The Ondo State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the N96 billion 2024 supplementary budget. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa a few weeks ago forwarded a bill on...
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Kabiru Amadu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for scrapping the Ministry of Sports Development. President Tinubu...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Wednesday at least 1,191 persons have been killed by diphtheria across the country in the last 17...
The newly-elected African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) Executive Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), appointing Ethiopian Airlines as the Official Airline Partner of the...
Troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, on Tuesday smashed camps of two armed groups in the South-East. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Jonah...
President Bola Tinubu has made significant changes to his cabinet, dismissing six ministers and nominating seven new candidates for ministerial positions. The ministers removed from their...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday soon after dissolving two ministries announced the appointment of seven new ministers into his cabinet. The appointment was announced in a...
In a significant move, President Bola Tinubu revealed on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting that the Ministries of Niger Delta Development and Sports...
Former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba has shed light on the widespread phenomenon of outgoing presidents and governors withholding support from their deputies seeking succession. Addressing...
In a shocking twist, the Federal Government of Nigeria has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings Limited who has been standing...
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Blessing Amaka David-Agwa, a fake fertility nurse before Justice Mohammed Garba...
The Nigerian government is eyeing increased oil production to boost forex inflow to stabilise the naira and boost economic growth. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that Nigeria and other frontier markets have remained very active in the global debt market. This is despite Nigeria’s...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday announced that 55,859 permanent voter cards (PVCs) have been collected in Ondo State within five days, representing an...
The Naira continued its depreciation against the American dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. The local currency traded at N1,653.02/$1...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Senate summons NDLEA Chairman to address allegations against Senator Ashiru The Nigerian Senate, on...
President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday identified regionalism as the root of Nigeria’s problems. Obasanjo stated this when the League of Northern Democrats led by former Kano...
Police operatives in Rivers have arrested four persons in connection with the sudden disappearance of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in the state. Yahaya...
Five personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) died in an auto accident along the Jos-Akwanga Expressway in Plateau State on Tuesday. The NAF Director of...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise agricultural lending from 1.4 percent to 7 percent over the next...
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Reconciliation Committee, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, said on Tuesday the committee has reconciled members of the party’s National Working...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State has rejected the 30-day notice given by the state government for the conduct the local council election...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services...
The equities market sustained its bullish sentiment on Tuesday as investors gained N120 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed a surge in...
The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, said on Tuesday at least 181 people were killed in the October 15 fuel tanker explosion in the state. Namadi...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Nigeria’s economy to grow by 3.2% in 2025. The Bretton Wood institution also expected the country’s inflation to drop...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, said on Tuesday the Federal Government is investigating the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) as a major route for arms...
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appealed for calm in Mozambique following the killing of two opposition figures. Elvino Dias, legal advisor to presidential candidate,...
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has set up a six-member committee to advise the Federal Government on measures to make the national grid robust and...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State on Tuesday urged Governor Nasir Idris to investigate the alleged shoddy execution of multi-billion naira Yauri township roads...
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, appealed to Nigerian universities staff to prioritize peace and seize negotiation opportunities, ensuring uninterrupted academic sessions. Represented by Minister of State...
The Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday, established an ad hoc committee to investigate allegations made by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against Senator Oyelola Yisa...
Nigeria’s House of Representatives took a significant step Tuesday, advancing a bill to divide Oyo State into two distinct entities. The constitutional amendment, sponsored by Akeem...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that Nigeria lost over $500 million to cybercrime in 2022 alone. This staggering revelation was disclosed by...
Worried about the recent collapse of the National Power Grid which plunged the country into darkness, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has set up a...
Farouk Lawan, a former Kano State Federal lawmaker and member of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday regained freedom after serving a five-year prison term for...
The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment regarding a legal challenge brought by 16 states against the constitutionality of the laws that established the Economic and...
Today, October 22, is the day that has been set aside by the Supreme Court of Nigeria for the hearing and the consolidation of the suit...
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THERE are two things that are almost certain to happen on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – one is election, including for the president of the United...
The Anambra State Government announced on Tuesday that it has withdrawn from the lawsuit aimed at declaring the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
In Chinua Achebe’s seminal novel Things Fall Apart, the character Ezeudu delivers a powerful admonition to Okonkwo: “That boy calls you father. Do not bear a...
A Nigerian soldier who accused government authorities of enabling banditry by paying ransoms for kidnapped victims has cried out for financial assistance after he was dismissed...
The Naira started the week with a N2.38 depreciation against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Monday, October 21, 2024. The local currency...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. EFCC re-arraigns former Kwara Governor, Ahmed, commissioner for alleged N5.8bn fraud The Economic and...
The Dangote Industry Limited (DIL), the parent company of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant, has declared its readiness to withdraw the ₦100 billion suit against the...
The Kano State Hisbah Board has declared the Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Sankara, wanted for alleged adultery. Governor Usman Namadi suspended the commissioner...
A former Deputy National Chairman, South-West, for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, berated the duo of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...
The Enugu State government has confirmed the death of 10 persons following a cholera outbreak in the state. The Director of Medical Services in the state’s...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday warned the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje and his party to stay away from...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, and...
