NATIONAL NEWS

The Federal Government has criticised the National Assembly bill proposing to deny Nigeria-trained medical or dental practitioners from being granted full licences until they have worked for a minimum of five years in the country. Speaking on Monday with journalists in Abuja after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by Vice President Professor Yemi […]

The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that no fewer than 336 families and 228 buildings were affected by wind and rainstorms that wreaked havoc in various communities in Lagos State on May 1 and 15, 2023. The Lagos Coordinator, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, while confirming the development in a statement on Monday, said no casualty […]

Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu says his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari is above scandal and does not operate any bank account stashed with proceeds of corruption. Some Nigerian politicians are infamous for stashing stolen monies in local and foreign accounts through cronies and companies owned by third parties, especially towards the twilight of their administrations. Former […]

The Lagos State Police Command has denied torturing Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti who is in custody over the assault of a policeman in the state. Following the altercation with the yet-to-be-identified officer, the singer turned himself in at the Ikeja police command in Lagos in the company of his lawyer and family representative. An order […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has pledged to work with sister agencies for the seamless inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the President of Nigeria on May 29. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Tuesday, said the secret police alongside other security agencies will resist criminal elements desperate to undermine democratic transition. The […]

As part of measures to protect local inventions, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, has recommended the banning of all foreign goods that can be produced locally in Nigeria. Addressing State House correspondents at the 71st Ministerial Media Briefing, Mamora expressed regret over the under-utilitised research works and inventions simply gathering […]

Over 20 deaths have so far been recovered from two communities of Fungzai and neighbouring Kubat in the newly created district of Bwai in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State in North Central Nigeria. According to sources in the communities, the invaders attacked Kubat on Tuesday morning setting houses on fire. The marauders […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has impounded two heavy-duty trucks and four vehicles in Rivers State laden with over 90,000 litres of illegally obtained crude oil and over 1,400 litres of illegally refined petroleum products. Four suspects were also arrested by the Anti-Vandal Land Patrol Team of the NSCDC’s state command over […]

THE Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has urged the government and other stakeholders to prioritise female education in Nigeria. The Amirah of FOMWAN in Lagos State, Alhaja Shereefah Ajagbe, who gave the counsel at the chapter’s 35th Family Day held at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), described women empowerment as key to […]

Rivers and Bayelsa State governments are at loggerheads following an eviction order served on workers occupying  two buildings belonging to Bayelsa State along Akassa Street in Old GRA, Port Harcourt. The notice was signed by the Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Lands and Survey, Alozie Nwala, and dated April 19. The occupants, who confirmed that the […]