The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has initiated a probe following online reports alleging widespread extortion by personnel along the Lagos-Seme border corridor. Consequently, the Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, has ordered the immediate suspension of the comptrollers overseeing the affected commands to pave the way for a transparent probe. In a statement signed by […]

The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has intensified efforts to strengthen Nigerian business and trade viability in the global market. Besides, the consortium of organised private business sector is deploying mechanism for business competitiveness, enabling market accessibility and breaking barriers crippling Nigerian commodities in the global market. Chairperson of […]

The nation stands on the brink of a pivotal election following a vibrant and closely watched presidential campaign. The cycle culminated in a final rally at the Hassan Gouled Stadium, where tens of thousands of supporters gathered to hear from the candidates. Addressing the crowd, incumbent President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh expressed confidence in securing another […]

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Independent System Operator, Abdu Bello, has said Nigeria’s power sector was losing between N5bn and N8bn monthly to transmission inefficiencies, even as he revealed that targeted interventions by the operator have begun to cut losses and improve grid stability. Bello made this known on Wednesday during the […]

Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) recorded a N63.46 billion revenue shortfall in January 2026 as average recovery efficiency declined to 69.16 per cent, contrary to stricter performance thresholds introduced by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The latest Commercial Performance Factsheet released by the Commission showed that out of N268.2 billion billed to customers during the […]

The National Association of Resident Doctors on Tuesday announced the suspension of its planned strike after reaching an understanding with the Federal Government on key demands, including payment of outstanding allowances and improvements in doctors’ welfare. The decision was taken after an emergency meeting of the association’s National Executive Council, where members reviewed assurances from […]

Nigerians are groaning over several road taxes they have been enforced to pay despite the position of the Federal Government. It can be recalled that the FG declared it had placed a ban on road tax but that doesn’t appear to be the reality of the people across Nigeria. A trycicle (keke) rider, Obidient Peter, […]

Thousands of Iranians paid tribute on Thursday to the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for nearly four decades until his killing in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the Middle East war. His son Mojtaba Khamenei has succeeded him but he has not been seen in public since before the war, […]

Eligible men in the United States will be automatically registered into the military draft pool by December, as part of efforts to simplify the current self-registration process and reduce costs. The Selective Service System (SSS), which maintains a database of individuals who could be called up in a national emergency, submitted a proposed rule to […]

Spain will reopen its embassy in Iran, which was closed in March due to the war, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Thursday, following the truce reached between the United States, Israel, and Iran. “I have given instructions to our ambassador in Tehran to return, to resume his post and reopen the Spanish […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students, Joint Campus Council, Lagos State, has called on President Bola Tinubu to constitute a presidential panel of inquiry into the killing of Abel Gershon, a 300-level Building student of the University of Jos who died after being injured in the Palm Sunday attack on Angwan Rukuba community in Jos […]

The United States government has commenced the withdrawal of its personnel and their families from Nigeria, citing a worsening security environment across parts of the country. In an advisory issued on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State confirmed that non-essential staff and relatives attached to its embassy in Abuja have been authorised to depart. According […]