At least eight political parties will participate in the October 5 local government election in Benue State. The Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission...
A former Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Kyari Bukar, lamented on Friday that inefficiencies and bureaucracies of the Nigeria Customs Service and other...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday urged all stakeholders in this weekend’s governorship election in Edo State to conduct themselves peacefully. He urged all political actors...
On a warm Wednesday morning of July, everyone at the Sultan Maccido Institute for Qur’anic and General Studies School, Sokoto, appears busy and engrossed in their...
Revenue from rail transportation system surged to ₦1.69bn in the second quarter of 2024, fresh data on Rail Transportation Data (Q2 2024) released by the National...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reintroducing the controversial cybersecurity levy that was previously suspended. The denial was contained in a statement titled “Clarification...
As the world becomes increasingly connected, digital fraud has evolved from a local problem into a global one. West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria, is witnessing...
A new twist has been brought into a raging controversy involving a Nigerian Naval rating identified as Seaman Abbas Haruna, who has been reportedly detained since...
A commercial sex worker was lucky to escape with her life after workers in an Abuja hotel saved her from being killed for ritual purposes by...
The naira shed a marginal N5 against the American dollar at the official window on Thursday, September 19, 2024. The local currency traded at N1,544/$1 at...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu pulls out of 2024 UN General Assembly, Shettima to represent Nigeria President Bola...
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, said on Thursday his government is passionate about providing good governance to the masses and not the “bigwigs” in the...
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, said on Thursday the Federal Government was making efforts to check irregular migration by Nigerians. The minister...
Two suspected kidnappers and an informant terrorising communities in Ningi local government area of Bauchi State have been arrested by members of local vigilantes and hunters...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties and candidates in Edo State against engaging in electioneering campaigns beyond the Thursday midnight deadline. The...
The Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Sector Reforms on Thursday submitted its report to President Bola Tinubu. The president inaugurated the committee in July to...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market endured bearish trading on Thursday to record a N130 billion loss at the close of the day’s trading. This followed...
PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc (PZCN) has been left in the dark after PZ Cussons Plc, its parent company announced the planned sale of its African subsidiaries....
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said on Thursday that Nigeria’s foreign reserves recorded a net inflow of $2.35 billion...
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu, said on Thursday the commission would ensure strict enforcement of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the distribution of sensitive materials to the 18 local government areas of Edo ahead of Saturday’s governorship election...
German criminal and cybersecurity investigators had shut down 47 cryptocurrency exchanges for hiding the origin of their funds. The operators of the now-shutdown exchange services were...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has officially declared his campaign activities closed in the state....
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has dissolved the caretaker committees of all 44 local government areas in the state with immediate effect. The Governor’s Chief...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Pate, said on Thursday Federal Government is looking to decriminalise attempted suicide in Nigeria. The minister...
President Bola Tinubu will not be attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, United States, this year. According to a statement...
In a bid to bridge the 2024 budget deficit, the federal government is targeting N150 billion from the bond market in September 2024. The auction by...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has granted the request of the Federal Government and former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to settle...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioners of Police in Rivers, Delta, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
With the recent economic downturn and upward push in prices of agricultural inputs and labour services all over Nigeria, ALIYU ADAM reports on how farmers in Kwara State...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. N80bn fraud: Fresh drama as EFCC operatives storm Kogi Govt Lodge to arrest Yahaya...
The naira gained N117 against the American dollar at the official window on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives on Wednesday night laid siege to the Kogi Government Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, to arrest ex-Governor Yahaya Bello....
Explosions linked to walkie-talkies killed 14 people across Lebanon on Wednesday. The country’s health ministry disclosed this in a statement in Beirut. The blasts also injured...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has accused three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of plotting to compromise Saturday’s governorship election...
The lawmaker representing the Doma South constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Musa Ibrahim, has dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the...
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has handed over a confiscated truckload of palliatives to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt...
The Lagos State government has ordered the immediate evacuation of residents from the Mopol 20 Barracks in the Onigbongbo area of the state. The Permanent Secretary...
Controversy trialed the purported appearance of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday with the two parties...
Police operatives in Rivers have busted a job racketeering syndicate in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this at a news conference...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market went home with N444 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the growth in the share prices...
At least 10 people, including children, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a former Gaza school building. The Palestinian Civil Defence said on Wednesday....
Magistrate Fatima Hassan of the Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted Shafiu Umar, the Special Assistant to former Governor Aminu Tambuwal, N1 million bail. Umar,...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Wednesday urged the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to assume control of security operations during this weekend’s...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. Abure and other LP’s National Working Committee (NWC)...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Borno State Ministry of Health have uncovered several neglected warehouses storing drugs worth...
As parts of efforts to strengthen Keystone Bank Limited for sustained growth, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed a new board for the bank....
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rescheduled the judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has categorically denied reports that former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is in their custody. In a statement released...
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has honored an invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) according to a statement from his media office....
