EFCC Arrests 12 Suspected Illegal BDC Operators in Lagos
August 26 Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested 12 suspected illegal Bureau de Change BDC operators. According to the…
NIS raises passport fees from Sept. 1
Aug. 28, 2025 The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced an upward review of Nigerian Standard Passport fees with effect from Sept. 1. This is contained in a statement by…
N59 million disbursed to 600,000 students under NELFUND scheme – NOA
Aug. 28, 2025 Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), has disclosed that over 600,000 students have so far benefitted from the N59million disbursed under the Nigeria…
ASUU to FG: We have run out of patience, strike is inevitable
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano Zone, has called on the Federal Government to expedite action on the renegotiation of the 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement. The Zonal Coordinator, Mr…
$1trillion economy: NEC at 151st meeting, endorses Tinubu’s reforms
The National Economic Council (NEC), on Thursday endorsed the framework for the Renewed Hope Development Plan (2026–2030). The plan is aimed at consolidating Nigeria’s reform agenda and actualise the one…
Nigerians protest increase in passport fees to N200,000
The announcement by Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to increase Nigerian Standard Passport fees with effect from Sept. 1 to N100,000 and N200,000 has attracted strong rebuke from a section of…
NCCSALW destroys 1,316 illicit arms
Aug. 28, 2025 The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) on Thursday destroyed 1,316 assorted illicit weapons in Abuja. In his opening remarks during…
Cholera outbreak in northwest Nigeria kills eight, infects over 200
August 28, 2025 A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, residents and…
Nigeria’s Dangote and Ethiopia to build $2.5 billion fertiliser plant
August 28, 2025 Ethiopia has signed an agreement with Nigeria’s Dangote Group to build a $2.5 billion fertiliser manufacturing plant, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday in a post…
Air Peace set to build Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul in Lagos– Onyema
Aug. 27, 2025 The Chairman of Air Peace Ltd., Dr. Allen Onyema, on Wednesday announced that the airline will start building a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Lagos…