The average domestic air fare surged by 25.5 percent month-on-month (MoM) to N123,700 in August 2024. This is up from the N98,561 recorded in July 2024....
Mr. President, As you assume the leadership of this august Assembly, our world is confronted by profound moral questions that will require more than the habitual...
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye also known as Bobrisky, may have bowed to the pressure mounted on him by social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as...
Amidst biting economic hardship across the country, Nigeria’s broad Money Supply (M2) increased by 62 percent year-on-year, YoY, to N107.2 trillion in August 2024, from N66.19...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has tasked the Federal Government to ensure the increase of the stake of the Nigerian...
Former Manchester United and Real Madrid defender, Raphaël Varane has announced his retirement from football. Varane joined Italian side Como on a free transfer in July...
The Edo State governorship election took place last week with concerns over the conduct of the exercise in many quarters. The same week, the comic movie...
This investigation by PATRICK EGWU is the second of a year-long three-part investigative series on climate change disinformation and claims by international multinational oil companies –...
Cross dresser and ex-convict, Idris Okuneye (a.k.a Bobrisky) seems to have gotten into trouble again with the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Nigeria’s unemployment rate increases to 5.3% in Q1 2024, says NBS The National Bureau...
At least four persons died in canoe accident in Dikwa, Borno State, on Monday. The spokesman for the state police command, Nahum Daso said in a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, over a bribery allegation against some of its officers. Bobrisky,...
The naira shed N96 against the American dollar at the official window on Tuesday. The dip in the value of naira coincides with the Central Bank...
The United States said on Tuesday last weekend’s governorship election in Edo State was widely peaceful. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night declared...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N104 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks...
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Tuesday, presented the 2024 supplementary budget of N94.6 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval. The governor’s...
At least five police officers died in an auto crash at Karfi town in Kura local government area of Kano State on Tuesday. The spokesman for...
The Centre for The Promotion of Private Enterprise [CPPE] has warned that the decisions taken by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...
Two Turkish airlines have cancelled their flights to Lebanon due to heightened risks in the country. The affected airlines are the country’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines,...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has blamed the excessive printing of the naira and other policies inutiated by his predecessor,...
Police operatives in Edo arrested six persons for various electoral offences during last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge...
A former presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has voiced his opposition to Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s proposal for the complete removal of fuel subsidy....
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed two separate motions challenging the reinstatement of Philip Shaibu as the state’s deputy governor....
Nigeria, recognized as the leading fencing nation in Sub-Saharan Africa, will host the Fencing World Cup this December. The event is sanctioned by the Switzerland-based International...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has again raised the interest rate by 50 basis points to 27.25 percent. This is the...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased to 5.3 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024. In a report...
The embattled leader of proscribed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed his delight with the decision of Justice Binta Nyako...
Oil marketers have assured Nigerians that the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol will crash if they are allowed to lift petrol...
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved a reduction in the workweek for public servants to help alleviate their transportation costs. This decision comes alongside...
The Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Princess Patricia Obila, has come in for heavy criticism after she was caught in a video sharing out N1,000 each...
Billionaire industrialist, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plants, Aliko Dangote has disclosed that the refinery sold Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)...
Prince Emmanuel Odigie, Deputy Director-General of the Edo PDP Governorship Campaign Council, on Tuesday broke down in tears during an interview with AriseTV Morning Show, as...
Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Group, has sounded the alarm on Nigeria’s fuel subsidy regime, emphasizing the urgent need for its abolition. In an interview with...
Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party’s candidate in the Edo governorship election, on Monday, strongly criticized the exercise, labeling it a “commodities market” and “transaction” marred by...
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LAST week was draining for many citizens. This opening statement sounds stupid. The question that should naturally strike anyone who has lived fairly consistently in this...
A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo state, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Shaibu derides Obaseki after election loss, says he couldn’t win his LG Edo State...
The naira began the week on a low by losing N21 against the American dollar at the official window on Monday, September 23, 2024. The local...
The equities market got off to a positive start this week on Monday, September 23, 2024 as investors gained N79bn at the end of trading on...
Nigeria on Sunday demanded a seat in the United Nations Security Council. The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, made the call in his address at the...
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has assured all stakeholders that the construction of the $3.5 billion Bakassi deep seaport will commence soon. The construction of...
A Civil Society group, Yiaga Africa, on Monday, expressed disappointment at the conduct of last weekend’s governorship election in Edo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the...
This investigation by PATRICK EGWU is the first of a year-long three-part investigative series on climate change disinformation and claims by international multinational oil companies –...
Worried by the activities of transnational organised criminal groups in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has tasked security and maritime agencies to intensify efforts to combat cybercriminals...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market enjoyed a profit-making trading sessions on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) last week. The bourse recorded gains...
The average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N5,974.55 recorded in July to N6,430.02 last month. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this...
Residents of Delta, Cross River, and Edo States paid the least price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol in August. The National Bureau...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Okpebholo emerges winner in Edo governorship election The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator...
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Sunday, blew up the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) transmission line along the Damaturu-Maiduguri corridor. This is coming three weeks after...
