President Bola Tinubu has ordered the management of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to extend interest-free loans to students interested in skill-development programmes. The president...
Police operatives in Benue have arrested a chairman of one of the local council areas in the state and one other person over an alleged attempt...
The 16 members of the Plateau State House of Assembly sacked by the Court of Appeal in November last year have resolved to resume legislative duties...
Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a member of the House of Representatives, Nicolas Mutu’s no-case submission in his trial...
Bayo Omoboriowo, former official photographer to President Muhammadu Buhari, has set the record straight on long-standing rumors about the president’s health following his 2017 medical treatment...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Sunday called for a swift review of the global tax system, advocating it as a crucial step towards addressing imbalances in...
The Abia State government has directed all the 17 mayors, traditional rulers and Presidents-General of communities in the state to quickly embark on mass mobilisation of...
The Lagos government on Sunday announced a ban on the distribution and use of styrofoam and plastic products in the state. Such single-use plastic products (SUPs)...
The Kaduna State government has confirmed one child dead in an explosion in Kidandan village of Giwa local government area of the state. Ten children were...
Troops of Sector 6, Operation Whirl Stroke, on Thursday, engaged bandits in the Okokolo community of Agatu local government area of Benue State. The OPWS Force...
The Lagos State Police Command said on Saturday some desperate Nigerians approached the police to declare them wanted to apply for asylum abroad. The command’s spokesman,...
At least 10 children were injured by an explosion in Kidandan Village of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday. Residents told journalists the...
Gunmen on Thursday night abducted passengers traveling in two vehicles along the Akure-Ado Ekiti Expressway in Ondo State. However, the number of passengers abducted in the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed the Supreme Court rulings on the governorship election in Delta and five other states in the country. The apex...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers reportedly abducted two people in the Otu town of Oyo State in the early hours of Saturday. Otu is located in...
Police operatives in Enugu on Friday raided a criminals’ hideout at Centenary City and arrested three armed suspects. However, other gang members fled the scene before...
Armed men suspected to be bandits on Friday evening killed the Principal of Government Secondary School (GSS) Kuriga, Mallam Idris Abu Sufyan, in the Chikun local...
A personal tragedy has fueled Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State’s call for urgent action against the crippling brain drain afflicting Nigeria’s health sector. Speaking at...
Patience is wearing thin for Nigerians, but a glimmer of optimism remains that President Bola Tinubu possesses the expertise to navigate the country’s economic challenges. This...
Police operatives in Kaduna State have arrested a suspected notorious kidnapper, Chinaza Philip. The suspect who has been terrorising the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and neighbouring...
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said on Friday the Federal has reviewed the recruitment guidelines for four para-military agencies in the country. The minister...
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen reportedly killed four persons, including two soldiers in Okokolo community of Agatu local government area of Benue State on Thursday. Residents...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Friday the military and other security agencies would go after kidnap syndicates operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has approached the Court of Appeal to set aside a no-case ruling granted a former Governor of Niger State,...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, said on Friday security agents have arrested some suspected bandits informants in the city. He stated this...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arraigned the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal Capital...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) claimed on Friday the air component of Operation Hadin Kai killed three top commanders of the Islamic States of West Africa Province...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked a police post and killed an officer at Saki Jiki village, Batsari local government area of Katsina State on Thursday...
Nigeria has unveiled a bold plan to transition from fossil fuels to cleaner and renewable energy sources, pledging a staggering $3.1 trillion investment over the next...
Families of police officers who died in active service have been presented N2.08bn cheques by the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun. Egbetokun presented the cheques on...
The Osun State government has sacked three traditional rulers in the state. The affected monarchs are the Aree of Iree, Oba Ademola Raphael, Owa of Igbajo,...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market pocketed N1 trillion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed an increase in market capitalization to N50.289 trillion...
The Federal Government will arraign the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on an amended 20-count charge of criminal conduct at...
The Enugu State government has arrested six persons and confiscated seven trucks in Obollo-Afor over an alleged violation of its mining ban. The arrest of the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored African leaders to work towards ramping up the continent’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to $3.1 trillion. Shettima, according to a...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested a suspected kidnapper and rescued a victim kidnapped in Abuja. The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan confirmed...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday abducted two students of Al-Qalam University, Katsina. The university spokesman, Malam Akilu Abubakar, confirmed the incident to journalists on...
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will travel to Nigeria and three other African countries next week. The US Mission which disclosed this in...
In a stark address to staff on Thursday, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ola Olukoyede tackled a sensitive issue head-on: corruption within the anti-graft...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that security agencies would henceforth make the nation’s capital very hot for bandits. Wike made...
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said that its Student Loan Scheme is still on track to commence this month, January. It also said that students who...
Nigeria is seeking a fresh $1.5bn loan from the World Bank to tackle the severe dollar shortage contributing to the decline of the naira and to...
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, said on Wednesday the government has discovered foreign names in the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) documents of the company...
The Leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, on Wednesday, urged President Bola Tinubu not to adopt his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari’s approach in...
Gombe State has recorded its index Lassa fever case. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru, disclosed this at a news briefing in his office...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has ordered a thorough investigation into Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State. A loud bang was heard across the city at...
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Boko Haram insurgents killed two members of the Civilian Joint Taskforce in the Mafa local government area of Borno...
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed nine ex-commissioners in the state for reinstatement. The ex-commissioners were asked to take a bow and leave...
Three traditional rulers in Anambra State, who awarded Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, representing Anambra South senatorial zone, chieftaincy titles in their communities have revoked the titles. Ubah...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion that rocked the Bodija Area of Ibadan, the...
