The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of 431 mobile phones allegedly linked to a cyber-fraud operation involving Chinese nationals and Nigerian youths. Justice Deinde Dipeolu made the order following an application ...
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2026, a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent ...
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a former teacher, Nwatu Isaac, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl at El-Bossaa Nursery and Primary School, Epe. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, also ordered that Isaac’s ...
As part of security arrangements for Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary celebrations, on October 1, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory Command, said it has deployed 3,000 personnel across the Federal Capital. A statement signed by ...
The Federal Government has commenced nationwide registration of Nigerians aged 15 to 35 under the National Youth Data Bank, NYDB, to build a comprehensive database of the country’s youth population and link them with employment, skills and other opportunities. Minister ...
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has called for sustained investment in Nigeria’s telecommunications sector to expand network infrastructure and improve the quality of connectivity for existing users. Maida ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed October 9, 2026, for the commencement of nationwide collection of newly issued Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, ahead of the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, announced this in Kaduna during the ...
The House of Representatives has once again extended the implementation period for the capital aspect of the 2025 Appropriation Act from 30 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. The extension followed an executive request submitted to the National Assembly by ...
Justice Aigbona Momodu of the Edo State Special Criminal Court has sentenced four men to death on multiple counts for their involvement in the kidnapping of a woman at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City, Edo State. ...
President Bola Tinubu has ended his working vacation in France and departed Paris for Lagos, where he is expected to hold strategic meetings with political leaders and associates ahead of the 2027 elections. Tinubu’s aircraft is expected to land at ...