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The Federal Inland Revenue Service has expressed deep sorrow over the death of four staff members in Tuesday’s fire incident at Afriland Towers, Broad Street, Lagos. Photo of the building housing one of the UBA branches where the fire outbreak occurred on Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Tuesday. The tragedy, which has thrown the entire FIRS community into mourning, occurred …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 May/June Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. The May/June examinations are for school-based candidates while the November/December examinations are for private candidates. NECO Registrar, Dantani Wushishi, a professor, announced the result at the examination body’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday. Mr Wushishi said 1,367,210 candidates –comprising 685,514 males and …

Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel has written his name into the history books after storming into the men’s 400m hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Wednesday’s feat saw him becoming the first Nigerian man to achieve the feat since Henry Amike in 1987. The 21-year-old ran the race of his life in Wednesday’s semifinal, powering to victory in 47.47 seconds …

My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. In my proclamation address, I highlighted the reasons for the declaration. The summary of it …

President Bola Tinubu has declared an end to the State of Emergency in Rivers State and has asked the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and the House of Assembly to resume duties. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Tinubu controversially suspended the elected officials six months ago after declaring a State of Emergency in the state. The president …

Nigeria’s agricultural import bill soared to N2.22tn in the first half of 2025, drawing strong criticism from farmers, rice millers, and stakeholders who argue that the Federal Government’s policies are undermining local production and worsening food insecurity. The stakeholders also criticised the recent order by President Bola Tinubu to reduce food prices. On September 11, 2025, it was reported that …

…Accuse education minister of lack of concern over non-teaching staff welfare The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, have informed the federal government of plans to shut down public universities on September 22 if their demands are not addressed. The threat was contained in a 7-day ultimatum issued …

Nigerians without Tax Identification (Tax ID) can continue to operate bank accounts beyond January 1, 2026, according to the Joint Tax Board (JTB). The clarification comes in the wake of President Bola Tinubu’s signing of four new Tax Acts, which will come into effect from January 1, 2026. Reports that the Tax Administration Act makes Tax ID mandatory for persons who …

US President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday, accusing the outlet of a “decades-long pattern” of smears driven by feelings of “actual malice.” Trump, 79, has intensified his long-established hostility toward the media since his return to the White House, repeatedly badmouthing journalists critical of his administration, restricting access and bringing …

A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. A new report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out since the start of the war with Hamas in 2023: killing members of a group, causing them serious bodily and …