NATIONAL NEWS

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo on Tuesday, January 16, failed to appear before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for an interaction over his alleged link to one of the companies that got contract from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.  The minister, who was scheduled to appear before the CCB […]

Following recent incidents of abduction in the Federal Capital Territory and other similar incidents across the country, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, convened a crucial meeting with the Force Management Team and Tactical Squads in a bid to address the rising concerns surrounding insecurity in the country. A statement by Force Public […]

The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued 13 new licences for the generation of off-grid and embedded power, independent electricity distribution, as well as for the trading of electricity. It said the new licences were issued in the third quarter of 2023, as the cumulative quantum of electricity to be generated […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has summoned an emergency meeting over the worrying state of insecurity in the nation’s capital.  The security situation in the area has worsened in the last months with kidnappers and bandits running rampage in some parts of the FCT. But worried over the development, Wike […]

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced the postponement of the implementation guidelines for the value-added tax simplified compliance regime on the supply of low-value goods through digital means by non-resident suppliers. In a statement, it said the postponement was to allow the Service to conclude the development of a seamless process for the […]

The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed its consumer price index, and the CPI report for December was released on Monday. The figure represents the twelve consecutive times the country’s inflation soared in 2023. On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 7.58% points higher compared to the rate recorded in December 2022, which was […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has stated that Nigeria’s participation at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) will provide an opportunity to woo foreign investors to Nigeria.  The Vice President Kashim Shettima is the leader of Nigeria’s delegation to the annual event at Davos, Switzerland.  No fewer than 52 other Heads of […]

President Bola Tinubu arrived Owerri, the capital of Imo state, on Monday, January 15, at around 1:00pm to attend Governor Hope Uzodimma’s second-term inauguration.  The president had earlier participated in a wreath-laying ceremony for the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Governor Uzodimma, along with several other prominent government officials and leaders from the South-East state, […]

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have continued to comb bushes and shanties in border areas between the FCT, Niger, Kaduna, and Nasarawa States, in a bid to rescue the remaining 23 victims that were abducted by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja on January 3. It was gathered that the FCT […]

A bandit gang, armed with sophisticated weapons including AK-47 rifles, has attacked a joint military camp at Nahuta village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina. A security source attached to the camp on Monday, said that the attack was carried out at about 11:30 pm on Sunday. The hoodlums destroyed vehicles and some valuables […]