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  President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), replacing Yusuf Magaji Bichi, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018 This was disclosed ...

  The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old Quranic teacher, Abubakar Talba, for allegedly abducting two Almajiri boys from Katsina and sexually assaulting one of them. According to SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the police spokesperson, the suspect lured ...

Shipping agencies under the aegis of Shipping Agencies, Clearing, and Forwarding Employers Association have approved N200,000 minimum wage for their various employees. The signing ceremony between SACFEA and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria was organised by the Nigerian Shippers’ ...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FCMB Pension Limited, Christopher Bajowa, has been elected the new President of the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria. A statement from the trade association indicated that Bajowa was unanimously appointed following the retirement ...

  Mattress brand, Mouka has partnered with the Lagos Food Bank to aid vulnerable children. According to a statement, Mouka’s partnership is part of the Nutritious Meal Intervention for Vulnerable Mothers and Children programme, an initiative by the Lagos Food ...

  There is tension in the Ajiran community of Agungi Area, Lekki, Lagos State, as gunmen shot and butchered Demola, the first son of Ojomu of Ajiran land, Tijani Akinloye, in the community. A source who spoke on condition of ...

  Ahmed Ali Ahmed, the Commissioner for Finance in Borno State, has passed away. The circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear, but sources close to the matter have revealed that he was found deceased in his room on Monday ...

  Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, was arrested at the Bourget Airport outside Paris on Saturday evening. He was traveling aboard his private jet when French authorities detained him due to an arrest warrant. The arrest ...

  The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said a two-storey building was gutted by fire at the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News ...

  The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria on Sunday described as worrisome the state of the nation, noting that Nigeria is presently “sitting on a ticking time bomb” under President Bola Tinubu. The Catholic body of Bishops also said that ...

  The Director General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, has resigned. Abubakar submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu during a meeting they had at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Saturday. The NIA boss confirmed the development ...

The Director of the NNPC/SPDC/TotalEnergies/NAOC Joint Venture Centre of Excellence in Environmental Management and Green Energy, Professor Anene Moneke, has stated that the targeted investments in education by the Shell Petroleum Development Company Joint Venture will address Nigeria’s energy challenges ...

Nigerians have expressed anger over the recent trip of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, to Saudi Arabia for religious activities amid severe fuel scarcity across the country. Kyari, who shared images ...

  Food brand, Terra, has unveiled a new ‘Unwrap Your Smile’ campaign for its Terra Seasoning Cube. In a statement, Terra said it elevates consumer-centred campaigns to resonate with its audience by celebrating moments of real human connection through its ...

Over 1,500 residents, made up of women, children, widows, and the elderly, have benefited from the one-day feeding programme organised by Fidelity Bank in Osun State. The food bank project was held at St. Benedict Catholic Church, Osogbo, Osun State, ...

  Taliban rulers have banned women’s voices and faces in public under new laws to promote ‘virtue’ in Afghanistan, according to Associated Press. The hardline Islamist group had set up a ministry for the ‘prevention of vice’ after seizing power ...

  Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been sworn-in as the 23rd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. Kekere-Ekun will operate in acting capacity until conformation by the Senate. She took her Oaths ...

  Rapper Vector recently sparked discussion on Twitter by claiming that Nigeria is not the giant of Africa, but that the true giants are the Nigerian people themselves. The initial part of his tweet grabbed attention, prompting various reactions. However, ...

  Four persons were confirmed d3ad, while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal accident that occurred on Thursday night in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. The accident, which occurred around 9 p.m. at the Enu-Gada area of ...

  FirstBank, in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), has launched a major tree-planting initiative to enhance Nigeria’s vegetation cover.   According to the bank, the tree planting exercise led by Aishatu Bubaram, the Group Executive, Commercial Banking, North, ...

  The daughter of President Bola Tinubu and Iyaloja-General, Mrs Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, has resolved the crisis between the Lagos State Butchers Association and the National Butchers Union of Nigeria. The crisis had been marked by failed attempts of the Lagos State ...

  The acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Damagum, has declared that he would not be forced to resign from his post. The PDP has been battling with internal issues that arose before and after ...

  The Anambra State Police Command has busted a kidnappers’ den located in Umuduru in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. The command said its combined team of police, military and vigilantes carried out the operation and during which a ...

  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kano has apprehended an alleged job scammer who specialised in defrauding people of their hard-earned money by promising them fictitious employment in Kano State government ministries A statement on Wednesday by the command’s ...

  The South East Police Department in Haiti has announced the arrests of two Nigerians who faked Haitian nationality. IciHaiti reports that the suspects Madukanze Kenneth, 31, and Henry Peter, 29, were arrested for possession of fake Haitian national identification ...