Tinubu Advocates for a United and Prosperous Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has emphasized the importance of unity for Nigeria’s development, using the natural confluence of Rivers Niger and Benue in Lokoja, Kogi State, as a metaphor for collective…
FG to Retrain 60,000 Health Workers, Says Minister
The Federal Government has announced plans to retrain over 60,000 frontline healthcare workers in 2025 while upgrading 40% of primary health care (PHC) facilities nationwide to provide advanced care. This…
Kwara Set to Prosecute 164 Monthly Sanitation Offenders
The Kwara State government has apprehended 164 individuals for violating the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in Ilorin, the state capital. Among them, one person was arrested for allegedly assaulting sanitation…
Outrage as IBEDC Implements Energy Tariff Hike
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) is under criticism for introducing a new policy requiring Band A customers to purchase a minimum of ₦5,000 worth of electricity credits, while customers…
Banks Enforce New PoS Withdrawal Limits: ₦100k Daily, ₦500k Weekly
Banks have started implementing a daily withdrawal limit of ₦100,000 and a weekly limit of ₦500,000 for Point-of-Sale (PoS) transactions, following a directive issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria…
NAFDAC Destroys ₦1.36bn Worth of Fake and Expired Products
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday destroyed counterfeit, unregistered and expired products valued at ₦1.36 billion in Abuja. The destruction took place at the…
Telecom Tariffs to Be Reviewed Regularly, Says Minister Edun
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has announced that telecommunications tariffs will undergo periodic reviews to reflect rising operational costs and inflation. Edun…
CBN Moves to End Illegal Trade of Naira Notes
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, has pledged to address the widespread buying and selling of Naira notes in the country. He made this…
NLC Pressures Power Minister to Step Down Over Grid Failure
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the resignation of the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, citing repeated collapses of the national power grid. In a statement issued by…
Kwara Senator Mustapha Refutes Rumors of Leaving APC
Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, has dismissed rumors of his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The senator, a founding member of the ruling…