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…
Tinubu Holds Talks With NLC Amid Threat of Nationwide Labour Protest
President Bola Tinubu has met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress following plans by organised labour to stage a nationwide protest over unresolved demands. The meeting was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday night, the Special Adviser…
Low Gas Supply, Grid Constraints Behind Power Outages in South-East – EEDC Explains
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has stated that the recent drop in power supply across the South-East is due to shortage of gas. In a statement by Emeka Ezeh, the Group Head, Corporate Communications of the EEDC, the…