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A fire broke out on Monday at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) premises in Abuja. Jimmy Akpor, director, defence information, confirmed the incident in a statement, saying it was a “minor fire”. He said the incident occurred at the second floor of the building and was brought under control through efforts by the […]

The federal government says pre-arrival or post-arrival testing for COVID is no longer required for travellers, “irrespective of vaccination status”. The development was annonced in a letter by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), dated December 12, 2022, and addressed to airline operators. “COVID-19 Travel Testing: Pre-departure and Post-arrival COVID-19 PCR tests […]

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says he will not seek a legislative seat after leaving office. The governor spoke on Monday at the second edition of the distinguished parliamentarian lecture series organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), in Abuja. El-Rufai was elected as governor in 2015 and […]

The naira has depreciated further against the dollar at the parallel and official sections of the foreign exchange market. Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs), popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable on Monday afternoon in Lagos, quoted the naira at N745 to the dollar at the street market. The figure signifies […]

The federal government says any allegation against the Nigerian army without evidence is dangerous. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, spoke on Monday in reaction to Reuter’s investigation on alleged forced abortion for Boko Haram victims. In the report, the Nigerian military was said to have conducted a secret abortion programme […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no critical election materials were destroyed in an attack on its Imo headquarters. Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, said this in a statement on Monday. TheCable had reported that gunmen attacked the head office of INEC in Owerri, […]

A new report by DevEast Foundation, a non-profit and business advocacy organisation, says the current state of insecurity and sit-at-home protest in the south-east region has led to economic losses estimated at almost N4 trillion. Last year, the sit-at-home order was introduced in the south-east by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Nigeria’s social investment programmes have been politicised. Atiku said this on Sunday at the People’s Townhall, a Channels Television programme. The former vice-president faulted some of the social programmes of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.  He criticised initiatives such […]