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Amid Federal Government’s concern over many Nigerians’ reluctance to take the Covid-19 vaccine and its plan to impose sanctions on those who refuse the vaccine when it is made available to all, some states have said they do not intend to force anyone to take the vaccine. The states, including Enugu, Taraba, Cross River, Ogun, […]

An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan,yesterday ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Department of State Services to pay the sum of N20billion to Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Igboho as damages for the invasion of his residence. Justice Ladiran Akintola delivering his ruling, condemned the manner in which Igboho’s residence […]

North-West and South-West, the geopolitical zones of President Buhari, and the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, respectively have the highest number of projects allocated to them among the projects that will be funded with the fresh external loans the President is asking the National Assembly to approve for his regime, Saturday Punch has learnt. Buhari had asked […]

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, says he is well and in good shape following the incident at an event on Thursday in Abuja. Bawa, who spoke from his residence in the nation’s capital, featured as a guest on Politics Today hours after he was reported to have slumped at the […]

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, on yesterday reported that the volume of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas, supplied in August fell by 20.5 percent to 85,264.803 metric tonnes (MT) compared to 107,224.584MT supplied in the month of July. The volume supplied in the month of June was 102,787.234MT. This sharp […]

The Nigerian government says it will lift the ban on Twitter in a ‘few days.’ The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said this while answering questions from State House journalists at the end of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Mohammed said progress is being made in talks with the […]

In August, no fewer than 693 Nigerians lost their lives in various attacks across the country, according to a report released by West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP). Among the casualties were 183 persons who lost their lives during shoot-out between security operatives and criminal gangs. Violent clashes, cult clashes, demonstration, culpable homicide, extrajudicial killings, […]

Emeka Merenu, a priest with the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Iheteukwa, Orsu LGA of Imo state. Merenu was shot in his parsonage in the early hours of Tuesday. A car belonging to the priest, who hails from Amorji Agbomori in Nkwerre LGA, was also set ablaze. The […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the National Assembly, seeking approval to borrow the sum of $4,054,476,863 billion and €710 million. The request was made known in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan at plenary on Tuesday. In the letter titled Addendum to Request For Senate’s Concurrent Approval Of Multilateral Fund Projects Under the […]

The Federal Government says it will not shut the door against repentant bandits. Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, stated this when he appeared on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Tuesday night. The minister said the window is still open for bandits to surrender and be reintegrated into the larger society. He added […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities  on Monday, said it might be compelled to embark on another strike if the Federal Government failed to implement the December 22, 2020 Memorandum of Action signed with it prior to the suspension of the last strike. The Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Benin, Prof. Fred Esumeh, told newsmen while […]

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has issued a deadline to its staff to complete their COVID-19 vaccination or face work restriction and a salary cut. In an internal memo issued on Monday and seen by Daily Trust, the bank said any staff that failed to have a complete vaccination will face sanctions. “Please be […]

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Monday led a protest against the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Obiano led the protest in Awka, the state capital, after traders refused to engage in economic activities. Daily Trust had reported how economic activities were crippled across the state as a result of the sit-at-home order […]

Less than 48 hours after the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) met with President Muhammadu Buhari on ways to end the crises in the health sector, striking resident doctors have insisted that they would not return their duty posts. The resident doctors, under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors NARD) […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, led some clerics to pray for God to grant Nigeria victory over sponsors and perpetrators of violence in the country. The prayers were offered during the dedication of two Churches in Abuja. The Churches were the All Saints Anglican Church Wuse Zone 5, and the Redeemed Christian Church of God […]

Bishop Paul Nwachukwu, the Founder of Grace of God Mission Int’l, has urged Nigerian pastors to use their wealth to alleviate the poverty of the people, especially the needy in the society. Nwachukwu said this in his sermon at the 70th birthday anniversary and book launch of Rev. William Okoye, a former Chaplain at Aso […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied a claim that it directed banks to convert all customers’ domiciliary accounts meant for dollar and other hard currency transactions into naira accounts. In a statement on Saturday, Director, Corporate Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, the apex bank said a fake circular with a fake CBN logo curiously dated […]

The Naira went into the weekend bruised and battered by the U.S. Dollar and other major foreign currencies. Though its value remains unchanged at the CBN window, the Naira slumped further in the BDC and black market. In the black market, it dipped to N545 to the dollar on Friday, about 0.9 percent depreciation compared […]