Cholera outbreak: Ebonyi LG chairman bans ceremonies
The Chairman of Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Mr Steven Nwankpa has banned all forms ceremonies in the area following the recent outbreak of cholera. The state government…
Immigration Service cleared 204,332 passport applications in 10 months – Tunji-Ojo
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, cleared over 204,332 backlog of passport applications in 10 months. Tunji-Ojo made this known while reeling out…
October 1 protest: Police, DSS warn against breakdown of law in Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olarenwaju Ishola, has issued a stern warning to intending protesters against unlawful acts during the planned protest. He gave the warning during a town…
Troops neutralise terrorist, recover weapons, rustled cows – Army
The Nigerian Army said its troops have once again demonstrated their unwavering commitment to eradicating terrorists as they neutralised a notorious terrorist and made significant recoveries of arms, ammunition, stolen…
Tinubu appoints seven directors for NTA [FULL LIST]
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, appointed seven executive directors for the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA. This was confirmed in a press release signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and…
DSS blocks Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team from seeing him — Ejimakor
The Department of State Services, DSS, has blocked the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu from having access to him. Disclosing this, Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, said the DSS may…
CBN interest rate hike will kill investments – NACCIMA, business owners
Key players in the Nigerian business and economic sector have kicked against the recent interest rate hike by the Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary Policy Committee. President of the Nigerian…
Don’t fall for Coca-Cola’s $1bn investment promise – CAPPA tells Tinubu
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has told President Bola Tinubu not to be deceived by Coca-Cola’s pledge to invest $1 billion investment in Nigeria. CAPPA spokesperson Robert…
Ogun loses N500m annually to illegal cocoa farmers – Timber dealers cry out
Timber merchants in Ogun State have expressed concern about the incessant destruction of economic trees by illegal cocoa farmers in Omo forest reserves J4 in Ijebu Ode local government area…
Naira continues to depreciate against dollar on Wednesday
The naira continued its depreciation streak against the dollar at the foreign exchange market on Wednesday. FMDQ data showed that the naira fell further to N1667.42 against the dollar on…