Gov Yusuf Sacks All 44 LGA Caretaker Chairmen
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has announced the dissolution of the caretaker chairmen of all 44 local government areas in the state. He directed them to hand over to the Directors of Personnel Management. The…
Shake-Up In Police As IG Redeploys Rivers, FCT, Delta CPs
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, announced the new postings for three Commissioners of Police to other States. This is in addition to four CPs that had earlier been deployed to Abia,…
NELFUND: 3,283 students’ loan applications approved — UI
University of Ibadan leadership has announced through an internal memorandum that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved the loan applications of 3,284 students of the institution. The memorandum…
Minimum wage: Private employers paying below N70,000 risk jail – FG
The Federal Government has issued a stern warning to private-sector employers, stressing that paying below the new N70,000 minimum wage could lead to imprisonment. Speaking at the 13th Annual General Meeting of the…
CBN Reintroduces Controversial Cybersecurity Levy
•Slashes tax to 0.005% from 0.5% on all electronic transactions The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it…
Lagos orders police barracks evacuation over imminent collapse
The Lagos State Government has issued a warning about an imminent building collapse at Mopol 20 Barrackshe Lagos State Government has issued a warning about an imminent building collapse at Mopol 20 Barracks in…
Elon Musk’s brain chip gets approval to help the blind see
Elon Musk’s brain-chip company, Neuralink, has reached a new milestone as its experimental vision-restoring implant, called “Blindsight,” just received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s “breakthrough…
Wale Tinubu, Oando and Flawed Narratives
Democracy would lose its defining character if it foreclosed the free expression of viewpoints by its adherents – including often flawed and…
“Obaseki, a serial betrayer, abandoned those who helped him to power” – Ex-PDP stalwart
A former member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Charles Idahosa, on Wednesday accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of…
Two Mortuary Attendants, 5 Others Land In Police Net For Selling Human Parts
Two mortuary attendants and five others have been arrested by the police in Osun State for selling human parts and water used in bathing dead bodies in the state. The Osun State Police Command Acting Spokesman,…
Meet 20 billionaires backing Trump and Kamala in the race for The White House
The race for the United States Presidency has reached a fever pitch. As the US presidential election draws close, the financial backing of billionaires has…
Humanitarian Ministry Set to Be Scrapped as Tinubu Plans Major Changes in Cabinet
President Bola Tinubu is reportedly planning to scrap the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation as part of…
Details Emerge on Why EFCC Refused to Interrogate Yahaya Bello Despite His Appearance
Details have emerged on why the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) refused to interrogate former Kogi State…
Nigeria’s Pension assets hit N20.79tn in July 2024 – PenCom
The National Pension Commission said that pension fund assets under the contributory Pension have risen to N20.79 trillion as of July 2024. The Acting Director General of the Commission, Omolola Oloworaran disclosed…
22-year-old David Beckham’s son, Romeo retires from football, joins mother in fashion business
Manchester United legend, David Beckham’s son, Romeo, has shockingly announced his retirement from football. Romeo is retiring at the age of 22 and is having a change of career. The former Brentford winger will…
Naira gains N116.84 on increased dollar supply
The Nigerian naira experienced an appreciation against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, buoyed by an increase in dollar liquidity in the official…
Borno lists states, agencies, individuals that donated to flood victims
The Borno government has released the list of pledges and donations made by state and national assembly members, state governments, agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and individuals for victims of the…
Kano journalist accused of ‘insulting’ Abba Yusuf rearrested, remanded in prison
Muktar Dahiru, a journalist, accused of making a Facebook post considered “insulting” to Abba Yusuf, governor of the state, has been rearrested…
Canadian study permits fall 54% as students hunt for options
The number of new study permit applications processed by the Canadian government decreased by 54 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 when compared with the corresponding period of 2023. According to an…
Transport Fare Hike: Low Turnout Of Students 1 Week After School Resumption
One week after schools resumed for the 2024/2025 academic session, there has been a noticeable decline in student turnout across primary and secondary schools in major cities nationwide. Many schools started…
Tinubu’s Govt Inherited Hardship From Buhari’s Administration – Emir
The Emir of Minna, Alhaji Umar Farouk Bahago, has stated that the current economic challenges faced by Nigerians were inherited from the Buhari administration. He made this assertion during a sensitisation event on…
Huge Blow For Arsenal As Odegaard Faces Lengthy Injury Absence
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will be out “for a while” with an ankle injury he suffered on international duty with Norway, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday. Odegaard twisted his ankle in Norway’s Nations…
BREAKING: EFCC Making Fresh Attempt To Arrest Yahaya Bello – Media Team Raises Alarm
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made fresh attempt to arrest Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State. According to Ohiare Michael, Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office, operatives of the…
What Exactly Is Cardoso Doing At The CBN
On September 22, 2024 Yemi Cardoso will mark one year in office as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria at a…