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The federal government has restated its commitment to quick completion of Ajaokuta Steel Company to pave the way for local manufacturing of cars and spare parts for local consumption, the Director-General of the National Automotive […]

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti says its administration has discovered that some doctors from the state, who have migrated to other places, are still collecting salaries from the state government. Otti said this while speaking […]

The self-employed constitute around 88.0 % of the Nigerian working population, says a report by the National Bureau of Statistics. This is contained in the report of the Nigerian Labour Force Survey of the second […]

A report by Jim Obazee led special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe the management of the Central Bank of Nigeria has unearthed monumental mismanagement, fraud and arbitrariness in the management of the […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a warning to banks and Point-of-Sale (PoS) operators over an alleged conspiracy that is hindering the availability of cash in the country. The CBN’s statement follows reports […]

House of Representatives has summoned immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over the national carrier project, “Nigeria Air.” The lawmakers ordered the Committee on Aviation to invite Sirika to brief the lower legislative chamber […]

Many Nigerians erstwhile elated by the Federal Government’s announcement of a 50 per cent slash in inter-state transport fares and free train rides between December 21 and January 4, were left disappointed yesterday as passengers, […]

The UK defence ministry has been fined £350,000 ($440,000) for disclosing personal information of 265 Afghans seeking to flee the Taliban, a data watchdog announced on Wednesday. “This deeply regrettable data breach let down those […]

President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, commiserated with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and the Royal House of Saudi on the passing of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Bandar […]

As Nigeria struggles to meet the goal four of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tackle the increasing menace of out-of-school children, some states have continued to expend millions of naira on overseas […]

The UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, disclosed the new set of rules on Monday on the floor of Parliament. According to Cleverly, the United Kingdom is set to raise the minimum salary requirement for obtaining […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress is expected to meet ahead of the resumption of negotiation between the Federal Government and the organised labour on the new minimum wage. This is to arrive at a living wage […]

KADUNA — THE Nigerian Army, mistaking a village for a bandits’ camp on Sunday night, bombed a Maulud event in Kurmin Biri village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing no fewer than […]

Huge crowd besieged banking halls on Monday, as customers moved to link their Bank Verification Numbers and National Identity Numbers to their bank accounts. This followed the new directive of the banking regulator to the […]

Following Wednesday’s presentation of the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, lawmakers, yesterday, began debate on general principles of the N27.5 trillion proposal. At the floor of […]

American multinational technology company, Google has announced its plan to permanently delete accounts that have not been used within a specified period. In a recent blog post, Google said it deems an account inactive if […]

A total of 4,068 inmates of correctional centres across the country have been released as part of efforts to decongest the centres, Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said. The minister made this known […]

The Association of Resident Doctors of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to Enugu State Government to employ more doctors and ensure security. This is […]

Google has issued a three-week warning to the users of G-mail accounts about a clean-up exercise that could see their e-mails, documents, photos and videos permanently deleted. Google while issuing the warning to users said […]