By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has lauded President Bola Tinubu for approving and signing into law the bill for the establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC). A statement by the media aide to the former Governor, Terver Akase...
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Dear Editor Sir, The recent report that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the Abuja home of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, picking him up a few days after he spoke as Chairman at a one-day...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has fixed March 18 for ruling on the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s preliminary objection against a suit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over oil import licence dispute. Justice Ekwo fixed the date after counsel...
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States in a blow to the president’s bid to end a right enshrined in the Constitution for more than a century. The ruling indefinitely bans enforcement of one of Trump’s most controversial executive...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it recovered over N20 billion in pension deductions from the salaries of ghost workers in 2024. The Chairman of ICPC, Dr Musa Aliyu, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a breakfast meeting with some members of the...
The Police in Akwa Ibom have apprehended a 13-year-old pupil, suspected to have threatened the schoolmates with a pistol at St. Paul Primary School Ikot Ibiok, in Eket Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Baba Azare, disclosed this during a press briefing in...
The embattled National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, has described the recognition of Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the occupant of the position by the Board of Trustees (BoT) as an invitation to chaos. Anyanwu, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued new guidelines restricting Bureau de Change (BDC) operators to purchasing foreign exchange from a single authorised dealer per week. The bank also directed the BDCs to comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) measures. The apex bank, in a circular signed by...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Supervisory Board of the Debt Management Office as part of efforts by the Federal Government to strengthen fiscal and monetary policy coordination and ensure long-term debt sustainability in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has led a delegation of government officials from Nigeria to kick start the repatriation of refugees that fled the Boko Haram crises to Baga Sola in Tchad Republic. The refugees, most of them indigenes of Borno, were displaced...
Sen. Ned Nwoko on Wednesday at plenary officially notified the senate of his defection from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Party (APC). Nwoko’s notification is contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Wednesday. Nwoko in the letter titled:...
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, received Sen. Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, into the APC fold. Nwoko formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), recently decamped to the APC citing deep divisions and factionalisation within the party at...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is implementing a 4 per cent charge on the Free On-Board value of imports. The Spokesman of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Maiwada explained that the directive was...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has commended the Federal Government for placing a ban on the exportation of crude oil allocated to local refineries. Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, PETROAN’s National President, gave the commendation on Wednesday while reacting to the development. Gillis-Harry urged the Nigerian...
Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon fired Newcastle to a second League Cup final in three years as the Magpies secured a thumping 4-0 aggregate win over Arsenal. The win moved Newcastle a step closer to ending their 70-year wait for a domestic trophy. Murphy and Gordon struck either side...
The U.S. military said it is developing plans for the withdrawal of all U.S troops from Syria, U.S. broadcaster NBC reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous Pentagon sources. NBC said the Department of Defence is considering scenarios for a troop withdrawal from the country within 30, 60 or 90 days....
Patrik Schick scored the equaliser deep into stoppage time and Victor Boniface got the winner as title holders Bayer Leverkusen fought from two goals down to beat second division Cologne 3-2 in extra time on Wednesday The hard fought win shoots Leverkusen into the German Cup semi-finals on Wednesday....
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo State Government has announced the suspension of its Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie and the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Damian Lawani over allegations of “grave official and financial interactions”. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Musa Ikhilor,...
President Bola Tinubu has notified the Senate of an increase in the proposed 2025 budgetary estimates from the N49.7 trillion he presented on Dec. 18, 2024 to N54.2 trillion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu announced the increase via a letter forwarded to both chambers of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has recognised Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the authentic National Secretary of the party. The BoT Chairman, Adolphus Wabara, disclosed this after the BoT meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. Wabara said the recognition followed the recommendations of the Taminu Turaki-led committee...