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  A Bureau De Change operator, Suleiman Sani, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged arrest, torture, and illegal detention without trial. The applicant, through his lawyer, Edwin Anikwem (SAN), who ...

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is still the sole off-taker of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery despite the recent directive of the Federal Government that other oil marketers were free to start ...

  An e-scooter k!lled a man after exploding into flames and trapping him inside his apartment. A faulty lithium-ion battery set the scooter ablaze shortly after 3.30am on Wednesday in a second-floor apartment in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, said ...

  Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has achieved a significant academic milestone by earning a Doctoral Degree in Public Administration from the University of Uyo. The governor announced the successful defence of his thesis on his official X ...

  Popular comedian Lasisi Elenu has voiced his displeasure to former President Muhammad Buhari regarding Nigeria’s current economic difficulties. Lasisi, known for his unique comedic style, shared an Instagram conversation with Buhari, where he sent a voice note expressing his ...

  A South African man has shared the heartbreaking story of losing his wife just a few months after they got married, revealing that they welcomed their first child only 10 days before her passing. The man, known as @actgeneraldealr ...

  INTRODUCING ALAT XPLORE APP: NIGERIA’S FIRST LICENSED BANKING APP FOR TEENAGERS In today’s world, financial literacy has become an essential life skill, particularly for the younger generation. Recognising this need, Wema Bank—Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s ...

  Wealthy Nigerians earning ₦100m and above monthly will face a 25 per cent personal income tax rate if a new tax bill is passed by the National Assembly. This was stated by the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and ...

  Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three members of a motorcycle-snatching syndicate terrorising the Owode-Egba area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a telephone ...

  President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the former Governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, over the demise of his wife, Tinuade. The President extended his condolences to the former Governor’s family, associates of the spouse, ...

  The Ogun State Government has called on religious leaders, community heads teachers and stakeholders to help sensitise residents of the state on need their children to be vaccinated against measles. The state government during an advocacy meeting with the ...

  Nigeria’s national electricity grid has suffered its second collapse in just 24 hours, plunging millions into darkness. Electricity distribution companies (DisCos), including Eko and Kaduna, confirmed the collapse, which occurred at 9:17 am on Tuesday. “We are currently working ...

  The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has suspended another lecturer, Dr. Joseph Idung from the Department of Science Laboratory Technology, amid ongoing suspensions within the institution. A suspension letter from Registrar Gabriel Egbe indicates that Dr. Idung failed to return funds ...

  The Police Command in Lagos State says a 45-year old man, simply identified as Kazeem, has allegedly jumped into a river and d!ed after taken hard drug suspected to be Colorado. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this ...

  The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,680 per dollar in the parallel market compared to N1,690 per dollar last weekend. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,552.92 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed ...

  The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has stated that five Nigerian airports are set for concession. The Minister made this known while receiving the Regional Vice President of Africa and Middle East of the International Air Transport ...

  The Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Israel Adesanya, has shared a heartfelt tribute to his late daughter, Fatima. Adesanya expressed gratitude to God for the time they shared with Fatima, saying: “My daughter Fatima departed ...

  A 15-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS) Student, Master Chinaemere Opara, has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the introduction of a new admission policy. Opara, ...

  The Federal Government has rescinded its decision to ground 60 private jets owned by various individuals in Nigeria over unpaid import duty running into several billions of naira The government through a directive from the Nigeria Customs Service to ...

  An argument between two relatives turned tragic in Lagos on Monday as one of them fatally sta.bbed his cousin during a physical confrontation. The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident to Punch Metro in a terse statement issued ...

  A former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has stated that only a miracle can get the Peoples Democratic Party back on track. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday night, Fayose said that the loss suffered by the ...

  Tinuade Ladoja, one of the wives of the former Oyo Governor and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, has d!ed. She passed away on Monday morning at 71 after a brief illness. Until her demise, Tinuade was an influential ...

  The World Bank has stated that Nigeria must maintain its ongoing economic reforms for the next 10 to 15 years to establish itself as a leading economic power, not only in sub-Saharan Africa but also on the global stage. ...

  The national electricity grid has collapsed again, The PUNCH reports. The grid collapsed at about 6:18 pm on Monday, leaving Nigerians in darkness. Checks by our correspondent confirmed that power generation dropped from 3.87 gigawatts at 5 pm to ...

  A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is doing its best to make things better for Nigerians. While acknowledging that Nigerians are currently facing economic hardship, Fayose believes that it would not ...