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The Presidency has debunked reports suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu suspended the issuance of 5-year non-immigrant visas to citizens of the…

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Edo State, upholding the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The five-man panel led…

…Mergers, investor talks intensify The capital shortfall facing Nigerian commercial banks has narrowed to N783.4 billion. This follows the successful recapitalisation of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, which has deepened…

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review is considering the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to review the grounds for the removal of the president, vice president, governors, and deputy governors,…

The diplomatic community yesterday rued the brewing spat between Nigeria and the United States, partly blaming it on poor…

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, assured that his administration will consolidate and strengthen the reforms initiated by former President…

The troops from Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have neutralised 24 Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents in a series of coordinated five-day ambushes and…

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has cautioned critics of the Bola Tinubu administration against underestimating the President’s leadership and commitment to transforming Nigeria, insisting…

The African Democratic Congress has condemned the tweet made by an aide of President Bola Tinubu, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, which alleges that the opposition is planning to overthrow the Tinubu government before 2027. While…

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed eight members of a vigilante group in Kukawa community of Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the media officer of the special task force,…

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, met on Wednesday in Abuja with Richard Mills, the United States ambassador to Nigeria. The meeting was attended by Kemi Nanna Nandap, comptroller-general (CG) of the Nigeria…

Nigeria has secured $747 million syndicated loan to finance phase 1, section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. In a statement on Wednesday, Mohammed Manga, director of information and public relations at the…

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Wednesday disclosed that the agency had begun investigating the financial records of the oil and gas sector and had…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said lawmakers are not in the Senate to make money, but to make sacrifices for future generations. Akpabio spoke during Wednesday plenary while contributing to a debate on the…

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu didn’t singlehandedly make Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) President in 2015. Mustapha spoke on Wednesday at…

Foreign nationals hoping to migrate to Canada through the Express Entry system will now be required to show a higher minimum amount of funds to qualify, following a recent update by Immigration, Refugees and…

The United Kingdom will begin issuing electronic visas, known as e-visas, to most Nigerian applicants seeking study and work permits starting July…

Despite Nyesom Wike’s infrastructure drive in Abuja, the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, believes that the former minister, Nasir El-Rufai, performed better as FCT minister. Kingibe said…

For the umpteenth time the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have imposed more stringent conditions for Nigerians visiting Dubai even as they banned transit visa applications. The latest directives were…

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has issued over 3.5 million passports to Nigerians in the past two years. The Minister spoke during the commissioning of…

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the federal government is working on transitioning to a cost reflective tariff to stop an increase in the N4trn debt it owes the sector. The minister who spoke during the the…

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Abuja High Court on Tuesday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to do everything within his power to produce AIG Idowu Owohunwa (Rtd.) and four former senior police officers for…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into the case of one Ahmad Salisu, arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over an alleged concealment of foreign currency at the…

Dangote Refinery has again, within a week interval, reduced its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N840 per litre to N820 per litre, effective immediately. It would be…