Police arrests 3 suspected kidnappers, recovers 2 firearms in Oyo
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered two firearms consisting of one single-barrel gun and one dane gun. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP…
FCT Court adjourns Yahaya Bello’s trial to March 10 as EFCC witness insists transactions breached no law
The 10th Prosecution Witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the ongoing alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has maintained…
FG expands rural connectivity, investing in additional 3,700 towers — Tijani
…To connect 20m Nigerians The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, says that 20 million Nigerians will get online as the Federal Government expands rural connectivity….
NIMC set for nationwide ward-level NIN enrollment initiative
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it is set to commence ward-level enrolment for the National Identification Number across the country. In a statement on Wednesday, the Head of…
Court Jails Two Chinese 46 Years Each for N3.4bn, $2.5m Cyber terrorism, Internet Fraud in Lagos
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu, to 46 years’…
LASG to begin infrastructure assets valuation
The Lagos State Valuation Office (LASVO) has announced the commencement of a comprehensive statewide valuation of all government-owned infrastructural assets. The exercise is scheduled to begin this week. This was…
LASG hands over 180 shops at Alaba Rago market
The Lagos State Government has begun handing over of 180 newly-completed shops at the Alaba Rago Transnational Market as part of efforts to deliver modern trading infrastructure under public-private partnership…
138m children remain in child labour—ILO
There are 138 million children that remain in child labour and that is “simply unacceptable”, says Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO). Houngbo gave the figure on Wednesday at…
Commonwealth boss confident of progress on slavery reparations
The secretary-general of the Commonwealth, a 56 nation group headed by Britain’s King Charles, said on Wednesday she expected member nations to make progress towards beginning negotiations on reparations for…
NAPTIP repatriates 23 Nigerian youths trafficked to Thailand
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued and repatriated 23 Nigerian youths suspected to be victims of human trafficking from Thailand. This…
