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The Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier who lambasted the Lagos State Governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu, for ordering the arrest of an army personnel and an okada rider driving against traffic in the state. The Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, confirmed the arrest…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Monday launched the automated passport application process to expedite passport acquisition for Nigerians. The NIS in a statement on Monday said the launch followed a live demonstration session hosted by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, unveiling…

The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has given a January 31 deadline to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the government as well as other employers of labour in the territory to file their annual returns of income from all…

About a week to the kick-off of the 2023 edition of Africa Nations Cup (AFCON) tournament in Côte d’Ivoire, and in an effort to ensure that Nigeria’s football and other sporting activities are revived and developed, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has released…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that air strikes neutralised terrorists at Parisu, a location near Sambisa Forest; with similar strikes killing insurgents at Tumbun Agiri within the Tumbuns in the Lake Chad region. NAF, in a statement on Sunday, said the…

More outrage have continued to trail an alleged instruction by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, to the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, to transfer N585 million to the bank account of an individual. The instruction for the payment is…

Seun Kuti, son of the late Afrobeat musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has reiterated his readiness to meet the counsel who represented Nigeria in the Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited, case in London, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), in court over the libel and…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has denounced a purported list of fake professors in some Nigerian universities being circulated on social media. The list contains about hundred names of people said to be “fake” professors in some Nigerian universities. An electronic medium that first…

Protesters on Friday burned down the palace of the District Head of Bokkos Saf Adanchin during demonstrations over what they tagged as the indiscriminate arrests in the area following recent killings in the Plateau community. They were expressing their displeasure over the arrest…

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), says each inmate in custodial facilities nationwide is being fed with N750 daily, not N200 as mischievously  circulated in a section of the media. A statement by the Service Public Relations Officers, Mr Abubakar Umar on Thursday in…