The Federal Ministry of Finance has debunked reports claiming that the Federal Government has stopped revenue-generating agencies from deducting their cost of collection at source, describing such reports as “inaccurate and misleading.” In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, the ministry said there has been no policy change regarding the deduction of costs of collection […]

12 constituents killed by Amotekun in eight months – Senator Fadahunsi Adeleke commends police investigation over killings  Fresh facts have emerged as to why the Inspector General of Police (IGP) team sealed the operational base and Ife Central Office of the Amotekun outfit in Osun State following the killing and maiming of residents of Akinlalu

Accuses deceased of witchcraft A carpenter, Ahmed Toheed, has been arraigned before an Akure Division of the Chief Magistrates’ Court, Oke Eda, Ondo State for allegedly raping and killing his grandmother. Toheed was accused of killing 64-year-old Mulikat Sanni on Onisere Street, Ore, the headquarters of the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state at

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Venezuela — and US President Donald Trump, for his “decisive support” for her country’s pro-democracy movement. “I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!” she

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has said there will be no strike or lockout in the Dangote refinery, as it reaffirms the Authority law to enforce a 10-year ban on industrial strikes and lockouts in the Free Trade Zones. A statement signed by the Managing Director, NEPZA, Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi, said due to

   

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has said that Nigeria’s mining sector has recorded significant growth over the past decade. He also said that the sector has increased its contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from less than 0.5 per cent in the 10 years to about 1.8 per cent

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has called for stronger collaboration with the media to keep vigilance and track issues of poor accountability, broken trust, institutional weaknesses and trillions of naira in unremitted revenues owed the Federation by companies and government agencies. NEITI said the funds, if recovered, could play a vital role in

Thousands of protesters comprising students, workers, women, youths and members of civil society organisations stormed the Niger Bridge at the boundary between Asaba in Delta and Onitsha, in Anambra State to demand support for local refineries including that of the Dangote Refinery. Protesters carried various placards with inscriptions such as ‘Stop Petroleum Importation Now’, ‘Encourage

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on Northern governors to strengthen their commitment to the region’s development by ensuring that investment summits translate into practical results. Speaking at the opening ceremony of Bauchi Investment Summit, the revered monarch reiterated the

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara paid a courtesy call on President Tinubu On Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. 22 September, 2025 Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decision to bestow Posthumous Pardon on the Ogoni 9, and the prestigious National Honours Awards on