Court strikes out charge against alleged ‘fake’ PFIPC DG Adeyemi
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the eight-count forgery charge brought against the self-styled Director-General (DG) of the alleged “non-existent” Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC),…
First Lady flags off 2m sanitary towel packs distribution for girls in public schools
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on Monday flagged off the nationwide distribution of two million packs of sanitary towels and back-to-school materials to schoolgirls, announcing a N2 billion support programme for…
2027: INEC Disowns Viral Governorship Candidates’ List For Six States
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned the circulation of what it described as a “fraudulent” list of governorship candidates for the 2027 elections. “The Commission wishes to categorically…
NDLEA re-arrests 83-year-old woman for drug offence one year after conviction
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency on Sunday said it had re-arrested an 83-year-old woman for possessing illegal drugs, a year after she was convicted of a similar crime. Nigeria’s National Drug Law…
Sanwo-olu targets 3,000MW Electricity supply for Lagos by March 2027
As part of efforts to end blackouts and build a 24-hour power economy in the state, the Lagos State Government has announced plans to increase electricity supply to the state…
Tinubu welcomes World Bank report, says Economic reforms are yielding results
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the World Bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update confirms that his administration’s economic reforms are yielding results and placing the economy on a path of sustained…
Lagos varsity lecturers suspend strike
Lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in three Lagos State-owned universities have suspended their industrial action and are set to return to classrooms with immediate effect. The…
NNPC retail discount not subsidy – Oyedele
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has said that the retail discount sale of fuel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)…
Gunmen kidnap three CRIN workers in Oyo, demand N120m ransom
Gunmen have abducted three people, including two staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi Ayunre, in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, and demanded…
NLC Issues FG Two-Week Ultimatum On Petrol Price, Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to reduce the price of petrol and begin the renegotiation of the national minimum wage, warning that…