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NIS announces maintenance on passport platform

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced that it will carry out routine maintenance on its Passport Digital Platform to enhance system performance and improve user experience. In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, said the maintenance exercise will run from 12:00 a.m. on December 12 to 6:00 a.m. on December 14. Akinlabi explained that during the maintenance window, users may encounter temporary service interruptions, slower response times, or restricted access to […]

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Primate Ayodele denies alleged N150m extortion attempt on Adelabu

Primate Elijah Ayodele, Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has refuted allegations that he attempted to extort N150 million from the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. A media report had indicated that Adelabu petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS), alleging that the cleric demanded the purchase of about 1,000 trumpets—estimated at N150 million—and that his refusal supposedly led to a prophecy claiming he would never become governor of Oyo State. In a statement issued by his media aide, […]

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BREAKING: Supreme Court overrides FG’s pardon for Maryam Sanda, affirms death sentence

The Supreme Court has set aside the presidential pardon earlier granted by President Bola Tinubu to Maryam Sanda, who was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, during a domestic dispute in Abuja. President Tinubu had commuted her death sentence to 12 years’ imprisonment on compassionate grounds. However, in a landmark judgment delivered on Friday, the Supreme Court—by a split decision of four to one—upheld the original death sentence issued by the […]

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State Creation: Olubadan Urges Agitators to Build Internal Consensus

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has advised proponents of the proposed New Oyo State to prioritise internal consensus-building in order to strengthen their agitation for state creation. The monarch gave the advice while receiving members of the Committee on the Creation of Ibadan and New Oyo State, led by Francis Adedayo and Saheed Malik, during a visit to his palace at Oke-Aremo, Ibadan, on Thursday. Oba Ladoja recalled his public appeal to President Bola Tinubu on September 26, […]

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COAS visits Oba of Lagos, urges traditional rulers’ support for military operations

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu, has called for deeper collaboration between the Nigerian Army and traditional institutions to enhance ongoing military operations across the country. General Shaibu made the appeal during a courtesy visit on Thursday to the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, at his palace. In a statement issued on Friday by the Army spokesperson, Colonel Apollonia Anele, the COAS expressed profound appreciation to the monarch and the Lagos traditional […]

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Reps Begin Amendment of CBN Act to Strengthen Transparency and Oversight

The House of Representatives on Thursday advanced a bill seeking major amendments to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act as part of efforts to improve transparency, governance, and oversight at the apex bank. The bill, sponsored by House Leader Julius Ihonvbere and Jesse Onakalausi, passed second reading without opposition during plenary. Titled A Bill for an Act to Amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 1991, to Allow for Proper Day-to-Day Operations, Professional Oversight, and Enhance Checks and Balances, […]

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FG launches online platform for gas trading, exchange

The Federal Government has launched a new online platform for gas trading and exchange, marking a major step toward creating a transparent and competitive gas market in Nigeria. Speaking at the launch in Abuja, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, described the initiative—known as the Gas Trading Licence, Clearing House, and Settlement Authorization—as a turning point for the industry. “This milestone event signifies the dawn of a new era where our gas industry will emerge with […]

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EFCC to arraign former minster Ngige in court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Minister of Labour and Productivity and ex-Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chris Ngige. Ngige was picked up from his residence in Asokoro, Abuja, on Wednesday by operatives of the EFCC. According to family members, the arrest was carried out abruptly, with the former governor taken away before he could change out of his pyjamas. He had previously been granted administrative bail after honouring an invitation from the commission […]

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ECOWAS Appoints Aliko Dangote as Pioneer Chairman of Business Council

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, as the inaugural Chairman of the ECOWAS Business Council (EBC). ECOWAS President, Dr. Omar Touray, announced the appointment during the 95th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers held on Wednesday in Abuja. The EBC is an independent platform created to strengthen the private sector, promote sub-regional trade, drive investment, and support economic integration across West Africa. It is designed […]

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