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Fagbemi Proposes Toilet-Washing Punishment For Convicted Drug Offenders

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has called for a review of Nigeria’s sentencing laws to mandate...

Business

FEC okays ₦13bn, $34m for transmission project, transformer upgrade

Okays ₦142bn for bus terminals in six geo-political zones FG orders MDAs to end 2024 procurement by September From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The...

Lifestyle

DRC Minister Faces New Pressure as Businesswoman’s Sequestration Case Reignites

Nearly a year after accusing Patrick Muyaya of orchestrating her 45-day sequestration, a United States–Congolese entrepreneur Gisèle Busima, is pushing back against what...

Politics

Sultan To Tinubu, Governors: Show Empathy, Not ‘Koboko,’ To Frustrated Nigerians

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged President Bola Tinubu, state governors, and other political leaders to respond to...

Business

Nigeria to hit 10m tonnes of steel by 2030

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says Nigeria is set to produce ten million tonnes of liquid steel and generate over...

Lifestyle

Ikechukwu Urum: The New Face of Nigerian Fashion Storytelling

Some creatives work behind the scenes. Others quietly reshape the scene itself. Ikechukwu Urum is both. Equal parts stylist, cultural curator, and visual...

Education

FG Freezes New Varsities, Polytechnics for Seven Years Over Poor Enrolment

The Federal Government has declared a seven-year freeze on the creation of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, warning that the...

Politics

Aregbesola Storms Lagos, Mobilises Grassroots For ADC Takeover

 Former Osun State Governor and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has intensified his political comeback bid, leading a...

Business

FG moves to fund extended 2024, 2025 capital budgets

Warns MDAs against contract awards without cash backing From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja The federal government has said it is putting measures in place...