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An advocacy group, the Lagos People’s Assembly, has called on the Lagos State House of Assembly not to tamper with the existing 37 local council development areas in the state.The group made the call during a peaceful…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has finally approved new dates for the earlier postponed Rivers State Chapter’s elective congresses. A statement from the party’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, noted…

The governor of Enugu state, Peter Mbah has approved a new minimum wage of N80,000 for Workers in the state.The governor made the disclosure in a statement…

The Federal Government has moved to charge nine individuals over the spread of false reports alleging that the Department of State Services (DSS) laid siege to the National Assembly to impeach Senate President Godswill…

Nigerian singer and activist Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has broken his silence on the ongoing controversy…

Former House of Representatives member, Barrister Wumi Ogunlola, has defended President Bola Tinubu, stating that he cannot be blamed for the current economic hardships in Nigeria. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti, Ogunlola…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released its much-anticipated shortlist for the 2024 Men’s Player of the Year award, featuring notable Nigerian players Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong.…

President Bola Tinubu has declared that neglecting livestock farming in the past was a mistake that must not be repeated. Tinubu made the pledge while…

MTN Nigeria suffered more than 6,000 cuts on its fibre cable between 2022 and 2023, resulting in N11 billion loss, telecom infrastructure company (IHS), has said. IHS manages infrastructure on behalf of some telecom…

Prince Adewole Adebayo, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last election, has faulted advocates of a return to regional government, saying it will not change the situation of the…

Troops of the Nigerian military attached to Operation Udoka in the Southeast zone of the country have reportedly arrested a founding father of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The troops also…

Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has ordered troops of Operation Fansar Yamma to produce wanted terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. He gave the order 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu rejigged his cabinet,…

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into the Port Harcourt Helicopter crash. Director General of the NSIB, Captain Alex Badeh Jr. in a statement said, “Our thoughts and…

Vice President Kashim Shettima will no longer represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa as planned. The trip was cancelled after “a foreign object hit his plane during a stopover at JFK…

Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos house of assembly, says only a constitutional amendment can grant the 37 local council…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigerians should disregard claims that the old naira notes will cease to be legal tender on December 31,…

Canada said Thursday it was significantly curbing immigration targets in an effort to “pause” population growth, a shift that comes as public support for immigration declines. This marks a big pivot for a…

The Chief Executive Officer of Binance Holdings Limited, Richard Teng, has reacted to the decision of the Nigerian government to drop all money laundering charges against its executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Teng…

President Bola Tinubu has implemented a new cost-cutting measure limiting Federal Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Agencies to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys. This directive, outlined…

Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive initially charged with tax and money laundering charges by the federal government, has left Nigeria after eight months in detention. In a statement to journalists, a family…

A devastating helicopter crash in Rivers State has left eight people, including six oil workers and two crew members, feared dead. The helicopter, owned by Eastwind Aviation, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday…

President Bola Tinubu wants filling stations converted to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) outlets, according to Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas). The Minister said this while addressing State…

Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says the $500 million domestic bond was oversubscribed despite warnings…

NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), the regulatory arm of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), has suspended trading in the…