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In a statement released yesterday, police spokesperson Oluyiwa Adejobi said that 130 suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities that pose a threat to national security. The suspects include 113 foreign natio ....
To start November 2024 on a positive note, the naira strengthened against the dollar on both the official and black market foreign exchange exchanges. The naira gained to N1666.72 per dollar on Friday from N1675.49 on Thursday, according to FMDQ data. In relation to the dollar, th ....
Another important milestone in the Transmission Company of Nigeria's efforts to bring electricity back to the country's northern area has been reported. Full electricity has been restored to Maiduguri in Borno State and Damaturu in Yobe, according to a new statement released on Friday an ....
Sotiyo Igbalawole Emmanuel, a new commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has been assigned to the Osun State Command. The NSCDC Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar, recently authorised the deployment of Commandant Sotiyo. According to a sta ....
In all of its retail locations, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has raised the price of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol. TheCable reported the second October hike on Tuesday. On October 3, NNPC raised the pump price from N855 per litre ....
To restore the bulk power supply in the North, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) engineers have started their work. Sunday Dare, President Bola Tinubu's Special Advisor for Public Communication and Orientation, attested to the repairs. The 330 kV Ugwaji–Apir double circuit t ....
A new minimum pay of N71,000 for civil personnel has been approved by Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf and will go into effect in November. Governor Yusuf made the announcement on Tuesday on his verified Facebook page, stressing his administration's dedication to raising living s ....
According to information released by the Nigerian Correctional Service, the 2025 budget would cover the meal allowance for newly admitted prisoners. Stephen Abene, the spokesperson for the Nasarawa State NCoS Command, said that the change is intended to bring it into line with the cur ....
A legislator was detained by the Federal Capital Territory, or FCT, Police Command on Monday for attacking a driver in the nation's capital. The arrest of Alex Mascot Ikwechegh was verified by Abuja Command spokesman Josephine Adeh. Ikwechegh is "undergoing questioning at the M ....
The Lagos State Government started the "Know Your Numbers, Control Your Numbers" program to address the health concerns linked with diabetes and hypertension. The campaign offers screening services at 330 authorised sites around the state. Targeting the rising incidence of these silen ....
Residents of the South-East were advised by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on Sunday to upgrade their pre-paid meters by November 24. In Enugu, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, the Head of Corporate Communications for the EEDC, told reporters.“This is due to the Token Ident ....
If the state administration does not demonstrate sincerity and transparency in the negotiations for the payment of the new minimum wage, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Abia State have vowed to revive their suspended strike on November 2, 2024. ....
About a month ago, 26-year-old Mubarak Haruna was abducted in the state's Jibia Local Government Area, but he was freed by Katsina State Police Command operations. The victim was abducted by thugs at Kwarare village while driving a commercial truck along the Katsina to Magamar Jibia rout ....
Remilekun Ekundayo, the recently assigned Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ogun State Command, has promised to preserve the state's vital infrastructure and national assets. This was revealed by Ekundayo at the handover ceremony on Friday at the NSCDC ....
Dr. Peter Mbah, the governor of Enugu State, has approved a minimum pay of N80,000 for all state employees, including those employed by local governments, with effect from October 2024. He has noted a clear connection between a motivated workforce and his administration's goal ....
Due to damage to his aircraft during a layover at JFK Airport in New York, Vice President Kashim Shettima's journey to Samoa for the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit has been cancelled. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made ....
A 41-year-old Canadian woman named Adrienne Munju was found guilty and sentenced by Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday to 11 years in jail or a N50 million fine for allegedly bringing 35.20 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud (Cannabis Sativa) into Nigeria.&nb ....
Both the Minister of Women's Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy Ohaneye, and the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, were fired by President Bola Tinubu. A few minutes ago, Bayo Onanuga, the President's Special Advisor on Information and Strategy, revealed this. ....
A new minimum pay of N80,000 has been announced by Governor Umo Eno for Akwa Ibom State government employees. The Governor has formed an Implementation Committee with a one-month deadline to decide how the increased salary would be implemented in order to guarantee the wage increa ....
In the Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area, 100 women have been empowered by the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA). The goal of the business equipment and critical skills programs was to increase the beneficiaries' self-reliance and finan ....
