NDLEA re-arrests 83-year-old woman for drug offence one year after conviction
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency on Sunday said it had re-arrested an 83-year-old woman for possessing illegal drugs, a year after she was convicted of a similar crime. Nigeria’s National Drug Law…
Sanwo-olu targets 3,000MW Electricity supply for Lagos by March 2027
As part of efforts to end blackouts and build a 24-hour power economy in the state, the Lagos State Government has announced plans to increase electricity supply to the state…
Tinubu welcomes World Bank report, says Economic reforms are yielding results
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the World Bank’s latest Nigeria Development Update confirms that his administration’s economic reforms are yielding results and placing the economy on a path of sustained…
Lagos varsity lecturers suspend strike
Lecturers under the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in three Lagos State-owned universities have suspended their industrial action and are set to return to classrooms with immediate effect. The…
NNPC retail discount not subsidy – Oyedele
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has said that the retail discount sale of fuel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)…
Gunmen kidnap three CRIN workers in Oyo, demand N120m ransom
Gunmen have abducted three people, including two staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi Ayunre, in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, and demanded…
NLC Issues FG Two-Week Ultimatum On Petrol Price, Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to reduce the price of petrol and begin the renegotiation of the national minimum wage, warning that…
FG Announces 30-Day Discount On Petrol Sold By NNPC
The Federal Government says it is offering a discount on petrol dispensed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for the next 30 days as part of a fresh…
Army converts Old Oyo forest to training ground after Oriire kidnap
The Nigerian Army has taken over the entire stretch of the Old Oyo National Park in Oyo State and converted it into a training ground following the abduction of more…
Military Disrupts Kidnappers In Benue
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it has successfully provided close air support to surface forces during an operation targeting suspected kidnappers in the Ogbadigbo area of Benue State, near…