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Legislators in Lagos State have commended the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) for achieving an unprecedented milestone in revenue generation, surpassing ₦1 trillion. This landmark accomplishment positions LIRS as the first sub-national revenue agency in Nigeria to attain such a feat, reflecting its professionalism, efficiency, and commitment to transparent tax …

Olufemi Ajadi, a prominent chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has expressed his profound sorrow over the passing of the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Edwin Clark, who departed this mortal coil at the age of 97. In a poignant statement released to the press on …

The artificial intelligence (AI) race took another leap forward on Monday as xAI, the AI company founded by Elon Musk, unveiled Grok 3, its latest chatbot model. Prior to the launch, Musk had boasted that Grok 3 would be the “smartest AI on Earth”. During a live demonstration on Monday, …

President Bola Tinubu said he is deeply saddened by the passing of Chief Edwin Clark, former federal commissioner of information and respected leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF). In a statement issued on Tuesday, the president noted that history will remember Chief Edwin Clark as a man who fought …

The Ogun State Police Command has declared street-hop singer Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, wanted for his alleged involvement in a violent attack on government officials carrying out their lawful duties. The Command in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, said that a valid court order …

Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo state, have embarked on an indefinite strike. NAN quoted Uthman Adedeji, the association’s secretary in Ibadan, as saying that the strike was due to power outage in some of the hospital’s residential areas. …

The National Bureau of Statistics says Nigeria’s headline inflation dropped to 24.48 per cent in January 2025 following the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index. Making this disclosure on Tuesday, in Abuja, was the Statistician General, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran. This was at the launch of the rebased CPI report. He …

The Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Tuesday said it received the passing of foremost Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, with great shock. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Clark, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) died on Monday in Abuja at 97. Reacting, Mr Jare Ajayi, …

Ijaw and Niger Delta leader, Pa Edwin Clark, has died at the age of 97. The demise of the the former Federal Commissioner for Information was confirmed in a terse statement by a representative of the family, Prof. C. C. Clark, on Tuesday. The statement said, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family …

National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has slammed the Canadian government over its decision to deny visas to Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and other top military officers. Ribadu, who spoke on Thursday at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies …