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27 Dec
Fun seekers and owners of event centres, yesterday, lamented challenging economy as Nigerians joined the rest of the world to celebrate Boxing Day.The holiday, which comes up on December 26, is marked by the exchange of gifts.
27 Dec
As Christians across the world commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, ‘Women for Justice’ in the state have said alleged electoral result falsification, coupled with the appellate court judgment denied them the joy of Christmas.
27 Dec
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Social Warfare and Poverty Alleviation, David Jimkuta, has raised the alarm over the rise in killings in Taraba State.
27 Dec
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that some saboteurs hoarding naira and dollars to frustrate President Bola Tinubu's efforts at reinvigorating the economy have been put on watchlist ofthe Federal Government.
27 Dec
Two months after the Federal Government ordered a waiver on “No Work, No Pay” on striking members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and ordered eventual release of their four-month withheld salary for 2022...
27 Dec
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has described Chairman of Oodua Investment Company Limited, Bimbo Ashiru, as a trailblazing leader, visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist, whose contributions to the business world and the betterment of the society have earned him widespread admiration.
27 Dec
The Senate, will on Saturday, hold a plenary to pass the 2024 Appropriation Bill. During his submission of a N27.5 trillion proposal to the joint session of the National Assembly in November, President Bola Tinubu had urged the lawmakers to ensure its approval before the end of the year.  
27 Dec
For 50-year-old Eno Essien Asuquo, who had been battling breast cancer since August 2003, the Christmas season brought good luck as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, reached out a helping hand.
27 Dec
An explosion at an illegal artisanal crude oil refinery site in Rivers State has killed 12 persons. The Guardian gathered that the incident occurred in Obiafor 1 and 2, Obrikom area of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area (ONELGA).
27 Dec
Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with Eagle Crime Awareness and Prevention Initiative (ECAPI), an anti-crime organisation has flagged-off a youth anti-crime initiative, dubbed ‘Police/ECAPI Youth Anti-Crime Carnival’, at Police College, Ikeja, Lagos. The carnival has as its theme: ‘Building Youth Resilience Against Crime Towards Safer Nigeria’. Speaking at the event, Inspector General of Police (IGP),…
27 Dec
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has advised leaders to remain truthful and fine-tune formidable actions in solving the nation’s challenges.
27 Dec
Three inmates of Ijebu Ode Correctional Home, in Ijebu Ode Local Council of Ogun State, have scaled the fence and bolted away from the facility. Spokesperson for Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogun State Command, Victor Oyeleke...
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Banks have 24 months to recapitalise their capital base to at least N500 billion international authorisation capitalisation to continue operations in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said.
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Justice Abubakar Kutigi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), yesterday, discharged former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) and six others.
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Nigeria has been left in darkness, as the electricity grid, controlled from Osogbo, Osun State, collapsed at about 4:30 pm yesterday.
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Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has set a revenue collection target of N5 trillion from Value Added Tax (VAT). 
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There was tension yesterday, in Anambra, as a gang of hoodlums set ablaze the Neni Police station and the headquarters of the Anaocha Local Council of the state.
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Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has lamented that even though his state is part of the Niger Delta region, and ought to benefit from the Niger Delta Ministry and Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) statutory mandate, Abia is rather a major beneficiary of abandoned NDDC projects.
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Probably for her optimism about eradicating Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria in 2030, for which she donated N1 billion as support, the Global Stop TB Partnership, Geneva, has inaugurated the wife of President Bola Tinubu, Oluremi, as the Global and National TB Champion.
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Former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has asserted that prioritising the adoption of community police over the proposed establishment of state police will be more effective in addressing the current security challenges in the country.
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Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has tackled the Federal Government and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, for letting the Plateau Christmas Eve killers go unpunished.
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The Chief of Staff (CoS) to Lagos State Governor, Tayo Ayinde and Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, have agreed to peace following their initial face-off and instituted court cases over character defamation and threats.