No fewer than 1,000 entrepreneurs drawn from across Africa are set to benefit as The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has signed a $6 million agreement with...
For several weeks after his inauguration, the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, stopped the activities of the United States Agency for International...
It has been a frustrating 24 hours for Nigerians in major cities in most states in the northern region over the inability to gain access to...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. NLC fumes over telecom tariff hike, threatens shutdown by March 1 The Nigeria...
The Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has approved the appointment of the Chairman and seven permanent Commissioners for the State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC). Bago disclosed...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored the Omotosho-Ikeja West Transmission line after it tripped on Wednesday. The TCN’s General Manager for Public Affairs, Mrs....
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed notorious bandit leaders and their foot soldiers in Zamfara and Sokoto States. The Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested a suspected human trafficker, Sirajo Illela, and rescued two female victims in Sokoto State. The Comptroller of Immigration, Illela...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has affirmed a former National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, as the party’s National Secretary. The PDP National...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi. The Head of Media, Public Petitions Committee,...
The Lagos State government has marked shanties and other illegal structures in Itu-Mara in the Mainland local government area of the state for demolition. The General...
The Nigerian equities market extended the bullish trend on Wednesday with investors taking home N779 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed a...
The suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, on Wednesday, denied allegations that he solicited for nude photographs of a female...
A Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating alleged certificate racketeering in tertiary institutions on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Education, National Universities Commission (NUC),...
The Ghanaian government has declared the country’s former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, wanted for alleged corruption. The country’s special prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, disclosed this in...
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) for Nigeria to host the bank’s 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM). The agreement...
The Taraba State government has dismissed rumours of bankruptcy. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hajia Zainab Usman, made the clarification on Wednesday in Jalingo....
A former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu, has picked the Labour Party governorship forms in Anambra State. Moghalu, who...
Nigerians are outraged as telecommunication companies proceed with a controversial 50% tariff hike, despite an ongoing review by a government-appointed committee. In response, the Nigeria Labour...
Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed just before noon on Wednesday, leading to widespread power outages across the country. The development was confirmed by the official X handle...
Veteran journalist and longtime associate of the late human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, Richard Akinnola, has strongly refuted allegations made by retired Brigadier-General Kunle...
The Founder of Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has dismissed speculations that his aircraft was purchased using church members’ offerings....
Fresh from fashion school in 2022, Onuka Kalu planned to convert one of his father’s two shops, where he formerly sold beverages inside Elu, a community...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reduced the cost of its diesel product to N1,020 per litre, down from N1,075 per litre at the gantry price....
The Onitsha Traditional Council has vehemently denounced the killing of Justice Azuka, the lawmaker representing Onitsha-North 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, describing...
Monday, February 10, 2025, made it exactly five months since Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj. Gen. Chris Musa made a vow that the military...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. El-Rufai rejects exile rumors, vows to spend more time in Nigeria Former Kaduna...
The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) Tuesday night nullified the purported suspension of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara. The party’s State...
Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed an amended Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) to boost ties between the two nations. The countries will...
The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has withdrawn from Saturday’s local government elections in Katsina State. The NNPP Secretary in the state, Alhaji Tijjani Zakari-Kafinsoli, disclosed...
MTN, Nigeria’s largest telecommunications operator, has commenced the implementation of the 50 percent tariff hike approved by the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC). A check on the...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Interior and the Nigerian Correctional Service to install Solar Powered Biometric Capturing Devices to capture full...
German authorities have arrested a Berlin-based palliative care doctor for the suspected murder of at least 10 people. The public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday. Prosecutors...
The Senate Committee on Appropriations will present the report on the 2025 budget by Thursday. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this at Tuesday’s plenary in...
The Nigeria Customs Service has suspended the introduction of the 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) value charge on imports. The suspension of the policy followed backlash from Nigerians,...
The Lagos State government terminated the work-from-home regime for civil servants in the state. The state’s Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, disclosed this to journalists...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from previous day’s loss with a N426 billion gain for investors at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed the...
Police operatives in Benue have arrested 10 persons for alleged cultism in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Steve Yabanet, disclosed this in a...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two vice presidents, James Wani Igga and Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, in the latest reshuffle in the country’s unity government....
The lawmaker representing Jaba/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, Amos Magaji, on Tuesday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC)....
For many Nigerians, withdrawing cash from any available ATM has been a convenient part of daily banking. But starting March 1, 2025, that convenience comes at...
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AFTER my parents fled Lagos for Mgbidi in the then Eastern region (later East Central State and now Imo State) at the onset of the Biafra...
ChatGPT boss Sam Altman has turned down a $97.4 billion bid to take over his company, OpenAI, by a consortium of investors led by tech billionaire...
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed speculations about his possible self-imposed exile, affirming his decision to remain in Nigeria despite alleged threats of arrest....
Douye Diri, the governor of Bayelsa State, has denied claims that he had an intimate relationship with former Big Brother Naija (BBN) contestant Nengi Rebecca Hampson....
The official manufacturer and marketer of the Peugeot brand of vehicles in Nigeria, Dangote Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited (DPAN), has commenced the assembly of the GT...
Over the years, a major received wisdom in Nigeria is that agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, its real foundation for creating employment, livelihood and...
In an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping academia, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) is taking a bold step to ensure that innovation does not...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Oko-Jumbo remains assembly speaker despite Supreme Court appeal withdrawal – Rivers govt The...
The Nigerian equities market opened the week on a bearish note on Monday, February 10, 2025, however, investors gained N477 billion on the trading floor of...
