NATIONAL NEWS

The Chinese Government has denied funding militants to access Nigerian mining sites, noting strongly that it will never be involved in any form of terrorism financing. In a statement on Monday, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria described a report by The Times of the United Kingdom insinuating terrorism financing in Nigeria by the Chinese Government […]

One of the aviation unions on a two-day nationwide strike has described as “a fallacy”, a claim by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika that the aviation sector is an essential service and should not embark on strike. The General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Ocheme Aba, stated this on […]

Aviation workers’ unions have threatened to withdraw their services over the refusal of the Federal Government to release the reviewed condition of service negotiated over seven years ago. Other grievances include the non-implementation of the National Minimum Wage consequential adjustments and arrears for workers of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency since 2019. The union also rejected […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has proposed that banks should transfer funds in accounts that have been dormant for up to 10 years into a trust fund account. This is contained in the recently released exposure draft of guidelines on the Management of Dormant Accounts, Unclaimed Balances and Other Financial Assets in Banks and Other […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has reiterated his position on who will emerge as his successor. Gbajabiamila, in a tweet on Thursday, refuted a report claiming he was in opposition to the purported ambitions of Deputy Speaker Ahmed Idris Wase and others in the running for the office of Speaker in […]

The Lagos state government has suspended all development plans on Banana Island after the collapse of a seven-storey building under construction on First Avenue. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed in a statement on Thursday that this halt was subject to a comprehensive audit by the officials of the Lagos State Building Control […]

A coalition of 283 members-elect, comprising returning and newly elected lawmakers across party lines, has vowed to respect the decision of the majority party on zoning of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker seats in the House. The coalition under the aegis of ‘Joint Task – 10th Assembly’, made the revelation Thursday in a statement by […]

Amnesty International has decried what it describes as the utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to learn from the heartbreak of Chibok town in Borno State and, ultimately, to protect children. The non-governmental organisation made the assertion in a statement on Friday upon the backdrop of the ninth anniversary of Boko Haram’s abduction of 276 […]

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated that supplementary elections in Adamawa, Kebbi, and other states will hold as scheduled on  April 15. However, the governorship and legislative elections have been concluded in most parts of the country. In Abuja, the chief press secretary to the INEC chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated that the election […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Jere and Maiduguri Local Government Areas of Borno. Its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement yesterday in Abuja. He said the suspects who were arrested included Olatunji Sherif, Bright Felix, Jude Magaji, Jonah Jondi, Ojobaro Abdullahi, Jerry Zizighi and […]