COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN TO TWO-MONTH JAIL TERM FOR DRUG PEDDLING
A Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced one Mustapha Adamu and Mohammed Musa to two months imprisonment each for illicit...
REPS WANT AWARENESS ON NEGATIVE IMPACT OF SPORTS BETTING
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to carry out enlightenment campaigns to expose the negative effects of sports betting, given the participation...
SUBSIDISE HAJJ FARE, REPS URGE TINUBU
The House of Representatives has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to bring down the cost of this year’s Islamic pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, fixed...
REPS MOVE TO BAN SPORTS BETTING
The National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has been urged to abide by the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act, 2005, by the House of Representatives, which has...
TINUBU DIRECTS SECURITY AGENCIES TO GO AFTER THOSE HOARDING FOODSTUFF
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, and the Director General of...
OYO GOVT SEALS SIX HOSPITALS OVER HIRING UNQUALIFIED PERSONNEL
The Oyo State Government has shut down six health facilities due to quackery. The government disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on...
CBN STOPS DOLLAR CASH PAYMENT FOR FOREIGN PERSONAL, BUSINESS TRAVELS
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a significant policy change, directing all authorised dealer banks to cease the payout of Personal Travel Allowance...
JUST IN: CBN BARS OIL COMPANIES FROM REMITTING 100% FOREX PROCEEDS ABROAD
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stopped international oil companies from repatriating 100% foreign exchange proceed to their mother companies overseas. The Director of...
HEATWAVE: THERE IS NEED TO DECLARE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN SOME STATES – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says there is a need for the declaration of a state of emergency in some states owing to heatwaves. Many...
UPDATED: UK ECONOMY ENTERS RECESSION
UK economy has entered recession after recording two successive quarters of negative economic growth in the second half of last year, official data showed on...