At least 16 persons were burnt to death when a vehicle conveying gas cylinders exploded on the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway on Tuesday. The spokesperson for the Federal...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday dismissed a report on the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and the replacement of lost Permanent...
The Naira traded at N1, 491.67 to a dollar at the official window on Tuesday. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website showed that...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained nine suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command on Tuesday confirmed the death of a former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Parradang. The command’s spokesperson,...
The Nigerian Navy has deactivated three illegal refining sites in Delta State. The Commanding Officer of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos, Navy Capt. Ikenna Okoloagu,...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of six Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) in the country. The PSC’s Head of Press and Public...
In another record-breaking feat, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Tuesday country’s power sector achieved a new peak generation of 5,713.6 megawatts (MW) on...
The Federal Government on Tuesday launched a new revenue platform, the Treasury Management and Revenue Assurance (TMRAS). The government also revealed that the Central Bank of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday quizzed the former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, for alleged N700 billion fraud, Channels Television reports....
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Monday abducted the duo of Rev. Fr. Philip Ekweli and Seminarian Peter Andrew at St. Peter Catholic Church in the...
The House of Representatives has asked MultiChoice Nigeria to suspend the hike in the subscription rates of DStv and GOtv packages. This followed a similar directive...
At least four people died, and two others were injured in an auto crash in Kogi State on Monday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will arraign the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Mr. Karl Toriola,...
Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, said on Monday night he would run for a second term in November. This remark means the president has backtracked on...
The bearish trading in the Nigerian equities market continued on Tuesday as investors lost ₦344.96 billion at the close of the day’s business. This followed the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday the former manager of P-Square, Jude Okoye, at the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, for allegedly stealing...
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has banned protests and other activities within court premises in the state. The governor announced the ban in a statement...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Shamsedeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the new Accountant-General of the Federation. He will assume office on July 7,...
After months of economic hardship, the Federal Government is urging Nigerians to hold on just a little longer because 2025, they say, will be the year...
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KENYA, the East African country noted for its leisure and tourism, including the globally acknowledged safari, is fast carving a niche for itself. That niche is...
In the heart of Nigeria’s mineral-rich lands, a silent tug of war is playing out. This is one that pits the federal government’s authority over mining...
Ordinarily, many Nigerians would have been quick to dismiss the allegations of sexual harassment leveled against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, by the Senator representing Kogi Central...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, appreciated against the American dollar at the official window while depreciating at the black market on Monday, March 3, 2025, signalling...
The Federal Government on Monday granted provisional licences to 11 new private universities across the country. This is a decision expected to offer more opportunities for...
The Federal High Court in Abuja turned into a stage of tension and defiance on Monday as Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate and activist, made an...
For alleged mismanagement of public funds and lake of managerial capacity, Councillors of Shira LGC of Bauchi State on Monday, impeached the Council Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi...
In apparent defiance of the order of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) MultiChoice Nigeria, the parent company of DStv and GOtv has commenced...
The Nigerian government is calling for the collaboration of the private sector to attract investment in the Nigerian Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) ecosystem. This is even...
The Nigerian equities market opened the week and month of March on Monday, March 3, 2025 on a losing note, as investors lost ₦94.61 billion on...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Obasa returns as Lagos Assembly speaker The Lagos State House of Assembly has...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has reinstated Mudashiru Obasa as its Speaker following the resignation of Mojisola Meranda, who stepped down from the position with...
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday gave Governor Siminalayi Fubara 48 hours to present the 2025 budget to the lawmakers. The lawmakers gave the...
The embattled speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, and his rival, Mudashiru Obasa, met with the lawmakers at the parliament on Monday....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted suspected drug baron, Ogbonnaya Jeff, in his hideout in the Ojo area of Lagos State....
Kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria has escalated to a critical level, severely damaging the nation’s social fabric and undermining its security framework. Every day, Nigerians grapple...
The Edo State governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election in Lagos State, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), has resigned from the party. Adediran, who announced...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Alhaji Kabir Sani-Giant, the Special Adviser on Power and Politics to the Kebbi State governor, with immediate effect. The...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery on Sunday promised to refund oil marketers who bought petrol at higher rates before the recent price slash. The refinery in a statement...
The Nigerian equities market took a hit last week as investors lost N421 billion on the trading floor during the period. The bourse recorded losses in...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Sunday raised an alarm over the growing wave of kidnappings targeting students across the country. The body urged...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Rivers: Supreme Court ruling forces LG transition as Fubara directs handover by Monday...
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has disclosed that France has reaffirmed its support for Nigeria’s solid minerals sector. According to Alake in...
In a bid to ensure a transparent and resilient financial system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reaffirmed its commitment to reinforcing regulatory compliance and...
Nigeria’s President, Sen Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon not to allow his political surrogates destroy the country’s democratic dispensation by throwing away the baby...
Nigerian singer Oludipe Oluwasanmi Samuel, popularly known in music circles as Spyro, has declared that he will not marry until he amases N500 million in his...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted large quantities of cocaine, skunk, and other illicit substances concealed in mattresses and vehicle parts. The agency’s...
Intel’s cautious planning for their $28 billion project has caused them to delay the completion of two new chip manufacturing factories in Ohio, moving the project...
Sultry Nollywood actress and movie producer Funke Akindele has opened up about the role that Afrobeat singer Dapo Oyebanjo aka D’banj played in her rise to...
