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Canada’s Immigration Minister defends reduced immigration targets
Canada’s Immigration Minister, Marc Miller, is defending the government’s decision to cut annual immigration targets, a shift in policy that will lower the intake of both temporary and permanent residents starting in…
NCAA clarifies airworthiness status of crashed helicopter
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has clarified the airworthiness status of a recently crashed helicopter with registration marks 5N-BQG before the crash. In some reports, it was stated that the aircraft was…
NAICOM sacks board, management of African Alliance
In the exercise of its regulatory powers, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has sacked the Board and Management of African Alliance Insurance Plc, one of Nigeria’s oldest life assurance companies, following years…
MTN charts path back to profit, declares N4bn for Q3
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has charted its path back to profitability after three successive quarters of loss. The telco declared a profit after tax of N4.13 billion in the third quarter of 2024. However, the…
Who gains in Nigeria’s proposed VAT sharing formula?
Two sets of tax bills supposedly drafted by the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, which could significantly alter the distribution of Value Added Tax revenues among Nigeria’s federal, state,…
EFCC arrests refinery’s MD over alleged $35m fraud
The Managing Director of Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, Akintoye Akindele, is currently being detained at the holding facilities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja.…
Nigerian workers poorer, FG should pay above N70,000 – Oshiomhole
The senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, said the current generation of workers in the country is much poorer than those in the past. According to him, the celebrated…
Nigeria must engage technocrats to revive economy – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that there are many technocrats in the country who can be called upon to improve and build a robust economy. He wondered why the country has to hang on to the mediocre who…
Ghana advocates ECOWAS currency to buy fuel from Dangote
Ghana is calling for a harmonised currency among members of the Economic Community of West African States to aid in fuel lifting from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other business transactions. The Chairman of…
Bandits exploit pre-registered SIMs to evade NIN-SIM tracking
Bandits and terrorists operating in Nigeria are taking advantage of pre-registered Subscriber Identification Module cards to avoid detection by security agencies despite the introduction of the National Identification…
Rivers crisis: I was ambushed with peace agreement – Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, revealed that he discovered he was being ambushed by the peace agreement he signed alongside the faction of the state House of Assembly that planned to oust…
Petrol rising cost: Marketers write Dangote over bulk purchase deal
•IPMAN, PETROAN eye refinery’s 500m PMS reserves, queues in Abuja after NNPCL’s price hike Oil marketers have again written a letter to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery expressing their willingness to buy refined…
Lagos govt seals Ikeja Golf Club over public safety concerns
The Lagos State Government has shut down Ikeja Golf Club over public safety concerns stemming from multiple instances of negligence. The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) sealed the premises on Wednesday,…
South Africa to strip Chidinma Adetshina of ID, travel documents
Authorities in South Africa are set to revoke the identity and travel documents of Chidimma Adetshina, the Miss Universe Nigeria.…
Pro-Wike Rivers Lawmakers Secretly Withdraw Court Affidavit Confirming Defection From PDP To APC
Hon Martin Chike Amaewhule-led pro-Wike lawmakers in Rivers State have secretly withdrawn part of an affidavit they sworn to at the Federal High Court in Abuja, confirming their defection from the Peoples Democratic…
BREAKING: Don’t set Rivers state on fire – Atiku warns Nigerian judiciary
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the judiciary against setting Rivers on fire in the wake of the Wednesday judgment wherein a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Central Bank of…
BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Oluyede As Acting Chief Of Army Staff
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the new Chief of Army Staff. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. He said…
FCCPC uncovers cartel inflating goods prices nationwide
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has sounded the alarm on a ‘cartel’ manipulating market prices nationwide, inflating costs for goods and services despite government stabilisation efforts.…
Sanwo-Olu’s aide, Abdulrahman Lekki, dies
The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, Abdulrahman Lekki, has passed away. This was made known in a statement by the Lagos state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on…
Senate confirms seven ministerial nominees
The senate has confirmed the seven ministerial nominees recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees were confirmed after a hearing was held on the floor of the senate on Wednesday. The confirmed nominees…
Aradel Holdings market value plummets by N960 billion two weeks after listing
Aradel Holdings Plc, listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Main Board on October 14, 2024, has witnessed a sharp drop in market value, with its capitalization plunging by close to N1 trillion. Initially valued at…
Order Restricting Rivers Allocation Least Of My Problems, Says Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday said concerns over the Federal High Court decision that restricted the release of state allocations is “the least” of his problems. Governor Fubara stated…
Akpabio Chides Senator For Praising Bianca’s Beauty During Screening
Senate President Godswill Akpabio cautioned Senator Osita Ngwu for praising the beauty of Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu during a ministerial screening on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday.…
Reps ask Keyamo to revoke Oyedepo’s Living Faith Church airstrip licence
The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace to stop the issuance of airstrip licenses to private individuals and organizations while calling for the withdrawal of already…