The Police Service Commission on Wednesday said Adamawa State recorded the highest number of applicants in the ongoing recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force, as 616,873 applications were received nationwide. Of the total applications received, the PSC said 434,604 were qualified for further screening, while 121,596 were unqualified and 60,673 submissions were invalid. On gender […]
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 23 for the arraignment of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, in the cybercrimes and breach of Communications Act charges brought against him by the Federal Government The Federal Government’s bid to arraign El-Rufai today could not proceed due to […]
Dr. Peter Akpe has been unveiled as the sixth Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State to complete the remaining two years of the present administration, having been cleared by the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The Deputy Governor swearing-in ceremony took place on Wednesday at the Bayelsa State exco chamber, Yenegoa, alongside the inauguration of […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 b basis point from 27 percent to 26.5 percent. The Governor of the CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this at the end of the 304th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today in Abuja. According to him, the bank […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun on Tuesday resigned from office, paving the way for the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, as the new police boss ahead of the 2027 general elections. Disu, who was promoted to the rank of AIG in March 2025, is expected to take over from Egbetokun who […]
A new partnership between the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Lotus Bank is set to improve rural electrification in the country with N100 billion in project funding. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has explained that its proposal requiring Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to source at least 50 per cent of their electricity needs from […]
