NATIONAL NEWS

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again raised alarm over the rising cases of fake news and misinformation which it said was capable of having a negative impact on the management of elections in the country if not nipped in the bud. The commission described as distasteful, its experience with fake news, hate speech […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday, departed Abuja for Beijing, China, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 3rd Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum scheduled to hold from 16th to 18th October, 2023. The delegation of the Vice President to the Forum included Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf M. Tuggar; Budget and Economic Planning, […]

Nigeria’s inflation rate has climbed to 26.72 per cent, marking a 0.92 per cent increase from the previous month’s 25.80 percent. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this on Monday via its latest Consumer Price Index report for September 2023. It was shared on the X handle of NBS. The upsurge in inflation is mainly […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command , says its operatives seized 398, 192kg of  illicit drugs and arrested 69 suspects in Kaduna. The Kaduna State Commander NDLEA, Mr  Ibrahim Braji, on Monday, said that the seizures and arrests were all made in the month of September. Braji disclosed that within the […]

The Minister of Works, David Umahi said the Federal Government has shifted the delivery of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to November. The minister identified funding as a major challenge facing the project and promised that his ministry would soon approach President Bola Tinubu for intervention. Umahi also said the continuous pilling of asphalt on the Third Mainland […]

President Bola Tinubu has presided over his second Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and sworn in the three newly appointed ministers. The brief swearing-in ceremony took place at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, before the commencement of the FEC, meeting, which is the second in Tinubu’s administration. The ministers who were screened on October […]

The Quick Response Force (QRF) of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI deployed at Malekachi in Kebbi state in a timely and swift response to distress call have successfully rescued 17 kidnapped victims and captured operational Motorcycles from terrorists during a rescue operation. In a statement by the Force Information Officer Operation […]

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has spoken more on its plan to regulate social media. Mrs. Francisca Aiyetan, Director, Broadcast Monitoring of the NBC, said without regulation, young people could be misguided. “Every country is making efforts to regulate social media, and Nigeria also is making efforts because we know that there are a lot […]

The Lagos State Government, on Friday, announced the immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets. According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Kunle Adeshina, the markets were sealed for filth and various environmental infractions. He stated that the markets were closed in […]

President Bola Tinubu has pulled the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, out of the Treasury Single Account, TSA, effectively paving way for the Nyesom Wike-led FCTA to utilize the territory’s Internally Generated Revenue IGR for the development of the nation’s capital. At a news conference Friday in Abuja, Wike also disclosed that the President has […]