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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to 223 importers who have defaulted on the terms of their Temporary Admission Permits (TAP). The grace period, which takes effect from Monday, July 28, 2025, was announced on Friday by the NCS national public relations officer, Assistant Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada, to importers who have […]
At least 33 people have been killed and more than 168,000 forced to flee their homes as deadly clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border enter a third day.
The Nasarawa State government has said the N16 billion Lafia flyover and underpass recently commissioned by President Bola Tinubu is intact. The clarification came amid social media reports that the flyover, renamed after the president, had collapsed about three weeks after commissioning. Images of a collapsed bridge had gone viral on social media platforms including […]
Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Abbass Lawal yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the technical working committee on National Carbon Budget for the country. The minister in a keynote address said Nigeria stood at a crucial juncture in addressing the climate challenges that threaten its environment, economy and social fabric. Abbass reiterated that the ministry was committed […]
The family of murdered photo-journalist, Ayobami Aiyepeku, is demanding justice for his death after the suspected killer, Jacob Adebayo Pelumi, allegedly committed suicide on Thursday. The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that Pelumi’s corpse was found in a hotel room with a suicide note and a bottle of Sniper chemical. The suspect, an officer […]
The Action Alliance (AA) has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over what it described as the circulation of incorrect information regarding the dates of its last state congresses and national convention. In a letter addressed to the INEC chairman signed by the party’s national chairman, Barrister Kenneth Udeze and national secretary, Vernimbe A. […]
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarwa State has written to the vice chancellor of University of Mkar, Gboko, Benue State, Professor Zacharys Anger Gundu, over an allegation of fueling insecurity made against him. The governor, in the letter dated July 22, 2025, is demanding a retraction of the statement made by Prof Gundu on a national […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at expanding indigenous research, development and innovation. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, and the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NASENI, Mr. Khalil Suleiman […]
Members of the Class of 1999 Governors yesterday called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to shift focus from temporary relief measures to sustainable job creation by establishing cottage industries across the country’s 774 local government areas. The former governors, led by Chief Lucky Igbinedion of Edo State, visited the president at the State House, Abuja, […]
The Niger Delta Coalition Group, a broad-based coalition of civil society organizations, youth leaders, community stakeholders and advocacy groups across the oil-rich region, has issued a statement reaffirming support for the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr. Dennis Otuaro, describing recent allegations of corruption and mismanagement as baseless, malicious and politically motivated. The […]