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The Canada High Commission in Nigeria says it is probing the fire outbreak that gutted parts of its building in Abuja on Monday. The North American country has also joined the United States and the United Kingdom in issuing a warning…

The United States' (USA) security notice on November 3 cautioning against travelling to Nigeria was met with alarm by the Federal Government on Monday. They noted that the alert undercut investment and caused panic. During a meeting…

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says two men died in the fire outbreak that gutted a section of the Canadian high commission in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Isa also confirmed that a diesel tank…

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that workers and pensioners in the state would receive a monthly cash award of N25,000 and N15,000 respectively for the next six months. He noted, however, that the workforce and the…

Controversial Nigerian singer, Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, and his aide, Samson Elutu, also known as Sam Larry, have finally been granted bail after spending several weeks in detention. The embattled industry…

President Bola Tinubu will travel to Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over the next few days in what has been termed an aggressive push to promote Nigeria and attract foreign direct investment. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri…

Yemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says under his leadership, the financial regulator will ensure policies have a positive impact on the lives of Nigerians. According to a statement on Sunday, Cardoso spoke…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and other former governors in the executive and legislature to emulate the example of Senators Daniel and Dankwambo by rejecting the payment…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, has said he won’t hesitate to sack chief executives of the aviation agencies under his ministry if they want to sabotage his job. Keyamo spoke in Lagos at a one-day stakeholders’…

The United States (US) has issued a warning to its citizens in Nigeria to avoid major hotels in the country. The US noted that there are elevated threats to major hotels in the larger cities of the country. The US issued this…

The Presidency on Friday said France will return $150 million looted by former Nigerian military leader, General Sani Abacha. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said President…

The organised labour says it would no longer guarantee industrial harmony in the country from November 8 over the assault on Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The organised labour, comprising NLC and Trade…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has refuted claims of cash scarcity at banks, automated teller machines, Points of Sale, and Bureaux de Change in various major cities nationwide. In an official statement signed by the Director of…

The Imo State Government, on Thursday, said the presence of the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, the state capital, to lead a protest was in defiance of a court order. The government, however,…

The Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi, yesterday, identified lack of sacrifice by Nigerian leaders as one of the major reasons for slow development in the country. Sam Adeyemi, who is also a strategic leadership…