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Abuja—House of Representatives Special Ad-hoc Committee on the review of the 1999 Constitution has recommended immunity for presiding officers of the National Assembly and judicial officers. The recommendation was contained in a report laid before […]

US President Joe Biden has reacted to the attack on Ukraine by Russian troops. Biden, in statement on his Twitter handle, condemned the highhandedness of Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that Russian alone is responsible […]

The Pentagon is moving up to eight F-35 fighter jets and a slew of other warplanes to Eastern Europe, the Baltics and Poland to shore up support for NATO allies following what President Biden called […]

Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, has ordered a special military operation in Ukraine’s Donbas region. According to ABC News, Putin announced on television that Russia would not tolerate the threats from Ukraine. Ukraine’s interior ministry […]

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Monday, that the microblogging site, Twitter, is expected to open its Nigerian office before the end of March 2022. The minister, who disclosed this when he […]

There has been a fire outbreak at the ministry of finance building in the federal capital territory (FCT). Black smoke was seen billowing from a part of the building which is located at the Central […]

Goddy Jedy Agba, minister of state for power, says power failure is a thing of the past in the country. But Nigeria is still experiencing major power supply cuts. Speaking at a town hall meeting […]

The United Kingdom (UK) on Monday through its minister for Africa announced the payment of 210,610 pounds (about N120 million) as fraud compensation to the government of Nigeria. This is following a four-year corruption investigation […]

Goodluck Jonathan said Nigeria will not disintegrate no matter the outcome of the 2023 general elections. The former President of Nigeria stated this on Monday during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s Council […]

Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, said “something is wrong” if people of his generation are still contesting for public offices in Nigeria. The former president, however, urged the older generation of politicians to step […]

The last is yet to be heard on the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following the shift of its national convention to March 26. Within 24 hours, the party had announced different […]

The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, who is currently in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over his alleged involvement in drug trafficking, on Monday, took the Federal […]

After a meeting in Lagos, domestic airline operators have resolved to increase airfares by 100% with effect from next week, March 1. The increment will be across the board. The resolution adopted by all the […]

Despite an appreciable surge in the number of new investors angling to float local airlines, the industry is much more in a precarious zone with operators struggling with depleted fleet capacity and low market penetration. […]

By Muyiwa Lucas NNPC, as the sole importer of PMS into the country, awards contracts to its vendors for shipment of the commodity. The vendors, depending on their partnership with oil merchants in turn contract […]

Britain’s Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time and is self-isolating, Clarence House tweeted on Thursday. The Nation had reported Prince Charles first contracted COVID-19 on March 25, 2020, and left […]

Absence of Justice Donatus Okorowo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, stalled the hearing of a suit filed by a group against the police over the suspension of DCP Abba Kyari. Although counsel […]

A group, The 2022 Committee, has emphasised the need for a secure, peaceful and united nation before candidates for political offices emerge. The group’s position was contained in a statement co-signed by its conveners, Kashim […]

On Tuesday, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) said it found methanol above national specifications in the imported gasoline. The regulator said efforts to remove the contaminated products from circulation caused long […]