Nigeria
Senate Backs NIS Passport Production Centralisation, Says it will Strengthen Security, End Alleged Extortion
• NIS Explains Central facility produces 1,000 passports hourly, Says Kano migration not targeted at North • Kawu after Senate fact-finding visit clarifies new system will eliminate delays, corruption •
HYPADEC MD, Others Back Idris for Second Term Over Development Strides
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto Major stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kebbi State have reaffirmed what they described as “absolute confidence” in the re-election of Governor Nasir Idris
Zulum Pledges N100m, Stronger Partnerships to Revamp UMTH, Borno Healthcare
• Commissions NEDC-funded fertility centre, maternity complex Michael Olugbode in Abuja Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has pledged stronger collaboration with the federal government and development partners to transform
Human Rights Complaints Hit 355,000 as NHRC, Hope-Behind-Bars Move to Close Nigeria’s Justice Gap
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Nigeria’s human rights crisis assumed a more troubling dimension in July, with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recording 354,997 complaints, even as the commission entered
US Court Gives Attorney, Pirro, Ultimatum to Issue Tinubu’s Drug-trafficking Record
Chuks Okocha in Abuja United States District judge, Beryl Howell, has issued Donald Trump-appointed attorney, Jeanine Pirro, four additional days to release the drug-trafficking records of Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu.
Ojudu Queries FG Over Abandoned N96bn Akure-Ado Dual Carriageway
Fidelis David in Akure Former Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Babafemi Ojudu, Tuesday demanded urgent explanations from the federal government over the fate of the Akure-Ado-Ekiti dual carriageway project,
NDLEA: Fleeing N39bn Cocaine Cartel Kingpin Nabbed at Lagos Airport
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the alleged Nigerian arrowhead of an international cocaine trafficking cartel at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,
ASCSN Petitions EFCC, ICPC Over Alleged IPPIS Manipulation, Diversion of Workers’ Dues
• Union alleges fake bank account inserted into payroll system to divert October 2022, January 2023 deductions Michael Olugbode in Abuja Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has
Hormuz Tensions Push Brent Above $91 as Oil Majors Reap $87bn Windfall
• Eight major oil firms nearly double Q2 profits Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Crude oil prices rose sharply yesterday as renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, including an attack
FG, States, Local Govts Share N3trn July Revenue
Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has approved the disbursement of a total sum of N3.007 trillion revenue generated in July to the federal government, the
