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The United Kingdom Prime Minister, Liz Truss has resigned after spending just 45 days in office. Her resignation comes after a key minister quit and Tory MPs rebelled in chaotic parliamentary votes, BBC reports. Ms Truss was elected by the Tory membership in September, but she lost authority after a series of U-turns. “I recognise […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the completion of the sale of Polaris Bank. Osita Nwanisobi, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Nwanisobi announced that the new core investor in the bank is Strategic Capital Investment Limited, disclosing that the deal was sealed with SCIL by the CBN and […]

The construction of the Second Niger Bridge is complete, according to Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing. Fashola said this at the unveiling of President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard series (2015-2023) on Wednesday in Abuja. “Second Niger Bridge is completed. What is remaining is a 4km interchange road at the Asaba end and 2km out […]

The Australian government has warned its citizens to avoid travelling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. According to its travel advisory on the consulate’s website on Wednesday, over 20 states including Abuja, the nation’s capital were listed for Australians to avoid. The country also listed terrorism, kidnapping […]

The Chinese government has opened police stations in Nigeria and in over 20 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa in its effort to tackle the increasing criminal activities of its citizens abroad.    This was contained in an investigative statement titled, ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild.’ It was widely reported that […]

The cover price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas, may soon spike across various parts of the country as the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited declared force majeure on its 22.2 million tons per year Bonny LNG export facility. Experts have warned that the cost of filling a 12.5kg cylinder […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared open the last Ministerial Performance Review Retreat of his administration, saying high-impact projects have been implemented across the country, meeting the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians. Addressing the retreat organised to evaluate the level of progress made in the implementation of the nine priority agenda of his administration, the president […]

Nigeria’s inflation rate has surged for the eight consecutive month, hitting a fresh 17-year-high amid rising food and energy costs, and the continued depreciation of the naira. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, inflation rose to 20.77 percent in September from 20.52 percent recorded in August, the highest since 2005. Food inflation […]

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, England’s Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed Saturday. “Greater Manchester Police has charged and remanded a 21-year-old man with controlling and coercive behavior, attempted rape and Section 47 assault of a woman,” GMP told CNN in a statement. GMP said Greenwood was arrested earlier on […]

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Sunday, promised to tackle insecurity as his first priority if elected as president during next year’s election. Aside from tackling insecurity, the former Anambra State governor also promised to judiciously use the vast lands across the nation for massive food production. Obi, who was reacting to food […]

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi on Friday apologised to his supporters over errors detected in the party’s Campaign Council list. Obi who made the plea via his Twitter handle, however, assured that the controversial campaign list will be reviewed. His words, “I’ve received several calls of concern following the release of […]

After eight months of embarking on strike to press home their demands from the federal government, lecturers of public universities in the country have suspended the action. The decision which has not yet been officially communicated to the public, was taken at the National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the lecturers’union under the aegis of […]

The naira has dropped to a record low of N742 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market, popularly called the black market. The figure represents a depreciation of N5 or 0.7 percent from the N737 it traded two weeks ago. With the depreciation, the gap between the official and parallel market exchange […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said not less than 95 million eligible voters would participate in the 2023 general elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Wednesday at an event organized by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and Yiaga Africa at the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday reiterated his desire to hand over  a Nigeria  free from insecurity to the “next generation of leaders.” He made the reaffirmation after conferring national honours on 443 Nigerians and seven foreigners at an elaborate ceremony in Abuja. “We will continue to root out all forms of banditry, criminality, terrorism, and insurgency in the […]