The Federal Government has unveiled a N12bn Digital Economy Research Fund aimed at strengthening evidence-based policymaking and supporting Nigeria’s long-term digital transformation agenda. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, announcing the launch of an expression of interest for the National Digital Economy Research…
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in coordinated air strikes carried out by the United States and Israel, according to confirmations by Iranian state media. State television announced that the 87-year-old cleric was killed early Saturday morning in his office in Tehran during what it described as intense bombardment targeting key military…
Organised labour in the federal public service has issued a Friday ultimatum to the federal government to release funds to settle three months’ outstanding wage award and other pending allowances owed workers in ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs. The leadership of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, (Trade Union Side), labour warned that…
A court has heard recordings of a former Nigerian oil minister allegedly confronting two oil tycoons from whom she is accused of accepting bribes, after their relationships had broken down. Prosecutors allege that Diezani Alison-Madueke was provided with “a life of luxury” in the UK, which they say was paid for by those who sought…
THE Lagos State Ministry of Justice has clarified that the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on the activities of Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) does not invalidate the operations of the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) on Lagos roads. The state government said its attention…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, has inaugurated 9.4-kilometre Ogu Community Road Network and a 1,500-seater Royal Hall built by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Ogu, Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking at the inauguration of the two projects, Wike said they were further demonstrations of the…
Grief hung heavily over Epe on Wednesday as Club Seventies Epe joined the rest of the community in mourning the victims of the devastating truck accident that claimed several innocent lives along Hospital Road on Monday. In a joint statement issued by the President, Mr. Yusuf Yunus, and the Secretary, Mr. Taoheed Oladehinde Sikiru, the…
The Federal Government has redesignated the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, celebrated annually on January 15, to Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day. The Director Defence Information (DDI), Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, explained in a statement on Thursday that the redesignation was to reflect the dual purpose of the day. “January 15 is set aside annually by…
As Agency rejects representation in fraud allegation petition Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote must appear personally to adopt his corruption allegation petition, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has indicated. The business mogul filed a petition before the agency against former Chief Executive of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) have come top in the 2025 Integrity Report of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The upstream commission scored 91.83 points, followed by NDIC with 90.70 points, while AMCON came…
