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FG generates N2.4b from marriages in 2024
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government of Nigeria generated approximately N2.4 billion from marriage contracts through its marriage registry in 2024. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a media chat. According to the minister, over N3.2 billion was generated from expatriate quota applications, marking…
Read More »Peter Obi denounces ‘power-grabbing’ coalition
The presidential candidate of the opposition Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Monday, dashed the hopes of some opposition leaders aiming to form a coalition ahead of 2027, distancing himself from such a venture. He emphatically stated: “I’m not interested in coalition for power grabbing.”…
Read More »FG announces nationwide recruitment, link attached
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has announced the commencement of its 2025 recruitment exercise for various positions across the Federal Civil Service. In a statement signed by the Head of Press and Public Relations, Taiwo Hassan, on Monday, the Commission invited eligible Nigerians to submit applications…
Read More »Fubara guarantees efficient fire service in Rivers
By Deborah Nnamdi Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has expressed regrets that, for over 12 years, the state-owned Fire Service Stations were left in limbo. Fubara, who spoke through a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nelson Chukwudi, assured that the ongoing rehabilitation will be concluded…
Read More »Farotimi: Afe Babalola to halt suit after Ooni’s intervention
By Sodeeq Kamsela Hope brightens for a peaceful resolution of the legal tussle between Aare Afe Babalola and human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi, as the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, wades into the conflict. The Ooni, along with prominent Yoruba traditional rulers in Ekiti State, visited…
Read More »NDLEA seizes UK-bound drug shipment hidden in duvet at Lagos airport, arrests two suspects
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, concealed in duvets, packaged for export to the United Kingdom through the cargo shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. According to a statement…
Read More »Soldiers neutralize 13 illegal refineries, arrest 15 suspects in N’Delta
By Deborah Nnamdi The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has dismantled 13 illegal refining sites, recovered 300,000 liters of stolen crude oil, and arrested 15 suspected oil thieves. This was achieved in a major operation targeting oil theft in the Niger Delta in one week. The Acting Deputy Director…
Read More »22 soldiers, over 70 insurgents killed in Borno clash -DHQ
By Deborah Nnamdi The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the death of 22 soldiers and over 70 insurgents during a military operation in the Timbuktu Triangle, a notorious terrorist stronghold in Borno State. The operation, conducted by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, according to the DHQ, began on January 16, 2025,…
Read More »Tinubu strengthened Nigeria’s economy, recovered 5% GDP that was previously wasted– Wale Edun
The Minister of Finance, Mr. Wale Edun, has commended President Bola Tinubu for implementing critical reforms that have stabilized Nigeria’s economy and reclaimed 5% of the nation’s GDP that was previously lost to inefficiencies within the federal government and fiscal authorities. Speaking to Bloomberg during the World Economic Forum (WEF)…
Read More »FG denies report of N50,000 child support grant
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has described as fake the purported Federal Government’s N50,000 Child Support Grant for all Nigerian Parents trending on social media. Mrs Rhoda Iliya, the Director of Information in the ministry, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, described…
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