Senate okays Tinubu’s request to sack 3 RECs
The Senate on Wednesday adopted President Bola Tinubu’s request to sack the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of Sokoto, Abia and Adamawa states. Daily Trust reports that the three…
Tinubu approves 65 years retirement age for doctors, healthcare workers
President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. Dr Mannir Bature, National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian…
3 siblings killed, bodies dumped in freezer in Anambra
The Anambra State government has vowed to track down and prosecute those responsible for the gruesome murder of three siblings, whose bodies were allegedly found stored in a freezer…
Tinubu demands school safety as fire kills 17 in Zamfara Islamic school
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday condoled with parents, guardians, and families who lost their loved ones in a fire incident that engulfed an Islamic school in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara…
FCCPC, NNPCL tackle Dangote refinery … insist on fuel import
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to allow it to join the N100bn lawsuit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery seeking…
Suspended Ogun monarch remanded in prison after failing to meet bail conditions
Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, the suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo in Ogun state, has been remanded at the Ilaro correctional centre over the alleged assault of an elderly man. On…
FG justifies 2025 budget increase, says more revenue streams identified
Atiku Bagudu, minister of budget and economic planning, has provided details on the rationale for the upward review of the 2025 budget. Bagudu spoke to journalists on Wednesday while…
Importers to pay more as customs introduces 4% FOB levy
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will implement a 4 percent charge on the free-on-board (FOB) value of imports. FOB is when the seller is responsible for delivering…
Trump signs order banning transgender athletes from female sports
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports in the US. Trump gazetted the order titled “Keeping Men Out…
Tony Elumelu champions “Democratising Luck” at Legacy Builders Palm Beach Conference
Tony Elumelu, Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, UBA Group, and Transcorp Group, has emphasized the need to extend opportunities to the next generation,…
