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The Cement Producers Association of Nigeria has warned that the ongoing plan of the federal government to introduce concrete roads will raise the price of cement to N9, 000 per bag from the current price of N5, 000. It also called on the current administration to permanently address the perennial cement price hike problem by […]

A section of the Supreme Court was on fire on Monday morning. Reports say the incident began around 6 am, originating from Chamber 5 on the fourth floor of the Supreme Court building, specifically within the Justices’ Chambers. The Chambers are situated behind the courtrooms of the highest court in the land with Chamber 5 […]

Six of the 24 students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State kidnapped in the early hours of Friday (today) have been rescued.  A top military source close to the Commander of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, Gusau, confirmed this, following the bandits’ invasion of the Sabon-Gida community of Bungudu Local Government Area. He said the […]

The Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked 165 lands in Abuja, some of which belonged to notable Nigerians. A document signed by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Olushade Adeshola, reveals that the revocation was due to the violation and contravention of the terms of development of the Right of Occupancy. The document reads, “The […]

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, told United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, that he was prepared to take tough decisions, even if they could make him temporarily unpopular, as long as the outcomes addressed challenges, such as poverty, hunger, among others, that had stunted economic growth in Nigeria. Tinubu made the assertion at the UN headquarters in […]

A university student, Blessing Karami, who was declared missing on September 11, has been found dead, police authorities said on Thursday. It was gathered that the 26-year-old Blessing, a student of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), was declared missing after leaving her place of work in Garki, Abuja. In a statement, the FCT […]

President Bola Tinubu appealed to Nigerians residing in the diaspora to return home to Nigeria, emphasising the nation’s current state of growth and progress during a presidential town hall meeting in New York. Speaking at the meeting organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Tinubu […]

A United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, has granted the request filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, seeking the release of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records by the Chicago State University. Judge Jeffrey Gilbert, a US magistrate, gave the ruling on Tuesday, ordering CSU […]

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday assured international investors that he was poised to solve the challenges in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, having worked in the sector himself. Consequently, he said Nigeria is open for business now more than ever. “We know the industry. We grew up in it. We are positioned to solve the […]

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has written to the management of Egyptair, demanding probe into the death of Ms Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, who died aboard the airline on September 4, 2023. In the letter personally signed by her and was delivered by the Commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman […]