FG Bans Export of Wood, Revokes Existing Licences Nationwide
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared nationwide ban on the export of wood and allied products, revoking all previously issued licences and permits. This development was announced by the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, during the 18th meeting of…
OPINION : Let President Muhammadu Buhari Rest in Peace” – By: Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai
By: Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai – 17th December 2025 The recent launch of a book on the life and legacy of our late leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, has stirred deep emotions and renewed divisions among those who once formed his inner…
Tinubu Submits ₦43.56trn 2025 Appropriation Repeal and Re-enactment Bill to NASS
President Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to consider and pass the Appropriation, Repeal and Re-enactment Bill 2 of 2024. The bill which was conveyed in separate letters to the Senate and the House of Representatives on Wednesday involves…
EFCC Arrests Herbalists with $3.4million, €280, 000 Counterfeit Notes in Osun, Lagos
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280, 000…
Yuletide: NSCDC Deploys 4,000 Personnel Across FCT to Guarantee Public Safety
The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed “4,000 personnel across the territory to ensure a peaceful Yelutide celebration.” The corps Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, according to a statement signed by the command spokesperson,…
Reforming Nigeria’s Tax System Requires Trust and Transparency By Peter Obi
Reforming Nigeria’s Tax System Requires Trust and Transparency By Peter Obi Recent reports concerning a tax cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and France have generated understandable public concern. While international collaboration is not inherently objectionable, agreements relating to…
US Imposes New Travel Restrictions on Nigeria, 14 Other Countries
President Donald Trump has on Tuesday, signed a new Proclamation further restricting entry into the United States for nationals of countries deemed high-risk due to deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing. According to a White House fact sheet issued on…
Panic As CBN Revokes License Of Two Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the operational licences of Aso Savings and Loans Plc and Union Homes Savings and Loans Plc. Statement by Acting Director Corporate Communications of the bank, Hakama Sidi Ali said the action, taken under…
BREAKING! Cessna 172 Aircraft Crashes At Owerri Airport
The Nigerian safety investigation bureau (NSIB) has launched a full investigation into an accident involving a cessna 172 belonging to skypower express which occurred at approximately 20:00 local time on Monday 16 december 2025, at Sam Mbakwe international cargo airport,…
Akpabio, Health Rumours and Peddlers of Fake News (Photos)
By Anietie Ekong Over the weekend the internet was abuzz with the “news” that the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio had suddenly collapsed, rushed in an air ambulance and flown to London where he was admitted into the…