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  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has dissolved the State Executive Council with effect from Tuesday, May 24, 2022 According to a statement by Kevin Ebiri, his special assistant on media, the Chief of Staff to the governor and the Senior Special Assistant (Protocol), have also been relieved of their ...

  The Federal Government has reopened the Kaduna International Airport two months after it was closed over attack by bandits. Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, made the disclosure on Monday. Naija News recalls that bandit terrorists attacked the airport and killed a ...

    Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, withdrew the suit he filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation over his presidential ambition. Emefiele, through his counsel, S.T. Maliki, told Justice Ahmed Mohammed that a notice of ...

  The Nigerian economy has continued to show resilience in the face of weak global outlook as the country’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.11 per cent in the first quarter of 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics stated this on Monday in its GDP Report. The figure shows the ...

  Telecommunication subscribers are expressing their displeasure over the new Federal Government directive to impose a tax on telephone calls in the nation to fund free health care for the vulnerable. According to the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2021 signed by the President, Muhammadu Buhari weeks back notes that ...

  The central Bank of Nigeria on Saturday said it has no plan to withdraw the Naira from circulation and replace it with the digital currency, the eNaira. The reaction is in connection to some media reports (not THE WHISTLER) that the apex bank will soon withdraw the Naira from ...

  A notorious drug baron, identified as ‘O Lord Have Mercy’, has been nabbed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), POLITICS NIGERIA reports. Femi Babafemi, Director of Media, NDLEA, made this disclosure on Saturday morning, with a promise to provide comprehensive details on Sunday. NDLEA “Busted. Not even ...

  Supporters of the Borno South Senatorial District Senator, Muhammadu Ali Ndume and some thugs clashed in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. It was gathered that trouble started after Senator Ali Ndume, who is the Director-General of Rotimi Amaechi Presidential Campaign, had a meeting with delegates at the ...

  There is tension in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos over an attempt by policemen to enforce the state government ban on the operation of commercial motorcycle operators also known as Okada riders. Recall the state government on Wednesday issued a total ban on the activities of the ...

  The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, has announced that all necessary computation to guide the new salary package have been concluded and forwarded to the Ministry of Finance for onward implementation. The Minister disclosed this during a press briefing at the State House on Thursday where he spoke ...