President Bola Tinubu is meeting with state governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting is attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima and National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu. The meeting, which is not unconnected with the food situation and security...
Bode
The Debt Management Office has offered two Federal Government of Nigeria bonds valued at N2.5 trillion for subscription at N1,000 per unit. The first offer is a seven-year bond valued at N1.25 trillion and expected to mature in February 2031. The second offer is a 10-year...
Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up, Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by 14 spots to placed 28th in the world in the February FIFA ranking. In the ranking table published on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, the team garnered 1,522 points as...
UN refugee agency, UNHCR says civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localised violence. UNHCR, in a statement on Wednesday, said this has come amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23 armed...
Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles at Ukraine on Thursday morning, striking facilities in several cities across the country, Ukrainian authorities said. At least one person was injured in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, where a missile hit an industrial site, said the head of the regional military...
A 28 year-old man Sikuru Morufu was on Thursday arraigned before a Mapo Chief Magistrate Court in Ibadan for allegedly stealing N3,000 from a commercial sex worker. The Presiding Chief Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Latunji had admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N100,000 with two reliable...
Britain’s economy slipped into a recession at the end of 2023, after output contracted by more than expected in the final three months, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimated that gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter,...
The Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo Chapter, Mr Hilary Otsu, has said Governor Godwin Obaseki should be blamed in the absence of a PDP candidate in the upcoming Edo gubernatorial election. Otsu said in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday that...
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has urged Nigerians to support the Police to enable it to protect lives and property in the country. He made the call at the inauguration of the Nigerian Mobile Police (MOPOL) 10 Squadron office complex, on Wednesday in Bauchi. The News Agency of...
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government is committed to settling more than three trillion Naira debt it inherited in the power sector. Adelabu said this in Abuja on Wednesday when he briefed newsmen. “Today, we are owing the Power Generating Companies (GenCos) a...
Head Coach for the Flying Eagles, Ladan Bosso, has called up 30 Under-20 Flying-Eagles players to resume camp on Thursday (today) in Abuja, in preparation for the games in Accra, Ghana in March 8 to 24. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stated...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that the State has no bandits but only informants who engage in such acts because of poverty. He stated this in a speech when he received the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, during a courtesy visit...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, in the trial of Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley, being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for defrauding an American, Nicole Kierulff Sayers the sum of $370,000 in a contrived marriage, Okanne Kelechi, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Federal Government has been urged to swiftly establish a Commodity Price Regulation Board to regulate price of cement in the country. The President, National Association of Block Moulders of Nigeria (NABMON), Mr Adesegun Banjoko, made the call in a statement on Thursday in Lagos....
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, arrested 14 (fourteen) suspected internet fraudsters in a training center of potential internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. The anti-graft agency in a tweet...
Nigeria’s high-flying, football team, Super Eagles, returned to a hearty welcome, and their visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, 13th February, turned into an icing on the cake of a successful outing in the tournament. Apart from the cheers, hugs, handshakes and selfies that heralded their entry...
No fewer than 60 lawmakers at the House of Representatives, have commenced moves to return Nigeria to a parliamentary system by 2031, by amending the 199 constitution. Rep. Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP-Sokoto) a spokesperson for the group, said this at a news conference at the National Assembly in Abuja...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that the Lagos rail mass transit red line will be inaugurated on Feb. 29, in order to further ease transportation in the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu said this in Ikeja on Wednesday, at the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) Stakeholders Forum 2024,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 14 undergraduates of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State over alleged Internet fraud. The EFCC Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday. According to him, they were arrested...
The Rivers Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has lauded Gov. Siminalayi Fubara for approving the immediate promotion of Local Government workers with full financial benefits. The state President of the union, Mr Clifford Paul, made the commendation in a statement issued in Port...