207 recently promoted senior officers have been awarded with their new ranks by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps' (NSCDC) Edo State Command. The new rank is a call to greater duties, dedication, efficiency, and effectiveness, according to Mr. Gbenga Agu, the state comm ....
With effect from the end of October, Abia workers would get a minimum salary of N70,000, as agreed by Governor Alex Otti. During a press conference on the results of this week's Executive Council meeting in Umuahia, Prince Okey Kanu, the Commissioner for Information, revealed t ....
A fresh recruiting campaign has been started by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) with the goal of hiring recent graduates as Tax Officers (Officer I and Officer II). On Monday, October 21, 2024, a post on the agency's official X (formerly Twitter) account made the announc ....
The demonstrators detained during the celebration of the fourth anniversary of the #EndSARS protests have been freed by the Lagos State Police Command. After being apprehended at the Lekki Toll Gate, the demonstrators, who were all above 18, were taken to the State Criminal Inv ....
Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has authorised N85,000 as the state's minimum pay for civil servants. At a meeting with organised labour groups on Friday at the government house in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers, the governor approved the minimum wage for workers. ....
After waiting for 28 years, Oluwakemi Gbangbalasa, a Nigerian woman, finally went to bed. In an Instagram video that went viral, Gbangbalasa celebrated the birth of her child and revealed that she has been praying to God for a child for over 20 years.Her words: “For th ....
Twenty alleged criminals terrorising the state's Oshodi neighbourhood were taken into custody by Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, or KAI, officials on Tuesday. In a succinct statement posted on his X.com profile on Tuesday, Tokunbo Wahab, the state commissioner for environment ....
In the parallel market, the value of the Naira increased from N1,690 to N1,680 per dollar last weekend to N1,680 yesterday. Similarly, in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, or NAFEM, the value of the Naira increased to N1,552.92 per dollar. According ....
Lagos' governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that N85,000 will be the minimum salary for state civil officials. In an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, the governor said this.He said: “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we have dis ....
Fourteen people have been taken into custody by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekiti State Command, on suspicion of commercial offences. Following normal inspections and manhunts by the command's Counter Terrorism Unit, Intelligence and Investigation Unit, and Fi ....
Four employees were killed in a fire disaster that happened on Sunday at a club and bar on Baale Road in the Olodi Apapa neighbourhood, according to the Lagos State Police Command. This was confirmed to reporters in Lagos on Monday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command's spokesp ....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, it will have a flag-off event to formally begin its campaign for the impending Ondo State gubernatorial elections. Debo Ologunagba, the party's national publicity secretary, made this revelation in ....
Petroleum marketers now have the ability to obtain fuel straight from the Dangote refinery, bypassing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, thanks to a permit from the Federal Government. This supports rumours that the NNPC won't be the only company using Dangote fue ....
On Thursday, Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun announced that his administration will soon start introducing the sale of other subsidised products throughout the state's twenty local government areas. He also began the sale of rice in the state. Governor Abiodun added that f ....
Under the direction of Deputy Governor Dr Manassah Jatau, the Gombe Minimum compensation Negotiation Committee has set October as the date for state employees to receive the agreed upon compensation. Jatau told reporters at a Thursday night briefing that the committee had recently received ....
Three suspects have been confirmed as apprehended by 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS). The individuals are thought to have been behind a number of criminal operations in Taraba State. It was revealed that the suspects—Musta Adamu, Mohammed Be ....
Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa fired Adeboye Taofiq Ewenla, his Special Assistant for Forestry (Central Senatorial District), on Wednesday due to allegations of bribery totalling N30 million. Aiyedatiwa ordered an investigation into the claims in a statement released by h ....
A different group demonstrated on Saturday against the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission-supervised electoral process, which is being monitored by the commission, twenty-four hours after a pro-election demonstration in favour of the ongoing local government elections in Rivers ....
Yahaya Bello, the immediate former governor of Kogi State, was called by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday, for an arraignment on October 24. Following 16 new charges from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Bello, Umar Oricha, and Abdulsalami Hu ....
The refund of N1 million that four police officers in the Surulere area extorted from three National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members has been made possible by the Lagos Police Command. Oluyemi Fasipe, an X user, claimed that the police in Surulere, Lagos, allegedly extorted ....
43 alleged online scammers have been taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Rivers State's capital, Port Harcourt. The EFCC reported on Wednesday that they had apprehended 33 alleged online scammers in Port Harcourt and had found counterfei ....
