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The organised private sector has expressed concern about the spate of looting of trucks conveying food and raw materials by suspected hoodlums, warning that it can lead to a shutdown of industries across the country. […]

Nigerian lawmakers are raising concerns over the planned implementation of the Oronsaye Report by President Bola Tinubu. The House of Representatives, on Thursday, following a joint motion by Kama Nkemkanma (APC, Ebonyi), Olumide Osoba (APC, […]

The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on Thursday confirmed that the crypto exchange platform, Binance, is being investigated by Nigerian authorities. In its first official confirmation of the clampdown efforts on the activities […]

The Office of the National Security Adviser has said the Federal Government is investigating the operations of Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange company. Financial Times had on Wednesday reported that two executives of the company were […]

Confusion reigned in the banking industry yesterday as some banks restricted access to bank accounts not linked to the National Identity Number, as directed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The CBN had in […]

For the first time since last week, the Naira depreciated marginally against the US dollar on the foreign exchange market on Tuesday. Data from FMDQ showed that the Naira dropped to N1,615.94 per USD on […]

Former Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said President Bola Tinubu is not the originator of the current economic challenges in Nigeria. He said Nigerians need to face the current hardship and economic challenges frontally. […]

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced that the $700m Obiafu/Obrikom/Oben gas pipeline, popularly called OB3, would be completed in March 2024, a project that commenced in 2016. It announced this at the ongoing 7th Nigeria […]

The nationwide protest scheduled for February 27 and 28 by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, over the high cost of living in the country has commenced in Abuja. NLC had alerted its members across the […]

The Federal Ministry of Works on Monday announced that both bounds of the carriageways of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State will be closed to traffic from noon on Wednesday to noon on Thursday. […]

TWELVE years after it received the Stephen Oronsaye Report, the Federal Government, on Monday, approved the implementation of some of its recommendations to reduce the cost of governance. Consequently, 29 government agencies will be merged […]

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress have stormed the streets of Lagos State to express their grievances over the current economic hardship. They are also protesting the government’s alleged failure to implement agreements reached between […]

ABUJA — Protests yesterday , grounded parts of Edo, Lagos, Osun and other states of the country as citizens kicked against economic hardship and called on President Bola Tinubu to address the problem of hunger […]

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria has initiated a rehabilitation process to revive about 46 abandoned housing projects nationwide. The bank said this would be achieved through a partnership with Shelter Afrique Development Bank, a […]

The President of the Association of Bureau De Change of Nigeria, Aminu Gwadebe, has said that members of the association would consider mergers if the proposed guidelines for their operations go into effect. The Central […]

Chief Ben Obi served as the Political Adviser in the office of former National Security Adviser, General Aliyu Gusau. He also served as the Presidential Adviser on inter-party affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan. A People’s […]

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, says in less than 100 days of his assumption of office, the anti-graft agency received over 5,000 fraud petitions and recovered N60bn loot. […]

The Defence headquarters on Monday debunked allegations in an online media organization claiming that the Presidential Guards Brigade has been put on high alert following suspicious movements around the seat of power, indicating fears of […]

The Presidency again on Sunday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress not to embark on its two-day nationwide protest against the rising cost of living in the country. Also, the police warned against disruption of commercial […]

The Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere United States Chapter, has urged Nigerians and the entire Southwest to ignore the call for a nationwide protest as it would worsen the already bad situation in the country. […]