The Federal Government is currently reviewing one hundred and seventy applications from foreigners seeking to become Nigerian citizens. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in Abuja during a review meeting of the Advisory Committee on Nigerian Citizenship, which he chairs. He noted that the ongoing exercise would be carried out with utmost transparency […]
The Federal Government has asked states to take over power generation, transmission, and distribution, declaring it was the only solution to the power crisis across the country. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said this in Lagos at the Nigeria Energy Leadership Summit. Adelabu stated that the Federal Government was aware that power centralisation could […]
Super Falcons Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been shortlisted for the 2025 International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) Women’s World Best Goalkeeper award, joining an elite list of ten nominees announced by the global football body. Nnadozie, who currently plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women’s Super League, is the only African among […]
United States President, Donald Trump, has addressed American troops aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, stationed in Japan, as part of his Asia tour. Speaking to a cheering audience, Trump declared that he would not be politically correct, emphasizing that if the United States found itself in a war, it would fight to win. […]
After weeks of frantic negotiations, South Korea’s hopes of a breakthrough on United States tariffs ahead of this week’s Asia-Pacific leaders’ meeting are fading, as U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping eye a deal that could ease trade tensions. According to three diplomatic sources, Trump will arrive in South Korea on Wednesday, but […]
Violence and unrest have swept through Cameroon, following the proclamation of President Paul Biya as the winner of the October twelve election, as his government cracks down on dissent to his forty-two-year rule. According to reports, there is chaos in several parts of the country, including gunfire and arson in the commercial capital, Douala, to […]
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered coordinated security raids on identified flashpoints across the state ahead of its November eight governorship election. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, made this known in a statement released in Awka, emphasizing that the command would not tolerate any attempt […]
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has said the defamation charges it filed against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan were in order, because her conduct and actions against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello contravened the penal code. The Attorney General, stated this in response […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, urging his immediate intervention in what it described as the worsening state of the country’s health sector. In a Monday letter signed by the association’s president, Mohammad Suleiman, the doctors said the healthcare system is on the verge of […]
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, explained that the tax reforms leading to amendments to the tax laws including the Finance Acts, the Petroleum Industry Act, and various subsidiary legislations, have significantly reshaped Nigeria’s tax ecosystem. In a goodwill message delivered at the training workshop for the Judiciary on […]