Nigeria
8 Dec
All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, said it was unperturbed by ongoing moves from the opposition, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), to reportedly form a force ahead of the 2027 general elections.
8 Dec
Amid controversies surrounding the gubernatorial election petition appeals in Kano, Plateau and Zamfara states, the North East Coalition of Women in Politics (NEWPol) and Arewa Awareness Group for Political Stability
8 Dec
The National Judicial Council on Thursday recommended the compulsory retirement of Osun State High Court judge, Justice S. O. Falola.
8 Dec
The President of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has emerged the Forbes Africa magazine 2023 Person of The Year.
8 Dec
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said payment of about N16.18 billion to depositors of 20 liquidated financial institutions has begun.
8 Dec
To return its share of out-of-school children to the classrooms, Bauchi State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has deployed hundreds of enumerators across the 20 local councils to ascertain the number of the kids affected.
8 Dec
Operatives of Tantita Security Services Limited, the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) have arrested a massive vessel in the coastal waters of Ondo State. Sources said the suspected vessel was sighted off the coast of Ondo State while loading crude from a well head. Investigations revealed that a combined…
8 Dec
Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr. Chinyere Almona, yesterday expressed concern over the continuous exit of companies from the Nigerian market, saying this is increasing unemployment and may affect investment from new players.
8 Dec
Former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has lampooned those engaged in the controversy over the ownership of Lagos, describing it as a needless distraction.
8 Dec
Former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Frank Kokori, is dead.
8 Dec
Following the accidental bombing of a village in Igabi Local Council of Kaduna State, which death toll reportedly hit over 127 yesterday, 26 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of Action Group on Free Civic Space (AGFCS)...
8 Dec
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has given global recognition to the yearly Sango Festival and added it to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…