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Lagos assembly summons attorney-general over executive order delaying LG administration law
The Lagos house of assembly has summoned the state’s attorney-general and other senior officials over an executive order delaying the implementation of the LG administration law.
Also summoned are the…
Former Nasarawa governor Tanko Al-Makura replaces Idris Olorunnimbe as UBEC chairman
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Tanko Umaru Al-Makura, a former governor of Nasarawa, as board chairman of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).
Tunji Alausa, the minister of education, oversaw the inauguration…
Rivers stakeholders reject Wike-Fubara’s truce, describe it as “peace of the graveyard”
A few days after President Bola Tinubu brokered a high-level truce between Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike, and key lawmakers in Rivers State, the outcome of the meeting is already facing…
INEC unveils 2025-2026 election timetable, resumes voter registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission has unveiled a comprehensive electoral timetable for 2025 and 2026, including five major elections and the nationwide resumption of Continuous Voter Registration.
This…
2027: Coalition to formally adopt ADC Wednesday
The coalition of opposition parties will on Wednesday, June 2, 2025, formally adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
The…
Nigerian Government Gives Foreigners Who Overstayed Visas August 1 Deadline To Leave Or Face…
The Nigerian government has set August 1, 2025, as the final deadline for foreigners who have overstayed their visas to face stiff penalties, including a…
How UNILORIN student aced professional-stage ICAN exam at 18
Temilola Blossom Arise, an 18-year-old student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), has successfully passed her professional stage examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).
The…
Nigeria’s VAT overhaul tilts power to states, eases burden on households
In a country where fiscal power has long rested in Abuja, Nigeria’s newly signed VAT reforms could quietly rebalance economic control, handing more revenue…
CBEX crypto scam: How AI-hyped Ponzi scheme defrauded African investors
Embarrassed and in debt, Edwin was left reeling after losing $16,000 to CryptoBridge Exchange (CBEX), one of the…
Full List: 10 properties AMCON is offering for sale across Nigeria
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has made available several properties for sale across…
How interests, overlapping roles may undermine new tax regime
• Governors’ cooperation, political will required to implement laws
• Govt at risk of revenue loss over inefficiency,…
Kidnappings: Youths set Emir’s palace, NDLEA office ablaze in Kwara
Angry youths in Lafiagi, headquarters of Edu local government, on Monday stormed the Palace of their monarch, the Emir of Lafiagi, and the office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the town and set…
Dangote refinery reduces ex-depot petrol price to N840 per litre
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its ex-depot price for premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N840 per litre.
The reduction…
Julius Rone leads discussion on interconnected gas markets at NOG2025
Julius Rone joins gas summit at NOG Energy Week 2025 in Abuja, highlighting key energy solutions with top experts and…
Emergency rule: Tinubu may restore Fubara, Rivers lawmakers in July
President Bola Tinubu is reportedly preparing to reinstate the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Rivers State House of Assembly later this month, following the successful brokering of a…
Lagos LG poll: Don’t let us disgrace our leaders – Sanwo-Olu seeks APC victory
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday called on All Progressive Council members and loyalists to embark on house-to -house campaign to garner support to defeat candidates of opposition parties in the July…
I’ll name my preferred successor — it’s my right, says Nasarawa governor Sule
Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa state, says he will name his preferred successor ahead of the governorship election in 2027.
Sule spoke on Sunday at a stakeholders’ meeting of the APC in Nasarawa west senatorial…
E-Visa: FG processes over 14,000 applications within 6 weeks
…e-CERPAC, TWP to go live in July
The Federal Government on Monday said its electronic visa regime which took off on May 1 has been largely successful, disclosing how it processed over 14, 000 applications within…
Reps raise alarm over N24b CCTV allocation for Rivers govt house
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Rivers State has given the state’s Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), a 48-hour ultimatum to submit a detailed breakdown of key allocations in the proposed…
If I become president, I won’t rule by decree, Nigerians will feel the difference — Peter Obi
Amid growing questions about his role in Nigeria’s emerging opposition coalition, former Labour Party presidential candidate…
Security Operatives Order PDP BoT Members Out Of Meeting Hall
Security operatives deployed to the National Secretariat of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have barred members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) from holding their meeting at the party headquarters. …
Dantata’s Funeral: FG’s Delegation Arrives Saudi Arabia
The federal government’s delegation led by the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, has arrived in Saudi Arabia to receive the remains of late business icon and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu…
Security Operatives Take Over PDP Headquarters
Security operatives have taken over the premises of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja.
Arms-wielding men of the Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corps (NSCDC) are…
NELFUND alerts students on fake loan portal
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has alerted students of a fake portal with fraudulent messages currently circulating online claiming that…