Security
Niger Residents Scoop Oil From Another faulty Tanker Days After Explosion Killed 96
Just two days after over 90 people were burnt to death in a tanker explosion that also left scores injured in Niger State, residents massed around…
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Politics
President Tinubu Intervenes in Rivers Crisis, Meets Wike, Fubara, and Ogoni Leaders
President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a meeting with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, at the…
Politics
Ministry For Regional Development Begs Senate for Increased Budget Allocation
The Federal Ministry of Regional Development has called on the National Assembly to support its request for increased funding to effectively deliver on its mandate. The…
Politics
Senate Pushes For Census, Plans Meeting With Tinubu
The Nigerian Senate has renewed its call for a national population census to be conducted before the end of the current administration in 2027. This was…
NCC Approves 50% Tariff Increase for Telecom Services in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a 50% increase in tariffs for data and airtime, raising the cost of telecommunications services across the country. Reuben…
Politics
FG Approves Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic in Abuja
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Leading reporters reports that the proposed institution…
Security
BREAKING: Son Of FCT Commissioner Of Police, Tunji Disu, Dies In Car Accident
Tragedy has struck the family of Olatunji Disu, the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following the devastating loss of his son in…
Business
Court Sets January 30 for Hearing in Dangote’s N100bn Case Against Oil Marketers
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 30 for the hearing of a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, seeking to…
Africa & World
Biden welcomes Trump to White House
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday hosted his successor, Donald Trump, at the White House for a courtesy visit ahead of Trump’s inauguration. The meeting, a…
Security
Tank Explosion Kills 98, Injures Several Others in Niger State
As of 12 p.m. on January 20, 2025, the death toll from a devastating explosion has risen to 98, with 69 people injured. The incident also…