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LAGFERRY suspends Ikorodu ferry services over water hyacinth
The Lagos State Government has suspended passenger ferry services to Ipakodo Terminal in Ikorodu over the prevalence of water hyacinth in the area. In a statement…
Naira strengthens further on black market to N1,110/$
Naira on Friday strengthened further against the dollar as demand moderated on the black market segment of the foreign exchange (FX) market. After…
Justify use of subsidy removal savings, FG tells govs
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, on Friday, revealed plans by the government to present a detailed implementation of revenue disbursed to state governments since…
Parents demand EFCC apology over OAU students’ arrest
Parents of the freed students of the Obafemi Awolowo University on Friday demanded an immediate clearance of their children’s names, biometrics and pictures from the records of the Economic Financial Crime Commission. They…
Off-Cycle Gov Polls: Tension, anxiety as Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi decide
• Dire consequences await violence, rigging plotters, FG warns • Military, Police beef up security • Bayelsa leaders identify security…
Technology creating new generations of illiterates in Nigeria – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka said technology is creating new generations of illiterates in Nigerian society. Soyinka stated this at the CANEX Live Theatre closing ceremony of the 3rd Intra-African Trade Fair,…
Panic grips LUTH as Presidency probes appointment of CMD
Anxiety has gripped the management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi Arabs, following the decision by the Presidency to probe the emergence of Prof Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo as the Chief Medical Director of…
Israel/Hamas war: Israel has committed genocidal acts – Falana
Mr Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has tasked Amnesty International to lead the human rights community to demand justice in the war between Israel and Hamas. Falana, also a Human Rights Activist, gave…
Police handed me over to thugs in Owerri – Ajaero
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero on Friday said that he was arrested in Owerri by the Police and was handed over to…
Saudi Arabia Has Promised To Support CBN With FX Deposit – FG
Saudi Arabia has pledged to provide foreign exchange to the country to support the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s ongoing forex reforms, according to the Federal Government. The oil-rich country also promised to invest…
Asake, Ayra Starr, Olamide, Tems… Nigerian singers nominated for 2024 Grammy Awards
Asake, Olamide, Tems and Ayra Starr are among the Nigerian singers nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards. The nominees for the 66th award ceremony — which…
Owners of unoccupied property to pay triple ground rents – FG
The Federal Government has said it will start charging owners of completed unoccupied houses triple ground rents, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa has said. Dangiwa spoke during his visits to…
Fani-Kayode defends Matawalle, says allegations against minister by Zamfara govt are baseless
Former aviation minister Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed his support for Bello Matawalle, the former Governor of Zamfara state, amidst calls for his removal as the minister of state for defence. Writing on his social media…
“Let Emefiele breathe” – Northern group sends stern warning to security agencies
The Concerned Northern Forum, has asked security agencies of the federal government to let the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to “breathe” after being granted bail by a Federal High Court in…
Our visa application centres in Abuja, Lagos open – Canadian Mission
The High Commission of Canada in Nigeria has said its visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remain open to the public.It said…
Domiciliary account balance rises to $29bn amid weaker naira
The total balance in the domiciliary accounts in Nigeria’s commercial and merchant banks rose by more than a fifth in June, an analysis of data from the Central Bank…
AVOID RISKY ADVENTURES, DG WARNS CORPS MEMBERS
Corps Members have been warned against indulging in acts that can endanger their lives or put them in harm's way during their service year. The Director General of…
Political class at profligate best as citizens languish
An ailing health sector, a comatose economy, a galloping inflation rate, widespread insecurity, and worsening quality of life of the citizenry are…
Reps summons FIRS, others, moves to check powers of CBN gov
House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee has summoned Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Nigerian Meteorological…
How PDP can get back power from Tinubu, APC – Bode George
Former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has advised PDP leaders to re-strategize in order to take back power from the Bola Tinubu-led government. George was speaking against…
Naira gains 1.75% as speculators watch government’s FX plans
Naira on Thursday gained 1.75 percent on the parallel market, also known as the black market, following some sentiments around the government’s plans to…
PDP warns APC against election rigging in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states during off-cycle polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a stern caution to the All Progressives Congress (APC), signalling a readiness to safeguard the democratic process in the upcoming governorship elections scheduled for Saturday,…
FG records N15.7trn revenue shortfall in eight years
The federal government recorded a revenue shortfall of N15.7 trillion revenue shortfall in the last eight years, according to data compiled by…
FG to spend N21bn for Third Mainland Bridge repairs
The ongoing emergency rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State, a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Works and the…