791 new civil servants will be hired by the Oyo State government to work in the mainstream service. Alhaji Kamoru Aderibigbe, the State Civil Service Commission's chairman, revealed this to reporters on Wednesday in Ibadan. 230 education officials and 561 other people would be ....
Due to an inflow of bandits and unfavourable aspects in the mining-related activities, the Kogi State Government banned all mining operations in the state on Wednesday. The State Executive Council meeting, chaired by Governor Usman Ododo, made the decision to halt mining operat ....
On Wednesday, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), also referred to as KAI, succeeded in securing the conviction of twelve commercial prostitutes. During a dislodgement operation headed by the Corps Marshal of the Agency, they were found guilty of charges touching on pro ....
In honour of Nigeria's 64th anniversary of independence, Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has used the prerogative of mercy by ordering the release of 19 prisoners incarcerated in the state's various prisons for varying sentences. The 19 prisoners are among the 117 ....
At least 24 alleged online scammers have been taken into custody in various parts of Benin City. The arrest was made on Monday by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) Benin Zonal Directorate. According to the Commission, the suspects' suspected involv ....
Tuesday saw thugs seize contr8ol of the Rumuokwuta protest site in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, which was utilised for the August #EndBadGovernance demonstration. The location was previously disclosed as the state's meeting place for the "FearlessInOctober" protest ....
Theophilus Timothy, a suspected armed robber, has been taken into custody by the Lagos Police Command in the state's Orile region. Patrol officers from the Orile Division on Saturday, the police confirmed this arrest via its X handle on Sunday. The statement claims that the suspect wa ....
Courtroom No. 10 was partially destroyed by fire that started on Sunday night at the Kwara State High Court Complex in Ilorin. The State Fire Service reports that the fire began at 8:02 p.m. as a result of a power surge. Thankfully, the fire was quickly put out by firefighters, sa ....
Thirteen alleged online scammers have been taken into custody in Sokoto State by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's Sokoto Zonal Directorate Operatives. The individuals were taken into custody on Saturday, September 28, 2024, in the Gidan Yaro and Dandima regions of ....
In Kidandan village, located in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, bandits have kidnapped the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). In addition, three of a health worker's children were taken by the bandits when they raided the community on Saturday nigh ....
After representing President Bola Tinubu at the just finished 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Vice President Kashim Shettima of Nigeria is back in Abuja. Stanley Nkwocha, his publicist, made the announcement of his arrival in a sta ....
The Nigerian Television Authority now has seven executive directors, all nominated by President Bola Tinubu. The president's Special Advisor on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this announcement on Friday in a State House release headed "President Tinubu appoints se ....
On Thursday, September 26, civil servants who are employed by the federal government will begin to receive the new minimum salary payment. He promised that starting on Thursday, employees would start receiving notifications about their new minimum wage compensation. Mokwa did n ....
In court on Thursday, Osun State priest Apostle Niyi Peter was accused of defaming gospel musician Bunmi Akinnaanu, also known as Omije Ojumi, on social media. Pastor from Osun is accused of calling gospel singer Bunmi Akinnaanu. After reportedly posting a photo of the singer o ....
Abdul Samad Rabiu, the founder of BUA Group, one of the biggest conglomerates in Africa, has offered a N2 billion donation to help the victims and support Borno State's recovery efforts. The conglomerate released a statement noting that the donation was made in response to President ....
Popular transvestite Idris Okuneye, better known online as Bobrisky, has refuted a claim that he accepted bribes made against him by social media influencer Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan. Bobrisky claimed that some unidentified Economic and Financial Crimes Commission agents to ....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has detained Christian Ogbuji, a 48-year-old businessman, once more. On May 10, 2023, Ogbuji was first detained at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after arriving from Addis Ababa, Uganda, on Ethiopian Airlines fl ....
On Monday, a few commercial drivers who work in the Mowe-Ibafo-Arepo districts of Ogun State seized the motorway in protest of many levies that transport union workers, often known as Agberos, had placed on them. After keeping an eye on the demonstration, our correspondent learnt from th ....
Three young people were killed in a deadly automobile crash at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge toll gate in Lagos, and the police's handling of the event has sparked outrage. The collision happened on Monday at around 1:00 am and involved two cars that were transporting about eight ....
