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Plateau: Police rescue man 'strapped with explosive bomb' in bank from angry mob

Gurgaon, May 14 -- Security operatives on Monday nabbed a yet-to-be-identified man strapped with Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (SPBIED) inside a bank in Dadin Kowa town in Jos South LGA of ... Read More


Rivers crisis: Wike apologises for supporting Fubara to become governor, promises to make amends

Nigeria, May 12 -- Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has expressed regrets supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara to succeed him as the governor of Rivers State. Wike, ... Read More


Naira devaluation: EFCC asks FG to stop dollar transactions at embassies

Nigeria, May 11 -- The federal government has been asked to ban transactions of foreign currencies and mandate the use of naira in their financial businesses. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commis... Read More


Kwara: N1.4bn approved for Ilorin Smart City

Nigeria, May 10 -- A N1.4bn has been approved as a take-off grant for the construction of Ilorin Smart City by the Kwara State Executive Council The Informant247 gathered that the council also awarde... Read More


Kogi varsity attack: Ododo assures of victims' rescue

Nigeria, May 10 -- Ahmed Ododo, the Kogi State, on Friday, said that the state government would secure the rescue of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), ... Read More


Rivers crisis deepens as Fubara relocates State Assembly sitting to govt house

Nigeria, May 10 -- Siminalayi Fubara, the Rivers governor, on Friday gazetted the Executive Order to relocate the House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcour... Read More


Tinubu confers GCON on Awujale as Ogun monarch marks 90th birthday

Nigeria, May 10 -- In commemoration of the 90th birthday celebration, Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday conferred the second highest national honour of the Grand Commander of the ... Read More


Pregnant women banned from performing hajj as NAHCON announces May 15 for inaugural flight

Nigeria, May 8 -- As the preparation is underway for this year's hajj, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has reiterated the ban on pregnant women travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform h... Read More


PDP crisis: Abuja court halts Damagum's removal as acting national chair, sets May 14 for hearing

Nigeria, May 8 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been restrained from sacking Umar Damagun as the party's acting national chairman Justice Peter Lifu-led Federal High Court in Abuja on May 3 ... Read More


More worries for Nigerians as Tax Committee recommends an increase in VAT

Nigeria, May 8 -- Taiwo Oyedele-led Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms has recommended an upward review of the Value Added Tax (VAT) while suggesting that the VAT revenue-sharing ... Read More