The Nigerian equities market extended the bullish trend on Thursday with investors gaining ₦842 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed the growth...
At least 14 persons were injured in an auto crash on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, on Thursday. The General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management...
Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted the former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Kawu of...
On Thursday, the Kano State High Court adjourned a hearing in all pending preliminary objections in the ongoing case of alleged bribery and misappropriation involving the...
Russia has launched a massive night-time aerial attack on Ukraine, with 140 drones. Sources from Kiev said on Thursday morning. The Ukrainian military said 85 of...
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed reports on the missing 3,907 arms as inaccurate. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the clarification in...
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has distanced himself from reports on the 2027 presidential race. Reports in some sections of the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has threatened to penalise banks that compel customers to withdraw amounts lower than N20,000 per transaction from Automated Teller Machines...
Following widespread outrage that trailed a 200% increase on MTN Nigeria 15GB package, the telecommunication company has apologised to its customers. The telecommunications provider had drawn...
The National Assembly on Thursday passed the landmark ₦54.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill, marking a significant increase from earlier projections. The Senate and the House of...
No fewer than 1,000 entrepreneurs drawn from across Africa are set to benefit as The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has signed a $6 million agreement with...
American tech company Apple is considering the development of humanoid and non-humanoid robots for smart home devices as it builds up its robotic department with an eye for...
Governors from the six states in Nigeria’s South-West region convened in Lagos for a high-level meeting focused on regional development, with food security and economic collaboration...
Talented Nigerian musician Temilade Openiyi, popularly known in music circles as Tems, has emerged as a co-owner of Major League Soccer club, San Diego FC. The singer’s...
In a surprise visit to King’s College, Lagos, on Thursday, the Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, uncovered an eight-month-long power outage at the school’s main...
The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, has called for a policy that would mandate the recruitment of first-class graduates into...
Nollywood actor IK Ogbonna has taken to social media to voice his concern about how mobile phones are negatively impacting human relationships. The popular thespian who...
For several weeks after his inauguration, the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, stopped the activities of the United States Agency for International...
Detained leader of proscribed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has declared that any ruling against him issued by Justice...
It has been a frustrating 24 hours for Nigerians in major cities in most states in the northern region over the inability to gain access to...
The federal government has approved the establishment of a National Paramilitary Academy, a degree-awarding institution designed to train young Nigerians for paramilitary service. Minister of Interior,...
A member of the House of Representatives, Sada Soli, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills, stating that they were not properly drafted and did...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has assured electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and neighboring areas that full power supply will be restored...
The Federal Government is considering banning 60,000-litre tankers from operating on federal highways, in a bid to curb the alarming rise in petroleum tanker accidents. The...
Nigerian music legend Innocent Idibia, aka 2face, has engaged his new lover Natasha Osawuru hours after calling on Nigerians to beg the Edo lawmaker to marry...
The Labour Party (LP) has reaffirmed its commitment to fielding former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi as its presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections, setting...
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has ignited fresh debate over the 2020 #EndSARS protests, calling them the “foundation of irresponsible...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. NLC fumes over telecom tariff hike, threatens shutdown by March 1 The Nigeria...
The Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has approved the appointment of the Chairman and seven permanent Commissioners for the State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC). Bago disclosed...
A last-gasp equaliser saw Everton hold city rivals Liverpool to a 2-2 draw in a Premier League clash at the Goodison Park on Wednesday night. The...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has restored the Omotosho-Ikeja West Transmission line after it tripped on Wednesday. The TCN’s General Manager for Public Affairs, Mrs....
Enyimba fell to yet another defeat in the Nigeri Premier Football League (NPFL) as they lost 1-0 to Bendel Insurance on Wednesday night. The game played...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed notorious bandit leaders and their foot soldiers in Zamfara and Sokoto States. The Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested a suspected human trafficker, Sirajo Illela, and rescued two female victims in Sokoto State. The Comptroller of Immigration, Illela...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has affirmed a former National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, as the party’s National Secretary. The PDP National...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi. The Head of Media, Public Petitions Committee,...
The Lagos State government has marked shanties and other illegal structures in Itu-Mara in the Mainland local government area of the state for demolition. The General...
The Nigerian equities market extended the bullish trend on Wednesday with investors taking home N779 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed a...
The suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, on Wednesday, denied allegations that he solicited for nude photographs of a female...
A Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating alleged certificate racketeering in tertiary institutions on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Education, National Universities Commission (NUC),...
The Ghanaian government has declared the country’s former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, wanted for alleged corruption. The country’s special prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, disclosed this in...
The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) for Nigeria to host the bank’s 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM). The agreement...
The Taraba State government has dismissed rumours of bankruptcy. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hajia Zainab Usman, made the clarification on Wednesday in Jalingo....
A former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu, has picked the Labour Party governorship forms in Anambra State. Moghalu, who...
Nigerians are outraged as telecommunication companies proceed with a controversial 50% tariff hike, despite an ongoing review by a government-appointed committee. In response, the Nigeria Labour...
Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed just before noon on Wednesday, leading to widespread power outages across the country. The development was confirmed by the official X handle...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has strongly condemned a recent incident at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), where a student physically assaulted a lecturer over...
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised an alarm over an alleged plot by opposition elements to incite violence and disrupt the upcoming local government election...
Veteran journalist and longtime associate of the late human rights lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, Richard Akinnola, has strongly refuted allegations made by retired Brigadier-General Kunle...
American space agency NASA has launched the Blue Ghost Mission 1, which will deploy 10 advanced scientific instruments to the moon in groundbreaking efforts to enhance lunar exploration. The...
