Jordan’s King Abdullah II faces a tense meeting with Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday as he leads opposition from Arab nations to the US president’s controversial Gaza takeover plan. The talks come a day after Trump said he could “conceivably” halt billions of dollars in US aid to both Jordan and Egypt if […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged to take diplomatic action and engage with relevant authorities to address the suspension of the drop box service for Nigerians renewing their US visas. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Oluwole Oke, revealed this when he featured on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme […]
A group, the Edo Odion movement, on Tuesday called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the attorney general of the federation and the inspector general of police to enforce local government autonomy in Edo State. The group also disclosed that using finance as a tool for political coercion undermines democracy, weakens local governance, and erodes […]
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a 35-year-old notorious cultist and armed robbery suspect identified as Innocent Chigozie, who had been terrorizing farm lands at Uzo Afor road in Okahia Community, Elele, Etche LGA. The suspect, who is the leader of a cultist gang, was arrested on January 30, 2025, at about […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has eliminated the three free monthly withdrawals previously allowed for customers using other banks’ ATMs. In a circular dated February 10, 2025, the apex bank directed all banks and financial institutions to implement new ATM withdrawal charges from March 1, 2025. This means customers will now pay for every withdrawal made […]
The Federal Government has set aside ₦100 billion in the proposed 2025 budget to install solar mini-grids in selected federal universities, teaching hospitals, and government institutions, pending approval by the National Assembly. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, confirmed the initiative under the National Public Sector Solarisation Initiative, a programme […]
The Federal Government has launched the Nigeria Raw Materials Management Information System, a digital platform designed to enhance industrialization, attract investment, and optimize the country’s raw material resources. The initiative, spearheaded by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, is expected to bring in $30bn in investments over the next decade through efficient resource management. […]
Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja has ordered forfeiture of 6.3 billion units of ordinary shares of Keystone Bank Limited, valued at N1.00 each, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The judge ordered after Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited, represented by its Chairman, Umaru Hamidu Modibbo, pleaded guilty to the fraudulent conversion […]
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control on Monday commenced its enforcement at the popular Ogbo-Ogu Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha, in Anambra State. During the exercise, the operatives of the agency, led by the Director, NAFDAC South East Zone, Dr Martins Iluyomade, confiscated a wide range of adulterated, substandard and expired drugs found […]
The Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), Jerry Adams, has said that the service was able to collect N70 billion taxes in 2024, while targeting N112 billion for 2025. Adams said this on Monday in Kaduna at a two-day Annual Performance Review, Work Plan and Strategic Retreat 2025. He said it […]
