The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the federal government against restoring a broad petrol subsidy, recommending targeted support for vulnerable households to cushion the impact of rising energy costs. The Fund said blanket petrol subsidies are expensive, often benefit ...

The first Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has ordered the fumigation of the Igbokoda River and the distribution of nose masks and other health kits to residents following complaints about the offensive stench from the site of last week’s Nigerian ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a Device Checker service that allows consumers to verify communications devices by dialling *315#, as part of efforts to curb counterfeit and non-compliant phones on Nigerian mobile networks. The Commission said the initiative ...

An Iboko High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, has sentenced a 39-year-old man, Chituru Mbam, to six months’ imprisonment without the option of a fine for forcefully evicting his wife, Mbam Ozoemena, from their matrimonial home and ...

Operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Tuesday, uncovered a large-scale counterfeit alcoholic beverage operation at the Zamfara Plaza, BBA Trade Fair Complex, along the Badagry Expressway, Ojo, Lagos State. A statement by ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has named FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, and his Osun State counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, in the party’s revised Presidential Campaign Council list. In the list released on Tuesday, Wike was appointed ...

Ahead of the second term inauguration, the Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has removed all Technical Advisors and Directors-General (DGs) of government agencies with immediate effect. The affected officials are to submit their handover notes to the Office of ...

President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a series of bills to the Senate for consideration, including proposed legislation to reform the legal framework governing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), amend the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau Act, and establish a ...

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has arrived at the Kaduna State High Court for the continuation of his alleged corruption trial in a suit filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The ...

The Senate has resolved to investigate budgetary provisions for the maintenance of Nigerian Air Force aircraft following the crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, which claimed 25 lives. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate Committee ...