Lagos Hits Historic Fiscal Milestone as Tax Revenue Crosses N1 Trillion Mark
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has hit a historic milestone, crossing the one-trillion-naira tax revenue threshold for the first time as the state’s aggressive digital transformation drives unprecedented…
NNPC accuses Dangote refinery of seeking fuel monopoly in court filing
Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC has accused Dangote Petroleum Refinery of seeking to restrict competition and expose the country’s fuel market to monopoly control by challenging import licences issued to…
Police detains 2 drug-peddling suspects, recover illicit drugs
The Enugu State Police Command has detained two drug-peddling suspects reportedly caught in separate intelligence-led operations carried out in Nkanu East LGA of the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel…
NECA seeks legal framework to regulate labour migration in Nigeria
The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has called for the establishment of a legal framework to regulate labour migration in the country. Mrs. Margaret Isabona, Chairman, Northern Geographical Group of…
Viral Video: Police Officer Detained in Anambra Over Social Media Threat Undergoes Drug Test
The Anambra Police Command says an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), name withheld, is under its custody over alleged social media threat to shoot any member of the public that…
Military neutralises terrorist cells, apprehends over 40 suspects in 1 week — DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria neutralised scores of terrorists, arrested over 40 suspects, and rescued at least nine kidnapped victims in nationwide operations…
Osun court sentences man to death for murder
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Friday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Agboola Taiwo, to death by hanging for murder. Taiwo was convicted for killing a 62-year-old…
Obi donates ₦10m to rebuild burnt primary school
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has called on governments at all levels to demonstrate stronger political will and decisiveness in tackling insecurity, stressing that the safety…
Inside an African lab that helped crack the hantavirus outbreak
The call for help came in early May. A cruise ship off Cape Verde was stranded, with passengers suspected of infection by a deadly strain of hantavirus that kills about…
Court voids eNaira Ltd’s name, awards N10m fine in CBN’s favour
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, made an order of perpetual injunction restraining the eNaira Payment Solutions Ltd from parading itself as the registered proprietor of the trademark,…