Nigeria

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has underscored the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to enhancing the welfare of its personnel and their families. In line with this commitment, the IGP, in a bid to ensure quality service delivery, has initiated steps towards implementing a comprehensive standard insurance policy for the Force.…

...Governor sets up taskforce to recover govt vehicles allegedly carted away by Oyetola's officials  Fourteen months after his administration announced the dethronement of three traditional rulers in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, declared that all the affected stools would remain vacant. Recall that the governor had in November 2022, after his inauguration, directed security…

The residents of Ikoyi have called on the Lagos State government to rescue them from being submerged by the sea as land speculators dredge and indiscriminately sandfill the lagoon. According to the residents, the situation will aggravate the already perennial flooding in some neighbourhoods in the area that is already below sea level. Speaking to…

In a bid to transform the landscape of international transactions, FiatPlug Technologies Limited is gearing up to launch a peer-to-peer (P2P) fintech application. This app is designed to revolutionise the way payments and remittances are handled globally, particularly addressing the needs of Nigerians amid economic uncertainties. The importance of this innovation is underscored by the…

Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army (NA), conducting clearance operations at Umuedeokwara Community, Odogwa Town in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, successfully busted a carefully concealed illegal oil bunkering site.

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, expressed excitement on the pace of work of various ongoing infrastructural projects in Abuja. During an inspection tour of some of the projects, in Abuja, the minister reiterated his commitment to the completion of most of the projects before May…

One person has been killed while over 70 houses were said to have been set ablaze in a communal clash between two communities in Kogi State. The communities involved in the communal clash are Oturpo-Ojile and Ochi-Ibadan in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State. Our correspondent gathered that trouble started when some villagers in…

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has ordered the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investments to refund N75bn allocated to it as COVID-19 intervention funds. The committee also mandated the Federal Ministry of Health to return N10bn meant for the production of COVID-19 vaccines but which was not spent, back to the Federal…

A group under the aegis of Agbor Stakeholders Forum (ASF), has again accused the Federal Government of plotting to "hunt down and destroy our son, Mr. Godwin Emefiele by any means possible,” for his activities as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the immediate past president, General Muhammadu Buhari.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has approached the Court of Appeal to set aside a no-case ruling granted a former Governor of Niger State, Dr, Muazu Babangida Aliyu and former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Niger State, Tanko Beji, by Justice Abdullahi Mukailu of the Niger State High Court sitting in Minna, on December 7, 2023.

The Kogi State House of Assembly on Thursday passed Five bills into law for the smooth running of the state. The bills were passed into law by members of the house on Thursday in Lokoja when it was considered clause by clause. The bill passed into law by the lawmakers are; a bill for a…

The Youth Party (YP) has announced a 50 per cent slash in the prescribed nomination fees for women, youths and People Living with Disabilities (PWDs), who are aspiring to contest for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states under its platform.