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Security forces on Saturday foiled an attack on residents of Giwa Local Government Area of ​​Kaduna State. The Nigerian Army revealed this on Monday in a statement published on its official X site. "Troops deployed on special patrols to ensure a...

The Oyo State Government has called for vigilance and adoption of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of a possible cholera outbreak in the state. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dọtun Oyelade, cited the Commissioner for...

On 19 May, following the establishment of the Presidential Committee on Climate Action and Green Economic Solutions, President Bola Tinubu appointed his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, as the Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action (SPEC). The president equally empowered the SPEC...

Police in Nigeria's southeastern Anambra state say they have arrested two men who allegedly gang-raped and robbed women in the state. This was revealed by the state police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Sunday. Ikenga, the Superintendent of Police,...

Heritage Bank employees have shared varying reactions to the bank's recent closure. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced the revocation of Heritage Bank's license on June 3 after weeks of unstable operations that left many customers stranded. The CBN stated...

President Bola Tinubu has warmly congratulated President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa on his re-election. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said in a statement on Saturday that Tinubu also congratulated the people of South...

In May, customers stormed Heritage Bank's various branches in Nigeria and urged the government and other regulatory authorities, such as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to urgently intervene in the challenges facing the bank. Many weeks earlier, many customers...

The African Development Bank has appointed Eric Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as director of the African Development Institute, effective June 1. Mr. Ogunleye, a Nigerian national, has almost 20 years of experience in macroeconomics and development economics, capacity development, public...

Some former commissioners who served under former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, have dismissed a probe of their administration by the state House of Assembly as an hatchet job. The commissioners described the report of the probe as the...

President Bola Tinubu has called for closer collaboration between Nigerian law enforcement agencies and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism and other related crimes. The FBI is the domestic intelligence and security...