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The Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted over their roles in the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State. The military released the list on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja. Those […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the presidential economic coordination council (PECC) and the creation of the economic management team emergency taskforce (EET). Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and […]

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) says Julius Abure’s re-election as chairman of the Labour Party (LP) is “an illegality”. Abure was re-elected LP chairman on Wednesday at the party’s national convention which was held in […]

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, indicated that the worst is over amid the prevailing economic situation. This is even as Shettima hailed the role of youths and their creativity in shaping Nigeria’s future, promising […]

Rekhiat Momoh on Tuesday assumed office as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDC). The company disclosed this in a statement signed by its board of directors. According to the […]

Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says law enforcement agencies are investigating $2.4 billion unverified foreign exchange (FX) claims. Cardoso spoke during a press conference on Tuesday after the 294th meeting […]

Delta State House of Assembly has reversed the termination of the employment of Mr Emmanuel Emenetie by the Post Primary Education Board 24 year ago. Emenetie had written a petition which bordered on the unlawful […]

Several Nigerians lost their lives in the past few days while struggling to benefit from palliatives being distributed by the government amid the rising hunger in the land. The latest is the unfortunate incident at […]

In an urgent call to action, Francis Béhanzin, the former Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), delivered a stark warning about the escalating threat of […]

Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it is not in the purview of the apex bank to regulate or prosecute actors in the cryptocurrency sector. Cardoso clarified this at a […]

Aurelien Tchouameni, Real Madrid midfielder, says he began listening to the music of Davido, the Afrobeats star, when he was 10. Tchouameni spoke in a chat with Davido on The Bridge show. The 24-year-old football […]

The Federal Government, on Monday, contacted the International Criminal Police Organisation and issued an arrest warrant for the apprehension of one of the detained executives of a global crypto-currency firm, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped […]

Itse Sagay, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the federal government should not use Boeing Max planes for Nigeria’s official carrier — Nigeria Air — because of its history of deadly crashes. Speaking with […]

MTN Group says it is in talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to increase tariffs due to foreign exchange (FX) impact. Ralph Mupita, MTN Group’s chief executive officer, spoke during an interview with Bloomberg […]

At least 11 people were on Sunday killed and 20 others abducted when bandits attacked the Gidan Zuma community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Residents said the abducted victims were mostly women […]

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), on Monday, confirmed that Nadeem Anjarwalla, a suspect in the ongoing criminal probe into the activities of Binance in Nigeria, has escaped from lawful custody. The Head […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday disclosed that it sold $10,000 to each Bureau De Change operators at a rate of N1,251 per U.S. dollar. The bank disclosed this in a circular addressed to […]