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At the turn of the New Year, landlords in Lagos State have increased rent for their properties, an action that does not sit well with tenants. A cross-section of tenants who spoke with our correspondents decried the increase,…

BudgIT, a foremost civic-tech organization leading the advocacy for transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s public finance, has called on the citizens, CSOs, private…

The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his untiring efforts at restoring peace and normalcy particularly, to the troubled North Eastern part of the country. Buni, who is also the…

The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC), on Sunday, said it rehabilitated 524 roads in 2021 and was targeting rehabilitation of additional 600 in 2022. The spokesperson of…

The South-East Governors Forum, leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Igbo leaders of thought will meet President Muhammadu Buhari  within the first quarter of the year over Biafra agitation and detained leader of the Indigenous…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says Nigeria will win the ongoing war against banditry, kidnapping, killing and other security challenges facing…

Former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) has spoken on the level of corruption going on in the country, citing an example of how he sacked the military administrator of a state for misappropriating…

The Indigenous People of Biafra has again confirmed Tuesday as a day for sit-at-home in the South-East. The group said it gave the order following its leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s court proceedings coming up on January 18, 19 and…

•How agency heads, civil servants bypass system •FG sets up review committee ‘Why govt should strengthen TSA’ Six years into the full-scale implementation of the…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) says it seized 1.5 million capsules of opioids in Onitsha, Anambra state. Tramadol, Exol-5 and Diazepam are among the opioids seized by the agency. In a statement on Sunday,…

Attahiru Jega, a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says more problems may be created if the direct primary mode is made compulsory for political parties. Speaking at a town hall meeting…

Governors who are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to meet today in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to strategise on how the party can reclaim power in 2023. The Director General of…

The Ebonyi government has asked residents in the state to disregard the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The proscribed separatist organisation had said…

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sunday visited Kano State to chants and placards by supporters shouting, “Tinubu you are our next President”. The former Lagos governor, who was…

Chukwuka Monye, change management expert, has joined the 2023 presidential race.  Monye, who declared his candidature on Saturday in Asaba, Delta state capital, outlined a three-point strategy for the country’s…

Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Kalu, has said he cannot attack the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, adding that their friendship is deep-rooted. Kalu said this while exonerating himself…

Former Military President of Nigeria, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida who ruled the country between 1985 and 1993, has given his two cents on how the country can be rid of corruption. In a…

Emirates Airlines schedule flights have resumed in Ghana and four other African countries slammed with travel restrictions by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) even as uncertainty surrounds…

The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has invited all the 36 Governors to “a very crucial meeting where pressing national concerns will be discussed”. The meeting is…

Children of the late former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) LT. Gen. Luka. N Yusuf have dragged their uncle, Mr. Emmanuel Yusuf before a Kaduna magistrate Court, sitting in Kaduna seeking…

An elder and former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has expressed disappointment over the position of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public against installing USB devices from unknown sources as such devices may contain ransomware. Ransomware is a form of malware…

A few weeks after his 80th birthday last year, former President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), granted audience to Trust Television for a down the lane interview on…

Boko Haram fighters have been killed in Maina-Hari, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. A source told Daily Trust that troops of Operations Hadin Kai gunned down the…