Nigeria opens land, air borders with Niger Republic
President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with…
Okonjo-Iweala demands release of abducted Kaduna, Sokoto students
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has called on the federal government to ensure the release of the students abducted by bandits in Kaduna and…
FG postpones students loan launch indefinitely
The Federal Government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyer, made this known during…
N4.8bn fraud: Ibeto coughs out N1.5bn in plea bargain deal with EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto, has paid back N1.5 billion out of the N4.8 billion fraud allegation…
Lawmaker says senior senators got N500m for projects
There was a rowdy session in the senate on Tuesday when Jarigbe Jarigbe, a lawmaker, claimed that some “senior senators” got N500 million in the 2024 budget for constituency…
Tinubu approves appointment of FCTA head of service, permanent secretaries
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the chairman and commissioners of the federal capital territory (FCT) civil service commission. The president appointed Emeka Ezeh as the chairman…
Tinubu names Lagos ex-commissioner Mobereola as D-G of NIMASA
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola to serve as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a renewable term…
CBN raises Customs FX duty rate to N1,624/$1
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has further increased by 1.9 percent, the exchange rate for calculating Customs duties at the country’s seaports. The Customs exchange duty rate was…
Atiku denies claim of leaving PDP
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, says he has no plan to form a new political party ahead of the 2027…
Police re-arrest Mohbad’s friend, Primeboy
The Lagos State Police Command has re-arrested afro singer, Ibrahim Owodunni, aka Primeboy. According to PUNCH Primeboy was arrested on Tuesday morning during his visit to the State Criminal…
