THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reiterated the looming urgency for Nigerians to keep an environment free of rats through personal hygiene, due to the devastating outbreak of Lassa Fever in the country. The agency’s Director General, Jide Idris, disclosed in an interview with the News …

As part of the ongoing efforts to engender an enduring harmony in the party, the leadership of the Labour Party has set up a three-man Intervention and Truce Committee to bridge the gap in the relationship between it and the members of the National Assembly. The committee members include Hons …

[Press Release] We, at the All Progressives Congress (APC), are elated to receive the verdict of the Supreme Court nullifying the legal challenge brought forth by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Hon. Agboola Alfred Ajayi, regarding the November 16, 2024, governorship election in Ondo State. The Supreme Court’s …

THE late prominent politician, Dr. Doyin Okupe, will be buried on March 28, 2025. Okupe would be buried in his hometown, Iperu Remo, Ogun State, family sources said. Okupe, who served as Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan and previously held key advisory roles under …

THE Lagos State Police Command has rescued 27 foreign nationals who were lured into Nigeria under false promises of employment. The victims, comprising 18 men and nine women from Ghana and Benin Republic, were found held captive in the Isheri Oshun area of Lagos. The spokesperson for the Lagos State …

THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, challenging the election of Lucky Aiyedatiwa as Ondo State governor. In the judgement delivered by Justice Garba Lawal on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, the Supreme Court threw out the appeal for …

The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, to ensure the blocking of all pornographic sites in the country. The House wants the Commission to compel all internet service providers to block all such contents with immediate effect. An All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmaker from Katsina State, …

The House of Representatives has demanded the immediate suspension of increase in ATM transaction charges and stoppage of free ATM withdrawals for customers from other banks imposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. It said the apex bank prescription of an increase in ATM withdrawal charges and a discontinuation …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed principal officers for the Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Abeokuta, Ogun and Federal College of Education (Technical), Yauri, Potsikum, Yobe. Tinubu appointed Prof. Fatiu Arogundade as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of in Abeokuta. Dr Obayomi Olukayode Gregory is the new …

THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission says it has initiated a contingency plan to mitigate unforeseen consequences of the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. The Commissioner, Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, said this at the meeting of ECOWAS Committee of the Chiefs of …