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Nigeria recorded $282.61 million as total direct foreign exchange (FX) remittances in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. This is according to data…

Libyan authorities arrested several high-ranking customs officials in connection with a foiled attempt to smuggle about…

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, yesterday received in his office Master Israel Echezona, a 17-year-old indigene who emerged as the overall best candidate in the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria,…

To become one of the top trading economies of the world, the government of Taiwan yesterday, charged the federal government to make effort to bring back home all its talented people around the globe. The Chief of…

The presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has explained why yesterday, he paid what close associates described as “private visits” to prominent leaders of  Peoples Democratic…

Following the reported self killing (suicide) by an officer of the Nigerian Customs in Abuja, the Service has called for patience for the outcome of Police investigation. The National Public Relations Officer of the…

Oyo State government, yesterday, allayed the fears of Ibadan residents over the approval of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, as the 43rd Olubadan, saying people will hear from the government “not too…

Wigwe University is set to open its doors to the first set of students soon. The university, founded by the late former Access Holdings Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, is keen on providing a world-class…

President Bola Tinubu’s government has announced plans to empower at least 5,000 National Youth Corps Service (NYSC) members with the sum of N10 million each. The fund, Politics Nigeria understands, is to help finance…

Former Niger Delta warlord, Asari Dokubo has accused President Bola Tinubu of fuelling the political crisis in Rivers state. In a viral video he posted on social media on Monday, Dokubo accused the president of handing…

The Edo State Police Command has reportedly arrested popular singer, Cynthia Morgan, for alleged cyberstalking Benin crown prince, Ezelekhae Ewuare. The…

Point of Sale (PoS) operators, represented by the National President of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, Fasasi Sarafadeen, have announced plans to challenge the legality of the mandatory…

Soldiers attached to Operation Whirl Punch, conducting operations in the North-West zone, have eliminated four bandits, among them the notorious Dongon Bangaje, during fighting patrols in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today arraign a former Minister of Aviation, Captain Hadi Sirika, on fresh charges of fraudulent awards of contracts worth billions of naira. The…

Ohanaeze Ndigbo has shed light on critical matters impacting the unity and integrity of the country, noting that plots to remove President Bola Tinubu in 2027 have been unearthed. Meanwhile, the National…

Finidi George has said he is not under pressure to perform as Super Eagles head coach. Finidi was officially unveiled as Eagles’ new coach on Monday, 13 May 2024 in Abuja. Present at the unveiling ceremony were…

Lagos State Government has said that eight new islands are underway in the state to create waterfront estates/man-made Islands, as well as more lands/new housing schemes for development to bridge the housing deficit in the…

The National Assembly is seeking amendments to the Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007, to bar top officials of the apex bank…

President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory procurement of compressed-natural-gas-powered (CNG) vehicles by all government…

Internet connectivity in Nigeria is set to improve following the repair of subsea cables that caused an outage in March 2024 in Nigeria and several West African countries. This follows the announcement by MainOne that it…

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel of inquiry into the governance of the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Monday after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney…

Melinda French Gates has resigned from her co-chair position at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and will take $12.5 billion to continue her philanthropic work focused on women and families. Ms Gates announced her…

Growing concerns and fears are emerging in Africa’s most populous country over the possibility of Thailand’s 10-year-old stored rice finding its way into the Nigerian and African markets as Thai’s government announced…

Israel’s airstrikes and ground offensive in Gaza have left more Palestinian civilians dead than Hamas fighters, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has acknowledged.…