The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has urged media practitioners to shape the future of Northern Nigeria through responsible and balanced reporting. Idris made the call on Monday in Kano at the Arewa Media Summit with the theme: Government-Citizen Accord: Accountability, Responsibility and Ethical Media Practice.” He
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate big technology companies following allegations of anti-competitive practices, unlawful exploitation of news content, and other potentially unfair market conduct. Also to be investigated are Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms operating in Nigeria. A statement by
No fewer than 15 persons died in an auto crash at the Muslim Cemetery area on the Ogbomoso–Oko Olowo corridor of the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway, Kwara. The Kwara Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Kabir Kazeem, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen, on
The Senate Committee on Customs and Excise, on Monday, approved a ₦11 trillion revenue target for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The upper chamber also approved N1.235 trillion expenditure estimate for the 2026 fiscal year, expressing confidence that the agency would sustain its reform programme and improve collections in spite
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to “urgently disclose certified copies of all documents relating to the consideration and approval of the allocation of over ₦1.3 billion (₦1,302,978,784) to the Presidential
The Federal Government has asked South Africa to urgently investigate the killing of two Nigerians and ensure those responsible are brought to justice. The government also expressed deep concern over a growing pattern of attacks against Nigerians and other foreigners in South Africa, warning that continued violence could strain bilateral
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked a media report alleging he was offered ₦500 billion to contest against the presidential candidate of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, to split South-South votes. Special Adviser on Media to Jonathan, Dr Ikechukwu Eze, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, described
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has blamed the flooding of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on non-implementation of a Lagos State master plan with regard to flooding. Umahi also blamed the flooding on indiscriminate dumping of refuse by Lagos State residents. Umahi made the blame during an inspection tour
.Intercepts Malaysia-bound cocaine shipments hidden in walls of Orijin bitters cartons, nabs PhD student mastermind A 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in peels of plantain which
All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain in Lagos State, Mr Obafemi George, says Nigerians will look back in decades from now and appreciate President Bola Tinubu’s reforms. George, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in an interactive session in Lagos, predicted that the President would secure a landslide