Human traffickers using digital platforms to lure Nigerians – FG
The federal government has expressed concern that human traffickers are increasingly using digital platforms to lure and exploit victims. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi…
Peter Obi: Those who once invited me to feast now beg for assistance
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, says the level of hardship in the country is alarming. Obi spoke on Wednesday during the…
NSCDC plans agro rangers training over farmers’ killing
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has expressed its commitment to reviewing its security strategy following the death of at least 65 farmers this year due to attacks…
Buhari: I left office with the same physical assets I had before becoming president
Former President Muhammadu Buhari says he left the presidency with the same physical assets he had before taking office on May 29, 2015. According to a statement issued by…
FG plans automation of landing, exit cards, to launch e-visa system May 1
The federal government says it is planning to launch the electronic visa (e-visa) system on May 1. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, announced the development during…
Niger dumps French, adopts Hausa as national language
Niger military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, moving away from its colonial past where French played a central role. The change was announced in…
Petrol price drop imminent as FEC renews naira-for-crude deal
Oil marketers are anticipating a drop in petrol pump prices due to the continuation of crude and refined product sales in the naira initiative by the Federal Government. They…
Trump pauses tariffs for several countries… raises China’s rate to 125%
U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning decision to pause the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries brought relief for battered global stock markets on Thursday, even as…
Reforms: Nigeria records $6.83bn balance of payment surplus—CBN
Nigeria recorded a balance of payment (BOP) surplus of $6.83 billion in 2024, marking a sharp reversal from consecutive deficits posted in the prior two years. The latest figures,…
Japa: 16,000 doctors left Nigeria in 5 years – FG
At leasr 16,000 medical doctors left Nigeria to practice abroad in the last five to seven years , the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate,…
