TikTok has removed more than 2 million videos in Nigeria between July and September 2024 as part of its efforts to maintain a safe online environment. According to its latest Q3 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, 99.1% of these videos were taken down within 24 hours of being flagged. The social media platform emphasized that this…
President Bola Tinubu has authorized an extension of the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare professionals from 60 to 65 years. Dr. Mannir Bature, the National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Medical Association, announced this development in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bature noted that the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,…
The Federal Government on Tuesday officially launched toll operations on the Abuja–Akwanga–Lafia–Makurdi Road corridor to repay the $460.8 million loan obtained from the China Exim Bank for the road’s rehabilitation and upgrade. It also announced that motorists using the highway would begin paying tolls ranging from N500 for saloon cars to N1,600 for multi-axle vehicles….
Onitsha, Anambra State-based notable clearing and forwarding agent with an office and contacts in the Republic of China (names withheld) has accused the presiding Chief Magistrate Court 11 (identities also withheld) Onitsha for having allegedly conspired with the Court clerk of the same court to assassinate his character by permitting the Court’s complainant to snap…
Egbetokun’s appointment, which took effect on October 31, 2023, would have come to an end on his attainment of 60 years of age on September 4, 2024. The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, on Thursday defended the continuous stay of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in office, saying it is legal…
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday called for urgent action to address the shrinking Lake Chad Basin. Ganduje made call while declaring the week-long meeting of the 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum closed in Maiduguri. The chairman, also former Executive Secretary of Lake Chad…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said the positive reports on Nigerians in the diaspora would inspire the younger generation on values that enhance the nation’s image. The President commended diasporan Nigerians while receiving Letters of Credence from the High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Pasquale Salvaggio, and the High Commissioner of Sierra Leone,…
Federal workers are up in arms over the recent payment of their January salaries, which they claim were significantly shorter than expected. To make matters worse, the annual increment that is typically added to their salaries every January was conspicuously missing. But that’s not all – many workers are also complaining about the non-implementation of…
A former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that Nigerian politicians are in power to steal, kill, and retain power. Amaechi made this remark at the National Conference on Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria held earlier this week, aimed at discussing pathways to good governance and political integrity in Nigeria. While speaking at the event,…
…As Kajola Community Holds Second Annual Prayer, Medical Outreach. …Seek Govt Support To Provide Solutions To Epilepsy Power Supply. Religious leaders have charged Nigerians to seek peace and unity among themselves for rapid development. The clerics who spoke during the Kajola Community Landlords’ Association’s (KCLA) second annual prayer session and medical outreach programme. The event,…
