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Prof Zacchaeus Adangor has resigned as the Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State. Adangor’s resignation, dated December 14, 2023, was addressed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Adangor’s said his…

Marlian Music boss Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has accused actress Iyabo Ojo of disseminating false and defamatory content against him on the internet. Naira Marley’s lawyer, Olalekan Ojo, in a letter sent to the…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called for urgent and unconditional return of Nigerian stolen assets stashed in foreign countries. According to a statement posted on the…

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions of learning from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). It…

The World Bank says Nigeria’s petrol should be priced at N750 per litre at the pumps. Alex Sienaert, the bank’s lead economist for Nigeria, made this known during his presentation of the Nigeria development update report, the…

The Kwara State University (KWASU) engineering team has converted three petrol engine vehicles, namely Sedan, Hilux and 22-seater Coaster bus to electric-powered ones. The KWASU acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Jimoh Shaykh-Luqman,…

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, said his administration was prioritising and improving Nigeria’s health sector through massive investments and an increased allocation of funds to the sector in the proposed 2024 budget. He,…

The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the state recorded zero bank robbery in four years, the longest period over the past 20 years. Sanwo-Olu said this on Tuesday at the 17th Town Hall Meeting on security organised by the…

The Minister of Solid Mineral, Dele Alake, has blamed unnamed ‘Powerful Nigerians’ for the illegal mining activities and acts of terrorism going on in different parts of the country. Alake made the allegation on Tuesday when he led a…

The Labour Party's nominee for president in 2023, Peter Obi, has urged the federal government to give the military and other security agencies enough funding so they can improve their operations in light of the recent…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that poor compensation and the insufficient amount of money allocated to the education sector could lead to nationwide strikes at universities in 2024. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke…

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said the Army must remain non-partisan and “vigilantly pro-democracy” as it discharges its duty of maintaining Nigeria’s territorial integrity. This was as he promised to work assiduously and provide…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the Nigerian banking industry remains resilient and that key financial soundness indicators were within the regulatory thresholds as captured in the CBN’s most recent Economic Report of…

Multi-award-winning music star, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has announced plans to gift N100 million to children for Christmas. The singer revealed this in posts on his Instagram story on Monday, stating that this…

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to compensate the victims of military airstrikes in the past seven years. Falana, who is the chairman of Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, warned that if…