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ABUJA—THE Senate has begun moves to restore Nigeria’s monetary sovereignty by outlawing the use of foreign currencies for payments and transactions within the country. The move is a ban on foreign currency payments to ensure […]

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has expressed concern over a reported death sentence of a young man in the state for stealing a fowl. In a statement on X.com on Tuesday, Adeleke directed the […]

As President Bola Tinubu prepares to present to the National Assembly tomorrow, the 2025 national budget largely saddled with funding by borrowings, the Federal Government (FG) is set to overshoot its domestic borrowing target for […]

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, says her experience with the Nigerian police was an unforgettable one. In an interview with The Free Press, a US media outfit, Badenoch said officers of the […]

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has issued a stern warning to state governors bypassing the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy, threatening to seek a […]

ABUJA–STRONG indications have emerged that the 36 state governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, are sharply divided over the Tax Reforms Bills pending before the Senate and the House of Representatives for consideration […]

US President-elect Donald Trump says Syria fell because Russia lost interest in protecting the embattled middle eastern country. Trump’s comment came after rebel groups seized Damascus in the early hours of Sunday. Shortly, reports surfaced […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says no amount of blackmail will stop its ongoing investigation into the operations of Air Peace. In a statement on Sunday, Ondaje Ijagwu, FCCPC’s director of corporate […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has provided designated contacts for bank customers to report difficulties experienced with withdrawing cash over the counter or at automated teller machines (ATMs). On November 29, Olayemi Cardoso, governor […]

Seriake Dickson, the senator representing Bayelsa west, has expressed support for the tax reform bills being considered by the national assembly. Speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja, Dickson reportedly said “heaven will not fall” […]

Daniel Bwala, the president’s special adviser on policy communication, says the proposed tax reform bills will favour the poor in northern Nigeria. Bwala spoke on Tuesday when he appeared on Prime Time, an Arise Television […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the company linked to the forfeited estate in Abuja has denied ownership of the property. On Monday, the anti-graft agency secured the final forfeiture of an estate […]

Tobi Adegboyega, founder of the SPAC Nation church, has reportedly lost his battle against deportation from the UK over an alleged £1.87 million fraud. According to The Telegraph, an immigration tribunal has ruled that Adegboyega […]

A Finnish district court has fixed May 2025 for the prosecution to file charges against Simon Ekpa. Last Thursday, the pro-Biafra agitator was arrested by law enforcement in the northern European nation. He was subsequently […]

The Senate on Thursday passed for second reading, the tax reform bills forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu in October 2024. The passage followed a debate among the lawmakers. The bill was thereafter referred […]

VFS Global has announced the opening of Africa’s biggest UK visa application centre (VAC) in Lagos. The centre commenced operations on November 19 according to a statement. VFS said Nigerians travelling to the UK can […]

A total sum of N77.5 million in prize money was won at the end of a keenly contested hackathon session at the Fourth Edition of the Zenith Tech Fair, themed “Future Forward 4.0: Embedded Finance, […]

In keeping with its acclaimed annual tradition, Zenith Bank once again set the stage for the Yuletide season with the Light-Up of Ajose Adeogun Street and Roundabout, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, 23 November 2024. […]

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Sunday said there was no way the private plane of privileged Nigerians, including the Founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Bible Church Worldwide, Bishop […]