The Corporate Affairs Commission has commenced moves to strike off 100,000 companies from its register. The firms are affected over their failure to file outstanding annual returns and other statutory documents. The Commission disclosed this in a public notice signed…

Labour Party has said it successfully uploaded names of its presidential, vice-presidential and National Assembly candidates before the 14 July deadline given by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to do so. The party made the clarification in a statement issued…

The Federal High Court in Kano has sentenced a 28-year-old man, Ashiru Idris, to seven years’ imprisonment without the option of a fine for advertising cannabis sativa for sale on social media. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency disclosed this…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday handed over a house, a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and other assets recovered from a convicted romance scammer to an Australian woman. A statement by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said the…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has threatened legal action against the contractor responsible for renovating the National Assembly complex over persistent technical faults affecting the microphones in both the Senate and House of Representatives chambers. Akpabio issued the threat during Wednesday’s…

Nigeria is investing in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to improve how citizens interact with the government through foundational systems such as digital identity, digital payments and secure data exchange. These systems are designed to make public services more efficient, enable…

A teacher at Community High School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has said pupils and teachers have resumed academic activities following the rescue of the abducted victims, but fear still lingers because of the absence of visible…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says the pilots involved in the recent Asaba airport incident have been suspended from operating in Nigerian airspace, pending investigations. Chris Najomo, director-general of the NCAA, said both the pilot-in-command and the second-in-command have…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released activists Randy Peter and Mama Pee after both honoured an invitation by the anti-graft agency in Abuja. The activists were released shortly after midnight on Wednesday following several hours of questioning and…

A suspected bandit attack that residents said claimed the life of a prominent community member has sparked reprisal attacks in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The violence was recorded across Gora in Gorar Dansaka Ward, Gidan Barau in…

England manager, Thomas Tuchel, defended his tactics after the Three Lions’ World Cup dream ended in an agonising late defeat to Argentina on Wednesday. England appeared poised to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 after Anthony Gordon fired…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday threatened to take legal action against the contractor responsible for renovating the National Assembly’s permanent chambers following repeated technical faults with the microphones installed in the Senate chamber. Mr Akpabio made the threat…

A retired judge of the Federal High Court and former Second Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, has endorsed the use of the National Identification Number to verify lawyers eligible to vote in NBA elections, saying…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, dissolved the chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the United Kingdom (UK) and all foreign countries for being illegal. Delivering judgement in a suit brought by…

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has warned that there will be no easy opponents at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, insisting that the era of so-called minnows in African women’s football is over, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. As…