On Monday, agents of the Amotekun Corps, also known as the Ondo State Security Network Agency, paraded a total of twenty-seven individuals who are believed to be criminals and have been causing fear throughout the state. Adetunji Adeleye, the Chairman of the Corps, state ....
To represent Nigeria in the 79th United Nations General Assembly, or UNGA, Vice President Kashim Shettima has travelled to New York, USA. His spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, made this revelation in a statement on Monday. He claims that in the early hours of Monday, the Vi ....
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has issued a warning regarding the dangerous public health threat posed by the sale of counterfeit and subpar medications in Nigeria.“We are maximising efforts to curb the menace of substandard and falsified medicine ....
Nigeria has been informed by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control that fraudulent soap bearing the name "Dettol Health Fresh Soap" is being sold in the market. The maker of Dettol Antiseptic goods verified that the soap is phoney, since there is no product by ....
Three Yoruba Nation agitators have been taken into custody by police for flying their flags in the Ikire market in the Irewole local government area of Osun State. On August 27, at about 2:00 PM, at Obada Market in Ikire, the suspects Fagbuyi Oluwafemi, Joy Faseyeku, and Alabed ....
Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady, has given N500 million to those impacted by the flood tragedy in Maiduguri, Borno. During a Wednesday visit of sympathy to Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, Tinubu announced the donation. Presenting N500 million to the governor and offering p ....
The former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has expressed concern through her media office on the actions taken by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to apprehend her. The office's director of media, Ohiare Michael, stated on Wednesday that the agents "ar ....
CP Anthonia Adaku Uche-Anya, the newly appointed Commissioner of Police for Ebonyi State, has taken up her position. On Tuesday, the state's 27th CP reported for duty at the Command's Headquarters located in Abakaliki. Uche-Anya is from Imo State's Nwangele Local Government Are ....
Mr. Adegoke Fayoade has been replaced as Lagos State's Commissioner of Police by Mr. Olanrewaju Ishola. On Tuesday, Ishola succeeded Fayoade at the Lagos Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja. Speaking, the newly appointed Lagos Police Commissioner promised to enhance the state's s ....
When terrorists invaded a church on Sunday in the Bakinpah-Maro town of Kajuru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, they killed three people, kidnapped a pastor, and took numerous other people hostage. Although the police have not yet commented, Cafra Caino, the previous chairman ....
The Odo Iya Alaro Bridge in the Maryland region of the state was temporarily closed less than two months ago, but the Lagos State Government announced on Monday that it was reopened. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the state commissioner for transport, revealed this in a statement on Monday ....
According to information released by the National Identity Management Commission, there are now 110 million Nigerians with NINs. Compared to the 107.34 million that was recorded at the end of May 2024, this is a 2.39 percent growth. The new statistic was revealed by the Commission ....
As a noble act of giving back to the community, Rev. Fr. Clement Kagoma, a priest in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, gave sacks of rice to 100 widows in the area. Fr. Kagoma clarified that it is one's duty to share with those in need at Sunday's food distribution at St. Mulumb ....
Sullen Carey, an influencer from London, got divorced after barely a year of marriage. The 36-year-old Brazilian model gained notoriety the previous year when she tied the knot in a ritual known as "sologamy." She shared the unusual occasion with her 400,000 Instagram followers, garne ....
The government of Anambra State has declared an immediate stop to the "iron condemn"—a term used to describe the actions of scavengers who go around purchasing iron scraps. This decision comes in response to the scavengers' well-known actions, which have grown to be a serious annoya ....
A fire at a GSM village near Kpata market in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State, destroyed properties valued at millions of naira. An increase in electricity led to the fire outbreak early on Thursday morning. It was also discovered that as the fire went out of control, the shop owners we ....
Muffat Inyang, 49, was charged by the Lagos police on Friday in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court for allegedly moving his kids to a different state without getting their mother's permission. The defendant, who resides in the Oshodi neighbourhood of Lagos, committed the act on Oct ....
According to the authorities, severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least thirty people and damaged over a million more. On Tuesday, the Alau dam on the Ngadda river in Borno State collapsed, forcing villagers to escape their homes and causing some of the worst flo ....
The Nigerian Television Authority said that four hundred Nigerians had been deported from the United Arab Emirates and had arrived in Nigeria. The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffi ....
