Nigerian stars are in the spotlight with Wizkid, Rema, Tems, and Asake nominated For The 51st edition of the American Music Awards They were nominated for Favourite Afrobeats Artist category. The Nominees are joined by South African Grammy-winner Tyla, who had a breakout success in 2023 and 2024 and has been firmly positioned as one…
Workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) have called off their strike following the Federal Government’s intervention. The workers had protested over poor working conditions, grounding flights across the country on Thursday. the strike was called off after a meeting with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in Abuja, The workers were…
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has reiterated the agency’s call for mandatory drug tests for corps members, describing the initiative as a preventive—not punitive—measure. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Olakunle…
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has confirmed that the country’s contingent will compete in the men’s 4×100 metres, women’s 4×100 metres, 4×400 metres mixed relay and the newly introduced 4×100 metres mixed relay, making up four of the six events at this year’s 2025 World Athletics Relays. Nigeria will be represented by Chidi Okezie,…
he 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has begun at various Computer Based Test centres in the Federal Capital Territory and other states of the federation. Over two million candidates would be writing the examination nationwide. The examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is expected to come to an end on May 5.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest and detain six promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange over an alleged investment fraud amounting to over $1 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after listening to submissions from the EFCC’s lawyer, Fadila Yusuf. The six…
The total number of local and foreign companies exempted from remitting tax revenue to government coffers increased to 105 as of December 2024, The PUNCH reports. Dangote Fertilisers, Mikano International Limited, and 103 others are included in this list. This came amid uncertainties over the programme’s effectiveness and the government’s announced plan to discontinue the…
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has directed 54 financial institutions to immediately return a total of ₦9,329,322,870 that was fraudulently transferred from an undisclosed old-generation bank. The court issued the order on April 15, 2025, following an ex parte motion filed under suit number FHC/L/CS/629/2025. The stolen funds, which were…
Flight activities were disrupted at the Lagos, Abuja, and Kano airports on Wednesday as workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency staged protests at the facilities. At the Lagos airport, XEJET, Aero Contractors, and Ibom Air operated as scheduled, while Air Peace did not. In a statement posted on its X handle, Air Peace stated that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed commitment to allow eligible Nigerians without Permanent Voter Cards to vote in the 2027 general elections, but insists that such a move must be backed by legislative amendments. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, explained that the commission was committed to expanding voter access…
