By HARUNA AHMED, Kano– The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has announced the confirmation of Sheikh Bashir Umar as its new President following the death of Sheikh AbdulRasheed Hadiyatullah. The Secretary General of the council, Malam Nafi’u Ahmed, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. He said...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government has declared Thursday as a public holiday to mark the 2025 Workers Day. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. Mrs. Ajani said the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo ,...
A University Lecturer, Prof Samuel Oguche, has said that the current Nigerian Constitution does not allow for the separation of States and Local Government Areas (LGAs), in spite of the recent Supreme Court ruling on LGA autonomy. Oguche, a Senior Executive Fellow, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic studies,...
The former Secretary-General of Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyoku and a one-time Foreign Affairs Minister, Gen. Ike Nwachukwu Rtd, have reiterated the call for restructuring and constitution review to address the challenges facing the country. The duo made the call during the “14th Chief Emeka Anyaoku Lecture Series On Good...
Nigerian First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has sought traditional rulers’ support in the South-West zone of the nation to reduce deaths arising from tuberculosis, cervical cancer, and other deadly diseases. She requested the traditional rulers’ support in a meeting held with them and other stakeholders in Ibadan on Tuesday...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to review the 2003 NCC Act, citing its growing disconnect from current and future technological realities. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, stated this during a Colloquium on Legislative Agenda: The Nigerian Communications Act 2003, on Tuesday in Lagos. The...
Guinness Nigeria Plc has said it is prioritising increased connection, purpose and impact, especially following the recent change in majority shareholding and as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. Its Managing Director, Mr Girish Sharma, who disclosed the focus in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, said that this promises...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Mark Joseph Carney on the Liberal Party’s victory in the recent Canadian parliamentary elections. President Tinubu also felicitated him on his election as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada. The President in a statement by his media aide,...
TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc has recorded N221.61 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2025. This figure represents a year-on-year decline of 18 per cent when compared with the N269.84 billion posted in the first quarter of 2024. The company disclosed this in its financial results, which were...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the Chairman of Globacom and Conoil, Dr Mike Adenuga, on the occasion of his 72nd birthday on April 29. The President said Adenuga’s life, from humble beginnings, was a testament to the power of vision and the outcome of resilience,...
The Nigerian stock market opened the week on a bullish note on Monday, gaining N228 billion on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. Market capitalisation rose by N228 billion or 0.34 per cent and closed at N66.693 trillion compared to Friday’s figure of N66.465 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) climbed...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, says his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is informed by the need to build a platform free from godfatherism and internal dysfunction. He said Nigeria urgently needs a credible political alternative to rescue it from existential threats. El-Rufa’i...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, have commenced investigations of 24 Nigerian youths arrested in Ghana over their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The suspects were arrested on April 17, 2025 at Kumsark...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Presidency has robustly defended the strength of Nigeria’s democracy, dismissing claims of authoritarianism and asserting that recent high-profile defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are voluntary expressions of political freedom. A statement issued by Presidential Spokesman Bayo Onanuga, urged Nigerians to ignore “alarmists”...
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has urged the Federal Government to review lecturers’ salaries in line with Nigeria’s current economic realities. President of CONUA, Prof. Niyi Sunmonu, made this call on Saturday in Abuja while reacting to the federal government’s release of N50 billion for Earned Academic Allowances...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and haziness across Nigeria from Sunday to Tuesday. In its weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, NiMet forecasted moderate dust haze over Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Kano, Yobe, and Jigawa States. It also predicted isolated thunderstorms in parts of Adamawa...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has said the Federal Government plans to reduce inflation rate to single digit and create more jobs. Edun stated this during a press conference addressed by the Nigerian economic team, as part of activities marking the...
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says being awarded the hosting right of Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA) conference indicates international community’s confidence in Nigeria’s digital space. National Commissioner, NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, said this on Saturday in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of...
The poverty of enlightened, rational, and intelligent followership in Nigeria is a greater tragedy than her poverty of leadership across the spectrum, because the pool of leadership recruitment is unenlightened, emotional, irrational, and unintelligent. When discussing Nigeria’s enduring national crises, fingers instinctively point to the failure of leadership. Yet,...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday received rescued 231 Nigerians trafficked to Ghana. NIDCOM handed the rescued citizens to NAPTIP after the reception. At the occasion at the Lagos Office of NAPTIP, the...