Tinubu Appoints Bishop Kukah as Pro-Chancellor of Kachia University
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Monday, noted that the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix […]
Nigeria’s Inflation Drops to 23.18% in February 2025
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 23.18 per cent in February 2025. The drop, according to NBS, was due to the drop in the prices of some food items, including beans, maize, cassava, among others. In its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for February 2025, which […]
Newcastle Beats Liverpool to Win Carabao Cup
Dan Burn and Alexander Isak fired Newcastle to a League Cup final 2-1 victory over Liverpool last night. Although Federico Chiesa pulled one back for the Reds in stoppage time, the Magpies held on to beat Liverpool for the first time in 18 attempts. It is Newcastle’s first domestic trophy since the 1955 FA Cup. […]
Trump Weighs Travel Ban on 43 Countries
US President Donald Trump’s administration is thinking of a new travel ban that would affect citizens from 43 countries, divided into three categories of travel restrictions: the Red, Orange, and Yellow list. The red category of countries whose citizens could be completely barred from entering the United States includes Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North […]
Umahi Defends Lagos/Calabar Highway, Calls It Not Wasteful
The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi has clarified that the Lagos/Calabar Coastal Highway is not a waste and has nothing to do with corruption as presented by Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo in his recent book publication. Umahi who was on inspection of the coastal highway emphasized that the former president failed to consider […]
House of Reps Recover N28.7b From Oil Firms
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered $19,241,109.35 (N28.7 billion) from two oil companies indebted to the Federation Account. The panel has also successfully recovered N199.3 million out of an outstanding N6.8 billion, comprising excessive charges levied between March and October 2015 and unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT) on transactions processed via […]
Senate Backs Akpabio Amid Allegations
The Nigerian Senate has unanimously passed a vote of confidence in Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Thursday’s plenary session. The motion was introduced by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and supported by Deputy Minority Leader Olalere Oyewumi. This development follows recent remarks made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in New York, where […]
NIDCOM Seeks Probe Into Nigerian TikTok Moderator’s Death
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM has demanded a probe into the death of Ms. Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, a Nigerian and TikTok content moderator, employed by Teleperformance, the social media’s contracting firm in Kenya In a statement signed and released today by Gabriel Odu, of the Media and Public Relations Unit, NIDCOM, CEO, Hon. Abike […]
Musa, Iheanacho Dropped from Eagles’ WCQ Squad
Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has left out Ahmed Musa, and Kelechi Iheanacho from his final 23-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Stanley Nwabali, William Ekong, Calvin Bassey, Olaoluwa Aina, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi, Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses made it to the final list […]
Explosion Rocks Otedola Bridge, One Dead, 14 Vehicles Burned
An explosion last night rocked the Otedola Bridge in Lagos, sparking a massive fire. The blast, which occurred at 8:18p.m., when a 50,000-litre tanker loaded with petroleum products overturned while making a turn at Otedola Bridge. Panic-stricken motorists scrambled to escape the scene, to avoid a repeat of 2018 incident at the same location which […]
