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Army breaks silence over Banex Plaza shutdown, says it’s for investigation

May 21, 2024 Joel Oladele 0

The Nigerian Army has said the closure of Banex Plaza in Wuse II, Abuja was for extensive investigation to unravel circumstances surrounding the unwarranted attack […]

CBN raises interest rate by 150 basis points to 26.25% from 24.75%

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has raised the country’s baseline interest rate by 150 basis points to […]

Obi endorses newly elected NWC led by Abure, says survival of LP paramount

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has endorsed the newly elected National Working Committee […]

Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa

FG inaugurates Renewed Hope housing delivery portal

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has inaugurated the Renewed Hope Housing Delivery Portal to grant access to 100,000 houses across […]

Rivers State factional Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo

Rivers Assembly screens, confirms eight commissioner designates

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, on Tuesday screened and confirmed eight nominees for possible appointment as commissioners in […]

APC berates Atiku, Obi over alleged merger plans

May 21, 2024 Joel Oladele 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticized the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter […]

Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hahn-Englund and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, during a courtesy visit to the minister in Abuja

Wike woos Sween, Rwandan investors on tourism, environmental management

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, wooed investors from Sweden and Rwanda, to invest in the territory’s tourism […]

The DG National Orientation Agency (NOA) Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu with the Country Rep. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Oliver Stolpe and the Secretary to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bar. Shadrach Haruna

Death penalty for drug traffickers not proven effective, says UNODC

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that the move by the Nigerian Senate to impose death penalty for drug […]

APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje

APC group advises Ganduje to resign

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

The Forum of Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has advised the embattled National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Ganduje, to resign from […]

Police raid fraud academy in Markudi, arrest Internet fraudsters, kidnappers

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has discovered and ransacked a fraud academy as well as the operations of […]

We’re working hard to restore power supply to North East – TCN

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reassured the North East Governors Forum (NEGF), that it is doing everything possible […]

Nigeria Navy impounds boat smuggling petrol to Cameroon, arrests 3 suspects

Navy arrests 2 suspects with 3,500 litres of petrol en route Cameroon

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, says it has arrested two suspected oil thieves carrying 3,500 litres of petrol in a wooden […]

Payment of N3.3 trillion accumulated power sector debts by President Tinubu: Another benefit from petroleum subsidy withdrawal and Forex rate unification policy to Nigeria – TDF

May 21, 2024 Editor 3 0

The Democratic Front once again commend the President and Commander-In- Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed […]