Bolt suspends over 5,000 drivers
Bolt, a ride-hailing company, has disclosed that it has suspended more than 5,000 drivers in the last six months due to non-compliance and safety-related issues. The…
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State House budgets N9.5bn for SUVs, car tyres, others
The State House has earmarked N9.5bn for the purchase of tyres for bulletproof vehicles, Sport Utility Vehicles, operational vehicles, plain cars and the construction of an…
Security
BREAKING: Protesters storm National Assembly over Kaduna village bombing
Protesters have stormed the National Assembly in Abuja, demanding justice for the victims of a drone strike that killed over 90 villagers in Kaduna State on…
Education
70% Of Nigerian Students Are Criminals — EFCC Boss
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has raised concern over the growing prevalence of Nigerian youth involvement in cybercrime. According…
Politics
Kogi Governor Bello Creates Poverty Alleviation Ministry 51 Days To End Of Tenure
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has announced the establishment of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation few months to the end of his tenure.…
Security
Kaduna airstrike: Killing of civilians won’t stop fight against terrorism – Defence Minister vows
Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has vowed that the unintentional killing of several civilians in an airstrike by the Nigerian Army in Agabi Local…
Politics
“I won’t return 50 govt vehicles in my possession” – Tinubu’s minister declares
Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle, has asked Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State and his chief security officer to point out where the Federal…
Business
BREAKING: Cash crunch hits Ondo, Edo, Kwara, Delta, Plateau, Jigawa, Osun
Some states are experiencing cash crunch as the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) no longer dispense money and banks ration cash withdrawal Over The Counter (OTC) by…
Travellers to pay as much as N50,000 for bus ticket as high fuel prices drive up interstate travel costs
Travellers gearing up for Christmas journeys from major cities like Abuja and Lagos to their country homes face steep hikes in interstate travel fares. The removal…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela ranked most powerful woman in Africa
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named the most powerful woman in Africa and the 87th in the world by Forbes.…