Bitcoin transactions rose in Nigeria for the month of June when compared to the preceding month as the cryptocurrency ban by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
Nigeria’s inflation rate decreased to 17.75 percent in June, from 17.93 percent in May according to the ‘Consumer Price Index Report for June’, released by the...
Men of the Katsina and Jigawa states Police Commands have killed a leader of a kidnapping gang, identified as Abdullahi Bummi, in Jigawa State. Ripples Nigeria...
The Senate on Thursday, passed the contentious Electoral Act Amendment Bill amidst a lot of rancour and heated debate, with 52 voting for it while 28...
The upcoming governorship elections in Anambra is shaping up to be a fascinating spectacle with the sacking of some aides by Governor Willie Obiano. This decision...
It is no longer news that Nigeria intends to take additional loans in the coming years to close budget gaps. The news is that in the...
The leadership crisis in the Kwara State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is still festering, as the party has suspended 11 members from...
The proscribed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has given some media houses in the country, a 24-hour ultimatum to withdraw reports that members...
President Muhammadu Buhari has laid the foundation stone for the $1.2 billion Kano-Kaduna rail project two weeks after Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, promised Nigerians that...
A 43-year-old woman, Sharon Williams, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly locking up and assaulting her five-year-old nephew for six months....
Gunmen have killed a Major General of the Nigerian Army, Hassan Ahmed, and abducted his wife in an attack in Abuja. Ahmed, who was recently appointed...
The concept of body enhancement continues to spread in Nigeria, as the number of celebrities undergoing body augmentation continues to increase on a daily basis. It...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. Supreme Court dismisses ex-NNPC GMD, Yakubu’s appeal against forfeiture of $9.7m, £74,000 The Supreme Court...
The Board of Directors of First City Monument Bank Limited have announced the appointment of Mrs. Oluwatoyin Olaiya as Executive Director, Risk & Compliance. This, according...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by a former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Andrew Yakubu, against...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and state governors on Thursday agreed to start deductions on the budget support facility this month. The Minister of Finance,...
Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic has confirmed that he will be participating in this summer’s Olympic Games at Tokyo. The Serb, who already won this year’s Australian...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday proposed a three-month rent collection by house owners in the country. The minister, who made the...
The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly on Thursday approved Governor Udom Emmanuel’s request to obtain N7 billion loan for agricultural and housing projects in the state....
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday urged the National Assembly to expedite action on the National Water Resources Bill. Buhari also charged state governments to build stronger...
The Senate on Thursday adjourned plenary till September 14 for its annual vacation. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, disclosed this after considering the votes and proceedings...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday the National Economic Council (NEC) would review the reports of the judicial panels of inquiry set up by state...
A journalist, Olubunmi Afuye and two others were killed in a bank robbery at Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore local government area of Ondo State on Thursday. The spokesman...
The National Assembly was plunged into a rowdy session on Thursday as plenary turned riotous over deliberations on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The bill seeks...
The third world heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has been rescheduled for 9 October in Las Vegas. The bout, which had been due...
At least N2.94 billion was wiped off the Nigerian stock market following the drop in the equity capitalisation to N19.72 trillion at the close of business...
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Thursday reinstated the suspended Clerk of the Assembly, Owudogu Kozigene. The lawmaker was suspended in November last year for...
The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a motion seeking the declaration of Bauchi as an oil and gas producing state. A member of the House,...
Police operatives in Edo State have arrested a security guard over an alleged plan to abduct the Manager of a Zenith Bank branch in Ekpoma, Esan...
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday next week as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry...
The Nigerian Army said on Thursday said the 1,009 suspects released by the military authorities are not ex-Boko Haram fighters. The Director of Army Public Relations,...
Former Netherlands winger, Arjen Robben has called it quits from professional football for the second time. The 37-year-old had in 2019 hung up his boots before...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, insisted on Thursday that figures on Nigeria’s housing deficit are wrong. The minister, who spoke at the Weekly...
The House of Representatives has adjourned debate on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill following after the parliament descended into a rowdy session on Thursday. The problem...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday charged governors of the 36 states in the country to imbibe the culture of continuity in the development of their states...
The first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets purchased by the Federal Government has left the United States for Nigeria. The Director of Public...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have arrived Austria for an 8-day training camp as part of intense preparations for some upcoming challenges, most notably the Aisha Buhari Invitational...
The Senate on Thursday approved the conditional electronic transmission of election results in the country. This came after the upper legislative chamber was thrown into disorder...
In the wake of the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu and his ongoing trial, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has accused the governors of Rivers, Anambra,...
The Senate on Thursday approved the Federal Government’s 2018-2020 external borrowing rolling plan of $8.3 billion and 490 million euros. The fund was approved after the...
The Lead Pastor of the House on The Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin has described the British colonial master, Lord Lugard, who amalgamated the Northern and Southern...
The death toll in Germany from the worst flooding in over 200 years rose to at least 21 as dozens of people are still missing, police...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Kenya’s AIfluence closes $1M to scale its AI-powered venture...
Northern governours of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday alleged that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is intimidating them and other members of the opposition...
The Senate on Thursday approved a three percent allocation for host communities in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) amid protests from southern lawmakers in both houses...
Veteran Nigerian recording artiste, Ruggedman has sparked dating rumours with Ultimate Love’s co-winner, Rosie Afuwape after a cozy photo of them surfaced on social media. Rosie...
In order to tackle and adequately contain the spread of the COVID-19 third-wave pandemic, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has...
Nigerian recording artiste, Kizz Daniel has revealed in a social media post that he lost one of his triplets back in May 2021. The singer who...
The senator representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, Sani Uba has contended that ransom should not be paid to bandits to secure the release of...
On Wednesday’s official market, the naira rose slightly versus the US dollar to close at N411.22/$1. Data posted on the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is...
