NewsReports

The Federal Government has officially classified kidnappers and violent armed groups operating across the country as terrorists. The development signaled a major escalation in Nigeria’s response to abductions, attacks on farmers and persistent community violence. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the development during the Federal Government’s end-of-year press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Idris said …

igeria’s Federal Government has announced plans to tap into then nation’s largely informal vehicle recycling market, projecting annual revenues of over N150bn from 2026, as part of sweeping reforms to modernize the country’s automotive industry. The National Automotive Design and Development Council disclosed this in a statement first published by the PUNCH on Sunday with the Director-General, Joseph Osanipin, saying …

  igeria’s Presidency has dismissed claims that it secretly altered some provisions of the newly enacted tax reform laws, insisting that no changes were made outside the established legal and legislative process. According to report by the PUNCH, the government’s  reaction is coming as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and …

oreign nationals, majority of them Nigerians, working as prison officers in the United Kingdom have have been spared of deportation as the British Government has granted them a temporary exemption from new visa rules, following warnings some jails were facing a staffing crisis. Prisons have increasingly been relying on overseas recruits, particularly from Nigeria and Ghana, according to report by …

  kwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has recounted how the death of his father forced him to hawk soft drinks on the streets of Lagos to help his mother make ends meet. Eno made the revelation while delivering the Convocation Lecture at the 7th Convocation of Mountain Top University, Ibafo, Ogun State, on Thursday, according to report by the …

ow should a military commander respond if they determine they have received an unlawful order? Request to retire — and refrain from resigning in protest, which could be seen as a political act, or picking a fight to get fired, according to a CNN exclusive report. That was the previously unreported guidance that Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, the top lawyer …

EW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday published thousands of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a release long anticipated for its potential to reveal new details about the late sex offender and his connections to powerful people. But it was clear soon after the release that it would fall far short of those expectations. The partial …

…Gov Okpebholo, Obaseki mourn political Icon By Idahosa Musa ormer Edo State Commissioner for Information and prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Hon. Charles Idahosa, is dead. He was 72. Idahosa, a seasoned politician and influential public affairs commentator, reportedly died suddenly on Saturday throwing his family, associates and the political class in Edo State into shock. As of press …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reaffirmed the legality of its Motor Vehicle Tinted Glass Permit Policy, dismissing recent criticisms attributed to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Afam Osigwe, as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin in Abuja , the Police said the policy …

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, warned state governors that he may be forced to issue an Executive Order to enforce direct allocations to local governments if they fail to comply with a recent Supreme Court ruling affirming financial autonomy for Nigeria’s third tier of government. Tinubu gave the warning during the 15th National Executive Committee, NEC meeting of the All …