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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the number of tax compliant Nigerians has increased by five million to stand at 19 million from the 14 million earlier recorded. Speaking on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 2018 edition of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Kano State Islamic scholar and billionaire businessman, Alhaji Isyaku Rabiu, as a colossal loss not only not to the field of learning, but also the business sector. The President…

Former leaders of the PDP who defected to the APC in 2013 have written to the national chairman of the ruling party to demand an urgent meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari “within seven days”, TheCable can report. They did not…

A former Governor of Abia state, Dr Orji Kalu, on Wednesday called on state governors to stop blaming President Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo over insecurity in their respective states. Kalu while speaking to newsmen in Lagos on…

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, Wednesday, snubbed the Senate after failing to appear before the chambers as expected. This is the third time the IGP failed to appear before the Senate, after invitation was extended…

The Nigerian government has asked British authorities to ban a former finance commissioner of Akwa-Ibom State, Senator Bassey Akpan, from entering the United Kingdom and any of its territories. Akpan who currently represents Akwa…

One suspect has been detained by the Tincan Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in connection with the importation of 40 and 20 feet containers loaded with Tramadol tablets allegedly smuggled from India. Command…

A former presidential spokesperson, Dr. Doyin Okupe has revealed that those responsible for incessant herdsmen killings in some parts of the country are not from Nigeria. Okupe said that those responsible for the killings are a…

The federal government may be considering a mandatory extra year of studies for Nigerian students before entering the labour market. Anthony Anwukah, minister of state for education, made this known at a two-day retreat for governing…

The President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Dr Taiwo Sheikh, says according to a recent study, 85% of mad people in Nigeria are youths within the age bracket of 18-38. The psychiatrist in a recent interview…

Following the recent ban on the importation of cough syrups with codeine, the Jama’atul Nasril Islam (JNI) on Tuesday call on the Federal Government to enact laws that back its action. The Secretary General, JNI, Khalid Aliyu, made…

Seventeen Nigerian migrants who survived a deadly sea crossing last year have filed a lawsuit against Italy for violating their rights by supporting Libya’s efforts to return them to North Africa, their lawyers said on Tuesday. The…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that the economy faces inflation and financial stability risks over the short-to medium-term if expected huge election spending is not checked. CBN Deputy Governor (Corporate Services)…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has granted a temporary forfeiture of N9.2 billion and $8.4 million allegedly linked to former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan. Trial judge, Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, gave the order…

The UK government has announced the approval of a £12 million new funding as support to Nigeria to help deepen its implementation of open government reform commitments.The UK Ambassador to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright, disclosed this in…

Some police personnel have lamented the reduction in their salaries for the past few months saying the situation has worsened their economic plight.The police officcers, cutting across states, said they have had portions from their…

Benue State Nigerian Police Force led by Abba Kyari, have paraded some dealers of AK47 who supply arms to killers in the State. The Nigeria Police Force has on Tuesday, May 8th, paraded many AK47 riffle dealers selling arms…

Ebola deadly virus, that raged in some African countries several years ago, has staged a return in northwest part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing 17 people. Congo’s health ministry on Tuesday described the fresh…

Former Education minister, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has criticized the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara for revealing that the 2018 budget will be passed this week Parrot…

Kayode Fayemi, minister of mines and steel, walked out of the meeting which Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and some party leaders held with the governorship aspirants of the APC in Ekiti state, on…

Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Yakubu Dogara Tuesday led other leaders and members of the House to visit Senator Dino Melaye at the National Hospital Abuja. Hon. Dogara accompanied by his deputy Yusuff Lasun, Deputy…

The much expected governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party came to an end on a peaceful note on Tuesday with the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola, emerging the candidate of the party.He defeated his closest…

A billionaire Kano businessman and Islamic scholar, Isyaku Rabiu, is dead. According to reliable sources who spoke to the News Digest, the cleric passed away after a brief illness in the United Kingdom. He was aged 90 years. A…

The atmosphere at the Greater Eagle Hall, Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, is tensed up at the moment as Dayo Adeyeye and Kolapo Olusola, the two aspirants seeking the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14…