The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has called on those clamouring for a Yoruba presidency in 2023 to have a rethink as what Nigeria currently...
Oil prices declined on Wednesday following a surprise increase in crude oil stockpiles in the U.S. and on continuous investor worries about fuel demand being weak...
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state with immediate effect. In a statement...
The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday, said no fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead and several persons injured during a stampede in Obio/Akpor...
The costs of imported vehicles will rise sharply beginning from 2021 once the Fuel Grade and Vehicle Emission Standards Regulations of the Economic Community of West...
Following the abduction of hundreds of school boys in Katsina State, Amnesty International, a global rights organisation, on Tuesday said education in northern Nigeria is under...
The government of Malawi’s has agreed to a request by authorities in South Africa to extradite self-proclaimed prophet and controversial millionaire Shepherd Bushiri and his wife,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Tuesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had again shown itself as a party of ‘political bandits’ by keeping...
The Nigerian government has sent a written request to the National Assembly, seeking a new review of the 2020 budget. Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance,...
A former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to do everything possible to bring back the over 300 students...
The government of Uganda is making moves to block the YouTube channel linked to presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, alleging that the channels were linked to last...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Tuesday hit President Muhammadu Buhari hard, declaring that Nigeria was no longer safe under his watch. The group was reacting...
Another round of banking consolidation is inevitable for lenders to thrive by growing capital base quicker than inflation rates and devaluation of the naira, management consulting...
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, has explained why his group recently set up the Eastern Security Network (ESN). Kanu and his...
The Nigerian Senate has warned the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Amnesty International (AI) against accusations of human rights abuses levelled against the Nigerian Army during...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike following continued threat to lives of its members and students. The NUT...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja has recorded no fewer than 305 fresh cases of the dreaded COVID-19 disease which has fast spread across the country...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja revealed the problem he had been suffering since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed power in 2015. Jonathan spoke at...
The People’s Republic of China has endorsed 85% of the credit needed to finance the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project and will disburse the fund soon,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. 758 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 74,132. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Tuesday...
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 758 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Kwara State government said on Tuesday 19 fresh COVID-19 cases has been recorded in some parts of the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the...
The Nigerian government has ordered the mobile telecommunication operators (telcos) to block all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) without valid National Identification Numbers (NINs) after December 30....
Manchester City battled to a 1-1 draw against West Brom in a Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. The Pep Guardiola side...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday charged officers and men of the Abia State police Abia command to put the events of the...
The Nigerian government has approved a five-year nutrition action plan that would guide the implementation of interventions and programmes aimed at addressing the problems of hunger...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended gains on Tuesday on the back of buy pressure on industrial and bank stocks including Dangote Cement, WAPCO, Zenith Bank...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday adjourned indefinitely, a suit seeking the removal of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, for alleged certificate forgery. The...
The Jigawa State government on Tuesday ordered the closure of all schools across the state as fears heightened over possible second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic....
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Finance Bill 2020. President Muhammadu Buhari forwarded the Finance Bill 2020 to the National Assembly on November 25. In a...
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Tuesday, explained why he dethroned Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano in March. Ganduje, who spoke at the...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, charged the Nigerian military to change its strategy in the fight against the...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as an ordinary rumour the report that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, had tested positive for...
Social media users in Nigeria subjected the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to intense ridicule on Tuesday. This was as updates concerning the kidnap of school boys...
Zamfara State government on Tuesday ordered the closure of 10 schools in the state in a bid to prevent the abduction of students by armed bandits....
The Kaduna State government on Tuesday ordered the closure of schools across the 23 local government areas of the state over spike in COVID-19 cases. The...
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, on Tuesday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to forget about his herds of cattle and prioritise the lives of the...
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, on Tuesday, kicked against the defection of more members of the House to the ruling All...
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Muhammed Matawalle has insisted that dialogue with bandits remains the best way to restoring peace in his troubled state. Governor...
Nigerian paralympians, Isau Ogunkunble and Faith Obazuaye, have been assisted with equipment worth about N750,000 by Africa’s best table tennis player Quadri Aruna. The equipment were...
The pair of –Stanley Omah Didia aka Omah Ley and another Nigerian musician known as Tems have both been released by the police in Uganda following...
The Minister Of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has been mandated by the House of Representatives to suspend the Federal Government 774,000...
The Taraba Police Command has confirmed that it was able to foil an attempt by gunmen to kidnap a Chinese national in the Gidin Dorowa zone...
A former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, on Tuesday publicly apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan over the role he and others played in the 2015...
Nigeria’s entertainment and creative sector is to receive a boost, as Heritage Bank Plc, has said N5 billion is to be set aside as support funds...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Tanko Mohammed has reportedly tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 and is currently in Dubai receiving treatment. Ripples Nigeria had reported...
Oil prices climbed past $50 per barrel on Tuesday as hopes from the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines moderated tighter lockdowns in Europe and predictions of a...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Kenya’s Pezesha wins 2020 AFI Fintech Showcase After displacing other startups,...
The Nigeria Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Defense, Bashir Salihi Magashi and the nation’s service chiefs to appear before it over the worsening security...
The leader of the terrorist Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has faulted several claims by the Nigerian government as well as the military and Katsina State...
