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President Muhammadu Buhari says he closed the country’s land borders to encourage Nigerians to produce food for their consumption. He said although the move was initially criticised, Nigerians eventually appreciated it. Buhari spoke on Tuesday while inaugurating the new customs headquarters that reportedly cost N19.6 billion to construct. The edifice is […]

The trial of Seun Kuti, the Afrobeat singer, for alleged assault, has been stalled following the absence of Adeola Olatubosun of the magistrate’s court in Yaba, Lagos. Source: Top Stories

The presidential election petition court has consolidated all the petitions against the election of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president. Tinubu, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the February 25 presidential poll winner with 8,794,726 votes. Aggrieved by the outcome, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential […]

Members-elect of the house of representatives from the opposition political parties say they are yet to endorse any candidate for the speakership position. The minority caucuses, dubbed Greater Majority, explained that they are still consulting and will come up with a decision before the election of the speaker and deputy. Speaking at […]

US President Joe Biden has announced a nine-member delegation to attend the inauguration ceremony of Bola Tinubu, president-elect, on May 29. According to a statement on the White House website, Marcia L. Fudge, US secretary of the department of housing and urban development, will lead the delegation. Other members of the US […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the national social investment programme agency bill into law. Bashir Ahmad, an aide to Buhari, said in a statement that the President signed the bill into law on Monday. In November 2022, Buhari wrote to the national assembly, requesting the passage of the executive bill. The […]

WhatsApp has unveiled a new feature that allows users to edit messages up to 15 minutes after they have been sent. Source: Top Stories

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says getting the actual figure of the out-of-school children in Nigeria is not possible without a national census. Hamid Bobboyi, executive secretary of UBEC, spoke in Abuja on Monday at a colloquium in honour of the late Gidado Tahir. The late Tahir was the pioneer executive […]