Nigeria
11 Jan
Lagos State Government, yesterday, commended the efforts of IA-Foundation in reducing the number of out-of-school children in the state and Nigeria at large.
11 Jan
No fewer than 17,464 graduating students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) will bow out as the institution produces 379 First Class graduates at its 54th convocation.
11 Jan
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has told the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, to stop creating the impression that the Igbo people are beggars who line up around government houses to collect bags of rice and remnants of foodstuffs.
11 Jan
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, yesterday, visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he sought President Bola Tinubu's support towards completion of the moribund Ibom Deep Sea Port and oil palm projects in the state.
11 Jan
The South East leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed shock over the suspension of the paramount ruler of Neni Community, His Royal Highness Damian Ezeani, by Anambra State government for conferring a chieftaincy title...
11 Jan
The factional President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Fegalo Nsuke, said it was time for Ogoni people to move away from poverty and begin to taste developments, saying that continuous agitations for over 30 years has not improved the lives of the people.
11 Jan
The federal government has taken over three commercial banks – Union, Polaris and Keystone – following the dissolution of their management and boards by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday.
11 Jan
Foropa, a fishing community along the Atlantic coastline in Southern Ijaw Local Council of Bayelsa, has raised an alarm concerning a ‘mystery’ oil spill that has left the coastline polluted.
11 Jan
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have urged the government to extend urgent cost-cutting measures to all levels of government for it to have a significant impact across board.
11 Jan
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has deplored dip of about 69 per cent and 44 per cent in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow in the first and third quarters of 2023 amid launch of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council
11 Jan
Available data have shown that the Federal Government disbursed N10 billion to 165 private accounts in 2022. According to govspend.ng, N2.20 billion, in 27 transactions, was paid into an individual account as payment of September 2022
11 Jan
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has approved deployment of four mobile squadron units from the force headquarters to fortify Kano State command ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on the governorship election appeal.
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<img src="https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-6-1.jpeg" alt="" width="299" height="168" class="size-full wp-image-2377592 The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) on Wednesday sealed the United Bank for Africa branches in the state metropolis over alleged N14.3million unpaid tax. Speaking to newsmen after the exercise, Hajiya Aysha Ahmad, the KADIRS Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, said the enforcement was to ensure tax compliance in the…
39 mins ago
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 12 Consuls General to some Nigerian Missions abroad the appointment also includes five new five new Chargé D'affaires. The Consuls General are, Auwalu Jega Namadina, Atlanta, USA; Nnamdi Okechukwu Nne, Bata, Equatorial Guinea; Francis Ntui Enya, Douala, Cameroon; Gbadebo Afolabi, Shanghai, China and Oludare Ezekiel Folowosele,…
39 mins ago
President Bola Tinubu recently signed an executive order on oil and gas reforms in Nigeria. Presidency spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said following extensive engagements, analyses, and benchmarking with other jurisdictions, Tinubu initiated the amendment of primary legislation to introduce fiscal incentives for oil and gas projects. Tinubu's aide on social media, Dada Olusegun, in an update…
41 mins ago
German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in "multiple areas of criminal activity," with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in a statement. The dating trick was a "modern…
47 mins ago
The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. He added that at the end of…
1 hour ago
Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, was served his charges through his counsel, Abdulwahab Muhammad (SAN). Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja ruled that the defendant should be served through his counsel, especially as he failed to appear before the court, yet again. The Economic…
1 hour ago
Bullied Lead British International School student Miss. Namtira Bwala has urged the school authorities to immediately investigate and pronounce the stiffest possible sanctions in the student's rule book on Ms.Maryam Hassan, Miss Faliya, and nine other students. In a viral video posted on the internet on April 22, 2024, Bwala who is a student of…
1 hour ago
The Federal Government has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School, Abuja. This was after the government convened an emergency meeting with the management of the school following disturbing video footage of some students bullying others emerged on social media earlier on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Bullying:…
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Former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, said its candidate for the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, never believed in the principles of the political party. Okupe made this assertion during his interview on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’. He said Obi only saw the Labour Party as a platform to…
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A Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 17 for a ruling on a bail application filed by the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi, SAN, adopted their processes and argued their case against…