The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has been instructed by the government to halt all enforcement actions against the proposed prohibition on 200ml PET alcoholic goods and sachet alcohol. The agency was also cautioned by the…
An Arik Air Boeing 737-7GL aircraft, registration 5N-MJF, operating a scheduled domestic flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt, experienced an mid-flight engine fault on Wednesday but diverted safely to Benin Airport. This was disclosed by Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau NSIB…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has expressed optimism that this time around, the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and members of the House of Assembly will uphold the agreements reached through the intervention of President Bola Tinubu to…
Political tensions in Rivers State appeared to have subsided on Tuesday as a result of a “final” mediation by President Bola Tinubu between former Governor and Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike and his replacement, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Wike declared…
Senate spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu has fired back at Nigerians protesting in favour of real-time electronic transmission of election results. In an appearance with Channels Television’s “Politics Today” show on Tuesday, Adaramodu said that the demonstrators had always been around, even…
Former Minister of Transportation and one-time governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained why he attended the “Occupy the National Assembly” protest alongside his son. Amaechi told reporters in Abuja on Tuesday that he brought his son, a doctor,…
The Enugu State Government has shut down the operations of KC Gaming Networks, operators of the Bet9ja brand. The closure was announced by the government in response to alleged ongoing infractions of the Enugu State Gaming and Lottery Law. Following…
Amid growing public outrage over its handling of modifications to the Electoral Act, especially the contentious decision to remove the language requiring real-time electronic transmission of election results, the Senate will convene an emergency plenary session on Tuesday (today). Less…
The Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC) has announced a move for free business name registration for 3,500 small businesses across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Hussaini Magaji, the Commission’s Registrar-General, revealed this in a post on the CAC’s…
The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has reportedly signed a landmark Senior Citizens Bill into law, establishing lifelong support for indigenes aged 60 and above. The law offers priority government services, a monthly stipend, and complete medical coverage in…
Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State, has explained why he and President Bola Tinubu reportedly disagreed, emphasising that the argument was never personal. El-Rufai claimed that he and Tinubu never had a close personal relationship in an interview…
Popular Nigerian businessman and brother to former Ekiti State governor, Isaac Fayose has revealed part of the details from the most recent Wike-Fubara meeting brokered by Tinubu on Monday Although not confirmed by those present at the meeting, Fayose claims…
Petroleum products marketers have hinted at an imminent drop in petrol prices nationwide in the coming days as the parity between imported petrol fell below the Dangote refinery gantry price. In an exclusive interview on Monday, Abubakar Maigandi, the president…
In an effort to end the ongoing conflict between the estranged political allies, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike on Monday night. It was learned that the meeting,…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has failed to present the suspects to court on Monday, halting the trial of the suspected killers of security guard Barnabas Danlami and Arise Television news anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu. The eleven suspects who are facing…