•Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The federal government has announced that beginning August 2025, travellers who overstay their visas in Nigeria will face a daily fine of $15 and risk being banned from re-entering the country for up to five years. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ engageme...
•SERAP logo and Tinubu The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the federal government and the National Broadcasting Commission to reverse the ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s latest protest song, “Tell Your Papa.” The organisation made this known in a post via its official X handle yesterday, hours aft...
•Floods Many victims of the 2024 flooding across the country say they are still stranded as they are yet to receive support from the federal and state governments. This is just as the federal government said yesterday that 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are at high risk of flooding this year, reports […]
•Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, receives Kano State deputy governor, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, at the Government House in Benin City yesterday The federal government, in collaboration with the Edo State Government, have set up a fact-finding Committee to look into the circumstances surrounding the recent killings of 16 Ka...
•IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyers Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has struck out a N50 billion suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the federal government. In a ruling, Justice Ekwo struck out the suit for lack of diligent prosecution, […]
•Eedris, Tinubu and son Seyi The federal government through the National Broadcasting Commission has barred Nigerian radio and television stations from airing the trending song “Tell Your Papa” by veteran rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, citing its “objectionable nature.” In a memo dated April 9, 2025 and issued by the Coordinating Director of Broa...
•Aerial view of houses submerged last year The federal government has predicted heavy rains and floods in 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The high-flood risk states are: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nas...
•Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos The federal government has ordered the arrest and prosecution of the contractor sand filling the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. Minister for Works, David Umahi, made this known while responding to questions from our correspondent on the implications of dredging and sand filling around the bridge, reports The Guardi...
The federal government has expressed concern that human traffickers are increasingly using digital platforms to lure and exploit victims. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), raised the alarm in Abuja yesterday. Fagbemi described the situation as a fast-evolving and borderless threat that demand...
•Smart Phone shop Phone vendors in Nigeria have expressed fears over the 14 per cent tariff hike slammed on Nigeria by President Donald Trump of the United States of America. While still battling a drop in sales in Nigeria due to naira depreciation, inflation and the volatility of the foreign exchange market, the operators said […]
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