Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), declared that the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force would profile every commercial bus in Abuja. This program will start in January 2025, he said. Wike revealed this information on Thursday during the FCT Renewed Hope […]

The Senate yesterday suspended its rules to pass a bill seeking the establishment of Federal University of Agriculture and Tropical Studies, Iragbiji, Osun State, for second reading. The Executive Bill was subjected to legislative process by the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. The fresh Bill was read on […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says it has not received authorisation from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to supply Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria. It announced this on Thursday as oil dealers under the aegis of the Petroleum Retail […]

Berlin warns of ‘serious consequences’ for ‘inhumane regime’ after 69-year-old Jamshid Sharmahd put to death Iran has executed a 69-year-old German-Iranian political scientist after years in captivity, sparking outrage in Germany and beyond. Berlin warned of “serious consequences” for Iran’s “inhumane regime” after Jamshid Sharmahd was put to death on Monday, while a […]

A South African group, Progressive Forces, has launched a petition against Chidimma Adetshina from competing in the Miss Universe 2024. This comes after the arrival of Adetshina in Mexico on Wednesday. DAILY POST reports that the newly crowned Miss Universe Nigeria arrived in Mexico to represent the country at the […]

Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 A Russian court has ruled that Google owes Russian media stations around $20 decillion in fines for blocking their content, and the fines could get bigger. To put that into perspective, the World Bank estimates global GDP as around $100 trillion, which is peanuts compared to […]

The law student was born in South Africa to a Nigerian father but faced a backlash that exposed anti-foreigner sentiment in South Africa. South Africa is stripping a would-be Miss South Africa contestant, who was at the centre of a row over her nationality, of her national identity papers, the […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it stands by its advice to Nigeria to remove petrol subsidy and float the exchange rate. Daily Trust reports that the Bretton Woods institutions have been accused of advising President Bola Tinubu on the present economic policies, especially the removal of subsidy from PMS as […]

MORE controversies are trailing the opposition of governors from the 19 states in the North to the Tax Reform bills that will make derivation principle as the basis for Valued Added Taxation (VAT) allocation. The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), as well as a former general secretary […]

There was mild drama in the House of Representatives on Monday as the Minister of Blue and Marine Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, claimed that a multi-billion-dollar cargo tracking agreement entered into by the federal government regarding the International Cargo Tracking Notes, ICTN was faulty. The minister made this claim while facing […]