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INEC urges security agencies to monitor campaign activities to curb violence in Edo election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged security agencies to monitor campaign activities in the September election in Edo to prevent violence...
Diaspora Remittances to Nigeria Drop by 6.28% in Q1 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Nigeria recorded $282.61 million in direct foreign exchange (FX) remittances, marking a 6.28% decrease from the $301.57...
CBN Approves 14 New IMTOs in Bid to Double Forex Remittances
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted Approval-in-Principle (AIP) to 14 new International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) as part of a strategy...
Gov. Sanwolu urges FG to Explore Innovation to Increase Tax Base
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the Nigerian government to explore innovative methods to expand the country’s tax base. At the 26th...
NAFDAC Arrests Five for Selling N35 Million Counterfeit Cosmetics in Abuja
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Abuja has apprehended five individuals for selling counterfeit cosmetics worth N35...
Months After Oyo Governor sack ‘Auxiliary’ as PMS chairman, Police parades him for Murder, others
Former Chairman of the Park Management System (PMS) in Oyo State, Lamidi Mukaila, popularly known as Auxiliary, has been paraded by the State...
MOSOP warns against uncoordinated discussions on Oil exploration in Ogoniland
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has rebuked purported discussions regarding oil exploration in Ogoniland, allegedly held with Nigerian President...
I will support death penalty for corruption – Senator Ndume
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume has revealed that he would support death penalty for those culpable of stealing government funds...
Niger State Imams’ Forum demands Tinubu sack Women Affairs Minister over 100 orphan marriages
Umar-Faruk Abdullahi, leader of the Niger State Imams’ Forum and other Muslim and traditional leaders, has demanded that President Bola Tinubu sack the...
NMDPRA frustrates disclosure, refuses FOI response
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), saddled with the responsibilities of providing a regulatory and fiscal framework for the Nigerian...
Abia Governor, Otti releases forensic audit exposing Ikpeazu’s civil servants to corruption
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has unveiled a forensic audit, shedding light on financial misconduct by certain civil servants during the tenure of...
Autopsy unable to ascertain cause of Mohbad’s death – Pathologist
The pathologist overseeing the forensic examination on the remains of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as MohBad, has failed...