The Senate on Wednesday sought for an exemption from the order by President Bola Tinubu for the withdrawal of police personnel attached to ‘Very Important Persons’ (VIPs) nationwide. The upper chamber’s request was sequel to a Point of Order on Privilege raised by Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) during plenary. The
TikTok has announced a temporary restriction on access to its live feature during late-night hours for users in Nigeria. The social media platform has issued an in-app notice to creators to inform them. According to the notice, their decision is a part of an ongoing safety investigation. At midnight Nigerian
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted final licenses to 82 Bureaux De Change (BDCs) to operate with effect from Nov. 27. A statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, stated that the exercise was in line with its powers
Federal pensioners say they will protest naked if the Federal Government fails to pay their pension increments and palliative allowances on or before December 12. The retirees under the aegis of Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria made the threat on Monday during a protest in Lagos. The National Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has commended the security agencies for their tireless efforts in securing the freedom of the 100 students of Papiri Catholic School in Niger State. While expressing his joy over the safe return of the students, President Tinubu equally charged the security agencies to ensure the swift release
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to hold a nationwide prote st on December 17 over insecurity in the country. This is contained in a communiqué issued on Monday at the end of the NLC National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Lagos. The communiqué was jointly signed
The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) says banning of mining activities in the country is not the solution to security challenges in the country. The association made this known in a statement jointly signed by its National President, Dele Ayankale and its National Secretary, Sulaiman Liman on Monday in Abuja.
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has scheduled December 15 for Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) to appear and account for alleged revenue leakage in the company. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Bamidele Salam, gave the ruling in a hearing on Monday in Abuja, after the NNPCL
Concerned retirees on Monday appealed to the Ogun Government to suspend the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) policy. A retired public servant, Mr Daniel Akanji, speaking on behalf of the retirees during a protest at the government office in Abeokuta, said the policy was a failed expectation. Akanji alleged that the
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Monday said more than 100 people, including dozens of children, were killed in attacks on a kindergarten in Sudan. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the latest attacks on December 4, began with repeated strikes on a kindergarten in South Kordofan