The House of Representatives yesterday asked the Federal Government to lift the ban on the sale of fuel around communities within 20 kilometres of Nigeria’s borders. It also urged the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, and other relevant government agencies to ensure immediate stoppage…

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, differed yesterday on the security situation in the country. While PDP governors raised the alarm that insecurity in the country is worsening, the APC said…

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, broke his silence on the raging insecurity in some parts of the country when he condemned the recent internecine killings in Mangu Council of Plateau State and parts of Benue State, calling for an end to the cycle of…

Seychelles has placed a ban on Nigerian passport holders applying for short-term visa or holiday purposes. A travel content creator, @munafromtravelletters, raised the alarm on Saturday evening with a screenshot of a rejection email. The screenshot read: “We regret to inform you that…

More details emerged yesterday on the intrigues behind the interception and destruction of the 800,000-tonne capacity vessel bearing stolen crude oil. The vessel, MT TURA II (IMO number: 6620462), was apprehended in the wee hours of last Friday by operatives of a private…

Operatives of the Ebonyi Police Command has killed two hoodlums, who were allegedly enforcing sit-at-home, in the state. Sit-at-home in the South-East is a brainchild of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra to protest the continued detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The…

Plateau Governor Caleb Mutfwang has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Mangu Local Government area after several indigenes were killed at the weekend. He ordered the curfew be relaxed from 7pm to 6am daily. The decision to relax the curfew was reached after…

The Presidency plans to double the nation’s revenue within three years. Zach Adedeji said the target would be achieved through technology and data without raising taxes. According to him, non-tax revenue will be the driving force, adding that attention will be given to…

Unknown persons have allegedly carted away the recently reinstalled airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18/36L of Murtala Muhammad Airport. The PUNCH gathered that the disappearance of the approach lighting systems had raised security concerns in Nigeria’s busiest airports. According to a source…