In a gesture of appeasement following repeated public outcry against the recent stamp duty reform that imposed N50 charge on every electronic transaction above N1,000, the...
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State, Bello Dakande, was arrested by the police on Wednesday for allegedly sponsoring social media users...
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday freed 983 persons arrested by troops and detained for alleged complicity in Boko Haram activities. The army also handed freed suspects...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended Wednesday’s trading on a bearish note as the market capitalisation closed lower at N12.930 trillion. The All Share Index (ASI)...
In a timely recognition of how the current lull in the global oil market might stand in the way of a meaningful implementation of the 2020...
The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the introduction of the death penalty in the Hate Speech Bill currently before the National Assembly. The UN has also...
Profit-taking activities in some blue-chip stocks caused the market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange to close lower at N12.975 trillion Tuesday, halting the one-week old...
Rising from its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) session this afternoon, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced its retention of the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at...
The possibility of Nigeria’s local currency, the Naira, shedding its value in Quarter 3 in response to its perennially strong import culture, which far outpaces its...
Blue-chip stocks dominated Monday’s gainers’ list, thus leading the Nigerian bourse further on its bullish trend as the Exchange recorded five straight days of positive results...
All things being equal, the sweeping corporate transformation process that saw Femi Otedola-led Forte Oil PLC lose ownership to new investors some five months ago will...
The week that just went by was an uncomfortable one for investment at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as the market capitalisation closed lower than that...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange recorded mixed fortunes across key market indices this week as performance parameters variously took negative and positive directions. The All Share Index...
The Nigerian capital market rode on the back of blue chip stocks to close Thursday session on a positive note. The bullish run, beginning on Tuesday,...
For the second day running, the Nigerian Stock Exchange sustained its bullish run on Wednesday as market capitalisation reached N12.924 trillion at the close of business. The All...
For the second day running, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained its bullish run on Wednesday as market capitalisation reached N12.924 trillion at the close of business. The...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended Tuesday trading on a sound note as it recorded notable improvement across major market indices, thus reversing the lacklustre performance...
Trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a gloomy note Monday, a clear departure from the positive note last week ended....
The 30 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad hoc staff who were declared missing following violent attacks on their duty posts in Saturday’s governorship election in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern about the reported cases of violence in Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States. INEC, according...
One Apostle Williams Bassey has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping and impregnating his 20-year-old daughter. The police also arrested another acclaimed pastor in...
The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that troops deployed to Gwoza local government area of Borno State have subdued Boko Haram terrorists and rescued an Octogenarian,...
Violent clashes were recorded in the French capital Paris when a rally to mark the one year anniversary of anti-government “yellow vest” movement turned vicious as...
An overnight attack by suspected rebel fighters dubbed “Allied Democratic Forces” has killed at least 15 people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of...
After much dilly-dallying, the Presidency on Friday evening confirmed the sack of 35 aides of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Since news of the aides’ disengagement first...
Justice O. A. Adeniyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday ordered the interim forfeiture of N2, 417, 037, 404 belonging...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) said on Monday night that five states in the country should be on “Red Alert” of imminent flooding. The Director-General...
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday picked November 25 for ruling on the admissibility of statements of the fourth and fifth...
The fugitive leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) group has been killed in a United States military operation in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump has said....
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Sunday the 9th National Assembly is working assiduously as a team to bring change to Nigeria. He...
Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday urged young Nigerian graduates to imbibe the spirit of integrity in all their endeavours. He said trust was a fundamental...
The United States military has conducted an operation against the fugitive leader of the Islamic State (IS) group. The BBC, however, says claims of a raid...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a man using its chairman’s name to blackmail directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission...
At least nine persons were confirmed dead on Saturday while 12 others sustained various degrees of injuries in two separate accidents around Ijebu- Ife axis in...
The leaders of two British opposition parties unveiled a plan Saturday to give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the snap election he wants — but only if...
Six school teachers were abducted on Friday by suspected terrorists in central Mali because they spoke French in the classroom, local and security forces said. AFP...
Jones Abiri, a detained investigative journalist who is standing trial for alleged links to armed militancy in the Niger Delta, was on Friday released on bail....
Bolivia’s electoral tribunal concluded its count of general election votes on Friday and confirmed the controversial re-election of President Evo Morales despite opposition accusations of fraud....
Kano State Governor, Abdullah Ganduje, has set up a commission of inquiry to investigate infringement on the rights of the nine children who were abducted from...
Tanzanian authorities said they had arrested four Chinese contractors because of slow progress in state-funded construction projects, in what it said was an “example” to other...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday reiterated its rejection of the newly introduced Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS), saying the system is a...
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Thursday the N1 billion earmarked for the Commission to conduct the November 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and...
NIGERIA and Russia on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), that would allow the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Russia’s Lukoil to elevate the...
At least 47 persons have been arrested in connection with kidnapping and armed robbery in different parts of Nasarawa in the last three weeks, the state...
The Presidency claimed on Wednesday that Russia has agreed to support the development of Nigeria’s rail infrastructure by constructing 1,400 kilometres track from Lagos to Calabar,...
The Nigerian government on Wednesday approved the conversion of natural gas to methanol to address the nation’s environmental challenges. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr....
The United States President, Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that Washington is lifting sanctions imposed on Turkey nine days ago over its offensive against Kurdish fighters...
The Nigeria Police on Tuesday formally handed over to the Kano State government eight out of the nine rescued children who were abducted and sold into...
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have arrested a suspected gun runner, one Alhaji Shehu, and recovered six AK 47 rifles from him, in Sabo Gayan, Chikun...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Moddibo Hamnan Tukur, said on Tuesday that the agency tracked and reversed $1.5 million...
