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House committee summons NSA, IGP, others over recovered loot
A House of Representatives Committee has summoned the Inspector-General of Police and the National Security Adviser to appear before it over recovered looted funds from 2002 to 2020. The summon was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Ibrahim Isiaka (APC-Ogun) at an investigative hearing organised by the committee on Monday in […]
2023: Northern youths urge Senator Saraki to contest Presidency
Scores of youths under the aegis of ‘Saraki is coming’, drawn from many states in Northern Nigeria, Sunday, took to the streets in Kano, calling on immediate past Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki to contest the 2023 Presidential election. The youths, who marched from the Kano city centre to the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, […]
President Buhari holds emergency security meeting with Osinbajo, service chiefs
There’s been unrest and a spate of renewed killings across Nigeria since the turn of the year. President Muhammadu Buhari is currently engaging security chiefs, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, a couple of ministers and other top ranking cabinet officials in discussions on how to quickly resolve the security challenge bedeviling the nation.There’s a cloud of […]
House Directs Immigration to Issue Passport to Nigerians within 72hrs
The House of Representatives has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to issue international passports within 72 hours to thousands of Nigerians who have applied, paid, and have been captured but are yet to be issued their international passport booklets.It also urged the Ministry of Interior and the NIS to review its Memorandum of Understanding […]
Makinde urges deployment of more soldiers to combat insecurity in Oyo
…as service chiefs storm state Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, called on the military hierarchy to deploy more troops in the state to help the fight against insecurity. Makinde, who was represented by his deputy, Rauf Olaniyan, stated this while receiving Leo Irabor, chief of defence staff, and other service chiefs at the […]
How Crypto exchanges in Nigeria regulate users
The decentralised nature of the cryptocurrency market has different interpretations for different actors. For consumers, it means freedom from third parties like the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and banks, faster transactions, and more convenience. For regulators like the CBN, it means unchartered territory, opacity, and “thin-air” transactions. But for cryptocurrency exchanges it is a […]
Apapa: Sanwo-Olu to name, shame saboteurs of e-call up system
…as Lekki-Epe corridor roundabouts remodelled to boost traffic According to Sanwo-Olu, the state government can no longer condone recklessness around the port environment. The governor said his administration would adopt the name and shame approach to bring any saboteurs of the new system before the court of public opinion. “Those who say the solution we […]
Joe Biden Becomes 46th US President
Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States, vowing a “new day” for the United States after four years of tumult under Donald Trump who in an extraordinary final act snubbed the inauguration. Two weeks to the day after Trump supporters violently rampaged at the US Capitol to overturn the election […]
FG Approves NIN Enrollment Centre For Members Of Diplomatic Corps
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The desk will be set up by Tuesday, 19th of January, 2021. This enrolment centre will provide support for members of the DiplomaticCorps […]
Buhari Receives UN Deputy Secretary-General, Asks Youths To Keep The Peace
Buhari Receives UN Deputy Secretary-General, Asks Youths To Keep The Peace President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerian youths to keep the peace, saying that it is in their own interest to do so. The President made the call on Monday while receiving the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and ex-Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed […]
FRSC orders officers back to duty
mourns victims of Enugu crash Having earlier ordered the suspension of all enforcement activities of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as a result of the upsurge of the #EndSARS protests across the country, the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered the immediate resumption of all operational activities in FRSC formations across the country, as […]
Sanwo-Olu says fake news causing trouble in Lagos
The governor urges Lagosians to go about their businesses in peace. They also called for regulation of the social media, a position that led to outrage from Nigerians on social media. Governor Sanwo-Olu, according to Omotoso, has further relaxed the curfew that was first imposed on the state last week to allow people move around […]