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Ministers Who Disregard N/Assembly Have No Place In Your Govt – Akpabio tells Tinubu
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that ministers who refuse to honour National Assembly invitations have no place in his government. Akpabio spoke during a joint…
Hackers Take Control Of NBS Website
The website of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has been taken over by hackers. The NBS announced the takeover of its website in a post on X on Wednesday night. The Bureau in its post on X said it was…
BREAKING: Dangote Crashes Petrol Price Below N900/Litre
Dangote Refinery has announced a significant reduction in petrol prices, with rates dropping to as low as N899 per litre for two million litres. This…
‘His claims were embellished’ — Canadian court declines asylum request of Nigerian politician
A Canadian court in Toronto has declined the asylum request of Adams Omozakari Ayonote, a member…
Yuletide: Passengers Groan As Flight Tickets To S’East Near N1m
With less than one week to Christmas and two weeks to New Year celebrations, airfare on the South East routes has…
Wike revokes plots belonging to Buhari, Onnoghen, Abbas, Akume, others (FULL LIST)
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,Nyesom Wike, has ordered the revocation of 762 plots of land belonging to some prominent Nigerians and corporate organisations for failing to pay for the…
Defamation: I won’t apologise – Edo APC chair dares Ighodalo
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Jarrett Tenebe, on Wednesday, said he did not defame the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo,to warrant tendering an apolology.…
Migrants Day: 10m Foreigners Reside In Nigeria – FG
There are at least 10 million migrants currently residing in Nigeria, the Federal Government has said. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday after a walk in commemoration of the 2024 International Migration Day, the…
VCs dismiss insinuations of sub-standard first class awards in private varsities
••••50 bag first class at Mountain Top sixth convocation Committee of Vice Chancellors and Registrars of Private Universities…
Afenifere seeks immediate release of Farotimi, threatens legal action
The National Caucus of Afenifere has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Dele Farotimi. Deputy Leader of the…
Uncertainty trails N20 billion consumer auto finance scheme
…..•Fund only covers 571 vehicles at current prices Operational modalities, including pricing and repayment plans, are factors that may thwart the…
New Year: Businesses Should Prepare For More Stress – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has disclosed that the persistent inflation, reaching a 28-year record high of 34.60 per cent in…
$42.01bn External Reserves Can Finance Importation For Nine Months – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Wednesday, declared that the $42.01 billion external reserves of the country, could finance the…
Dangote Refinery Denies Liquidity Challenges, Dismisses NNPCL’s $1bn Loan Claim
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DPRP) has dismissed claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) used a $1 billion loan secured through a crude forward sale agreement…
‘Unrealistic, Anti-People – PDP Faults Tinubu’s 2025 Budget
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the 2025 budget proposal presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing it as “unrealistic, opaque, and insincere.” PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo…
2025 Budget Will Reduce Inflation To 15%, Bring Down Dollar To N1,500 – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has set a N1500/dollar target in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the joint session of the 10th National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, the target was to enable the Federal…
PSC promotes over 8000 police officers
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 8,053 senior police officers.On Monday, 11 Commissioners of Police were promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General, and 16 Deputy Commissioners…
Kano resolves N4bn student debt, secures certificates
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has successfully negotiated a reduction of over N2 billion in tuition liabilities owed to the Middle East University, Cyprus, for the education of Kano State-sponsored…
MTN group announces major leadership reshuffle
MTN Group has announced key leadership changes in major markets in a move to strengthen succession planning, improve operational execution, and advance its ambition 2025 strategy. The reshuffle, according to the…
Economy Responding Positively To My Policies —Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says indicators have shown that the economy is responding positively to stimulus. Tinubu, who said this while presenting the 2024 budget on Wednesday before a joint session of the…
Ex-IGP Okiro qualified to become Ohanaeze’s President, South-South youths say
A former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro has been described as an individual who is highly qualified for the post of president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, the coordinator of the South-South youth…
15 Minors, 27 Others Arrested for Begging on Lagos Streets
A total of 15 minors and 27 other people have been arrested by the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce for begging on the streets of Lagos State. The Lagos State commissioner for environment and water resources,…
Oyo Government Arrests Organizers of Children’s Party After Deadly Stampede
The Oyo State Government has announced the arrest of the organisers of a children’s party in Ibadan which led to the death of about 30 children.The deadly stampede occurred at a children’s Christmas party in Ibadan,…
President Tinubu reconstitutes leadership of 12 river basin authorities
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of executive management teams for 12 River Basin Development Authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The newly appointed executives are…