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Bashir Saidu, the Chief of Staff to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was arrested by Operation Fushin Kada, also known as Operation Yaki, on Tuesday on the alleged orders of Governor Uba Sani.…

Senegal’s President, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the West African country, in a speech on Tuesday to mark the new year. Faye’s statement came a month…

Amid rising insecurity and other macroeconomic challenges, the Nigerian equities market witnessed remarkable growth in 2024, returning N22 trillion gain to investors. The Nigerian stock market, which started the…

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has again criticized President Bola Tinubu over the ongoing disagreement on the Tax Reform Bill, stating that the Presidency should be open to constructive criticism, as…

In physical terms and, perhaps, its sheer lack of social character and cohesion, Nigeria has been described memorably as a mere geographical expression. But as an anthropomorphised social formation, she could well be…

President Bola Tinubu said yesterday the Federal Government hopes to bring down the price of food and promote local manufacturing of essential drugs and other medical supplies through the establishment of a National…

Yesterday, the Naira appreciated N1,650 per dollar in the parallel market, compared to N1,655 on Monday. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,535 per dollar in the official foreign exchange market. Data…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday insisted on the withdrawal of the Tax Reform Bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly for passage to enable all key national stakeholders to be…

Although the Tinubu administration’s midterm is five months away, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can proudly reflect on his administration’s journey over the last 19 months. After initial turbulence, the government concluded…

Bandits have abducted passengers and burnt their vehicle in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Daily Trust learnt that the incident occurred at Kwanar Jalab village in Zungeru Ward, Shinkafi LGA. The…

The Military High Command says the troops deployed to various operations across the country have in the last 12 months eliminated 10,937 terrorists, apprehended 12,538  and rescued 7,063 hostages. The Director of…

President Bola Tinubu, early this morning, assured Nigerians that all their sacrifices in the last over 19 months that he took over power and in the months…

The Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele has said that illicit funds in Nigeria such as laundered money or proceeds of crimes will also be taxed under the controversial tax…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has revealed that Nigeria was on “life support” when President Bola Tinubu assumed office, citing the dire economic situation inherited from former President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

The Federal Government says it is ramping up efforts to provide humanitarian support for poor Nigerians and waved off insinuations of fraud in the government’s charity efforts.  Critics claim most of the…

A former presidential Special Adviser on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu, has said President Bola Tinubu is not the right man to rule Nigeria at this point in time. Ojudu said having worked closely with Tinubu in…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe has said former President Muhammadu Buhari laid solid foundation for President Bola…

Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive officer (CEO) of X, formerly Twitter, has announced that the social media platform will launch a payment system called X Money in 2025. In a statement on X on Tuesday, Yaccarino…

The Nigerian Customs Service, Area 2 Command, Onne in Rivers State said its officials have seized twelve 40-foot containers of medicine illegally imported into the country with a duty paid value of NN20,309…

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday sacked a government minister who recently described African soldiers who fought for colonial ruler France as “traitors”. Cheikh Oumar Diagne, minister in…

Prior to her appointment as the substantive Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi served in an acting capacity from July 5, 2024. During this period, she worked closely with the Governing Council to stabilise…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that Nigeria’s Broad Money Supply (M2) increased by 51% year-over-year (YoY) to N108.96 trillion in November 2024 as a result of the Federal Government’s increased borrowings. The…

Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has vowed to reallocate all revoked lands after the expiration of the grace period given to affected allottees on Jan. 3. Wike stated this after he…

The Rivers State House of Assembly has frowned upon the presentation of the 2025 Appropriations Bill by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the three-member Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo loyal to him. This was the…