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Lagos Government Warns Car Spotters Against Stopping Luxury Vehicles in Lekki

LAGOS, Nigeria — Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has warned people who stop luxury cars along the Lekki-Epe Expressway to desist. The deputy governor...

ICPC Uncovers 2 More Fictitious Agencies in Presidential Council Investigation

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s anti-corruption commission has uncovered two additional fictitious government agencies during an investigation into a man accused of operating an unauthorised...

C.L.I.C.K.D.: Nigeria Opens Applications for Credit-Financed Laptops, Smartphones and Tablets

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerians can now register for a new federal consumer-credit programme offering laptops, smartphones, tablets and other digital tools through instalment payments. The...

Nearly 50% Female Students Face Gender-Based Violence in Nigerian Schools, Official Says

ABUJA, Nigeria — An estimated 42.3 per cent of female students in Nigeria experience gender-based violence during their education, a federal justice official has...

SERAP Demands Withdrawal of Social Media Shutdown Bill, Threatens Legal Action

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the National Assembly to withdraw the Nigeria Data Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026,...

Federal Court Orders Forfeiture of ₦941.9 Million Recovered in IPPIS Payroll Investigation

ABUJA, Nigeria — A Federal High Court has permanently transferred ₦941.9 million to the Nigerian government after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related...

‘Fake’ Tinubu Presidency Agency DG Adeniyi Adeyemi Flown to Abuja by Private Jet

IBADAN, Nigeria — Adeniyi Adeyemi, the director-general of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, has been arrested in Ibadan and transported to Abuja...

‘Ghost’ Tinubu Presidency Agency Scandal Deepens as Senate Declines Probe Into ₦1.3 Billion Allocation

ABUJA, Nigeria — A widening controversy over the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, a body the Presidency has described as fictitious, has raised fresh...

Kidnapped Oyo Pupils and Teachers Rescued After Weeks in Captivity

IBADAN, Nigeria — Kidnapped Oriire pupils and teachers have been rescued by security agencies, the presidency said on Friday, ending weeks of captivity after...

Nigeria’s Police Chief Ban Officers From TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has barred serving officers from engaging in unauthorised social media activity that identifies them as...

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