archiveFebruary 2025

Justice Chukwujek Aneke of a Federal Court in Lagos has fixed March 17, 2025, to rule on various applications challenging its jurisdiction to hear a 13-count charge filed against the former Chairman of First Bank Nigeria (FBN), Oba Otudeko, and three others over alleged fraud. The court fixed March 17...

The Bill was passed after the upper chamber reviewed key highlights of the bill, which outlines a total aggregate expenditure of 54.99 trillion naira. The budget breakdown includes significant allocations for recurrent spending, capital projects, and debt servicing, as well as a projected fiscal deficit. Key Budget Allocations include Total...

Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised alarm over credible reports of a sinister plot by elements within the opposition parties to launch vicious attacks on local governments secretariats across the state including orchestrated onslaught on leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and top government officials. In a statement issued this...

Governors from the six states in Nigeria’s South-West region convened in Lagos for a high-level meeting focused on regional development, with food security and economic collaboration taking center stage. The meeting held at Lagos House, Ikeja, was hosted by Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Babajide...

The Nigeria Customs Service has handed over a total of 3,897 arms and ammunition to the National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. Speaking during the handing over ceremony at the Federal Operations Unit Zone, A Ikeja on Thursday, The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi,...

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Bishop Wale Oke on his re-election as the national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). Tinubu lauded Oke for his unwavering efforts in promoting religious harmony and national progress through initiatives like the ‘Nigeria Turning Point Prayer Movement,’ according to a statement by...

MTN Nigeria has apologised for increasing the price of its 15 gigabytes (GB) weekly data bundle by 200 percent. The telecommunications provider had initially raised the cost of the plan from N2,000 to N6,000 as part of a broader tariff adjustment. However, MTN acknowledged in a statement that it was...

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has commended the House of Representatives for the passage on Wednesday of four tax reform bills for a second reading. The four tax reform bills—the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill 2024, the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill 2024, the Nigeria Tax Administration...

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has debunked reports associating him with the race for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027. Adesina was reported to have given a hint that he would be contesting for the presidency in 2027 following a recent interview. However, the AfDB president...

Security operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday, 12th February 2025, apprehended three unruly passengers aboard an Air Peace flight from London after they engaged in disruptive behavior that endangered the safety of the flight and its passengers and crew. The incident occurred during flight when two...