Yiaga Africa has described the proposed bill aimed at making voting compulsory in Nigeria as a “draconian” piece of legislation that infringes upon constitutionally protected rights and democratic freedoms. In a statement issued on Thursday by Samson Itodo, executive director of Yiaga Africa, the organisation urged the National Assembly to reject the bill, which has…
Finnish prosecutors announced on Friday that a man has been charged with inciting terrorism online, who has been identified in media reports as Simon Ekpa, a Nigerian separatist leader. The National Prosecution Authority of Finland stated that it had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist…
The Lagos State government has revealed that 30 per cent of its staff who were granted study leave abroad did not return to their positions. The Commissioner for Establishments, Pension and Training, Mr Afolabi Ayantayo, disclosed this on Wednesday during the ongoing ministerial press briefing to commemorate the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second…
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced on Friday the interception of ten trucks loaded with foreign parboiled rice imported into the country. Also seized by the unit were Cannabis Sativa, foreign used vehicles commonly referred to as Tokunbo, tramadol, Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), as well as…
The Coalition of Good Governance has called on Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal to cease blaming his predecessor,Dr Bello Matawalle for the state’s financial and administrative challenges and focus on delivering effective governance. In a statement on Thursday, the coalition’s spokesperson, Muhammed Ibrahim Usman, criticised Lawal for repeatedly highlighting inherited debts on national television. Lawal,…
President Bola Tinubu will travel to Rome, Italy, on Saturday to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, following an invitation from the new pontiff. The ceremony, marking the beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate as the 267th Bishop of Rome, will take place on May 18 at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican. In…
Abuja-Nigeria, The Inspector-General (IGP) of Police, on Thursday, re-arraigned controversial social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan (VDM), for allegedly cyberbullying actresses Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh. VDM was also alleged to have cyberbullied famous Nigerian producer and singer Samuel Oguachuba, also known as Samklef, among others. He was re-arraigned before Justice Musa Liman…
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in Zamfara State has urged the party’s National Chairman, Umar Ganduje, to reject any attempt by Governor Dauda Lawal to defect to the APC ahead of the 2027 elections. The group, operating under the banner of Zamfara APC Supporters (ZAS), issued a strongly worded statement on Wednesday,…
Find below, the Dollar to Naira exchange rate for today, 15 May 2025. The exchange rate between the Naira and the US dollar according to the data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the official forex trading portal showed that the naira traded for ₦1596.70 per dollar on Wednesday , May 14th 2025…
Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against visa fraud while revealing that the UK processes roughly 1,500 visa applications daily from Nigeria. He made the call while speaking to journalists at the UK-Nigeria Economic Growth Conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Montgomery advised applicants to use official…
