The Nasarawa State government led by Governor Abdullahi Sule has presented the sum of N20.2 billion 2020 as supplementary budget to the state House of Assembly...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would bear up to 50 per cent of the risk on loans availed to farmers under its Private Sector-led Accelerated Agriculture...
The new police outfit, Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) will come at an estimated cost of N6.8 million for new uniforms for the 1,220 officers...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the clampdown on #EndSARS protesters by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidency as efforts by the government to cover up the...
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has stated that it is unlawful for Zamfara State Government to control and manage gold deposits in that state....
A civil society group under the aegis of Make Nigeria Better Initiative (MNBI), has filed a criminal complaint against human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, before...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. 180 fresh COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 64,516. Deaths and recoveries also updated Nigeria...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 180 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said on Wednesday Washington would deploy all the tools at its disposal in the fight against Boko Haram...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, dissolved the state executive council ahead of his inauguration for the second term in office. The governor will...
The Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Emmanuel Ikwulono, is dead. Ikwulono, who was sworn in as commissioner on August 5, died on...
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) said people of the region are aware of plans by some politicians eyeing the presidency in 2023 to weaken the North...
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday dismissed 10 police officers for various acts of misconduct. The command’s spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a...
The umbrella body of Ijaw youths, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, on Wednesday vowed to resist plans by the Federal Government to relocate the headquarters...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Wednesday sustained its positive momentum as market capitalisation upped by N324.627 billion and bellwether consumer goods stocks like Nigerian Breweries, Presco,...
A rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, on Wednesday petitioned the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) over the actions of a lawyer, Kenechukwu Okeke, who filed criminal charges...
The Lagos State government on Wednesday threatened to charge developers who break its seal on construction sites to court. The state’s Commissioner for Physical Planning and...
A prosecution witness in the trial of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, for alleged arms procurement fraud, Adariko Michael, said on Wednesday two...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday ratified Nigeria’s membership of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai...
Frederick Shaibu, the abducted younger brother of the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has been released by his abductors. A family source told journalists that...
Police on Wednesday arraigned three persons at the Ebonyi Magistrates Court, Abakaliki, for alleged attempted murder. The men – Kelechi Agarama (35), Simeon Ebonyi (40) and...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday hailed the move by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to stop the payment...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N62 billion for the construction of Kano – Gwarzo – Dayi Road, linking Kano and Katsina states. The...
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Wednesday cautioned broadcast stations in the country to independently verify the authenticity of information sourced on the social media before...
A Magistrate Court in Wuse, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted bail to six #EndSARS protesters arrested by police last week. The protesters —Oluwatosin Adeniyi, Paul Akinwumi, Davo...
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, said on Wednesday his administration had no plan to stop payment of pension for past governors and their deputies in the...
A civil society organisation, March4Nigeria Initiative, has identified the failure of Nigerian governors and local government administrators as reason for the unending unrest in the country....
Nigerian celebrities, Innocent Idibia, also known as Tubaba, Yemi Alade, actor Yul Edochie and other entertainers have all reacted to their names being included in the...
A councillor in Etche local government area of Rivers State, Blackson Nwanyanwu and some of his siblings have been accused of battering their brotehr’s wife whom...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has vowed to appeal the discharge of Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) executive director on...
Discussions on social media on Wednesday were mostly unrelated to Nigerian politics, except for the unending demand for an end to police brutality, which caused the...
Oil prices lifted further on Wednesday as the optimism that a vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, will turn out 100 per cent effective in treating...
Abubakar Shekau, Abu Mus’an Al-Barnawi and 79 others have been listed as most wanted Boko Haram terrorists. Their names were contained in the fourth batches of...
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to fast tract action on the prosecution of sponsors of the deadly Boko Haram sect. The call...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume has lamented the poor funding of the Nigerian Army by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The lawmaker who...
A yet to be identified middle-aged man has reportedly been burnt to death by some angry youths while attempting to snatch a motorcycle in Makurdi. This...
Nigerian Twitter users have been dragging Kenechukwu Okeke, the self-acclaimed human rights activist who had initiated criminal complaints against #EndSARS promoters on Monday, November 9, and...
The Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led government of Kaduna State has revealed what the late first elected governor of the state, Balarabe Musa would be remembered for. El-Rufai,...
Barking at Buhari The Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, on November 5, barked at the presidency when it counseled the State House Permanent...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Wednesday granted N10 million bail and one surety in like sum to former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi...
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that Balarabe Musa was very uncompromising. Musa,...
An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Oladimeji Ekengba, has been granted permission by the Federal High Court in Abuja to pursue a suit against the President of Nigeria,...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Kuda raises $10m after four years as Fintech startup After four...
The Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said there was nothing wrong in the freezing of bank accounts of some #EndSARS protesters by the Nigerian government....
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the late former Kaduna State governor, Balarabe Musa left a bold footprint on Nigeria’s democracy. Buhari added that Musa would...
A former Minister of Education, Obu Ezekwesili has said that Balarabe Musa would be missed by all “who care to build a just and decent Nigeria”....
The death of elder statesman and former governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa has been announced to the dismay of many who closely followed his...
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the suspended Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, be restored. Buhari also ordered for the dissolution of the...
Now, I really do like swimming against the tide. It is my forte. Most times, I do that not because I really believe in the position...
Nigeria’s organised private sector lost assets and investment worth N5 trillion to the arson and looting, resulting from the tension and turbulence that followed the #EndSARS...
