Reps to probe NIMC over slow issuance of NIN
The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Population to investigate the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) over the registration of Nigerians for the National Identity Number (NIN). The…
VAT increase : States, LGs to get more allocation from February
Mr Ahmed Idris, Accountant-General of the Federation says States and Local Government Councils will receive additional funds from February following the implementation of the 7.5 increase in Value Added Tax…
Bill to establish Commission against illegal use of arms passes second reading in Senate
The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill for establishment of the Nigerian National Commission against proliferation of small arms and light weapons. The bill was sponsored by…
Court orders release of Dasuki’s International passport
Former NSA, Sambo Dasuki Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of an FCT High Court Maitama, on Wednesday ordered for the release of the international passport of former National Security Adviser (NSA),…
Buhari replaces acting NDDC MD, picks Pondei
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the enlargement of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), replacing Barrister Joy Nunieh with Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, as Acting…
Alleged N1.3b fraud: Rehearse with your witness before coming to court – Judge tells EFCC
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, advised the EFCC to put its house in order to tender evidence in the trial of for Jigawa Governor,…
Climate change has contributed to increase in prevalence of CKD in young people – Medical expert
A professor of medicine, Rasheed Balogun, says that exposure to excessive heat as a result of climate change is contributing to rising cases of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Balogun,…
I see Nigeria becoming a major tourists destination within Africa – Richard Quest
Richard Quest, CNN’S Anchor and Business Editor-at-Large Richard Quest, CNN International Anchor and Business Editor-at-Large, has urged the Federal Government to invest in building more infrastructure to boost tourism…
Unknown gunmen attack, kill 4 soldiers in Bayelsa
The Joint Military Force in the Niger Delta on Wednesday confirmed that four soldiers were killed in an ambush by unknown gunmen at Letugbene in Bayelsa. Major Victor Olukoya, Spokesman…
Human trafficking: NAPTIP apprehends 2 suspects in A’Ibom
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has apprehended two suspects for human trafficking in Akwa Ibom. This is is contained in statement issued…