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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intensified efforts to strengthen the country’s economic data architecture through the digitalisation of the Sub-National Fiscal Survey across the 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 774 local government areas nationwide.The initiative, implemented through the CBN’s Statistics Department, is aimed at replacing the largely manual reporting process with a digital system to improve the timeliness, accuracy, consis...

Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s achievements in Ebonyi State and the federal government’s visible presence in the South-East will swing votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in January’s Presidential election.Shettima made the declaration in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, while speaking at the Presidential rally.The Vice President, who listed numerous investments by President Tinubu...

The Oyo State Police Command has detained eight people following the deaths of two men in an alleged drowning incident at an apartment in Agodi Gate, Ibadan.The Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a police operational success report released on Monday.The FPRO stated that the incident occurred at Max Apartment in Agodi Gate on Saturday.Iniedu stated that the victims were reportedly brought dead to the University C...

The Federal Government has moved to tighten regulations in Nigeria’s scrap metal industry, targeting the illegal trade in stolen metals and the vandalism of critical infrastructure, including electricity cables, railway components and manhole covers.The government said it was developing a regulatory framework that would compel operators to obtain appropriate licences, verify the sources of scrap materials and maintain transaction records to prevent stolen metals from e...

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has reiterated his pledge to restore petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027, saying the policy would make life easier and more affordable for Nigerians.Atiku restated his position in a post on X on Monday, accompanying a campaign video explaining his proposed approach to petrol subsidy.“My position stands! I will restore subsidy to make life easier and more affordable ...

The Lagos State Government is seeking to strengthen regulation of traditional medicine through institutional collaboration with Ogun State, drawing on its registration of 9,645 practitioners and regulatory framework to improve oversight of the sector.The move followed a working visit by a delegation from the Ogun State Alternative Medicine Board to the Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board, where the visiting officials sought to study Lagos’ regulatory structure, admi...

Former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, has acknowledged being a political godfather but said he does not interfere in the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun by imposing people on him for government appointments.Osoba made the disclosure during an interview on The Reuben and Kike Abati Podcast, where he spoke with the media couple, Dr Reuben Abati and Kikelomo Atanda-Owo. A video of the conversation was shared on Sunday.Responding to questions abou...

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Three Nigerians have been arrested in Delhi, India, for allegedly staying in the country without valid immigration documents.The Times of India reported on Sunday that the Delhi Police arrested the men for “allegedly staying in India without valid documents” and subsequently transferred them to a detention centre.The arrests were made on October 31 during a “verification drive in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka”, according to the repo...

An elderly man has died after falling from a moving truck when its front tyre burst around the TREM axis of Gbagada, inward Oshodi, Lagos State.The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.Taofiq stated that the fully loaded Mercedes-Benz six-tyre truck, with registration number ABJ 37 AC, was travelling at considerable speed when the tyre burst, causing the driver to lose control...