General

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised a thorough investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lagos. Oromoni, a 12-year-old boy, was alleged to have been attacked for refusing to join a cult group — a claim which the school has denied. Three students have been arrested by the […]

Bill Gates, billionaire businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, says the world is better prepared to handle new COVID variants such as Omicron. There have been concerns worldwide over the effects of Omicron, which has been designated as a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Travel from several countries — […]

The federal government has proposed the collection of companies income tax (CIT) from profits made by foreign digital companies with “significant presence” in the country. The 2021 Finance Bill which was transmitted to the national assembly also empowered the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to administer the tax. The bill is for […]

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says he won’t resign over the recent jailbreaks across the country. Aregbesola spoke with state house correspondents on Wednesday at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. There has been a series of jailbreaks at different custodial centres across […]

The Sokoto government says 23 persons died of injuries sustained from burns after bandits shot at a bus conveying travellers from Sokoto to Kaduna. Muhammad Bello, spokesman to Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. The occupants of the vehicle were said to have been attacked […]

The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) have approved the takeover of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) by the United Bank for Africa (UBA). Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, said this in a statement while reacting to reports regarding the change in the AEDC management structure, which […]

Pfizer and BioNTech have announced that three doses of its COVID-19 vaccine provides sufficient protection against the Omicron variant. Since the discovery of the new strain and its designation as a variant of concern (VOC) by the World Health Organisation (WHO), there have been concerns about how effective current vaccines are against it. […]

Two persons have been reportedly killed following an attack on Etekwuru community, Ohaji-Egbema LGA of Imo state. A number of people were also injured while several properties were destroyed in the attack that happened in the early hours of Wednesday. Kenneth Okereke, the traditional ruler of the community, confirmed the attack to […]

Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria in November, a report by Reuter’s says. According to the report, two sources with direct knowledge of vaccine delivery and use, said the expired doses were made by AstraZeneca and supplied via COVAX from Europe. A third source with […]