The Federal Government has officially ended passport production at multiple centres across Nigeria, consolidating operations into a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) inaugurated the Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at its…
For the second time in weeks, the National Economic Council (NEC) has avoided deliberations on the establishment of state police despite worsening insecurity across the country. At its 152nd meeting held on Thursday in Abuja, the council failed to table…
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has distributed food items and cash support to vulnerable women in Sokoto State under the Renewed Hope Initiative, a social investment programme of the presidency. The intervention comprised 1,500 bags of maize and millet (25kg…
ABUJA – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has approved the creation of 15 new dioceses, increasing its total from 161 to 176 across the country, a move aimed at strengthening its presence in key regions. A statement signed by…
Amid jubilation over Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s return to office following the end of emergency rule in Rivers State, senior lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, says there is no reason for celebration. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, Adegboruwa…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert over falsified versions of two essential medicines, warning of serious health risks. In a statement numbered 030/2025, the agency said counterfeit batches of the…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 61-year-old teacher, Igwe Ngozi, to 14 years imprisonment for sexual assault of a seven-year-old child. The judge sentenced and convicted Ngozi after…
Manchester United on Wednesday reported an annual net loss for the sixth consecutive year despite record revenues of £666.5 million ($910 million).The Red Devils were without Champions League football in 2024/25 and stumbled home 15th in the Premier League —…
ASABA – OPERATIVES of the Delta State Police Command, on Wednesday, shot dead, two suspected kidnappers in a gun battle at a bush in Nniogbo Owa Ekei, Boji Boji Owa, Ika North East Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has plunged into mourning following the death of four of its senior staff members in the fire incident that gutted Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos, on Tuesday. The deceased staff were trapped while…
