Femi Falana, a well-known human rights attorney, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reevaluate holding by-elections due to the needless expense. Falana maintained that political parties, not specific candidates, should receive the votes voted in elections He believes that the political party that supported the candidate should just select a replacement…
Abia State Government, through its Harmonized Taskforce, carried out an extensive enforcement operation in Aba, targeting street trading, illegal parking, road obstructions, and unauthorized loading and offloading of vehicles. This decisive action, tagged “Operation Restore Absolute Sanity,” is to instill orderliness, cleanliness, and civility in the state. The operation covered major junctions and roads, including…
Rivers State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested 90 illegal immigrants for alleged cybercrimes perpetrated at different levels to swindle innocent Nigerians. The suspects were arrested in collaboration with other security agencies at their hideout in Rivers State following credible intelligence. According to the Rivers State Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Y.I…
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has approved the construction of a new refinery in Delta State. This license was granted to MRO Energy Limited for the establishment of a 10,000 Barrels Per Stream Day refinery in Imode, Ughelli. This approval is part of ongoing efforts to increase Nigeria’s…
Nigeria would soon become a trillion-dollar economy notwithstanding the initial difficulties, the Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, said. Tijani said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would increase substantially within the next two years, with 21 per cent of the increment coming from the information and communications technology sector (ICT). He…
The World Health Organisation has expressed regret over the announcement that the United States intends to withdraw from the organisation. The global health body urged the US to reconsider the decision. WHO made this known in a statement on its X account on Tuesday, emphasising its crucial role in protecting global health, including that of…
Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) of University Teaching Hospitals and Federal Medical Centres (FMCs) have raised the alarm that tertiary health hospitals are facing threats of becoming empty as doctors, nurses and other skilled health workers leave in droves due to poor remuneration. They lamented that despite the federal government investment in health infrastructure, the trend…
Federal Government has said all visa applications will be made online at the latest by March 1. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Monday when he was hosted on ‘X Spaces’ by an influencer, Dr Segun Awosanya. Tunji-Ojo said there is also now a centralised visa approval centre that has merged the…
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Gwarinpa, one of the largest residential estates in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The approval was conveyed in a letter dated January 16, 2025, addressed to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and signed by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa….
Former Speaker of the United States House, Nancy Pelosi, has slammed Donald Trump over the pardons issued to “those who violently attacked the capitol and law enforcement officers” on January 6, 2021. She shared her position in a statement posted on her X handle via @Speakerpelosi. “Tonight, the President announced pardons and commutations of sentences…
