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Muhammad Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, says the report of the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel on Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is still under consideration. Dingyadi spoke on Thursday during a press briefing organised by the presidential communication team at the presidential villa, Abuja. […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says poor border demarcations are major challenges affecting the fight against the high rate of petrol smuggling. Timi Bomodi, deputy comptroller, NCS, said this on Wednesday while speaking as a guest on an anti-corruption radio programme in Abuja. Bomodi said massive physical territory at the borders with […]

Chidera Eze, a five-year-old pupil of the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School in Ogba, Lagos state, has died during a swimming session. Source: Top Stories

This might be your first time of hearing this: vehicle owners in Nigeria are obliged by the law to apply for approval from licensing authorities whenever they want to change the colour of their vehicles. This clause is stipulated in section 13 of the National Road Traffic Regulations (NRTR), 2012, a law that […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adjusted its schedule of activities for the 2023 general election. In a statement on Wednesday, Felix Morka, APC spokesman, said the special convention to pick the party’s presidential candidate would now hold from May 29 to 30. The ruling party had earlier fixed the exercise to […]

The federal government has postponed May 2022 federation account allocation committee (FAAC) meeting. The FAAC meeting is a monthly meeting where the federation allocates monthly revenue among the three tiers of government. The meeting was initially scheduled on hold on May 18 and 19, 2022. The ministry of finance, budget and […]

There was chaos at Dei-Dei, a suburb of Abuja, following an accident in the area which resulted in a riot. While there are varying versions of what led to the riot, some residents said there was an accident involving a motorcycle around the market in the area. The accident was said to […]

Ahmed Idris, the accountant general of the federation, has been suspended indefinitely by Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning. This is coming two days after his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N80 billion fraud. In a letter dated May 18, 2022, […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says President Muhammadu Buhari will decide the fate of ministers who declared interest in elective offices but later backed out.  Mohammed said this on Wednesday while briefing journalists after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. The president had last week asked all members […]

Expectations are high. Rightly so. 2023 has been roundly described as a make-or-mar year for Nigeria. Citizens seek change. Things have to change. The current socio-economic tailspin must be arrested. But we have to be pragmatic with our expectations. Good things do not come easy. No single individual can magic Nigeria into an El […]