Zulum releases salary bonus, rice to civilian JTFs, hunters, others
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has approved one month salary bonus for thousands of volunteers fighting Boko Haram. The governor released the items to groups that…
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2023: Don’t dream of Muslim-Muslim ticket, Northern Christian Elders warn Tinubu, others
A group, Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has described as insensitive and selfish, thoughts of fielding a Muslim-Muslim ticket for presidency in the 2023 general…
Omicron variant: Ban travels from South Africa, others, virologists tell FG
Renowned virologists in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to be swift in its emergency response to the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of COVID-19, first…
Why we back FG on petrol subsidy removal by 2022 – IPMAN, others
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), said yesterday, that its support for the Federal Government over the planned removal of subsidy on Premium Motor…
JAMB uncovers 706,189 illegal admissions by varsities, others
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede on Tuesday said the agency has uncovered 706,189 illegal admissions by universities, Colleges of…
90 ships seized by EFCC rot away in Lagos, others
Some of the ships seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have begun to sink in waters across the country, while many of those temporarily and permanently forfeited by…
IPOB: Carry out your normal activities, Ohanaeze tells transporters, others
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday appealed to residents of the South-East and indeed Nigerians that have businesses to do in the zone to feel free to…
Ikoyi building: Engineers unveil preliminary report, suspect structural distress, others
The Nigerian Institute of Structural Engineers has stated that lack of quality control, quality assurance, and structural inadequacy may have led to the recent collapse of the 21-storey…
Stop inflicting pains – NSA tells IPOB, others
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), has warned members of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and others threatening to disrupt the Anambra…
Coalition Insists on Exoneration, not Pardon for Wiwa, Others
A coalition of civil society organisations have insisted that the federal government should exonerate late Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists from the judgement that led to…
JUST IN: Gunmen invade UNIABUJA staff quarters, abduct professor, children, others
Gunmen on Tuesday morning struck at the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) and abducted a professor of Economics, Obansa Joseph, two of his children, among others. A…
Missing ₦881 Billion: SERAP Sues Buhari, Others, Wants Recovery Of Funds
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over ₦880billion of public…
The Witness Newspaper launches humanity foundation, set to lift 10,000 widows, vulnerable kids,…
To commemorate its fourth year anniversary, The Witness Newspaper, on Sunday, October 24, launched a non-governmental organization, ‘The Witness Newspaper…
FIRS Mulls Collection Of Road Tax From Hairdressers, Carpenters, Drivers, Others
Muhammad Nami, executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), says the agency is proposing road infrastructure tax in Nigeria to make the informal sector contribute to building a…
Pandora Papers: EFCC Opens Probe Of Tinubu, Obi, Oduah, NPA Boss, Others
There are indications that the Economic and Crimes Commission has commenced investigations into the alleged tax evasion by some Nigerians named in the Pandora Papers. It was gathered…
FG budgets N104m to combat fake news, hate speech, others
The Federal Government as part of its advocacy against fake news, hate speech, and banditry has allocated the sum of N104,532,705 to its cause. This was contained in the 2022…
Police smash 34 deadly kidnappers, others, recover 11 grenades, firearms
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Special Tactical Squad have arrested a nine-man syndicate of high-profile kidnappers that specializes in the abduction of travelers on major highways in…
Tension rises in South-East, military begins operation against killings, others
The military on Monday began an operation in the South-East as part of efforts to address rising insecurity in the region. The Army indicated this at a press…
NDLEA Intercepts Fake Soldier With Drugs, Recovers ATM, Liquid Cannabis, Others
……. Recovers imported liquid cannabis from final year Uniport student, cocaine hidden in Uniuyo degree certificate A suspected fake soldier, Hayatu Galadima and his accomplice,…
Katsina police parade 26 suspects for banditry, vandalism, others
Katsina police on Wednesday evening paraded no fewer than twenty -six suspects alleged to have committed various offences including banditry, vandalism, and flouting recently signed…
10 Nigerian fraudsters jailed for scamming Americans, others
The Abuja Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of 10 internet fraudsters to various prison terms. The…
South Africa’s Massmart to dispose 14 Game stores in Nigeria, Ghana, others
Massmart is disposing of all its general merchandise Game stores in West and East Africa as the Walmart majority-owned retailer evaluates its portfolio on the continent, its CEO said on Friday. Like its peer Shoprite…
FIRS vs Rivers State VAT: ICAN calls for review of VAT law, others
At the backdrop of the on-going legal tussle between the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, and the Rivers State Government over right to collection of Value Added Tax, VAT,…
BREAKING: Buhari reappoints Oloyede as JAMB Registrar, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reappointed Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for a second term of five years. The President also approved the…