The ability of the Federal government to generate revenue is threatened as the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed huge revenue debt owed the...
This investigation by PATRICK EGWU is the third of a year-long three-part investigative series on climate change disinformation and claims by international multinational oil companies –...
Nigerians on social media have taken turns to roast Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo and Deputy Governor-elect, Dennis Idahosa, for kneeling to greet President Bola Tinubu...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Why Africa remains underdeveloped – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night lamented that...
The Police on Thursday arraigned three men at the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, for alleged breach of peace in their village. The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in last weekend’s governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, on Thursday alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) bought...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged the Edo State governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, to prioritise the development of his state. The president also assured him of the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday alleged that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) planned to use funds diverted from local councils for next month’s...
The Federal Government has suspended four senior officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over bribery allegations by the controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky. Bobrisky,...
The Federal Government will introduce toll collection on all major roads in the country at the end of the ongoing rehabilitation works. The Minister of Works,...
The naira recovered from days of slump to trade N1, 576/$1 at the official window on Thursday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM)...
The Nigerian equities market reversed days of profit-making on Thursday as investors lost N266 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed the dip...
The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the National Health Insurance Scheme Authority (NHIA) over alleged gross inefficiency. This followed the adoption of a motion...
The Ebonyi State government on Thursday confirmed that 10 persons have died in a cholera outbreak in Ndibokote village, Izzi local government area of the state....
Justice Obiorah Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed October 25 for Ali Bello and his co-defendants to cross-examine the Economic and Financial...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $7 billion loan to cash-strapped Pakistan to revive its flagging economy. The executive board of the IMF approved...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night lamented that Africa remains underdeveloped despite holding a significant portion of the world’s mineral reserves. Tinubu, who made the presentation...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) claimed on Thursday troops deployed to theatres of operations across the country killed 1,937 suspected terrorists in three months. The Director of...
Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Kano, on Thursday rejected an application by the All Progressives Congress (APC), seeking to stop the conduct of...
Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky has revealed that he is battling suicidal thoughts following bribery allegations made against him. Recall that Very Dark...
Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has announced that the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage will begin next month. During a meeting with principals...
A lawmaker representing Yenagoa/Opokuma Federal Constituency, Bayelsa State, Oboku Oforji, on Thursday, accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and major marketers of creating a...
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola has further increased his stake in FBN Holdings to 13.15 percent with acquisition of additional 534,094,407 shares at the cost of N16.02...
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, has indicated he may allocate ten percent of the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) designated for Area Councils to...
The Kwara State Government through its Commissioner for Communications, Mrs. Bola Olukoju, on Thursday, launched a scathing attack on former Senate President Bukola Saraki over his...
Nigeria has secured a $10 billion investment from ExxonMobil in Nigeria’s deep-water oil operations. This development was announced by Stanley Nkwocha, senior special assistant to the...
Edo State’s Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, and his Deputy, Dennis Idahosa, on Thursday officially received their certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has responded to claims made by the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, in his new book, stating that Nigeria did...
The Federal government of Nigeria has announced plans to deploy the Tax Identification Consolidation and Collaboration (TICC) to expand the tax base, widen the tax net...
On September 21st 2024, residents of Edo State elected Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressive Congress as the next governor of the state to take over...
The devastating floods that have ravaged parts of Nigeria have destroyed crops that could have fed 8.5 million people for six months, according to the United...
The once lovey-dovey relationship between former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, and President Bola Tinubu may have broken down completely as he has been lashing...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Fresh trouble for Yahaya Bello as Nigerian govt moves to arraign ex-governor for alleged...
The naira shed N9 against the American dollar at the official window on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved another sale of foreign exchange to eligible Bureau De Change (BDC) operators at N1,590 per dollar to meet...
The Federal Government has increased the monthly allowance of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to N77,000. The NYSC’s Acting Director of Information and Public...
The presidency said on Wednesday President Bola Tinubu would not intervene in the disagreement between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and Dangote Petroleum Refinery...
The Federal Government has filed a fresh criminal charge against the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, TheCable reports. In...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has demanded an independent probe into the bribery allegation made by the controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, against the Economic...
Police operatives in Anambra have arrested two suspects for allegedly supplying food items and weapons to criminal gangs in the state. The spokesman for the state...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday that prices of beans, eggs, yam, and other food items rose significantly in August. The NBS stated...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a proposal to remove N300 billion from the federation account to provide relief for victims of a recent flood...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested five suspects for vandalising power installations in Akwa Ibom State. The NSCDC Commandant in the state,...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N241 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that one person died and two others were missing in Tuesday evening’s flood in Oyo State. The NEMA...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 14-day strike warning ultimatum to the Federal Government to address its demands. The ultimatum is the...
The Labour Party members in the House of Representatives on Wednesday condemned the outcome of the Edo State governorship election, which saw Monday Okpebholo of the...
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, on Wednesday, made a bold statement during her Senate screening for confirmation as the substantive CJN, vowing...
In a development that showed the acceptance of the cashless policy drive of the government, the value of transactions on electronic channels surged to N89.5 trillion...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his intention to reshuffle his cabinet as part of ongoing efforts to improve governance and the overall wellbeing of Nigerians. This...
