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The chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has defended the Federal Government’s borrowing plan, insisting that loans remain a legitimate part of Nigeria’s budgetary framework even when revenue targets were met. Speaking during the Meet the Press session organised by the Presidential Media Team in Abuja, Adedeji explained that President Bola […]
Nigerian content creator, Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, popularly known as Mandy Kiss, has sparked outrage and curiosity after announcing plans to attempt a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the highest number of sexual partners in one day. Mandy Kiss made the disclosure in an Instagram post on Monday, where she unveiled a flier carrying the Guinness World […]
A-yet-to-be identified Police Officer and one other passenger were confirmed dead on Monday after a container-laden articulated truck fell on a fully loaded commercial tricycle. According to a statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, he said the accident happened at Ijora, Causeway inward Ijora 7Up, Lagos. He said […]
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC], on Monday, September 22, 2025, secured the conviction and sentencing of a former legislative aide and banker, Mr. Goni Yilkan, for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N120.5 million before Justice F. E Messiri of the Federal Capital […]
With about six months to the deadline for banks in Nigeria to meet up with the new capital requirement, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has confirmed that about 14 banks have scaled the hurdle, up from the eight that met the goal as at July. Speaking at the end […]
The Northern Nigeria Minorities Group (NNMG) has issued a strong condemnation of former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over recent comments allegedly suggesting that President Bola Tinubu was plotting to extend his tenure beyond the constitutional limit. In a statement issued to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja by the Convener of the group and […]
In a bid to give more attention to the plight of the victims of Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) and their families, Nigeria will host the maiden International Road Crash Victims Africa Conference (IRCVAC). This is even as LEADERSHIP has learnt that the Kwapda’as Road Safety Demand (KRSD) Foundation, in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety […]
Residents of flood-prone areas in Kogi State are now living in fears following the rise in water levels of both River Niger and River Benue. Kogi State is one of the States alerted of impeding flooding, according to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) predictions. The State also plays host to the Confluence of Rivers Niger […]
United States President Donald Trump has told world leaders at the ongoing 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) on Tuesday that recognising a Palestinian state amounts to “rewarding Hamas,” as he reaffirmed Washington’s opposition to the growing wave of international recognition. “The UN is supposed to stop invasions, not create them […]
The Director General of the Tinubu Support Group (TSG), Dr. Umar Tanko Yakasai, on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, hosted the BAT Ideological Group in Abuja during a courtesy visit that culminated in the unveiling of the group’s official handbook. The event drew coordinators of the BAT Ideological Group from all 36 states of the federation […]