In a bold push toward digital transformation, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, has issued a strategic directive to the ICT/Modernisation Department to reduce physical inspections at the nation’s ports by at least 50% before the third quarter of 2025 ends. Speaking at the opening of a three-day ICT retreat in…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has refuted publications and social media reports containing information regarding the operations of a regulated financial institution, describing such claims as misleading. While the apex bank urged the public to disregard sensational or unverified claims, the Bank advised on sole reliance on official channels for information about the financial…
As troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS), continues its efforts to dismantle all criminal elements in its Area of Operation, the gallant fighting soldiers have destroyed several bandit camps in Benue state. During operations conducted on 18 May 2025, troops of 72 Special Forces Battalion of OPWS working in close…
By Hussaini Ibrahim The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, today presided over the swearing-in of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Ibrahim Umaru (rtd) as the new Commissioner for Internal Security and Special Services. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the start of the 28th Kano State Executive Council meeting held at Kwankwasiyya City….
The South East Caucus in the House of Representatives has called on the Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, to resign and allow a thorough investigation into the massive failure in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The call was contained in a statement signed by the Caucus Leader, Rep.Igariwey…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Bauchi State government has taken a major step to address the alarming exodus of medical doctors and health workers by approving a new salary structure alongside enhanced welfare packages aimed at retaining skilled professionals within the state’s healthcare system. The announcement was made by the State’s Head of Service, Barr. Muhammad…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has signed two new executive orders banning indiscriminate tree felling and introducing a monthly environmental sanitation exercise across the state. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The orders, signed on Saturday at the Government House in Maiduguri, are aimed at curbing environmental degradation and improving public health….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has strengthened its collaboration with the British High Commission in the fight against organised immigration fraud through a specialised training on document forgery. The training, organised by the Home Office International Operations of the British Deputy High Commission, held on Thursday, for the two Directorates in Lagos. The…
A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Benue State, once celebrated as Nigeria’s “food basket,” now bears the heaviest burden of food inflation in the country. In April 2025, the state recorded a staggering 51.8% year-on-year surge in food prices the highest rate nationwide. The spike underscores worsening economic…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos It all began with a whisper. At a small buka stall in the heart of Igando, a woman who simply called her name Mama Tola paused mid-stir as a customer played her a voice note. “Don’t buy rice,” the voice warned, “they say it’s cursed. People are dying in Badagry.” Within…
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