National
16 Feb
The UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is investigating "industrial-scale" qualification fraud by hundreds of nurses who applied to be registered and practice in the United Kingdom. More than 700 frontline nurses from Nigeria are involved and are said to be under investigation. At least 48 of them are already practising in the UK. Nursing…
16 Feb
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced an upward review of the Price Verification System (PVS) from 2.5 per cent to 15 per cent.
16 Feb
The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) joint border patrol team, sector IV, has seized a consignment of sex enhancement drugs worth N19.6 duty paid value in Sokoto state.
16 Feb
The Ogun Police Command arrested a seven-man gang that specialised in trading inhuman parts for rituals on Thursday.
16 Feb
Insecurity, inflation, and other challenges could limit Nigeria’s capacity to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (lPCR) said.
16 Feb
The Federal Government and 36 state governors, yesterday, agreed to set up state police, as the nation makes concerted efforts to tackle rising insecurity.
16 Feb
United Kingdom Home Office International Operations, (HOIO), has said that it will further support Nigeria's War Against Drug Abuse, (WADA), through the construction of a maritime headquarters for maritime operations of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA).
16 Feb
Again, the House of Representatives has warned against smear campaign against Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of staff to the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
16 Feb
The crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) took another twist yesterday, as its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, dropped a bombshell, insisting that transparency must be brought to bear ...
16 Feb
The progressives governors forum (PGF) have faulted their counterparts of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of inaction in addressing the hardship faced by Nigerians. PGF led by Governor Hope Uzodinma in a statement in Abuja called on PDP Governors to desist from making utterances capable of inciting Nigerians…
16 Feb
The national chairman of the ruling All progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje says the party has commenced the registration of its members nationwide electronically.
16 Feb
Plagued by a litany of unserviceable sports facilities, trainers with obsolete knowledge, and a lack of constant competition at the grassroots level, Nigeria’s sporting fortunes are ebbing away at great speed.