Hoodlums kill five, burn down Iwollo Oghe, Ezeagu Police Division in Enugu

The Federal Ministry of Interior has secured the release of 43 inmates serving jail terms in custodial centres in Plateau. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Jos by ASC Godfrey Longdiem, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Plateau Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Longdiem quoted the Minister of…

Companies paid N1.75 trillion as taxes in the third quarter of 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) declared in its Company Income Tax (CIT) Q3 2023 report released in Abuja on Monday. On a year-on-year basis, the CIT collections in the third quarter of 2023 increased by 115.9 per cent compared to what obtained…

The Police in Kaduna State have arrested a suspected armed robber and one other in possession of multiple Automated Teller Machines (ATM) cards in Kaduna. The police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Monday. Hassan said that the…

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Monday presented a total budget estimate of N258.27 billion to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The 2024 budget estimate tagged "The budget of consolidation and continuity for inclusive growth" was divided into Recurrent Expenditure of N145,736,429,609:00 representing 56.43% and Capital Expenditure of N112,542,071,730:00 representing 43.57%.…

Some bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently address cash crunch issues to ensure swell celebrations during the yuletide.

Police in Enugu State recovered locally-fabricated arms and ammunition from criminals in the last two weeks.

Seven students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) in Nasarawa State, who were kidnapped four days ago, have been freed. President of the Student Representative Council, Ibrahim Ogabo, confirmed the release in a phone conversation with Channels Television. The students were released on Sunday evening through the joint efforts of the military and other…

The Lagos State Government has handed a seven-day ultimatum to house owners at Park View, Banana Island, Shoreline Estate, Onikoyi Estate, to remove their fences encroaching on drainage channels. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, during an inspection of the area at the weekend, said many buildings in the area failed to…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has sacked five of its officials for corruption and reprimanded two for absence from duty posts without leave. The decision on the seven indicted LASTMA officials was taken on Friday, 8th of December, 2023 at Oshodi, Lagos. LASTMA spokesperson Adebayo Taofiq in a statement said every recommendation made…

Maiduguri is in festive mood as residents await the arrival of President Bola Tinubu on a one-day official visit to Borno.