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The Nigerian government says it has demanded almost $10bn (£8bn) in compensation from the cryptocurrency firm, Binance. It says Binance manipulated foreign exchange rates through currency speculation and…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members of the management team of the FGN Power Company Limited. This is contained in a statement signed…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, Thursday , February 29, 2024, frowned at the protest called by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, saying his administration cannot be judged after…

The House of Representatives on Thursday, February 29, 2024, constituted a 23-member committee to examine the suggested reorganization of federal government agencies following the Stephen Oronsaye report commissioned…

The Senate on Thursday, February 29, passed a Bill that seeks to add five years to the retirement age of staff of the National Assembly Service. If the…

For the second time since the inauguration of the 10th Assembly, the House of Representatives on Thursday, February 29, passed the Bill for an Act to establish the…

Nigeria has imposed a mandatory annual levy for organisations employing expatriate workers, requiring them to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 for other employees. The move…

The Democracy Watch Initiative has told the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, that they are displaying signs of partisanship. The group in a statement by its…

The Senate, on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe, over the murder of…

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to urgently probe the frequent collapses of the country’s power grid. This was a sequel to the adoption…