Lagos State has recorded a historic financial performance, generating ₦1.3 trillion in revenue in 2024 — a 45 per cent increase from the ₦895 billion reported in 2023. The revelation was made... Read more »
The Federal Government has opened a N300bn Sukuk offer for subscription to fund the construction and rehabilitation of key roads and bridges across the six geopolitical zones of the country. This was... Read more »
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said it had responded to 8,585 incidents since 2019. The Permanent Secretary of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in a statement made available... Read more »
Onyebuchi Ememanka, the former Chief Press Secretary to ex-Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, has dumped his former principal and joined forces with current Governor Alex Otti under the Labour Party. Ememanka,... Read more »
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced plans to question former Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, over alleged naira abuse. In a post on... Read more »
Following the return of 78 Nigerian nationals from Côte d’Ivoire, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Binta Bello, has pledged an intensified crackdown on... Read more »
The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared a sit-at-home on May 30, 2025. This is to honour Biafran men and women who died during the Biafran War. IPOB said the sit-at-home is... Read more »
The Edo State Government on Monday said it has commenced necessary legal consultations towards taking a decisive legal action against the Neo Black Movement, also known as Black Axe, over the recent... Read more »
A total of 86 Nigerian Army captains are set to take the 2025 Written Promotion Examination, which begins today (Monday) in Benin, Edo State. The exam, taking place from May 12 to... Read more »
The administration of President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing the acceptance of a Boeing 747-8 aircraft from Qatar’s royal family to serve temporarily as Air Force One, according to a source familiar... Read more »
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has dismissed defection rumours and, in a bold counter to opposition criticism, declared that former Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido will... Read more »
Stakeholders have renewed calls for the independence of the legislative arm of government, warning that its subservience to the executive threatens democratic growth and good governance in Nigeria. This position was made... Read more »
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, bringing it down to ₦825 per litre from its previous rate of ₦835.... Read more »
Nigerians who wish to correct their NIN date of birth on the National Identification Number (NIN) database will now have to pay N28,574, following a sharp hike in service charges by the... Read more »
The Electoral Committee of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said candidates for the Lagos Mainland Local Government Area and the Yaba Local Council Development Area will emerge... Read more »
Stakeholders at a one day legislative media symposium organised in Abeokuta by the Forum for Governance, Leadership and Values have decried the subservient nature of the legislative arm to the executive arm... Read more »
Niger State Commissioner for Homeland Security, Brig. Gen. Bello Abdullahi (Rtd), has assured that Niger state is generally safe, despite occasional incursions by armed bandits from neighboring Zamfara and Kaduna states. The... Read more »
In a bold step towards building a climate-resilient agricultural sector, AGRA, Nestlé Nigeria, and TechnoServe have launched the Strengthening Farmers’ and SMEs’ Resilience through Climate Smart Grain Production and Accessing the Structured... Read more »
A man was fatally shot during a turbaning ceremony in Gwoza, Borno State, on Saturday, when a locally made dane gun misfired. Sources told Akelicious that Yusuf Ahmadu, of Gwoza town, was... Read more »
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected Prof. Chris Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, as its new president. Piwuna, who also serves as the... Read more »