Deputy Speaker Kalu Withdraws Indigeneship Bill Amid Public Outcry, Pledges Further Consultation

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has officially withdrawn the controversial indigeneship bill from parliamentary consideration.   In a statement released Tuesday night, Kalu…

Abia Police Arrest Site Engineer Over Collapsed Umuahia Building as Government Orders Integrity Tests on High-Rise Structures

The Abia State Police have apprehended the site engineer responsible for the uncompleted three-storey building that collapsed recently in Umuahia.   This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince…

CAC Gives 90-Day Ultimatum to 100,000 Companies Over Regulatory Default

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has issued a 90-day ultimatum to 100,000 companies to regularise their operations or face removal from its official register.   According to the commission, these…

FG Urges Calm as Ghanaians Protest, Demand Deportation of Nigerians

The Federal Government has called for calm following a viral video showing Ghanaians protesting and demanding the deportation of Nigerians over alleged criminal activities.   Reacting to the incident, the…

Agbo Resumes as Commissioner for Information, Charges Staff on Dedication, Professionalism

The newly redeployed Commissioner for Information, Enugu State, Dr Malachy Agbo, has charged the staff of the ministry to redouble their efforts in ensuring that the public is informed professionally,…

NDLEA, HURIWA Urge Tinubu to Declare State of Emergency on Hard Drug

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) have called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency over the…

Tinubu Approves Automatic Federal Jobs, ₦250,000 and Scholarships for 200 NYSC Honourees

President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate employment of 200 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) awardees into the federal civil service, rewarding each with ₦250,000 and a postgraduate scholarship at…

Arewa Group Demands Sack of Defence Minister Badaru Over Rising Insecurity in North

The Arewa Action Group (AAG), a civil advocacy coalition based in Kaduna, has called for the immediate removal of Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, citing worsening insecurity across northern…

Dangote Refinery Withdraws ₦100bn Lawsuit Challenging Fuel Import Licences

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has formally withdrawn a lawsuit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which sought to nullify fuel import licences issued by the Nigerian…

FG Has Not Given Up on Chibok Girls, Leah Sharibu – NCTC Boss Assures

The Federal Government is still actively working to secure the release of the remaining Chibok schoolgirls and Leah Sharibu, the National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Maj-Gen.…