The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians against modifying their National Identification Number (NIN) data on unauthorised websites. The Head, Cooperate Communications, Dr Kayode Adegoke, gave the warning in a statement on Monday. Adegoke said that modifications to NIN data could only be done on the official NIMC self-service portal. He therefore warned […]
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday swore in two new commissioners, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe and Dr. Maryam Nnafatima-Imam, urging them to work as a team and contribute to the administration’s ongoing development efforts. The cabinet reshuffle, announced in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, saw Olohungbebe appointed as Commissioner for […]
Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 25 for a hearing in a suit filed by Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, against the Nigerian Senate. Natasha had approached the Federal High Court, seeking an order restraining the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges from investigating her. The court granted the […]
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has been urged to resign within 48 hours or face impeachment. The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gave the order in Port Harcourt on Monday, warning that if the governor refuses to resign, he will be impeached. The party cited several impeachable offenses against him […]
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says information on social media regarding the withdrawal of subsidy for Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs is false. Dr Temitope Ilori, Director-General, NACA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ilori said that the claim that ARV drugs will now cost N250,000 per dose with patients required […]
A former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai made the announcement in a statement on Monday, expressing his dissatisfaction with the APC’s leadership style. El-Rufai claimed that after voicing his concerns in public and privately about the party’s capricious trajectory […]
Residents across the Lagos region continue to experience significant power disruptions due to ongoing faults on the 330kV transmission lines. The management of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company confirmed this in a statement released on its X handle on Monday. The company further confirmed that the persistent load-shedding is a direct result of reduced power […]
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled Africa’s first feature film on Artificial Intelligence, titled Makemation, on Sunday. Speaking at the unveiling in Marina, Sanwo-Olu said the AI film, produced by human development expert, Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, will make its cinematic debut in Lagos on Friday, April 18. He praised the producer and cast, […]
Harry Kane struck twice as Bayern Munich eased to a 3-0 home win over 10-man Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, putting them on track for the Champions League quarter-finals. Unable to beat Leverkusen in six attempts since Xabi Alonso took over in October 2022, Bayern were dominant from start to finish in the first leg of […]
The Federal Government has maintained that correctional officers must be psychologically sound to effectively manage inmates in their custody. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, submitted at the second hearing of the Independent Investigative Panel on the Alleged Corruption, Abuse of Power, Torture, Cruel Inhumane and Degrading Treatment against the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), yesterday, […]
