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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance the National Identification Number-SIM linkage processes.This was confirmed in a joint statement signed by the Technical Adviser, Media, and Communications to the DG/CEO of NIMC, Ayodele Babalola, and the Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Reuben Muoka.The NIN-SIM linkage exercise has recently become the subject...

President Bola Tinubu has vowed that the killers of Nigerian Army personnel who were on a peace mission in Delta State will not go unpunished.At least 16 Nigerian soldiers were killed on a mission to douse clashes between two communities in Delta.Brigadier General Tukur Gusau said in a statement that the troops from the 181 Amphibious Battalion deployed in the Bomadi region, were on a peace-keeping mission in Okuoma community when they were killed on Thursd...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to strictly comply with recent foreign exchange (FX) policy reforms....

Yobe State Governor, Mai Buni, has linked the increasing insecurity in Nigeria to unmanned borders.Buni revealed this when he received the newly deployed Assistant Controller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service in charge of Zone ‘C’, James Sunday, at the Government House, Damaturum.According to the governor, the country is taking border patrol lightly, making it easy for foreigners to il...

Against the backdrop of the rising cases of kidnapping in the country, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has convened a meeting with Northern Governors’ Forum and Service Chiefs including the Inspector General of Police and the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.The meeting which held behind closed doors in Abuja lasted for over four hours and after the meeting, the chairman of the fo...

President Bola Tinubu has called on state governors to set aside political differences and collaborate with the federal government to build the nation.Speaking during the breaking of Ramadan fast with governors at the State House in Abuja, President Tinubu emphasized the importance of transitioning from politics to governance, noting the need for unity and cooperation among all stakeholders.President Tinub...

The Senate has passed for second reading the Students Loans Access to Higher Education Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2024....

President BOLA TINUBU has said that no ransom will be paid for the rescue of the children abducted from Kaduna State....

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, is of the opinion that the Nigerian Senate still owes the people some explanations as regards the budget padding scandal rocking the Upper Chambers at the moment....

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Solid Minerals Development, Commerce, Industry and Special Duties to investigate the arbitrary increase in the price of cement by manufacturers in the country like Dangote Cement and BUA Cement...