Telecoms tariff hike: FG deploys security agents as NLC insists on protest
FG steps down merger of NCAA, NAMA
NIMC gets FG’s nod for overhaul of national identity system
Accidental Airstrike Wipes Out Family Of 6 In Katsina
Abuja mob kills two suspected one-chance operators
APC sweeps Katsina poll, wins all 34 LGs
Alleged N96b fraud: Edo panel indicted Obaseki, impeached LG chairmen
Iyabo Ojo returns to Nigeria for second phase of daughter’s wedding
US to drop Nigeria deportees in Lagos – Envoy
Netanyahu vows to destroy Iran’s terror axis with Trump’s support
US Embassy, Lagos Consulate to close Monday for Presidents’ Day
OPEC forsees lower Dangote refinery petrol price
AU Summit: Nigeria calls for joint maritime task force for Gulf of Guinea
ERROR: Yesterday, in the ‘Did You Know’ series, we published that the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove occupies 78 hectares. According to the National Commission for Musuem and Monuments, it sits on 75 hectares. The error, a slip, is regretted and we apologise.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Before the 1990s, black South Africans were forcibly removed from their homes. They were not allowed to vote or engage in politics and were reduced to labour for white South Africans. Those over 16 were also issued passbooks that limited their movement within the coutry.
- A baker’s dozen is 13. Its origin comes from medieval England where bakers that sold overpriced loaves of bread were flogged. To avoid being flood, bakers began adding an extra loaf to a dozen.
President, governors celebrate El-Rufai at 65
USAID: Ndume urges probe of B’Haram funding
Tinubu has reduced debt service burden to 67 percent, says Deputy Speaker
President should address N’Assembly twice a year — Reps
Reps move to regulate police deployment to VIPs
I still face four lawsuits from Afe Babalola’s firm – Farotimi
Alaafin: Oyo prince asks court to sack Owoade
Army destroys 25 illegal refineries, seize 95,000 litres of stolen oil
Five directors jostle for federal accountant general’s seat
FG to engage 28,000 Nigerian health workers on USAID payroll
WACT-APMT begins direct shipping from Asia to Onne Port
NNPCL takes 15% stake in Starzs CNG station
FG plans property, ground rent task teams in states
FG begins Emerging Technologies Institute construction in Kano
NSCDC to register 50,000 schools under Safe School initiative
Personal loans rose to N3.3tn in November – CBN
NMDPRA grants Falcon 25-year gas distribution licence
FG partners Zipline on rural healthcare, drone tech
43,923 candidates scored over 5 credits in WAEC 2024
Relief Materials For IDPs Hoarded In Abuja Classrooms
Borno missing children rise as B’Haram steps up recruitment
Not all sickle cell patients need bone marrow transplants, says foundation
I didn’t betray Africa over GMO adoption, says outgoing AU commissioner
Adebanjo: Adeboye, Anyaoku, Osinbajo, Obi, ex-govs attend commendation service
5,000 buildings unoccupied in Bauchi, Jigawa – Housing network
CDHR demands Egbetokun’s removal over tenure elongation
10 insurance firms rake in N493bn revenue – Report
Accion MFB, CrediCorp partner on affordable tricycle financing
PETROAN denies claim in viral video, says NNPCL petrol of highest standards
Tinubu Will Be Re-Elected In 2027 – Gov Sani
Former Kaduna governor, senators, others explain defection to APC
NLC withdraws members in Osun LGs amid Adeleke, APC faceoff
Approve Bauchi oil exploration to seal re-election, Dogara tells Tinubu
Gov Nwifuru urges Army to end sit-at-home in southeast
Green Rail construction begins soon – Sanwo-Olu
We did not demolish building with occupants inside – Enugu Govt
Enugu raises N3bn for security trust fund
LG crisis: Adeleke, Oyetola trade words, Labour suspends services
Edo records 13 Lassa Fever deaths, confirms three Monkeypox cases
LAWMA warns against recycling in unlicensed facilities
Lagos to demolish illegal Banana Island buildings
Alaafin’s coronation in jeopardy over unknown whereabouts of Osun monarch
Youths raze Police station in Ondo over alleged death of detainee
Three policemen arrested for extorting N100,000 from expatriate in Lagos
Kidnapped Catholic priest, two others regain freedom in Rivers
Dismembered girlfriend died from asthma – Kwara killer cleric
TODAY IN HISTORY
- On this day in 1863, a precursor of the Red Cross and Red Crescent was founded. The “Committee for Relief to the Wounded” was created by a group of citizens in Geneva, Switzerland.