The All Progressives Congress has shut down its national secretariat in Abuja. This followed the killing of the party’s Director of Administration, AbdulRauf Adeniji, by suspected...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Akpabio petitions IGP, demands probe, prosecution of Sen Natasha Senate President Godswill Akpabio...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, shed N18 against the United States dollar at the official market on Thursday. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N377 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks...
Justice Isa Dachen of the Federal High Court, Lokoja, on Thursday ordered that hearing notices be served on two petitioners by substituted means in the suit...
An angry mob has killed one person and injured another for allegedly stealing a dog in Lushi Community, near Bauchi State. The spokesman for the state...
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has warned that 1,249 communities across 176 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 33 states and the...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a N50 billion suit filed by leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined eight electricity distribution companies (DisCos) N628.03 million for non-compliance with the capping of estimated bills for unmetered customers....
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Wednesday killed three persons in the Mbasombo community of Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State. The spokesperson for...
The Federal Government has firmly denied reports suggesting that the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, dismissed recent security concerns raised by Borno State...
The Dangote refinery has informed marketers and its customers of a downward review of its ex-gantry loading cost to N865 per litre. The new price is...
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has called on President Bola Tinubu to decentralize power and execute sweeping reforms across...
Former Governor of Rivers State and elder statesman, Chief Rufus Ada George, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, of orchestrating the...
Nobel laureate and revered playwright, Professor Wole Soyinka, has once again voiced his deep concern over the political trajectory of the United States under President Donald...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, depreciated against the American dollar at the black market on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. This is even as there is no...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Nigerian govt directs full implementation of Naira-for-Crude Policy The Federal Executive Council has...
The bearish sentiment returned to the Nigerian equities market as investors lost N119 billion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Xchange Group (NGX) on Wednesday,...
The ongoing tariff war between the United States and China has escalated, sending global crude prices tumbling by six percent on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. US...
The Federal Executive Council has directed the full implementation of the suspended Naira-for-Crude agreement with local petroleum refiners in a renewed push to strengthen Nigeria’s energy...
Among the crises rocking the Siminalayi Fubara’s administration has been the presentation of the budget, a financial appropriation that drives the spending of the government within...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Gov Zulum urges increased military support as Borno struggles with renewed Boko Haram...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, gained a paltry N0.68 against the American dollar at the official window on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 to reverse several days...
Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has raised the alarm over the recent surge in Boko Haram attacks and kidnappings, warning that the frequency of these incidents...
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is an examination for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian tertiary institutions. Over the years, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has...
Following the tragic killing of two Chinese nationals and a police escort in Abia State, Governor Alex Otti has pledged to strengthen security collaborations with neighbouring...
Amid growing speculation about a potential shift in Nigeria’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections, Yunusa Tanko, Interim National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement...
“My brother, you do not look cheerful at all.” “I am just overwhelmed by everything” “Any personal issues? I hope there is no trouble in paradise...
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I have said it repeatedly, and I will say it again for the umpteenth time that Nigeria’s president, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is contemptuous of people...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, continues to depreciate against the American dollar at the official window on Monday, April 7, 2025. According to the Central Bank...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. ACF demands emergency rule in Plateau over killings The apex northern socio-political organization,...
In Nigeria, there’s a saying: “seeing is believing.” But even that belief system is under threat in a country where government projects are more about headlines...
The Nigerian equities market kicked off the week with a massive loss as investors lost N658 billion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Xchange Group...
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected fraudster specialised in buying bank...
A cryptocurrency platform, Binance Holdings Limited, on Monday asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to set aside the ex-parte order granted the Federal Inland Revenue Services...
The Labour Party will hold its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. The Spokesman for Peter Obi Media Reach, Mr. Ibrahim Umar, disclosed...
Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has expanded its Llama family with the release of a new collection of AI models. The Llama 4, Llama 4 Scout,...
Police operatives on Monday dispersed youths protesting the current economic hardship and other problems in the country with tear gas in Abuja and Port Harcourt. The...
The nationwide protest against the current hardship in the country kicked off on Monday in Abuja. The protesters led by members of the Take-It-Back Movement and...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N110 billion at the close of trading last week. The market opened for three trading days last week as...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Reject $1.08bn World Bank loan, probe missing N233bn in NBET, others, SERAP tells...
The Benue State chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has issued a stern warning to Governor Hyacinth Alia over what it describes as the...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted a large consignment of cocaine hidden inside the walls of several suitcases. NDLEA’s Director of...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has disclosed that it will launch phase one of the $538 million Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme in Kaduna on...
Verifying five claims made by Facebook page with pseudo-news site Background: A Facebook page, Express, with 15 thousand followers recently made a series of claims about...
Suspended members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike, have reportedly embarked on a tour of the United Kingdom ahead...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to reject the recently approved $1.08bn World Bank loan and instead direct the Attorney General...
Nigerian music icon Innocent Ujah Idibia has sarcastically addressed his missing persons report to security agencies, which was made by his mother. Recall that his mother,...
Palpable tension is brewing in the ancient city of Kano following the invitation of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, by the Inspector General...
Nollywood actress and radio personality Omotunde Adebowale David, popularly known as Lolo 1, has alleged that she was raped by a colleague six years ago. The...
