To ensure security during the September 19 Edo State governorship election, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the deployment of no fewer...
The alleged threat by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai, to impose a state of emergency in the South-East has been frowned at...
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has informed that it will deploy three policemen to each of the 2,627 polling booths in the 192 wards of Edo...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has requested banks to hand in key transaction information including domiciliary account statements and Bank Verification Numbers of 12 high-ranking...
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has alleged that the President Muhmmadu Buhari-led government is involved in vote buying by proxy ahead of the governorship...
The United States (US) has started re-evaluating the immigration visa ban President Donald Trump placed on Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Mustapha...
The Osun State government led by Governor Gboyega Oyetola has closed the Isolation Centre in the state as the Covid-19 pandemic curve is said to be...
Nigeria and other African countries might incur losses of between $7 billion and $15 billion annually as devastation from climate change worsens across the continent, the...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. Nigeria records 126 new cases of COVID-19, taking its total to 56,604; death...
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar has been handed a two-match ban after he was shown a red card in his side’s Ligue 1 game against rivals Marseille....
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 126 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases were...
The Lagos State House of Assembly will increase contractors’ mobilisation fee to 40 percent in the ongoing amendment of the state’s Public Procurement Agency Bill, 2020....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday night described as commendable the United Kingdom’s decision to impose a visa ban and seizure of assets belonging to...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday signed the state’s Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020. The governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, who...
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Wednesday described as fraud, a proposed bill for the amendment of the Act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said on Wednesday the seven-day ultimatum given the Federal Government to reverse the increase in the pump price...
The equity segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded loss for the second day on Wednesday as profit-taking continued among speculators, bringing the total market...
The presidency on Wednesday reacted to the criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration by the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. Soyinka had in a statement on...
Justice Ibrahim Galadima of the National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to immediately end their...
The Nigerian government has issued contractors handling the Lagos-Ibadan rail project an ultimatum to deliver the project by year end. “I’ve tasked the contractors on the...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Hawkins, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to reverse the conviction of a 13-year-old boy,...
The Benue State Government has directed all schools in the state to reopen for academic activities on September 21. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the transmission of a Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill to the National Assembly to facilitate...
The abductors of an ex-United States soldier, Major Jide Ijadare, have demanded N20 million ransom from the victim’s family. The hoodlums abducted Ijadare and one other...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday gave the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum to reverse the increase in pump price of petrol and electricity tariff...
The Special Visitation Panel set up by the Federal Government to investigate the management crisis at the University of Lagos will submit its report to the...
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Ikimi, said on Wednesday the “cash-laden bullion vans” of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola...
The Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Patrick Mouboghare, said on Wednesday the state-owned tertiary institutions would resume academic activities on October 2. Muoboghare, who...
The weight of the coronavirus crisis on air travel might cost the Nigerian and other African economies 3.5 million aviation jobs, triggering a contraction of continental Gross...
London-based product design and collaboration platform, Gravity Sketch, has raised $3.7 million in funding to expand its portfolio. The seed round, which was led by Kindred...
Mali, a poor west-African country, is notorious for anti-constitutional change of government at the centre. Coup d’etat often happened with grave socio-economic political consequencies for the...
Nigerian government on Wednesday engaged in a meeting with the United States over the visa ban on some categories of Nigerians. The meeting at the Ministry...
Oil extended gains on Wednesday, advancing by over 2%, as a hurricane halted offshore operations in the United States oil and gas sector and an industry...
One person is feared dead, five persons injured and a vehicle razed in an attack between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s...
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed that no fewer than 24 million Nigerians have so far registered on the national identity database. This was...
The Defence Headquarters has revealed that several bandits have been eliminated and their logistic supplies destroyed during airstrikes by the Nigerian Army. This was contained in...
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has issued a strong warning to 102 local government areas in 28 states of the country, over possible flooding as...
A petition asking the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) to place a visa restriction on Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has received over...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and promised to charge 17 suspected hoodlums mostly teenagers for violence related matters. The state Police Public Relations Officer,...
The campaigns of the first-tier contenders in the Edo governorship election have been largely ensconced in the agitprop of godfatherism. While Godwin Obaseki, incumbent governor of...
The Anambra State Police Command has rescued not less than eight children, including a 15-year-old pregnant teenager reportedly stolen at gunpoint from different parts of the...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Ugandan techpreneurs launch MonkeyPesa to rival Microsoft The duo of Ntende...
Nigerian students under the scholarship scheme of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Wednesday protested at the Nigerian High Commission in London. They said they...
Nigeria human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has urged Nigerians to march against the insensitive policies of the government admist the economic downturn in the country....
The Senate on Tuesday warned against Nigeria’s adoption of measures used in fighting COVID-19 in Europe, America and China. The federal lawmakers gave the warning at...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at a virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting unveiled the Nigeria at 60 Logo for the independence day celebration on October...
A top Chinese official at the country’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Guizhen Wu has said that COVID-19 vaccine produced in the Asian country may...
At least five people are feared dead in an ongoing building construction collapse incident in Aba, Abia State. It was gathered that the incident happened on...
The immediate past president of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, like many other Nigerians, has commended the United Kingdom (UK) on the visa restrictions and asset...
Nigeria will join other West African countries to establish a maritime development bank focused on transformation and expansion in the region in a bid to raise...
