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Bashir Tofa, a former presidential candidate, is dead. Mr Tofa died in the early hours of Monday at the age of 74 after a protracted illness. A close associate of the deceased, Magaji Galadima (Kachallan […]

The federal government has extended the deadline for the ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise by three months. The new deadline is March 31, 2022. Isa Pantami, minister of […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that his principal, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), made “tremendous progress” in the fight against banditry and insurgency in 2021. He stated this in Lagos […]

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain and former Delta State gubernatorial aspirant, Sunny Onuesoke has said that Nigeria had a better economy under PDP. According to him, “Under PDP, you had a government that listened, had […]

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the agency is working with international partners to ensure Nigeria gets vaccines with long expiration date. Adeyeye spoke […]

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on countries of the world to prepare for the next pandemic as COVID-19 will not be the last. Guterres said this in his message late on […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s plan to transmit election results electronically in 2023 is currently doubtful as the Federal Government has revealed that only 473 out of 774 local government areas in the country have […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says the joint committee tackling violation of consumer rights in the money lending industry will shut down illegal businesses. Babatunde Irukera, the chief executive officer of FCCPC, […]

The Integrated Resources Limited, IRL, a leading metering company, weekend, disclosed that it has provided prepaid meters to over 33,000 customers in Lagos, Ibadan and Kaduna since its inception. The company said while it has […]

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says he is optimistic that high-profile insurgents will be “taken out” before the end of the current administration. Speaking on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television programme, Adesina said with the current […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the electoral amendment bill was rejected by President Muhammadu Buhari because of its tendency to worsen insecurity in the country. The president had declined assent to the […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,305 new cases of coronavirus in the country. The agency, in its latest update for December 25, said the cases were reported across 14 states. A […]

The management of Arik Air has announced that its local pilots have called off their strike action and resumed work. Adebanji Ola, the company‘s public relations and communications manager, in a statement on Friday, said […]

It was a death foretold. It was also a golden opportunity that presented itself for President Muhammadu Buhari to show that of a truth, he is a born-again democrat. But, the President blew it and […]

The federal government has declared Monday, December 27, Tuesday, December 28, and Monday, January 3, 2022, as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. The Minister of Interior, Rauf […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more deaths were recorded from COVID in 2021 than for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined in 2020. Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said this on Wednesday at a media briefing […]

The popular Ikoyi Club in Lagos has announced the suspension of Modupe Alakija, the husband of billionaire businesswoman, Folorunsho Alakija. The club said Mr Alakija, 72, will remain suspended till November 30, 2022. According to […]