Court Fixes April 14 for El-Rufai Bail

  The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has fixed April 14, 2026, to deliver its ruling on the bail application filed by former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa, who is presiding over the case, adjourned the matter after both defence and prosecution presented their final arguments on Wednesday….

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US Lifts Sanctions on Venezuela Leader

The United States has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, marking a significant thaw in relations less than three months after a US military raid captured her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez’s name was deleted from the “Specially Designated Nationals List,” according to a post on the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…

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No Police Officer Has Right To Free Ride – AIG

  The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Olohundare Jimoh, has issued a directive barring officers from boarding commercial vehicles without paying transport fares, warning that any form of coercion or abuse of authority would not be tolerated. Jimoh gave the directive on Wednesday at Obalende garage during a sensitisation meeting…

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NASA Launches Astronauts to Moon Orbit

  Four astronauts are on a 10‑day journey around the Moon after NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully lifted off from Florida on Wednesday, marking the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39B at approximately 6:35 pm local time (2235 GMT),…

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Stop Premature Campaigns, Governance Suffering — Falana

  Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called for the immediate suspension of all ongoing political campaigns across the country, warning that premature electioneering is undermining governance and worsening insecurity ahead of the 2027 general elections. Falana, who serves as Chair of the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB),…

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GenAI Threatens Jobs, ILO-World Bank Alert

  A joint working paper by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the World Bank has cautioned that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will fundamentally alter labour markets across the world, with the most vulnerable economies standing to lose the most if deliberate policy action is not taken. The study, prepared as a background paper for…

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New Vehicle Import Policy Mandates Pre-Shipment Certification

  The Federal Government has formally launched a new regulatory framework that bars all imported vehicles from entering Nigeria without prior certification, shifting vehicle import oversight from post-arrival inspection to mandatory pre-shipment verification. The policy, officially named the Standard Organisation of Nigeria–National Automotive Design and Development Council Vehicle Conformity Assessment Programme (SON-NADDC VehCAP), introduces a…

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Senate Clears $6bn Loans For Budget Deficit

  The Senate has granted approval for President Bola Tinubu to secure $6 billion in external loans, clearing the way for fresh borrowing to address fiscal gaps and fund rehabilitation work at Nigeria’s busiest seaports. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, chaired by Senator…

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