Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has clarified that the suspension of mining activities is not a total ban, but a pause on new licenses to verify authentic miners. Governor Sule said the move aims to weed out illegal mining, which generates no revenue and fuels insecurity, including banditry and...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia
Land grabbing and fraudulent sale of lands may suffer a setback in Rivers State as government-approved but community-based land development authority has been set up in Alesa, the host community to the Port Harcourt Refineries. Some top real estate developers including the Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, have voiced...
Nigeria’s much-anticipated pre-AFCON friendly against Egypt has been pushed back by two days following a new FIFA regulation on player release dates. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed the adjustment in a statement issued on Monday by its Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire. The encounter, earlier slated for December...
Nigerian Afrobeats star, Crown Uzama—better known to millions as Shallipopi—has clinched TikTok’s 2025 Artiste of the Year, marking another major milestone in his fast-rising career. TikTok announced the win in a statement released in Lagos, noting that Shallipopi’s chart-topping hit “Laho” didn’t just dominate playlists—it set off viral waves...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday witnessed the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of President Alassane Ouattara, for another term in office as President of Côte d’Ivoire in Abidjan, where he reaffirmed Nigeria’s continued commitment to regional peace and stability. This is just as the World Bank has applauded the...
A prosecution witness on Monday, December 8, 2025, told Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, how former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and others allegedly diverted N4.9 billion belonging to the now-defunct Arik Air Limited to...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has declared open the 2025 Annual Conference of Police Public Relations Officers (PPROs) of the Nigeria Police Force, held at the Police Resource Centre, Abuja. In his keynote address on Monday, the IGP described the annual conference as “a strategic national engagement and...
In a coordinated security operation, measurable successes have been recorded in decimating the activities of resurgent banditry in Kwara state. Shortly after the arrest of arms courier and recovery of 100 rounds of live ammunition along Gbugbu/Patigi road on Friday, a member of the kidnapping syndicate has also been...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pushed back hard against what it describes as a fresh wave of political “absurdity” allegedly engineered by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and his allies. The party said the group’s announcement of a National Caretaker Committee is not only fraudulent but a deliberate attempt to...
President Bola Tinubu has commended the security agencies for their tireless efforts in securing the freedom of the 100 students of St. Mary Private and Secondary School, Papiri, in Niger State. While expressing his joy over the safe return of the students, President Tinubu equally charged the security agencies...
Niger State Government has received the 100 rescued school children of St. Mary Catholic schools Papiri, Agwara local government area of the state. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, who was represented by Wing Commander Abdullahi handed over the children to the Governor at the government house in...
Former lawmaker representing Taraba South Senatorial District, Senator Joel Ikenya, has defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Ikenya, who is also the former Minister of Trade and Industry, said his decision to dump the APC follows due diligence, consultation and careful consideration...
Federal Government has announced the termination of contract for the Calabar-Itu highway linking Cross River and Akwa Ibom States. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, announced the decision over the weekend after the inspection of the project awarded to Raycon Construction Nigeria Ltd for the rehabilitation of the Calabar–Itu highway....
Concerned Academic Stakeholders, University of Abuja (UniAbuja) has disclosed that the present appointment of the Vice Chancellor lacked the four principles of appointment. The stakeholders identified the four principles to include: legality – adherence to statutory mandates, meritocracy – selection based on compliant qualifications, equity – fairness to all...
The implementation of these new tax laws in January 2026; under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, in the midst of insecurity, endemic corruption and high inflation, an unsteady economy, and an unstable Naira, has sparked a debate regarding the negative effects the laws would have on the Nigerian economy,...
…Hails NLC for advocating for worker’s welfare Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Falaye, has said the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is a veritable partner in social protection of Nigerian workers. Faleye made the disclosure in Lagos while addressing the...
Nigeria’s premier gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas Limited (SNG) is expanding its operations in Ogun State with an agreement to provide gas to SG Industrial FZE, a leading steel company in the Guandong industrial zone in the State. The agreement adds to a growing list of clients for SNG...
Benin Republic’s President Patrice Talon has praised the country’s military leadership for swiftly crushing an attempted coup on Sunday, promising that those behind the plot will face justice. Hours after a group of renegade soldiers — calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation — stormed state television, announced the...
Democratic Republic of Congo is grappling with its most devastating cholera outbreak in a quarter-century, with close to 2,000 lives lost since January, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Monday. The agency warns that the crisis is escalating rapidly, hitting children the hardest. In one shocking incident detailed...
World Health Organisation on Monday said more than 100 people, including dozens of children, were killed in attacks on a kindergarten in Sudan. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the latest attacks on Dec. 4, began with repeated strikes on a kindergarten in South Kordofan state....