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The Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday approved the appointment of Olohundare Moshood Jimoh as the Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Lagos State Command.With the appointment, Jimoh becomes the eighth commissioner to occupy the seat within seven years.He would be taking over from Olarenwaju Ishola, who was appointed last September following the elevation of his predecessor, Adegoke Fayoade, to the ...

Electricity consumers will pay a fine of no less than N100,000 if they bypass their prepaid meters or engage in illegal connection, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said.This was contained in an amended order on unauthorised access, meter tampering and y-pass released on Tuesday.The fines range between N100,000 and N300,000, depending on the category the customer belongs to....

The United States Mission to Nigeria has announced that the U.S. government is set to investigate how past aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries has been utilised.On January 20, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump suspended all foreign aid for 90 days, citing concerns about global destabilisation and misalignment with American interests.This move follows growing calls for a comprehensive review of how...

Renowned Nigerian statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, has passed away at the age of 97.Clark’s demise was announced in a statement signed by Prof. C. C. Clark for the family and Mr. Penawei Clark for the children.According to the statement, Clark passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025.The statement reads, “The Clark-Fuludu ...

The National Assembly has rescinded some items in the 2025 Appropriation Bill passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last week after detecting errors in the line items under capital and recurrent expenditure.Although the budget size remains at N54.99 trillion, the capital expenditure has been reduced by more than N500 billion, while the recurrent expenditure was increased by the same amount.At p...

The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s Local Government (LG) and Councillorship election held across the 34 LGs of the state....

The Nigeria Police have neutralized 14 criminals – nine, which include seven suspected Eastern Security Network (ESN) members in Imo and five terrorists in Kebbi states, recovering 23 arms and assorted ammunition. ...

The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has faulted the recent comments by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr Babachir Lawal, regarding the 2027 Presidential ambitions of President Bola Tinubu....

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Sunday warned the Nigeria Labour Congress against its planned March 1 shutdown of telecommunication services in response to the recent 50 per cent tariff hike.The Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria similarly pushed back against the NLC’s planned boycott of teleco...

The Federal Government has raised concerns over the deportation of its nationals from the United States, calling on Washington to uphold international conventions for a dignified repatriation process.On his first day in office as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump signed several executive orders aimed at tightening immigration policies.These include ending birthright citizenship for chil...