The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, has lamented the restriction placed on Nigerians by international payment platforms like PayPal. According to Bawa, despite best efforts of the EFCC, international online trading platforms like Paypal, have not restored Nigeria to its payment platform due to the nefarious activities of […]

The National Industrial Court sitting in Makurdi on Thursday, nullified the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Council election in Benue. The Court presided over by Justice I.J, Essien, also ordered the arrest of the NUJ National President, Chris Isiguzo, and three other national officers for contempt of court. The court ordered for arrest of the […]

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has extended the deadline issued to students to vacate halls of residence to prevent COVID-19 spread. The institution made the disclosure in a statement issued on Thursday by its Principal Assistant Registrar, Mrs Nonye Oguama. Oguama said that the deadline had been extended from noon of Thursday to noon of […]

The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune of $8,325,526,537 and €490,000,000 (Euros) under the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan. The approval followed the consideration of a report on the 2018-2020 External Borrowing (Rolling) Plan by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debt. The Chairman of the Committee, […]

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has extended the deadline issued to students to vacate halls of residence to prevent COVID-19 spread. The institution made the disclosure in a statement issued on Thursday by its Principal Assistant Registrar, Mrs Nonye Oguama. Oguama said that the deadline had been extended from noon of Thursday to noon of […]

England and Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has urged Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to do more to prevent racist abuse online in his first statement since receiving a torrent of vile messages following his penalty miss in the Euro 2020 final. The 19-year-old stepped up to take England’s crucial fifth spot-kick in Sunday’s defeat to Italy, with […]

The Nigerian Airforce said on Thursday that the first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft have departed the United States of America on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 en route to Nigeria.

The House of Representatives yesterday stepped down the presentation and consideration of the harmonized report on the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB after it had been slated for presentation

The Nigerian Army says the 1009 persons released to the Borno State government after profiling, were those cleared of any involvement in the Boko Haram insurgency going on in the North East and not BHT/ISWAP terrorists.

No fewer than 52 senators, on Thursday, voted that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, may consider the electronic transmission of results provided that the national coverage as adjudged by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and approved by the National Assembly.