capacity to tackle insecurity and defend the country’s territorial integrity. In a statement signed by the…
Access Bank Plc has provided potable water to a community in the Katako area of Wuro-Jabe of Yola South, a local government area in Adamawa State. The solar-powered borehole has been opened for use by the community. The head of operations…
National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has promised to address the various crises facing the North Central due to migration of persons fleeing conflict areas to the zone in the new National…
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has called for proactive measures to prevent air crashes during military operations. He said the actions or inactions of all Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel will help to either…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) will begin a nationwide strike on July 4, 2024, over the federal government’s failure to pay its members four months of withheld salaries. The decision was reached at the end of…
North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has hosted an in-house capacity-building programme for inventory staff, store officers, and other stakeholders to address the challenges faced by NEDC’s stores and warehouses in six states in the…
The House of Representatives has urged the federal and state governments to take measures to control the cholera outbreak in the country. It mandated the Committees on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to oversee the…
Senate has called on the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and other relevant bodies to promptly provide information, recommendations, and preparedness measures regarding flooding and other disasters. This is to ensure that the public…
The Kano State High Court, headed by Justice Amina Aliyu, has fixed Thursday for the hearing of applications in the ongoing case instituted by the state attorney-general, the Kano House of Assembly, and the Speaker of the Assembly on the…
Secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), George Akume, has warned communication managers across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that leaking official secrets is a serious criminal offence. At a one-day capacity…
A Delhi, India-bound passenger, Freeman Charles Ogbonna, arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), three months ago after vomiting and excreting 80 wraps of cocaine at the screening point of terminal 2 of the Murtala…
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that 2,102 suspected cases of cholera and 63 deaths have been recorded across 33 States and 122 LGAs in the country. The director-general of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, who…
House of Representatives has condemned the suicide bombings in Gwoza, Borno State and urged security agencies to intensify their efforts in intelligence gathering and community engagement. This followed the adoption of urgent motion moved…
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Mr. Mohammed Sheidu as the executive secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). In a congratulatory message to the new NPTF boss,…
Global leaders have set their sights on unlocking climate funding for Nigeria and other developing nations. The high-stakes Leadership Roundtable, held on Monday in Milan, Italy, alongside the Global Energy Transition Congress, brought…