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The Nigerian Senate has inaugurated an 18-member committee to oversee the activities of the Rivers State Sole Administrator.
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has revealed that security forces neutralised more than 8,000 terrorists and armed criminals across Nigeria in 2024,
The UNDP has revealed that Nigeria suffers economic losses exceeding N2 billion each year due to its unstable and insufficient electricity supply.
President Bola Tinubu has directed all Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to stop purchasing foreign goods and services where viable local alternatives exist. The new policy, introduced during the Monday Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, aims to strengthen Nigeria’s domestic industries and reduce dependence on imports. The policy, tagged the Nigeria First Policy, was announced in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication,…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday, announced a sweeping ban on the procurement of foreign goods and services by government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). Tinubu placed the ban as he unveiled a bold new ‘Nigeria First Policy’ during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. The policy, according to the President, signals the start of a new era centred on local content, economic nationalism, and industrial revitalisation. He declared…
Since the arrest and detention of activist and social media commentator Martins Otse, known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), several prominent Nigerians, civil society, and others have demanded his release. Joining voices with notable figures such as former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and others, Amnesty International condemned VDM’s continued detention. READ ALSO: Amnesty International demands probe into Natasha’s…
The Nigeria Police has confirmed the arrest of three additional suspects in connection with the recent spate of killings in Plateau State. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesperson, in a statement on Monday, said this follows a string of targeted operations by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT). READ ALSO: Plateau Killings: Tinubu’s security policy failed woefully – Atiku Adejobi said the operations focused on curbing criminal conspiracy, gunrunning, and the…
JAMB had earlier clarified that candidates are free to sit the UTME in any part of the country, regardless of where they registered.
President Bola Tinubu will meet with leaders of Nigeria’s electricity-generating companies (GenCos) as the federal government moves to address the growing N4 trillion debt burden threatening the stability of the country’s power sector. This follows high-level deliberations in Abuja last Tuesday between the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and the chairpersons of major GenCos. The talks were aimed at preventing a potential collapse of electricity infrastructure nationwide. READ ALSO: ‘Focus on…
Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has criticized the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, for claiming that Nigerians today are worse off than in 1960. Onanuga, on Monday via his X page, said Adesina’s claim that Nigeria’s GDP per capita in 1960 was $1847 and that it is $824 today was questionable. He wondered how Adesina arrived at the…
The Lagos State Government, through the operatives of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) of Badagry Command, has announced the arrest of three notorious suspected human traffickers’ syndicates, including a minor. The suspects, Damilola Bashiru, 17, a resident of Posukoh; Afolabi Senami, 22; and Christian Loveth, 25, were apprehended within Badagry in Lagos State. According to the LNSC on Sunday, the three suspects were said to have been arrested…
The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has denied reports suggesting that ₦71 billion has gone missing from its student loan scheme. Recent media claims alleged that certain educational institutions were siphoning off funds meant for the government-backed programme. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has since initiated a probe into the matter. READ ALSO: NELFUND highlights gender gap in loan applications However, NELFUND’s Managing Director and CEO,…
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