FORMER Israeli minister Ayelet Shaked has been banned from entering Australia over fears of “incitement”. Shaked, a former MP for the far-right Yamina party, was scheduled to appear at a conference hosted by the pro-Israel Australia Israel and Jewish Affairs Council (Aijac).…
NATIONAL Sports Commission (NSC) has chosen Enugu State as host of 23rd edition of National Sports Festival in 2026. Newsextra24 reports that NSC Director-General, Bukola Olopade announced this through a statement released on Friday in Abuja. The Director General said…
U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump has nominated Pam Bondi for the position of Attorney General following the withdrawal of his previous nominee, Matt Gaetz. trojaninsights reports that Bondi, a former Attorney General of Florida, has experience from her time in Trump’s…
THE National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that Nigerians will need to pay for the newly introduced multipurpose national identity cards due to limited government revenue. Peter Iwegbu, head of card management services at NIMC, disclosed this during a…
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said that it had intercepted 849 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), worth over N30 million in retail price from Operation Whirlwind. The Comptroller of Customs, Hussein Ejibunu, made this known during a…
PREMIER League clubs have voted to approve changes to the League’s Associated Party Transaction, APT, rules in a significant blow for Manchester City. The likes of Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest joined Man City in voting against the…
THE Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, says the Nigerian maritime industry has witnessed reforms in critical segments aimed at boosting operational efficiency as well as revenue generation for the country. Dantsoho made the assertion…
THE Supreme Court has nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. The judgment followed the suit filed in 2008 by Lagos and some other states. Ruling on the matter, the Apex Court in a unanimous judgement…
THE International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant have emboldened organisers to push harder for an end to the war on Gaza, anti-war activists and pro-Palestinian advocates told Middle East Eye on…
NIGERIA’s Senate on Thursday explained that it passed a bill to empower the Revenue Allocation and Fiscal to reflect emerging economic realities. The proposed legislation, known as the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission Bill, 2024, is expected to replace…
