Five fleeing inmates from the Koton Karfe Medium Security Custodial Centre(MSCC) in Kogi State, who escaped the facility Monday morning, have been captured while seven are still on the run. Spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Abubakar Umar, said all the escapees were Awaiting Trial Inmates (ATI). He explained that five of them have […]
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has declared that the prospect of reconciliation between the Northern region and President Bola Tinubu has reached an irreparable juncture. Meanwhile, the coalition of political leaders has yet to adopt any of the registered political platforms to use in the quest to unseat the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 133 suspects in Abuja following a raid on a ponzi scheme academy operating under the name Q University, also known as Q-Net. The operation carried out on Monday, took place at the Compensation Layout in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory. A statement by the EFCC’s […]
Nigerians spent a total of N509.84 billion on electricity in the last quarter of 2024, a sharp modest increase from N466.69 billion spent in the third quarter, data from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) stated. Despite the improvement in revenue, distribution companies still recorded a combined loss of N139.08 billion due to inefficiencies in […]
The Senate is set to pass the tax reform bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly today (Tuesday). This development was confirmed by two prominent senators who requested anonymity, as they were not authorized to speak on the matter. “This should have been done last week had the Rivers State of emergency […]
NLNG has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening partnerships with its stakeholders aimed at improving the operational efficiency in its domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply to the country. At a stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos, NLNG outlined its plans to enhance LPG supply operations by leveraging digitalization to improve efficiency. The company is introducing a new […]
The Federal Government has announced that it will pay the backlog of the new ₦77,000 monthly allowance for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) after several months of delays. The government had announced the allowance increase in September 2024, but despite multiple assurances, the increase has yet to be implemented. Minister of Youth […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has lifted a five-year employment embargo, approving the recruitment of 1,000 indigenes into the state civil service. The move, widely celebrated across the state, is aimed at strengthening the workforce and reducing unemployment. The Bayelsa State Civil Service Commission, in a letter dated March 4, 2025, and signed by […]
Suspended Rvers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied any links to militant groups, warning against attempts to incite violence or economic sabotage in his name. Fubara made this known in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The governor was reacting to trending videos […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 42-year-old Indian lady, Ms. Neetu Neetu at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin factory sealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates. The class A drug consignment weighing a total of 11 kilogrammes was recovered from […]
