Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday revealed how his government secured a debt relief for Nigeria in 2006. Obasanjo, who spoke on News Central TV, also...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied influencing the Nigerian government into removing the contentious fuel subsidy and floating the naira. The Bretton Wood institution declared...
The Naira gained N1 against the American dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Friday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market ( NAFEM)...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said on Friday four of its members were killed in Thursday’s helicopter crash in Port-Harcourt....
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has approved a new minimum wage of N80,000 for civil servants in the state. The governor announced this after a...
Police on Friday arraigned three men at the Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Ogun State, for allegedly stealing two cows worth N1.4 million. The defendants –...
Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Kano, on Friday nullified the nomination of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chairmanship and councillorship candidates for...
The Nigerian stock market ended the trading this week with N156 billion profit for investors on Friday. This followed a surge in the share prices of...
The Cross River State government has confirmed two new cases of M-pox in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Ekpo Bassey,...
A suspected Israeli airstrike killed three journalists in southern Lebanon on Friday. The Lebanese Health Ministry told the media that three others were injured in the...
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) will arraign the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, and his Finance counterpart, Shizzer Bada, for alleged false...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), over claims of contempt related...
The Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have declared a seven-day warning strike, effective midnight, October 25, 2024. This decision...
One of Nigeria’s local airlines, Air Peace, has announced that it will increase airfares on local routes from November 1. According to an internal memo, the...
Kola Ologbondiyan, former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed disappointment over the ongoing focus on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and...
The Kano State High Court has ruled in favor of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), granting authority to proceed with the local government elections...
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s escalating debt, criticizing the country’s financial management years after he left office in 2007....
Claim: This image shows presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi alongside Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Verdict: Misleading. Full Text: An X user posted a...
Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s former Minister of Communication, has defended the Nigerian Government by suggesting that having 50 ministers in the cabinet is justified, considering the country’s...
The Naira reversed days of its depreciation against the American dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Thursday, October 24, 2024. The local currency traded...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court sets November 14 for Yahaya Bello’s arraignment on new charges Justice Maryann Anenih...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Thursday it has not fixed any deadline for the withdrawal of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes...
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, said on Thursday only a constitutional amendment would give the 37 Local Council Development Areas...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday at least 2.3 million children in Nigeria have not received routine immunization, thus putting them at risk...
President Bola Tinubu has reduced the number of vehicles in the convoys of ministers, and heads of the Federal Government’s agencies to three. The president also...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has given the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Works a five-day ultimatum to honour its invitation or...
NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), the regulatory arm of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), has suspended trading in the shares of Oando Plc. NGXRegCo announced the...
The equity capitalization crossed the N60 trillion mark on Thursday as investors in the Nigerian stock market gained N147 billion at the close of the day’s...
Police operatives have arrested at least 21 persons for an alleged attempt to disrupt last weekend’s local government election in Kaduna State. The spokesman for the...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited )NNPCL) has confirmed that three of its workers died in the ill-fated helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,...
The Chief Executive Officer of a leading cryptocurrency, platform, Binance, Richard Teng, said on Thursday Nigeria is well-positioned to leverage blockchain technology to address economic and...
Nigeria and 12 other countries have joined the BRICS intergovernmental organization as partner nations. The other 12 countries are – Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan,...
The Executive Director of Binance Holding Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, Wednesday night left Nigeria for the United States after spending eight months in detention. This development followed...
Former Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Professor Humphrey Nwosu, has reportedly passed away. NEC is now known as the Independent National Electoral Commission...
Professional social networking site, LinkedIn, has reacted to a $334 million fine by the European Union for allegedly violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules....
Primate Elijah Ayodele, Founder and Leader of INRI Spiritual Evangelical Church, has prophesied that Anambra State will soon get a seaport. Primate Ayodele who also stated...
More than 180 million Nigerians are not yet connected to the country’s national grid, as data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that the total...
I fondly recall my time at Ijebu-Jesa Grammar School in Osun State, specifically from 1979/80 to 1982/83. This period stands out due to the Unity Party...
The sacking of the Minister for Women Affairs, Uju-Kennedy Ohanenye by President Bola Tinubu in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, was reportedly celebrated by workers in...
Indications have emerged that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has commenced the process of paying the $6.8 billion debt owed to suppliers. Wale Edun,...
The Naira continued its depreciation against the American dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The local currency traded at N1,654.09/$1...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Gov Alia suspends Benue Attorney-General over suit challenging EFCC’s legality The Benue State Governor,...
The Senate on Wednesday called for the convocation of a national stakeholders’ summit to address the issue of out-of-school children in the country. This followed the...
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), has called for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers to deter foreigners from...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N78.3 billion for the construction of the Greater Dutse Water Supply Project in Jigawa State. The funds will...
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has suspended the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mynin, over the suit challenging the establishment...
Police operatives in Rivers have arrested three suspected persons over their alleged abduction of travelers in the state. The police also accused the suspects of abducting...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday that 67.8 percent of households in Nigeria use fuelwood as a source of energy for domestic and...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the frequent collapse of the national grid. The national grid collapsed three times last week to bring the...
The Nigerian equities market sustained its bullish sentiment on Wednesday as investors gained N31 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed a surge...
