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  By Chinedu Echianu The presidency has announced the death of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff. The announcement came through a statement Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga Wednesday morning. The statement expressed deep sorrow over the loss of the high-ranking military officer, saying, “The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun […]

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has given the assurance that the police would rescue all Nigerians currently in the captivity of kidnappers. According to a statement by the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, the IG stated this at the Force Headquarters while reflecting on the effectiveness of the operations for the rescue of the 20 University of Maiduguri and Plateau State University medical students who were abducted in Benue […]

The Federal Government has repatriated 158 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya. Nigeria’s Charge’d’ Affaires to Libya, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. Mohammed said the group of evacuees comprised of 77 males, 45 females, 26 children as well as 10 infants. The envoy explained that of the total number, 26 males who were arrested from the ongoing raid of undocumented foreigners in Libya were released […]

The Senate has passed the 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill. This, followed presentation and adoption of a report on the bill, by leader of the Senate Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). The bill which was transmitted to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu earlier today, was given accelerated consideration, resulting into its first second and third reading in line with Senate rule 80. Opeyemi in his lead debate on […]

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has denied allegations of owning a blending plant outside Nigeria. Kyari stated this on Tuesday, reacting to claims by the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, that some officials of the NNPC have blending plants in Malta. Reacting in a post on his X handle, Kyari said he had been flooded with calls from family […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has approved the sale of foreign exchange (FX) to eligible Bureau de Change (BDC) operators at one thousand four hundred and fifty Naira to a dollar. The apex bank said the sum of twenty thousand dollars is to be sold to each BDC at the rate of one thousand four hundred and fifty Naira to a dollar representing the lower band of […]

Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has banned the procession of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria to commemorate the 2024 Islamic calendar day of Ashura in Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh on Tuesday in Abuja. The police said intelligence had it that members of the proscribed organisation, also known as Shi’ite were […]