The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill seeking to establish a new state in the South-East. The bill was sponsored by the lawmaker representing...
The House of Representatives has moved to suspend the Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Ikenga Ugochinyere, over the politicisation of oversight function in...
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edu, on Thursday met with President Bola Tinubu on the new minimum wage for workers in the country. Edun, who addressed...
The Senate has resolved to investigate the cause of a rockslide that killed more than 20 people in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. At...
The People Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday asked the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, to arrest and prosecute the suspended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday eight local government areas in Zamfara State would be affected by moderate flood this year. The agency’s...
The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday summoned the Publisher of the Watchdog Newspaper, Precious Nwadike, over an alleged defamatory publication against the lawmaker representing...
Justice Abdullahi Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, on Thursday fixed June 13 for ruling on its jurisdiction on the Kano Emirate case. The judge,...
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 supplementary budget of N98.5 billion. The bill was sponsored by the Chairman of...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Thursday appealed to Nigerians to remain calm in the face of the economic...
Wale Edun, Minister Of Finance And Coordinating Minister Of The Economy, has submitted the new national minimum wage template and projected cost implications to President Bola...
President Bola Tinubu has charged international development financiers to see Africa as a destination for growth and prosperity while noting that Nigeria and other African countries...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged fraudulent allocation of title documents to some real estate developers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
A contentious bill aimed at establishing the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission has sparked heated debate in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator Titus...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the owners of Telcom Satellites TV (TSTV) before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a nine-count...
The Yobe State Government has clarified the involvement of repentant Boko Haram insurgents in security operations in Geidam town, stating that they were assisting in counterinsurgency...
Police in Niger on Wednesday confirmed 20 people died at the collapsed mine in Shiroro local government area of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police,...
The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed a claim of mass killing in the South-East. A self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa,...
The Senate on Wednesday stood down the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 supplementary budget of ₦98.5 billion over lack of details on projected revenue and expenditure...
An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Wednesday derailed at Asha Station in the nation’s capital with many passengers stranded. The incident occurred 11 days after another passenger...
The former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the state’s House of Assembly move to probe him for alleged money laundering. The House had earlier...
President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday his administration would continue to prioritise infrastructural development in the country. Tinubu, who stated this at the inauguration of the...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan believes corruption in the judiciary encourages Nigerian politicians to approach the court in post-election litigations. Jonathan who spoke at the inauguration ceremony...
A Kano State High Court judge, on Wednesday, ordered substituted service on former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsa Ganduje, their son Jibrilla Muhammad, and four...
Negotiations over a potential increase in Nigeria’s national minimum wage have taken a contentious turn after the House of Representatives reportedly launched a verbal attack on...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced a planned one-hour power outage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport’s Terminal 2 (MMIA2) on Wednesday, June...
The Nigerian social media space was literally on fire on Tuesday night after some Nigerian users decided to call out popular Nollywood actors and celebrities who...
Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recommended a new minimum wage of between N75,000 and N100,000. This is...
At least seven persons have been rescued at a collapsed mining site in Kogo, Shiroro local government Area of Niger State. The Director-General of the Niger...
Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a police station at Ezzamgbo in the Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State. The spokesman for the state police command, Joshua...
Gunmen on Tuesday evening killed a councillor in Enuagu ward in Isu, Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State, Stanley Nwaeze, and a youth leader in...
A mining site collapsed in Galkogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State and killed one person on Monday. The Director-General of the Niger...
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 sealed up Tongyi Group, located in...
Canada is taking significant strides to support global climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, committing $5.3 billion over the next five years to aid developing countries’...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to present a template for the new minimum wage...
President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday his government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to transform the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into a world-class city. Tinubu,...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested five suspected kidnappers in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a...
Troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed 140 Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents and arrested 57 others in the Marte...
Majority of Nigerian X users have disagreed with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, over his recent call...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the approval and release of a list of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the constable and specialist cadres...
In a move to facilitate further negotiations, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their ongoing strike for a period...
The strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over minimum wage and electricity prices remains in effect as of Tuesday, June 4th. The NLC in...
The reported tripartite agreement between the federal government and organized labour where the government said it is ready to “pay higher than N60,000” as minimum wage...
The Nigerian Army has denied allegations made by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) that soldiers surrounded the venue of the meeting between labour leaders and the...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has provided clarification on the decision to shut down the national grid, dismissing claims by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has clarified that it is not part of the ongoing indefinite strike declared by the Organised Labour. In a press statement...
Labour leaders, on Monday evening, arrived the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) for a closed-door meeting with government representatives, a...
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has intensified security measures in response to a suspected planned invasion by bandits. Commissioner of Police Benneth Igweh has...
Veteran Nigerian entertainer, Charles Oputa popularly called Charly Boy, has reacted to a threat by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef...
The Labour Party leadership has appealed to the Nigerian Army to focus its retaliation efforts on the killers of five soldiers in Abia State, rather than...
