A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday has ordered the remand of hip hop musician, Terry Alexander Ejeh, also known as Terry Apala, for a charge of Naira abuse. Justice Akintayo Aluko ordered his remand in the Ikoyi…
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has upheld the $220 million fine imposed on Meta Platforms Incorporated by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). In a statement on Friday, the FCCPC’s Director for Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, announced…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Other members of…
The meeting between the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Rivers State and the Sole Administrator of the state, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, is finally taking place after several postponements. The House is exercising its constitutional right…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the 2027 general elections is a contest between President Bola Tinubu and the living conditions of Nigerians. PDP Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, stated this on Thursday while presenting a Certificate of Return…
A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has expressed shock over the defection of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) vice-presidential candidate in 2023 and former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). PDP’s presidential candidate…
The World Bank Group has said that despite Nigeria’s resource-rich status, more of the country’s citizens are expected to sink into poverty by 2027. This is contained in the World Bank’s Africa Pulse report released at the ongoing Spring Meetings…
There’s a new breeze blowing through Nigeria’s political landscape, and it carries both the scent of promise and the odour of déjà vu. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a veteran of many political battles, is once more at the center…
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, is among state governors attending the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ibas is making his debut appearance at the NEC meeting after his appointment…
Flight activities, including those of Air Peace, are being disrupted at local airports as workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) stage protests over poor working conditions. The strike, which has lingered into day 2, sees passengers on scheduled local…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Yusuf, has attributed the crisis within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to several factors, including the failure of some party leaders to prioritise the unity of the party over their personal…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed claims that the ruling party is steering Nigeria towards a one-party system. The party’s secretary made the remarks on Wednesday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today,…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that investment scams accounted for $5.8 billion, more than 50% of all reported crypto losses in 2024. The report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which highlights the alarming findings…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described as “a joke too far” the Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu’s claim that 150 million Nigerians now enjoy an “adequate electricity” supply of 5,500 megawatts. A statement released by the union’s President, Joe Ajaero,…
President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigeria’s newly finalised Carbon Market Activation Policy will unlock up to $2.5 billion in high-integrity carbon credits and associated investments by the year 2030. Tinubu disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement signed by…