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The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun, says the Nigeria Police Force will begin enforcement of third-party insurance for vehicle owners in the country on Feb.1 A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Friday in Abuja, said the I-G spoke when he received Mr Olusegun Omosehin, the Commissioner for Insurance, […]

The Lagos State Government has evoked the Child Rights Act and the Lagos State Policy on Safeguarding and Child Protection against Mrs. Stella Nwadigbo, a teacher, who assaulted a three year old pupil, Abayomi Michael. Nwadigbo, who is a teacher at Christ Mitots Nursery and Primary School, 5, Ifelodun Street, Off Yewa Road, Isawo Agric, […]

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakub, on Friday gave details of how the non-provision of funds in the 2024 Appropriation Act stalled the planned voter registration as well as other by-elections. Professor Yakub gave the details in Abuja during the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Electoral Matters […]

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Industry, Trade, and Investment has described as a ruse the closure of the nation’s land borders given the spike in cross-border banditry in states sharing borders with Niger and Chad Republic. The scourge of porous borders was mentioned during the 2025 budget defence of the Ministry at the National […]

The trial of the former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, Park Management System, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, otherwise known as Auxiliary, has suffered another adjournment as his counsel objected to the call of one of the witnesses at the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday. The case was adjourned till today, after the evidence and […]

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, said the country’s military will welcome Amnesty International at the International Criminal Court (ICC) with open arms in its quest to investigate alleged war crimes committed by counterterrorism soldiers deployed to conflict zones. Reacting to a lawsuit filed by the ICC in an interview monitored on Al Jazeera, […]

The Chairman of the Labour Party Caretaker Committee, Senator Nanedi Usman has said the party would hold the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka responsible should harm befall Mr Peter Obi or any of his associates. Usman said this in a statement she signed, in Abuja, yesterday. She noted […]

The High Court of Lagos sitting at Surulere has granted an order in favour of Veritasi Homes & Properties Ltd, restraining Patricia Technologies Ltd from selling or in any way dealing with 15.021 Hectares of land at Idera. Justice E. O. Ashade ruled that the order stands pending the compliance of Veritasi Homes & Properties […]

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, Thursday in Abuja, urged the Government of the People’s Republic of China to increase the $2 billion currency swap between Nigeria and China to enhance trade between the two countries. President Tinubu also called for an upward review of the $50 billion aid package for Africa, which China’s President Xi Jinping announced […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has suspended approvals for the extension of export proceeds repatriation on behalf of exporters, effective immediately. This directive, issued via a circular dated January 8, 2025, applies to both oil and non-oil export transactions. The apex bank explained that the move aims to enforce compliance with existing foreign exchange regulations. […]

A Kaduna State High Court has granted bail to activist Mahdi Shehu, who was arrested for allegedly sharing a misleading viral video. The bail was set at ₦3 million, with two prominent clerics standing as sureties. Presiding over the case, Justice Murtala J. Zubair stated that the bail decision was grounded in legal principles and […]

A civic-tech organisation advocating for transparency and accountability in Nigeria, BudgIT, has highlighted several critical omissions and irregularities in the proposed 2025 Federal Government budget. In a statement released on Thursday, signed by Communications Associate Nancy Odimegwu, the organisation pointed out the absence of budget breakdowns for key agencies such as the National Judicial Council […]