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The United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa has given President Donald Trump the green light to impose stringent sanctions on Nigeria in response to the widespread killing of Christians in the country. The decision followed a congressional hearing on Wednesday,

Google has announced that it will be phasing out Google Assistant in favour of its AI-powered assistant, Gemini. The tech giant, who announced in a blog post, emphasised that generative AI is transforming how people interact with technology. “Over the coming months,

The Nigerian government has stated that, contrary to claims, Christians are not targeted in the banditry and insurgency occurring in the North-East and North-Western regions of the country. Reports have emerged that the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa authorized

The Court of Appeal Abuja has suspended the enforcement of its judgment, which had quashed a Federal High Court ruling nullifying the Kano State Government’s steps regarding the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano. The ruling was delivered

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has set up a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Unit to enhance its commitment to national development. Customs spokesman Abdullahi Maiwada announced this in a statement on Thursday.. He said the initiative, which is aimed at fostering inclusive

The Aliko Dangote Foundation has launched its 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Project where it committed N16 billion to provide food relief for one million vulnerable Nigerians across the country. The foundation’s chairman, Aliko Dangote, who spoke at the inaugural ceremony in

Renaissance Africa Energy has completed the “acquisition of the entire (100%)” equity holding in Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC). This is according to a statement on Thursday by the spokesman of Renaissance Africa Energy Holdings Tony Okonedo who said the

The Ijaw Youth Congress (IYC), Eastern Zone, has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara. After a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday, IYC Eastern Zone Chairman Ibiso

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has again written to the Rivers State House of Assembly, proposing Wednesday, March 19, 2025, as the new date for the presentation of the 2025 state budget. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Assembly,

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu articulated on Thursday the rationale behind his administration’s economic reforms, saying the primary motive was protecting the interests of future generations..“For 50 years, Nigeria was spending money of generations yet unborn and servicing the West coast of our

The Nigerian House of Representatives has passed four key tax reform bills aimed at overhauling the country’s tax system. The bills, proposed by President Bola Tinubu, include the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill,