Nigeria

To ease the sufferings of retirees, the military high command has launched an Electronic Verification Management System for senior citizens. The system will replace the Military Pensions Board’s manual physical verification process for veterans to access their pensions, gratuities, and other benefits. The introduction of the electronic system is in swift response to retirees’ outcry…

President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is ready to cut all forms of "rent seekers" tied to imported food. Tinubu also insisted that his administration is set to tackle the nation's food security challenges by setting up schemes to boost local food production. “We cannot allow speculators, hoarders, and rent seekers to undermine our…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority Management (LASTMA) has said it will prosecute any skit or filmmaker found using its uniform without permission. LASTMA General Manager, Bakare Oki, in a statement said the decision was made after a viral video on social media showed two actors using its uniforms to portray it negatively. In the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged governors to address the issues of rising food costs and insecurity in their respective states, emphasizing measures such as recruiting more police, establishing state police.

Prof. Moji Adeyeye has been reappointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to fully implement community policing as outlined in section 15 of the Nigeria Police Act 2020.

The Nigeria government has dropped the treasonable felony charges against the founder of the African Action Congress (AAC) political party, Omoyele Sowore and co-defendant, Olawale Bakare.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided a suspected training center popularly known as “Yahoo Academy," for training aspiring internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. EFCC said, in a statement, that the raid was carried out by its operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command on Wednesday. The anti-graft agency stated that 14 students, believed…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi has apprehended two suspected hoodlums who allegedly robbed accident victims of their belongings.

The chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaccheus Adedeji, has said that the N2.59 trillion Tax Credit Scheme introduced by the Muhammadu Buhari administration in 2021 is not working.

Nigeria's headline inflation rate climbed to 29.9 percent in January, the latest figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed. The NBS inflation report is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures the average change in prices paid by consumers over a period of time for a basket of goods…

Governor Dauda Lawal has successfully negotiated the release of their previously withheld WAEC results, paving the way for continued education and potential participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. Previous administrations in Zamfara State had accumulated a debt of N1.4 billion owed to WAEC, leading to the withholding of examination results for affected…