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Jul 08, 2021

APC summons Lai Mohammed over parallel secretariat in Kwara

The Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has summoned the Minister of Information and Culture, A...

Jul 05, 2021

BREAKING: Bandits kidnap students in Kaduna as two soldiers feared shot

Bandits in the early hours of Monday attacked another school in Kaduna, whisking away unspecified number of students.

Jul 05, 2021

NCC makes N150b Spectrum revenue in five months

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has generated N150 billion Spectrum revenue for the Federal Government between January and May 2021.

Jul 02, 2021

Sokoto frees 32 inmates

No fewer than 32 inmates have been freed from a correctional centre in Sokoto State.

Jun 29, 2021

BREAKING: IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu rearraigned, remanded in DSS custody

The Federal Government on Tuesday presented the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu before Federal High Court in Abuja. Lawyer to t...

Jun 29, 2021

BREAKING: Senate passes Proceeds of Crime Bill for second reading

The Senate on Tuesday passed the Proceeds of Crime Bill for second reading. The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to provide for a comprehensive legal and inst...

Jun 29, 2021

BREAKING: FG apprehends Nnamdi Kanu

The Federal Government has apprehended Nnamdi Kanu, acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who has been on the run after jumping...

Jun 29, 2021

BREAKING: TB Joshua for burial in Lagos on July 9

The late founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua, will be buried in the church premises on July 9, 2021. Head of the burial c...

Jun 29, 2021

BREAKING: Senate directs committee to submit N895bn supplementary budget report on Wednesday

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, directed the Senate Committee on Appropriations to submit report on the N895billion Supplementary Budget unfailingly o...

Jun 29, 2021

PDP fumes over another governor’s defection to APC • Buni to receive Matawalle on Tuesday

The Peoples Democratic Party has protested against the decision of Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). I...

Jun 29, 2021

‘New revenue formula ready this year’

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has concluded arrangements to commence the review of national revenue allocation formula, with...

Jun 29, 2021

BREAKING: FG approves July 26 deadline for NIN/SIM linkage

The Federal Government has approved extension of deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021. The government said the decision to extend the deadli...

Jun 28, 2021

Diri seeks permanent site for Fed Govt College Odi

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has urged the Federal Government to build a permanent site for the Federal Government College, Odi, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local...

Jun 22, 2021

BREAKING: Court convicts Farouk Lawan over $500,000 bribe

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Apo, Abuja has convicted former member of House of Representatives from Kano State, Farouk Lawan for rece...

Jun 22, 2021

INEC introduces partial online registration • Commission targets 20m new registrants

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the introduction of a portal to enable eligible Nigerians register as voters online before co...

Jun 22, 2021

Four specilaised varsities get N18b take-off grant

Four specialised varsities and an institute are to kick-off before the end of the year with an N18 billion grant from the Federal Government, Education Ministe...

Jun 22, 2021

774,000 jobs: Hiccups stall stipend payment

Some participants of the Federal Government’s Extended Special Public Works Programme have not been paid their stipend due to irregularities in their bank accou...

Jun 22, 2021

Naira relapses to N500/$1 after marginal gains

The naira yesterday depreciated to N500/$1 after recording marginal gain against the greenback at the weekend. The naira closed last week at N498/$1, N2 weak...

Jun 21, 2021

JAMB delists 25 CBT centres for not conducting exam

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted 25 Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Centres that failed to conduct examinations on Saturday – the f...

Jun 16, 2021

BREAKING: Baba Ijesha arrives for alleged molestation trial

The police have brought Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesha to the Yaba Magistrates’ Court 1, for trial on sexual related offences with regard to a minor. The actor...