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The U.S. Embassy in Abuja has cancelled all visa appointments scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, and warned of possible protests in the Federal Capital Territory linked to the ongoing conflict with Iran. The mission urged American citizens in Abuja to remain indoors as a precaution. In a security alert posted on X by the U.S. Mission Nigeria, the embassy said there is a high likelihood of demonstrations in Abuja and referenced past protests that turned violent. The advisory applies specifically to Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory and is effective for March 4. “SECURITY ALERT: POSSIBLE PROTEST IN ABUJA…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ruled in favour of electricity consumers, ordering distribution companies (DisCos) to refund a total of ₦20.33 billion in outstanding meter costs. The directive, outlined in Order No: NERC/2026/025, which amends a previous 2023 order, was signed on February 27, 2026, by NERC Chairman Musiliu Oseni and Commissioner for Legal, Licensing & Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye. Under the new order, DisCos are required to reimburse affected customers fully over 12 months, starting March 1, 2026. The refunds pertain to meters purchased under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) framework, in which customers initially pay for meters…

The  African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the administration of Bola Tinubu of applying selective justice in the handling of legal cases involving former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.The opposition party said the sequence of arrests, inter-agency custody movements and the overall pace of actions against the two men have triggered serious public concern about whether the rule of law is being applied evenly across political lines. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement, yesterday, said the party had been closely watching developments involving its members. He said: “The ADC,…

In a move aimed at cleaning up the country’s tax system, the federal government has officially prohibited the collection of taxes in cash and outlawed the use of roadblocks to enforce revenue. The new measures are part of regulations to implement the country’s updated tax laws nationwide. Executive Secretary of the Joint Revenue Board, Mr Olusegun Adesokan, made this known during the signing of the Presumptive Tax Regulations and Guidelines at the Federal Ministry of Finance on Tuesday. According to Adesokan, the new rules are meant to put an end to informal, coercive and fragmented tax practices, particularly at the…

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Wednesday to assassinate any Iranian leader picked to succeed supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Tehran.“Any leader selected by the Iranian terror regime to continue leading the plan for Israel’s destruction, threatening the United States, the free world and countries in the region, and suppressing the Iranian people, will be a certain target for assassination, no matter his name or where he hides,” Katz said in a post on X.Khamenei was killed during a wave of US-Israeli attacks on Saturday.Israeli and US strikes on Tuesday hit the building…

Anambra State government has made good it’s threat to slash salaries of workers who failed to show up for work on Mondays, that were earlier declared sit at home days by separatist elements. The state government had in January announced that it would begin a pro-rata payment system, with deductions from salaries of civil servants who failed to come to work on Mondays. The governor also used the opportunity to announced an end to sit at home protest. Meanwhile, on Monday it was a tale of woes among the state civil servants as they lamented huge deductions from their February…

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday signed an international management agreement (IMA) with Radisson Hospitality Belgium, and Edison Hotel and Property Development Company, in respect of the Board’s 204 rooms hotel and conference center, developed adjacent the Nigerian Content Tower, Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The management agreement was signed in Durban, South Africa by the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Executive Chairman of Edison Corporation, Mr. Vivian Reedy and Director of Radisson, Mr. Garnier Erwan.Signing the agreement in Durban on Monday, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, confirmed that discussions, reviews, and compliance requirements…

The Nigeria Police Force has unveiled the official portrait of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu. Force spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, released the top police cop’s image via a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. The development comes a day after the Nigeria Police Council (NPC) confirmed Disu’s appointment as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). The Council, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, confirmed the appointment at its Monday meeting. According to a statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the endorsement has paved the way for his swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday.…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Mr Taiwo Oyedele as the minister of state for finance, replacing Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite Uzoka-Anite will now move to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, as the Minister of State, her third portfolio in the administration. President Tinubu has today conveyed the nomination of Oyedele to the Senate for confirmation in a letter to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Until President Tinubu nominated him as a minister, Oyedele from Ikaram, Akoko, Ondo State, was the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, which overhauled Nigeria’s tax system. Oyedele, 50,…

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has forwarded the list of nine commissioner nominees to the state house of assembly for screening and confirmation. In a statement on Tuesday, Emeka Amadi, clerk of the Rivers assembly, asked the nine commissioner nominees to submit their credentials to his office for review. The nominees are Datonye Alasia, Tonye Bellgam, Temple Nwofor, Peters Nwagor, Charity Deemua, Tamuno Williams, Lekue Kenneth, Otonye Amachree, and Amairigha Edward Hart. “The Rivers state house of assembly hereby invites nominees for appointment as commissioners and members of the Rivers State Executive Council to submit forty (40) sets of their…