Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reported that its shift to market-based pricing in the telecommunications sector has triggered over $1 billion in infrastructure investments in 2025. During a media briefing in Lagos on Friday, NCC’s Executive Vice-Chairman, Aminu Maida, revealed that the pricing policy, implemented in January and February...
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By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Officers and Men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Area Command, have arrested a passenger attempting to travel with $59,000 in undeclared cash and handed him over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and prosecution. Speaking...
Nick AguleEmail: nick.agule@yahoo.co.ukX: Nick Agule, FCAFacebook: Nick Agule, FCA15.08.2025 There are indications that the CBN intends to revive the eNaira. There are 12 questions for the CBN to tackle. 1. Security and Competition: The eNaira’s security—being backed by the CBN—is reassuring. However, does this not position the CBN, as...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has dismissed media reports of alleged attempts to relocate its headquarters from Jos, the Plateau State capital. These reports stem from a Matter of Urgent Public Importance raised during a recent plenary session of the Plateau State House of...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Police Command has issued a firm warning to hoodlums to stay away from polling booths and collation centers during the by-election in Okura II State Constituency scheduled for Saturday. In a statement released on Friday in Lokoja, the Police Public Relations Officer...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Stakeholders drawn from various sectors have pledged to support efforts towards the establishment of a development fund as a central financing mechanism for youth activities in Akwa Ibom State. They agreed to facilitate and secure executive assent for the Akwa Ibom youth development fund...
BY, AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government has lashed out at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) coalition, describing their allegations of a planned sabotage of Saturday’s bye-elections as “laughable lies” from “political leftovers” of former governor Nasir El-Rufai. The coalition, led by ADC...
Sokoto State Government has disclosed spending N4.7 billion over the past two years to cover registration fees for students taking external examinations, ensuring access regardless of their families’ financial lcircumstances. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, the state’s Commissioner for Basic...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun distributing both sensitive and non-sensitive election materials for the upcoming by-elections in Anambra-South Senatorial District and Onitsha-North 1 State Constituency, set for August 16. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra, Dr. Elizabeth Agwu, said the commencement of the distribution process on...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Military troops from the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) successfully repelled armed herders and confiscated an automatic rifle in Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer for OPWS, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, shared this update in a press release issued to journalists on...
Eleven Nigerian miners, stranded in the Central African Republic (CAR), have thanked the Nigerian government for their timely rescue. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, their spokesperson, Mr. Freeborn Igorigo, expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for the government’s swift action and the warm reception they received upon their...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has committed to a robust partnership with the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) to educate and sensitize communities on the dangers of illegal possession and use of small arms and light weapons. This...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Alhaji Abubakar Ahmad Ma’aji, announced on Thursday that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will commence the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on Monday, August 18, 2025. Speaking at a press conference held at the INEC Conference Hall in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gausa– Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has raised urgent concerns about a worsening cholera outbreak in Zamfara State, calling for immediate action to curb further loss of life. The medical humanitarian organization issued a statement on Thursday highlighting the escalating crisis....
By LEO IGWE – The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the police and other state authorities in Rivers State to prosecute the pastor who abused children during an exorcism. This call has become necessary following the reluctance of the police to press charges against the reckless and irresponsible pastor...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties, candidates, and stakeholders involved in Saturday’s by-elections to strictly follow legal provisions, regulations, and guidelines to ensure a smooth electoral process. In a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of...
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, Mr. Tony Attah, has stated that Nigerian stakeholders in the oil and gas industry are now better positioned, than in the last five years, to optimise Nigeria’s vast hydrocarbon natural resources, due to changes that have been...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Abia State Government has received approval from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for a $125 million loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to fund its Integrated Infrastructure Development Project. The announcement was made by Mr. Ukoha Njoku, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Alex...
Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has enlisted the support of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Police to recover outstanding loans from the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) owed by its members. This was announced by MAAN’s National President, Bello...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a collaborative effort, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nigeria’s embassy in Bangui, successfully evacuated 11 Nigerian miners stranded in the Central African Republic (CAR). The miners, abandoned by their employer in the remote town of Bambari,...