British police arrested a 21-year-old man early Tuesday over suspected arson attacks on two properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. London’s Metropolitan Police force said the man was arrested “on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life”.He was being held in custody, the force added. Emergency services were called to a blaze […]
China has lifted a ban on domestic airlines accepting new Boeing aircraft, a report said Tuesday, after Beijing and Washington agreed to temporarily lower tariffs in a major de-escalation of their trade war. Last month the American aircraft maker confirmed that Chinese airlines had stopped accepting delivery of new planes due to huge tit-for-tat levies […]
British police on Monday were investigating an overnight fire at the London house where Prime Minister Keir Starmer lived before he was elected to lead the country. Since taking office in July, Starmer has lived in the prime minister’s official Downing Street residence, renting out the family home in the Kentish Town neighborhood. The fire’s cause […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says his part, the Peoples Democratic Party, will not stand a chance of winning the presidential election against President Bola Tinubu in 2027, if it does not change its zoning system. The Minister made the statement during a live media parley on Monday, where he cited […]
A group of 59 white South Africans has arrived in the US, where they are to be granted refugee status. President Donald Trump has said the refugee applications for the country’s Afrikaner minority had been expedited as they were victims of “racial discrimination”. The South African government said the group were not suffering any such […]
At least 100 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch said Monday. According to victim testimony and videos shared on social media gathered by the rights group, the attackers were Burkina Faso special forces and members of a pro-government militia, the Volunteers for […]
Ivory Coast’s main opposition leader, who has been barred from standing in an October presidential vote, said Monday that he was resigning as party leader but would still lead the fight to win the election. Six months before voters choose a new head of state, political tensions are running high in the west African country […]
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, will not be able to handle the impending implosion within its ranks. He believes that the recent defections to the party by some governors and members of other political parties may not end well for […]
The UK government has announced an end to overseas recruitment for social care visas, as part of immigration policies unveiled by the, Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, in a White Paper to help Britain strengthen control of its borders and reduce migration. “In line with our wider reforms to skills thresholds, we will close social care […]
The Federal Government has confirmed full payment of the sum of $3.4 billion loan received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, confirmed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja on Monday. The […]
The Federal Government has approved a new policy known as Medipool, which may lower the costs of drugs and other medical consumables for Nigerians. This was part of the decisions reached at the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, said Medipool is a […]
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned till Tuesday, May 13, for the definite hearing of the contempt claims made against the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Justice Nyako fixed the date following the submission of the second and third […]
The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, John Enoh on Monday said the economic value of implementing the “Nigeria First” policy is about ₦3 trillion Naira annually. He stated this while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House Abuja. On May 5, 2025, President Bola […]
The federal government has initiated new insurance regulations aimed at enhancing the operations of airlines operating in the country. In a statement released on Monday by the Head of Press and Public Affairs at the Ministry of Aviation, Odutayo Oluseyi, the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, emphasised the government’s commitment to addressing the challenges faced […]
The Group Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed that the state-owned energy firm would resume oil drilling in the northern part of the country. Ojulari stated this in an interview with BBC News Hausa on Monday, as this comes over two years after the past administration of former […]
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to initiate sweeping reforms to revitalize Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector, starting with a pilot overhaul of two underperforming distribution companies (DisCos). A statement by Bolaji Tunji, the media aide to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the move followed a comprehensive assessment of systemic challenges plaguing the DisCos, […]
The Federal Government has raised N1.093 trillion through sovereign Sukuk issuances to fund the development of many road infrastructure projects across the country. This was disclosed by Ms Patience Oniha, Director-General of Debt Management Office (DMO), on Monday during the investor meeting for the issuance of N300 billion Series VII Sovereign Sukuk in Abuja. The […]
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians against engaging with individuals and groups peddling fictitious contracts, loans, and financial grants purportedly issued or endorsed by the apex bank. It gave the warning in a statement issued on Monday by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, where the apex bank […]
United States President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to lower the prices of prescription drugs and pharmaceutical products. “Prescription Drug and Pharmaceutical prices will be reduced, almost immediately, by 30 per cent to 80 per cent,” Trump said in a social media post. They will rise throughout the World to equalise and, for […]
Lagos State government has revealed that about ₦1.3 trillion was generated as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2024, which is about a 45 per cent increase compared to the ₦895 billion generated in 2023. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Abayomi Oluyomi, disclosed this on Monday at the ongoing ministerial press briefing to mark the second […]
