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Fully vaccinated travellers entering Nigeria must present negative COVID test results – FG
The federal government has directed that fully vaccinated persons entering the country must present negative results of COVID tests taken before arrival in Nigeria. Boss…
Hope for normalcy growing in north-east, says UN envoy
Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN regional director for Africa, says there is hope for things to return to normal in Nigeria’s north-east. Eziaonwa said remarkable progress has been recorded in…
Court orders interim forfeiture of Mompha’s designer glasses, wristwatches, iPhone
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order of interim forfeiture of 11 high-end designer items confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from Ismaila…
I’ll run for president if God, Nigerians say I should, says Bakare
The founder of Citadel Global Community Church (formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that it does not matter where the next President comes from as long…
FG declares Tuesday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 19, 2021, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.…
Compulsory vaccination is from the pit of hell – Paul Enenche
The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr. Paul Enenche, has stated that compulsory vaccination is from the pit of hell. Enenche made this statement on…
Bitcoin hits $60,000, nears record high with growing ETF hopes
Bitcoin hit $60,000 for the first time in six months on Friday, nearing its record high, as traders grew confident that U.S. regulators would approve the launch of an exchange-traded…
BREAKING: Buhari meets Tunde Bakare in Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the Serving Overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. This was…
Prof Adebowale: 10 facts to know about newly appointed UI VC
University of Ibadan through the chairman of the governing council and pro chancellor Dr. John Odigie-Oyegun on Thursday, October 14, announced the appointment of the Vice…
N45bn IGR: Seizure of funds by OBJ’s govt made Lagos think like sovereign state — Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has challenged state governors to invest in areas of economic advantage, saying that Lagos State was able to grow its Internally Generated Revenue, IGR,…
13,243 Boko Haram terrorists, families surrender — Defence hqrts
The Defence headquarters, Thursday, said 13, 243 Boko Haram terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai with a view to escaping the combined…
Nigeria Not Generating Enough Revenue From Stamp Duty – FIRS
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Muhammad Nami, has decried the inefficiencies in the current stamp duty and capital gain tax collection system.…
Anambra Poll: Nigeria’s Electoral Body, INEC Rules Out Dialogue With IPOB, ESN
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has ruled out the possibility of engaging the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN ahead of the…
COVID-19: Vaccination Not Compulsory For Civil Servants – FG
The Federal Government has explained that taking COVID-19 vaccine is a choice and not a compulsory exercise, even though it is expected that every Nigerian should get vaccinated against the…
CBN Disburses ₦45 Billion To Lagos For Blue Line Railway Project
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will continue to fund railway developments in Lagos State, despite the fact that N45 billion has already been disbursed…
Naira hits all-time low at official market, trades at N422/$1
The Nigerian naira has dropped by 2 percent to N422 per dollar, hitting an all-time low at the Nigerian autonomous foreign exchange (NAFEX) rate — the default FX reference for official…
Navy intercepts 32.9kg cocaine on vessel
Operatives of Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS BEECROFT, have reportedly intercepted 32.9kg of cocaine on a vessel, MV Chayanee Naree. The vessel and its crew including about six Asians were…
Anambra poll: IPOB attributes killings to election, denies attack on Obiano
The Indigenous People of Biafra have blamed the upcoming Anambra gubernatorial election for the wanton killings in the state. In a statement signed by its Media and…
FG To Direct All TV Stations To Use Sign Language Interpreters
The federal government says all television stations across the country will be directed to adopt the use of sign language interpreters. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and…
Coys To Sue NPA Over Planned Award Of Pilotages To INTELS
The four companies shortlisted by the federal government to maintain boat operations in its four pilotages said they have taken legal action against the Nigeria Port Authority (NPA) for…
2031 Presidency: Don’t Threaten Us, Northern Elders Warn PANDEF
The Northern Elders’ Forum has warned Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) against issuing any threat over the presidency. The forum said this while reacting to PANDEF’s statement…
South-East Pain Spreads To Lagos As Sit-At-Home Affect Transporters
Although a separatist group in the South-East, the Indigenous People of Biafra, has suspended every Monday sit-at-home it ordered in the zone, operators of buses, which ply…
Ayu’s emergence as chair: North gets PDP’s nod to contest 2023 Presidency
The Peoples Democratic Party has given the North the option of producing its presidential candidate in 2023 despite the emergence of a northerner, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, as the consensus…
Our biggest fear is that Boko Haram is relocating to north-west, says El-Rufai
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says the north-west region is worried over the possibility of Boko Haram insurgents relocating from the north-east. He said this on…