•Households’ spending on food import surges by N64b in one year While Nigerians’ spending on food and beverage imports rose by 31.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis in quarter one (Q1), the value declined by 24.4 per cent in…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, on Tuesday, announced a minor reshuffle of the House standing committees. In the reshuffle announced during the plenary, Abdulmumin Jibrin, the vocal Kano lawmaker, was reassigned from the Committee on Foreign…
Youths and students in Lagos State have been tasked on crime prevention and urged to be advocates of peace. The call was made at the 12th National Youth Summit on Crime Prevention with the theme, ‘Empowering Youth: Building Safe and…
Two female passengers were killed on Tuesday in a road crash at Obenetiti Awkuzu along the Onitsha-Nteje-Awka Expressway in Anambra State. The incident occurred at about 5:20 a.m. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State,…
Football fans in Ibadan are in for one of the biggest games of the 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, when old foes 3SC and Enugu Rangers clash today in a top-of-the table game. It is a week 36…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of N204.8 million, 15 properties, and eight luxury cars linked to fraudulent activities perpetrated against some Nigerian businesses. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the judgement against…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 269,992 new voters were registered in the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Edo and Ondo. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC National…
Bandits have freed 40 out of 150 people they abducted three weeks ago at Kuchi in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. The villagers, mostly women and children, were released after the payment of ransoms by the community. Sources…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has stated that it will not tolerate any plans by non-state actors to incite violence through protests. The secret police issued the warning today in a statement issued by the spokesman of the DSS,…
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Chioma Onukogu as the Director of Board Affairs and Proceedings in the Office of the Secretary General and the General Secretariat, effective 16th April 2024. Ms Onukogu, a Nigerian national, brings over 25…