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The Federal Government has directed the immediate suspension of the implementation and enforcement of newly introduced regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting issues within Nigeria’s digital economy, pending the development of a harmonised national policy framework. The directive was

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has expanded eligibility for its PenCare Initiative pilot to retirees receiving monthly pensions of up to N150,000, aimed at increasing participation and improving healthcare access. PenCom Director-General, Ms Omolola Oloworaran, said this on Tuesday in Abuja after

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Minister of  Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, have dismissed claims linking the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to flooding in Lagos. Both government officials described the claim as misinformation, according to a statement by Sanwo-Olu’s Special Adviser

The Senate on Tuesday warned that Nigeria may be forced to review its diplomatic relations with South Africa if renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians persist, as lawmakers strongly condemned the reported targeting of Nigerian citizens and their businesses in the country. The

Scores of demonstrators on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly in Abuja, calling on the Senate to suspend the confirmation process of Professor Abayomi Fasina as a non-career ambassadorial nominee over allegations of sexual harassment, human rights violations and victimisation, which they said

The Edo State Government on Tuesday demolished illegal structures, makeshift stalls and caravans erected beneath a 132kV high-tension electricity transmission line at Egor Market in Benin City, following a recent fire outbreak involving the overhead power line. The demolition exercise, carried out

The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has ordered the compulsory retirement of a Sharia Court judge and the Acting Director of Information and Statistics of the Kano State Shari’a Court of Appeal after they were found guilty of bribery and corruption. The

The Senate of Nigeria has expressed deep concern over the country’s worsening security situation, warning that the increasing abduction and killing of retired military officers by terrorists and criminal gangs signals a dangerous escalation of Nigeria’s security crisis. The lawmakers said the

By Ijeoma Agbafo The Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO) has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies and generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms operating in Nigeria. The Deputy President of