The Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army, has urged Abuja residents not to panic as there would be artillery gun firing during the nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary Parade holding at Eagle Square on Oct. 1.

The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, consider an Emergency Intervention Fund to the tune of N300 billion for critical roads in Niger State linking economic corridors in the North and South. 

The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it had deployed all its machineries to rescue retired AVM Sikiru Smith from the hands of gunmen who kidnapped him.

…pushes for consolidated framework to accommodate renewable energy, boost private sector investment 

The Senate on Tuesday considered the Electricity Bill, 2021, which seeks to consolidate all legislations in the power sector into one electricity statute, with the ultimate aim of improving Nigeria’s power generation capacity. 

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has assured ministries, departments and agencies of government of his readiness to support them discharge their duties effectively.

{KomentoLock}A jailed Major in the Nigeria Army, Akeem Oseni, has filed a N2 billion suit against the Nigeria Army and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) for allegedly freezing his account and searching his house without a court order.

A police officer was feared dead as some suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a first generation bank in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun.

A former Chief of Air Staff, rtd Air Marshal Mohammed Umar on Monday, told the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court that he did not transfer N66 million from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) account.

Prof. John Alabi, Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences of the Kogi State University, Ayangba, has been kidnapped by gunmen.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has commended Nigerian journalists over their civic vigilance and steadfast belief in rule of law.

The Senate has mandated its committees on Petroleum Resources Upstream, Downstream Petroleum Sector and Gas to liaise with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and the Presidential Implementation Committee on the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), to facilitate the relocation of oil and gas companies in Nigeria to their various operational bases in host communities to ensure smooth operations.

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has confirmed one death while 16 passengers were rescued when an Ikorodu bound boat capsized shortly after it departed CMS Ferry Terminal at 4.35 p.m.

The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the appointment of five Commissioners to fill vacancies at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). 

Commissioner of police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday directed officers and men to beef up security as the year draws to an end.