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Fubara Sacks Commissioners After Supreme Court Ruling

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria — Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has dismissed commissioners and public officers whose appointments were tied to the faction of the...

Court Declares Pat Utomi’s Proposed Shadow Government Unconstitutional

ABUJA, Nigeria — A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared unlawful the move by former presidential candidate Professor Pat Utomi and his associates to...

Nigeria to Tax Income of Commercial Sex Workers Under New Fiscal Reforms

ABUJA, Nigeria — Commercial sex workers in Nigeria will be required to pay taxes on their earnings under new fiscal reforms set to take...

Nigeria Declares October 1 Public Holiday to Mark 65 Years of Independence

ABUJA, Nigeria — The federal government has declared Wednesday, October 1, 2025, a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior,...

FG Denies Releasing Withheld Osun LG Funds to APC Officials

ABUJA, Nigeria — The federal government on Monday, September 29, 2025, denied claims that it had released withheld local government allocations in Osun State to...

Court Freezes Bank Accounts Holding Osun Council Funds

IBADAN, Nigeria — A High Court in Oyo State has ordered the United Bank for Africa (UBA) to freeze controversial accounts into which federal...

Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis Sign 90-Day Visa-Free Travel Pact

ABUJA, Nigeria — Citizens of Nigeria and Saint Kitts and Nevis can now travel between both countries without visas for stays of up to...

PENGASSAN Strike Threatens Nigeria With Fuel Shortages and Blackouts

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria is bracing for severe economic disruption after the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) began a...

Tinubu Pushes Nigeria’s Bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games: ‘It’s Time for Africa’

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, declared that Nigeria’s pursuit of hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games was a “dream” that...

Shettima Represents Tinubu at UNGA, Seeks Security Council Seat, Debt Relief

NEW YORK, USA — Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, urged the United Nations to grant Nigeria a permanent seat on the...

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