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By Deborah Nnamdi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), has endorsed Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary bringing the battle on the seat to a close on Wednesday. The NWC decided after weeks of ambivalence over the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division that sacked…

By Deborah Nnamdi The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has allocated “$5m from its Central Emergency Fund”, to support flood preparedness efforts in Nigeria. This was made known in a statement issued Wednesday by the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall. According to the statement, the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The federal government has announced a partnership with tech giant Google, saying it will leverage the partnership to make Nigeria a hub for Artificial Intelligence (AI). The FG disclosed the partnership on Wednesday via a statement. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said he held crucial discussions about advancing…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for a nationwide boycott of mobile telecom services starting Thursday, February 13, 2025, in protest of the 50% tariff increase approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This decision follows a meeting of the NLC’s Central Working Committee (CWC) in Kogi State. MTN…

The introduction of fresh N100 per N20,000 transaction by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised concerns about a fresh burden for an already impoverished populace. The apex bank announced a major revision to its Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction fees, effective March 1, 2025, eliminating the extant three…

By Deborah Nnamdi Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reduced the gantry price of its diesel by 5 percent to N1,020 per liter from N1,075 to impact the lives of customers and Nigerians. Since it began diesel production in January 2024, the refinery has reduced the price of diesel more…

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that policemen in mufti (not wearing uniforms) are no longer eligible to bear arms. Egbetokun, who issued the directive on Monday, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, said, “No operative should be seen carrying assault arms (rifles) while dressed in civilian…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Bola Tinubu for not prosecuting contractors who allegedly took N167 billion from 31 government agencies without completing any projects. The Attorney General, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, and the Minister of Finance, Mr. Olawale Edun, were also joined in the suit. The…

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has confirmed the deaths of two notorious terrorist leaders, Kachalla Gwammade and Kachalla Shehu, in Zamfara State. He announced this during the closing ceremony of the CDS Joint Task Force Commanders Conference at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Gen. Musa explained…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) said its operatives had arrested a suspect for over $597,000 in romance fraud. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. Adejobi said the suspect was arrested for allegedly…