Troops arrest notorious bandit leader in Benue
Troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari, under the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a bandit leader in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue…
FG upgrades satellites, expands fibre network to track criminal phone calls
The Federal Government has launched upgrades to the country's communications satellites and fibre optic infrastructure as part of a new strategy to track fraudulent phone calls and disrupt criminal…
Last batch of 130 abducted Niger schoolchildren regain freedom
Another 130 pupils of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have finally regained their freedom. Details of the pupils’ freedom are still scanty,…
Only Oyo throne can confer Yorubaland titles, says Alaafin
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has stated that he is the only traditional ruler with the authority to confer chieftaincy titles bearing the name “Yorubaland.” The…
Oyedele addresses claims of altered tax laws
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has addressed the controversy that the recently enacted tax reform laws, scheduled to take effect on January…
Heirs Energies signs $750m loan deal with Afreximbank to fund long-term growth
Heirs Energies Limited, Nigeria’s leading indigenous integrated energy company, has executed a $750 million financing with the African Export–Import Bank to fund new projects The transaction was concluded at…
NOVA Bank opens regional office to serve South-East, South-South
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has announced the State Government’s commitment to provide land for the development of NOVA Bank’s regional head office for South-East/South-South region in Owerri,…
Fire guts FIRS headquarters in Abuja
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has confirmed that a fire incident occurred at one of its offices in Abuja yesterday morning, with no loss of life recorded. The…
Gunmen attack bereaved Benue family, demand money made from burial
Barely five days after burying their mother, the family of Lawrence Iorwa has been plunged into fresh tragedy following a violent attack on their family compound by unknown armed men.…
From ‘padded budget’ to ‘forged laws’ … Peter Obi reacts to tax laws’ alterations
Peter Obi has described the discrepancies between the tax reform laws passed by the House of Representatives and the gazetted versions signed by President Bola Tinubu as a migration from…
