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Islamic morality police, Hisbah, in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are to resume their crackdown on betting shops after a supreme court ruling on gambling. The Nigerian Supreme Court quashed a 2005 law Friday that established a…

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says Simon Ekpa, the controversial Biafra agitator, was never a member of the group. IPOB said Ekpa was not a registered member of the group’s chapter in Finland and cannot be the…

The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment held that the National Lottery Act 2005 should no longer be…

The Nigerian government has unveiled Galaxy Backbone’s ‘Govmail’, ServiceWise GPT, and the Federal Civil Service Online Portal digital service platforms for civil servants nationwide. The head of Civil Service of the Federation, Didi…

Lack of money has left two-thirds of households in Nigeria grappling with the reality of not being able to provide healthy and nutritional meals, a survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS has revealed. The NBS survey titled,…

President Bola Tinubu has said Nigerians are now seeing the positive results of his administration’s reforms. Since he assumed office in May 2023, Tinubu has scrapped subsidy on petroleum products and floated the naira, the result of…

Pro-Biafra Agitator, Simon Ekpa has been arrested alongside four others over Terrorism related activities by Finnish Authorites. The self-declared Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, was remanded in custody by the…

President Bola Tinubu has called on the military across Africa to unite in addressing insecurity and other threats to the continent’s unity and stability. He gave the charge on Wednesday when he officially declared open the second…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on Wednesday said it has uncovered substandard and unregistered sugar products in Nigerian markets, particularly in the South-West and North-East. FCCPC spokesperson, Ondaje…

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has reiterated its resolve to sustain a seven-day warning strike and consider further actions if the Federal Government fails to address its demands. The MDCAN…

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, has unveiled an online portal to enhance the accessibility of government circulars for civil servants. Speaking at the launch event in Abuja on Wednesday, Walson-Jack…

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, has revealed that the former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, opposed the nomination of his son, Cyril, as Commissioner for Health-designate. Governor Monday Okpebholo appointed…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for full accountability in the series of arson attacks on Local Government Area (LGA) Secretariats in Rivers State. This comes as the Judicial Commission of Inquiry…

Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo has alleged that powerful individuals behind oil theft in the country are currently angry at him for exposing their shady deals. He made the allegations at his hometown in Oporoza, the…

The Federal Government, responding to the growing concern over youth unemployment, has revoked all previous directives concerning posting restrictions in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). A memo dated November 18, 2024, from…