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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that when President Tinubu completes his term with Nigeria, many people will no longer recognise Nigeria. Speaking at Kugbo Bus Terminal in Abuja, Senator Akpabio said: “I have no doubt that when the President completes his term in the country, in seven years, many people will no longer recognise the FCT and will no …

Police officers have rescued four people who were kidnapped by bandits in the state. Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped three Indian nationals and a Nigerian national along the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway. The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, confirmed the development at a press conference held at the command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, on Wednesday. He said two suspected kidnappers were …

The Federal Government will begin collecting a Value Added Tax of 7.5 percent on every cryptocurrency transaction starting July 8. One of the country’s cryptocurrency platforms, KuCoin, revealed this in an email to its users obtained by Ripples Nigeria on Wednesday. It reads: “Dear KuCoin users, We are writing to inform you of an important regulatory update affecting our users …

  The Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engineer Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has said Nigerians, both at home and in the diaspora, should not worry about the security of the national database that houses the National Identification Numbers (NIN). NIMC DG Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote Coker-Odusote confirmed that effective measures have been taken to safeguard the national …

Nigeria’s equity market maintained its uptrend as investors earned N131 billion at the end of trading on Wednesday. This follows the increase in share prices of CORNERSTONE, RT BRISCOE and IMG among others on the trading floor today. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization increased to N56.7 trillion from N56.6 trillion posted by the exchange …

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday appealed to the public to remain calm over the massive flooding that has hit various parts of the state. This follows heavy rain that lasted for more than nine hours on Wednesday. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who made the appeal in a statement in Lagos, noted that the …

The South East Governors’ Forum has decided to visit President Bola Tinubu to demand the release of detained Biafran indigenous leader Nnamdi Kanu. The governors took the decision after a meeting in Enugu State on Tuesday, July 2. Present at the meeting were governors Hope Uzodinma (Imo), Alex Otti (Abia), Chukwuma Soludo (Anambra), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi) and Peter Mbah (Enugu), …

Nigerian table tennis star Fatimo Bello has expressed her joy after qualifying for the Olympics scheduled to be held in Paris this summer. Ahead of the continental qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda, the 27-year-old openly stated his intention to participate in the 2024 Olympics. After his less than impressive showing at the 2023 African Games in Ghana, it is unclear how …

The 2024 Edo State governorship election is scheduled for September 21, 2024. The 2024 Edo State gubernatorial election is one of the most anticipated political events in Nigeria, grabbing the attention of political enthusiasts, analysts and Nigerians alike. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the Edo Governorship election for September 21, 2024.

A building, located at 10 Cameroon Street in Mushin, Lagos State collapsed this morning, and a child is feared dead. However, seven other residents were reportedly rescued by sympathizers from the rubble. READ ALSO: Three-storey building collapses on Lagos Island A resident, who spoke to Journalists, said the building collapsed after heavy rains in many parts of Lagos. He said …