•Alake The Minister of Solid Mineral, Mr Dele Alake, has alleged that powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining were responsible for other criminal activities and involved in sponsoring banditry and terrorism in the country. Alake said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals for the 2024 budget...
•National grid Nigerians have taken to social media to lament the collapse of the national electricity grid which resulted in a blackout in the country. They lamented the collapse of the national power grid, amid dollar exchange rates, diesel and fuel price increases in the nation, reports Nigerian Tribune. Lamenting for the frequent occurrenc...
Many households are not finding it easy as the ability to purchase daily and basic needs is becoming a tall order for many amid rising inflation and falling incomes. The households, mostly those in the low-income level, have lamented that nearly 100 per cent of their earnings are now spent on food, whose prices continue […]
•Tinubu President Bola Armed Tinubu has said he is desirous of making Nigerians happy by providing good and responsive governance. He, therefore, pleaded with the people to give him the benefit of the doubt by availing his administration the needed support. Speaking at a graduation ceremony of Senior Executive Course (SEC) 45 of the National [...
No fewer than 416 unarmed citizens have been killed by accidental airstrikes of the Nigerian military within the space of 9 years in 16 communities located in the northern region of the country, findings have revealed. Although the military high command and the Nigerian Air Force had consistently maintained that there was no way collateral [&h...
Sixteen days to this year’s Christmas, many Nigerians have said they do not have plans to travel out of their locations to mark the season as a result of insecurity, high cost of transportation and the general economic hardship in the country. They blame the situation on the removal of fuel subsidy and weakening of […]
The government of Canada has increased the proof of funds for Nigerians and other international students from ₦8,025,000.00 ($10,000) to ₦16,050,000.0000 ($20,000). Marc Miller, Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, made this announcement in a statement yesterday, saying the new requirement will take effect from January 1...
•Oladips Rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known by his stage name Oladips, has apologised to Nigerians for the fake death news pulled by his management. He expressed regret for “the confusion” and stressed that it was “never a prank,” noting that he was “very sick.” In an interview with Naija FM in Lagos, Oladips said, “To […]...
•COP28 Logo Nigerians on social media have slammed Nigeria’s large delegation to COP28 led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP28, is the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, being held from 30 November until 12 [...
Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S., Embassy in Nigeria, Mr David Greene, has revealed that they have interviewed over 150,000 Nigerians while further noting that the embassy has interviewed about 30,000 students this year. Greene made this statement during an interview in Abuja, reports NAN. He said, “What folks do not know is that this year [&hell...

