The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has made a bold call for the death penalty for...
Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has petitioned the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union, seeking an imposition of a visa ban...
Northern political activist and leader of Northern Star, Naja’atu Muhammad, has dared National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, to institute a lawsuit against. The threat follows...
Nigeria is witnessing a surge in reverse medical tourism, in a striking shift in global medical trends, with patients from the United States and other countries...
Tensions are rising as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has thrown its weight behind the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in rejecting the federal government’s proposed hikes...
In a bid to address the escalating kidnapping crisis across Nigeria, the Federal Government has introduced a toll-free emergency hotline, 112, for citizens to report abductions...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Ebonyi State has directed its members in seven local government areas of the state to embark on an indefinite...
Men of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) have arrested a suspect over an alleged $597,000 romance scam. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa...
The staff of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Thursday embarked on an indefinite strike in Ogun, Oyo, and Kwara States over the non-implementation of the...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday urged African leaders to embrace homegrown development models instead of foreign plans. Tinubu made call at the former Ekiti State Governor,...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the proposed 65 percent increase in electricity tariffs by the Federal Government. The union made the position...
The Senate has resolved to investigate the allegations by the Niger Republic Head of State, Brig. Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, against Nigeria. Tchiani had in December last...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie. The Secretary to the State Government, Musa Ikhilor,...
The Federal Government has evacuated 7,790 Nigerians from the Republic of Chad. The returnees fled to the Central African country following the Boko Haram insurgency in...
On Thursday, the Senate confirmed three persons nominated by President Bola Tinubu as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). The confirmation...
The battlefield is evolving, and so are the threats. Terrorists are now deploying improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and armed drones, a development that has raised deep...
The former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial district in the national assembly, Sen. Shehu Sani, has bombarded former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai for...
An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk, a former Collation/Returning Officer for the Essien Udim State Constituency during the 2019...
The American technology company, International Business Machines (IBM), has exited the Nigerian economic space. The company which has been operating in Nigeria for over 50 years...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued new guidelines restricting Bureau de Change (BDC) operators to the purchase of foreign exchange from a single authorised...
Police operatives in Bauchi have killed two suspected bandits in the Gwana district of Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the state...
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu, said on Wednesday the commission recovered over N20 billion in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) on Wednesday received the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, into the party. Nwoko last...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers in the country from 60 to 65 years. The...
Police operatives in Imo have arrested three people with a human skull in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Henry Okoye, said in...
On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu left Abuja for Paris, France, on a private visit. During the visit, the president will meet with his French counterpart, Emmanuel...
The Rivers State police command on Wednesday confirmed the murder of a father and son at their family home in Igwuruta-Ali community of the state. The...
President Bola Tinubu has terminated the appointments of three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). The president confirmed the development in a letter...
Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has taken sides with political activist and leader of Northern Star, Naja’atu Muhammad, who is currently having a running...
Kaduna Electric has confirmed the dismissal of 450 employees, a decision that has triggered an industrial action and left many customers without power. In a statement...
Nigeria’s public debt reached N142.3 trillion as of September 30, 2024, marking an increase of N8.02 trillion from the previous quarter. The Debt Management Office (DMO)...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has disclosed that citizens from the United States of America, the United Kingdom and...
Human rights lawyer and lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has lamented that many criminals have infiltrated the group. He...
The death toll from a brutal attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen on the villages of Amagu, Amaokwe, and Umunesha in Nkalaha community, Ishielu Local Government Area...
The detained leader of proscribed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has blamed his absence for recent deadly attacks in the...
The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KADECO) is facing a deepening crisis as the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has threatened a nationwide shutdown if the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a N758 billion bond to address the backlog of pension arrears owed to retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme....
The Federal Government on Tuesday approved 14 major road projects worth N249.15 billion across the country. The move aims to overhaul Nigeria’s aging road network and...
The Senate on Tuesday decried the failure of some critical revenue-generating agencies to respond to expenditure queries raised by the Office of Auditor-General for the Federation,...
The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has rejigged his cabinet and created a new Ministry for Livestock Development, Veterinary Services, and Fisheries in the state. The...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Tuesday handed over 21 trafficked children to the Niger State government. The victims, all...
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday paid courtesy visits to former Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar at their residences in...
Police operatives in Edo on Monday rescued three kidnapped persons, including a police officer, who were abducted in the state. The victims – ASP Elisha Jeremiah,...
The Senate on Tuesday appointed chairmen to oversee the activities of newly established regional commission’s. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the names of the chairmen...
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the proposed 50 percent hike in telecommunications tariff. The...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been acquitted and discharged of medical forgery charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
“Oshodi Oshodi… Ketu Yaba, Alapere…” Lagosians who board commercial buses daily are thankful that the conductors cry out at these bus stops. They scream at the...
A group has demanded the immediate resignation of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kolo Kyari, after...
As Oyo prepares for the coronation of Oba Abimbola Owoade as the 46th Alaafin of Oyo, tensions have surfaced within the royal lineage. While the Oyo...
The Gombe State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has kicked against an executive bill sponsored by Governor Muhammadu Yahaya, seeking to establish an...
