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…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen said the Green Chamber of the National Assembly has introduced 1,351 bills and passed 89 of them in its first legislative year. Abbas also said 679 motions were introduced to…
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said 20 persons were killed and 52 injured in the four suicide bomb attacks that took place on June 29, 2024 in Gwoza local government area of Borno State. In a statement yesterday, the director of Defence…
Four members of the Imo State House of Assembly have been suspended for allegedly plotting to remove speaker Chike Olemgbe from his position. The suspended legislators include Samuel Otuibe (representing Ahiazu-Mbaise), Henry Agbasonu …
In a swift response to a distress call, the Katsina State Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt by suspected bandits in Dutsinma local government area of Katsina State. The police rescued 10 victims when they engaged the kidnappers in…
For road users in World bank, Federal Housing, Umuguma, Okuku, Port Harcourt road, Egbeada, Relief, and the environs, this is not the best of times as potholes filled with dirty water has be-deviled their use. With the incessant rains that…
The recent revelation that Nigerians’ personal data were available for purchase online at a fee was long expected, considering the unseriousness and laxity with which data acquisition and protection have been handled in the country for…
In June, the Kenyan government announced a new tax law proposed in the Finance Bill 2024. The bill includes several controversial tax hikes, such as increased excise duties on financial transactions, internet services, and certain goods…
Nigeria’s universities are facing a major challenge in the form of high energy tariffs, with many of them spending millions of naira each month to keep the lights on. This has led experts in the industry to call for universities to…
The Senate is set to decriminalise the non-use of National Identity Number (NIN) through a bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2014. Leading the debate on the NIMC repeal and enactment bill, 2024, which…
The federal government has approved a new tax regime that exempts manufacturers and producers such as farmers and small businesses from withholding tax compliance. The government also reduced rates for businesses with low margins while…
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 98 Lawyers and Professors of Law for elevation to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The shortlisted applicants were in two categories of Advocacy and Academia…
The Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it will sanction any Deposit Money Bank (DMB) and Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country who reject old and small denominations of the United States Dollar bills. According a…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is facing another internal crisis as Senator Kabiru Marafa revives his faction of the party. This development comes after a previous crisis led to the party’s loss of all…
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has said the Chadian Rapid Intervention Forces were responsible for killing 70 terrorists in the Lake Chad Basin. This is contrary to earlier reports that the MNJTF forces killed 70 Boko Haram…
Five days to the July 7 deadline given by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for the mandatory registration by businesses in Nigeria, Michael Nwabufo (a.k.a Mike Premium), the CAC Ambassador, on Tuesday, urged Point of Sales (PoS)…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has declared that all members of the parliament are colleagues and equal irrespective of their political affiliations, economic or social backgrounds. He…
The 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. Director-general of NCDC, Dr. Jide Idris, who…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended a seven-man car-snatching syndicate operating between Lagos and Kwara States. The suspects were paraded on Tuesday at the State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos. Two…
Netherlands are through to the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 Championship in Germany following a 3-0 thrashing of Romania in their round of 16 clash on Tuesday. Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo scored his third goal of the European Championship and…
British-born Nigerian authors and founders of the Classroom Library Project and the NGO ‘I am the Future of Nigeria Youth Initiative’, Renee and Zara Okocha, popularly known as ‘Okocha Sisters’, have taken an awareness campaign on climate…
A tragic incident occurred as an unnamed operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) committed suicide on Monday at his residence in Abuja. According to a news dissemination platform, PRNigeria, it was gathered that…
The South-East Governors Forum (SEGF) has resolved to interface with President Bola Tinubu to secure the release of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Chairman of the the Forum and governor…
A devastating stampede at a religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh has resulted in the tragic death of at least 87 people, according to local Police reports. The incident occurred on Tuesday during a prayer meeting,…
Forbes’ Africa’s richest man and chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has strongly criticised the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recent interest rate hike, which has approached nearly 30 per cent. Speaking at the opening session of a…
The European Union (EU) has launched the EU-Nigeria Agribusiness Platform, targeted at increasing private investments in the country’s agribusiness sector. A statement by the Press Office of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic…
Nigeria’s Anjola Femi, who returned a sum of $14, 000 (over N21 million) mistakenly sent into his account by a foreign crypto trader, has been rewarded financially by the crypto community. Anjola, who is a graduate of Chemical Engineering,…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 qualified Nigerians to the board of the Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL). According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Tuesday, he said the decision was in…