Monday, May 5, 2025
The Anambra State Government, in a move aimed at revolutionising its transportation sector, has announced an investment of N2.5 billion in mass transit, as outlined in the 2025 budget. Ejimofor Opara, the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, highlighted this initiative in a statement. He stated […]
A Nigerian woman has been arrested in Tripoli, Libya, for alleged possession of 2 kilograms of cocaine. A migrant monitoring organisation in Libya, Migrant Rescue Watch, disclosed this in a post via X on Saturday, November 23, 2024. According to the post, the suspect was arrested by the 444th Combat Brigade […]
In an effort to combat drug-related crimes, the National Assembly has amended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, imposing life imprisonment for drug offenders and traffickers. This follows the Senate and House of Representatives’ adoption of the harmonised report on the amendment. Senator Tahir Monguno, Chairman of the […]
IPOB PRESS RELEASE 22/11/2024 SIMON EKPA IS NOT AN IPOB MEMBER AND MUST NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH IPOB The attention of the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been drawn to the purported arrest and claim of being an IPOB member by the infamous […]
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday, stated that promotions for personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and Nigerian Correctional Service would now be based primarily on merit. According to him, the era of promotions influenced by lobbying and nepotism […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again slammed President Bola Tinubu’s seemingly insatiable appetite for foreign loans. Atiku said this against the backdrop of Thursday’s National Assembly approval of the President’s request to borrow N1.7 trillion from external sources. The Turakin Adamawa said in a statement released in Abuja that “the recent report […]
Ezigbo UmuChineke, please join me in celebrating this season of victory and divine vindication! My God, who fights my battles, has shown Himself mighty, turning what was meant for harm into a testimony of His power and faithfulness. Stay rooted in faith, for the God who fights for me will […]
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,730 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,740 per dollar last weekend However, the Naira depreciated to N1,681.42 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,681.42 per dollar from […]
Hon. Justice Muhammad Hamza of the Portharcourt Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has declared the non-payment of Mr Ikenna’s salary for the period of October 2021 to January 2022, by Alcon Nigeria Limited as a breach of the contract of employment. The Court ordered Alcon Nigeria Limited to […]
Ali Ndume, the federal lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly (NASS), has stated that the tax reform bills sent by President Bola Tinubu are “dead on arrival.” Ndume explained, “Our people are saying they don’t want the VAT bill, they don’t even want to hear about […]