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A coalition of media watchdog groups, including the League of Public Affairs Analysts and the South East…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged landlords and property owners to refrain from increasing rents and property prices following the inauguration of major infrastructure projects in Ifako-Ijaiye Local…

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour made $2.1bn in sales, making it the highest-earning concert run in history and capping off two years of financial and cultural domination for the pop star. The figure covers 10mn tickets sold across 149 shows,…

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. The emir said wife beating, domestic…

The South-East Caucus in the Nigerian Senate has failed to endorse the controversial tax bill of President Bola  Tinubu which is currently before the National Assembly. The Senate caucus joined called for wider…

Lagos State Government has suspended operations on its Red Line Mass Transit Train Service (LRMT) indefinitely. It was gathered that last Monday, the train service operations had issues with mechanical failure…

For the first time, Nigeria has been excluded from countries with trapped funds as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that $1.7 billion in airline funds are blocked from repatriation by…

The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has admonished Corps Members to use the opportunities of…

The revitalized Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in Alesa Eleme, Rivers State, has become a source of concern as findings reveal it contributes significantly to the high cost of fuel in Nigeria. Despite…

Prominent activist and legal practitioner Dele Farotimi has been granted bail by the Ekiti state high court. The bail conditions include a sum of ₦50 million and a surety of the same amount, with the surety required…

• 2024’s collection grow by 96 per cent• The figure may cross N6.5 trillion this year State governments may see their monthly proceeds from the value-added tax (VAT) pool balloon by a staggering 182 per cent…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, said his administration had not obtained any loan since its inception in 2022, rather, it has been reducing the inherited debts. The governor, in a statement by…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has made his first visit to his Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency since his release from prison in October, describing his incarceration as a…

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo said the fight against corruption must start with leadership for it to succeed. He described corruption as hydra-headed and one that has eaten deep into the fabric of…

One year ago, Olayemi Cardoso, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, gave a landmark speech at the Bankers’ Dinner organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). It was his first policy speech…

Over one year after a Lagos court ordered his remand in the prison, South-East political organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has demanded the release of the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos, Chief Frederick…

Folake Ani-Mumuney was asked to resign as First Bank’s global head of marketing and corporate communications by Femi Otedola, the chairman of the holding company, insiders have told TheCable. A top employee of…

•USD now N1,500, may hit N1,200 —Black market operators•Other foreign currencies also affected, P/Sterling now N1,750•Gold, other commodities are declining —Dealers•Time will tell of sustainability —Banker…

The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) on Sunday lambasted the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), saying the two frontline labour groups have failed Nigerian workers. In a communiqué issued…

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has warned that it will no longer tolerate unnecessary flight delays. The government also vowed to sanction errant airlines and urged…

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that better days are ahead, despite the current challenges facing the nation. Tinubu, represented by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu gave this assurance at the…

•DHQ vows to block security gaps as Nigeria, Chad, Niger hold joint military operations The Nigerian Army and their counterparts in Chad, Niger, and other neighbouring countries have commenced joint…

•State Revenue Board raises questions for review c’tte Following the opposition, especially from the North against the proposed Tax Reform Bills in the National Assembly, NASS, leading northern groups…

Atsi Kefas, a sister of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, was reportedly shot during an attack by gunmen on Thursday, November 2, 2024, along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The attack…