Twenty Kano State candidates for chairmanship have tested positive for numerous substances during the screening process for the upcoming local government elections, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The candidates put out by the state's ruling NNPP tes ....
As Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kaduna State Command, Commandant Nuhu Bello Muhammadu has taken up his duties. Commandant Muhammadu, speaking to officers and men of the corps at the State Headquarters of NSCDC, Kaduna Command, stated in a stateme ....
Professor Joseph Alakali has left his post as the Benue State government's secretary. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by Sir Tersoo Kula, the State Governor Hyacinth Alia's chief press secretary. According to him, Alakali tendered his resignation on Monday, citing ....
Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, has been taken into custody by agents of the Department of State Services. Ajaero was detained on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja while travelling to the United Kingdom for a formal assignment, ....
According to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the Federal Capital Territory, vandals have damaged public infrastructure in Abuja to the tune of an estimated N5 million. This revelation was made by the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, at a press conference on Monday ....
The National Universities Commission has given Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara permission to launch six new programs. The following degrees have been approved: LL.B. Law; B. Agric. Agriculture; B. Eng. Agricultural Engineering; Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT); and B. Rad. Ra ....
Bright Simon, a seven-year-old child who was reported missing a month ago, was discovered at a church in the Gwagwa, an Abuja suburb, Tasha 1 neighbourhood. It was stated that a mother had whisked the youngster away to the area to ask for prayers instead of their planned trip t ....
In Rivers, Joachim Okafor has taken up his position as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps' (NSCDC) new commandant. Olufemi Ayodele, the command's spokesperson, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Port Harcourt. Mr. Igwebueze, who was redeployed, was followed by ....
The National Youth Service Corps' Director General, YD Ahmed, has promised Corps Members that their monthly stipend will rise in tandem with Civil Servants' receipt of the newly approved federal minimum salary. Speaking to Corps Members at the Kebbi State Orientation Camp in Da ....
A suspect (name withheld) who is allegedly a part of a group that specialises in kidnapping children and transporting them from Nigeria to adjacent nations like Ghana and the Benin Republic has been detained, according to the Anambra State Police Command. In a press release on Wednesd ....
A man who has not yet been named has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a worker for the Lagos State Environment and Water Resources while they were on the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway at Berger. According to PUNCH Metro, the event took place early on Tuesday morning. The ....
On Monday, a passenger boat in Rivers State's Bonny river was ambushed by suspected pirates, leading to the kidnapping of ten passengers. It was learnt that the tragedy happened around 10 kilometres into the boat's journey from Bonny to Port Harcourt. The state's maritime worke ....
This was revealed in a statement released on Monday by Segun Tomori, the Minister's Special Assistant on Media.During a recent operation codenamed “Operation Hayakin Kogo,” conducted by the Mining Marshals in the Ikah Community of Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State, two Chi ....
On the foreign exchange market, the naira strengthened versus the dollar to begin the week strongly. According to FMDQ data, the value of the naira increased by N12.79 on Monday to N1585.77 per dollar, up from N1598.56 on Friday of previous week. In a same vein, the ....
There have been reports of an early Monday morning fire that completely destroyed the Katsina State Government House. But the origin of the fire remained a mystery. A source said that the fire broke out at about six in the morning.He said, “I saw a fire service t ....
Nigerians protesting the shortage of fuel flooded Abuja on Monday. In an effort to raise awareness of the fuel shortage in the nation and pressure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's federal administration to take action, the Coalition of Concerned Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria organis ....
Due to suspected violations of environmental rules, two Chinese enterprises have been shut down by the Ogun State Waste Management Authority. The Authority stated in a statement issued on Sunday that it had to take the measure since the companies had ignored multiple ....
Part of a three-story structure in the Lagos State Government Staff Quarters, located in the Ogba district of the state on Odunsanmi Street, off Wempco Road, was completely destroyed by fire. This was verified in a statement released on Friday by Dr. Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, ....
A medical panel has been established by the Lagos State Government to examine the clinical circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Waheed Ayilara, the Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom. The revelation was announced in a statement on Saturday in Lagos by Prof. Akin Abayomi ....
The Nigerian Bar Association's 32nd president, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, was sworn in today in Lagos. Osigwe succeeds Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, whose term came to a close today. Osigwe declared in his inaugural speech that the NBA will hold the federal and state governments accountable wh ....