The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated the new Bayelsa State Molecular Laboratory, Research and Diagnostic Centre for testing the novel COVID-19 disease. The...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it will introduce a new innovation in order to deepen transparency in the result management process of...
American actor, Chadwick Boseman, who played the role of King T’Challa in the movie, Black Panther, has died after four years battle with cancer. Boseman died...
The naira depreciated by 1.3% against the United States dollar on the official market on Friday, one day after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced...
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) said it would expunge 21,227 unverified parastatal pensioners currently on the directorate’s payroll and who had not shown up for...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. FG hails acquittal of Nigerian suspected of drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia The...
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said on Friday it had commenced an investigation into the Lagos helicopter crash. The Bell 206b3 helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation...
Nigeria on Friday night recorded 160 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the cases...
The Federal Government on Friday expressed happiness at the acquittal of a Nigerian suspected of drug trafficking, Ibrahim Abubakar Ibrahim, by a Saudi Arabian court. Ibrahim,...
Police on Friday arraigned a 34-year-old banker, Temidayo Fabumoye at the Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N3.8 million from his employer. The police prosecutor,...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday met with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reconciliation committee for Imo, Ogun and Oyo states at the Presidential...
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday inaugurated six judges of the State High Court. The state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Muhammad Lawal,...
Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen scored a hat-trick to help Napoli smash Italian fourth division club L’Aquila 11-0 in a pre-season friendly game on Friday. The...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Friday apologised again for his verbal assault on a reporter of Daily Trust, Eyo Charles. He had earlier...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested two directors at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for alleged fraud. One of...
The equity segment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange rallied on Wednesday as buy pressure on blue-chip stocks led by CAP, GTB and Access Bank drove recovery....
The third victim of Friday’s helicopter crash in the Opebi area of Lagos has died. The spokesman of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Mr. Tunji Oketunmbi,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday inaugurated its National Campaign Council for the Ondo governorship election. The party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus, who inaugurated the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State said on Friday the state’s former Commissioner for Finance, Tokunbo Abiru, had been picked as the party’s consensus...
Kwara State Commissioner for Special Duties, Aishat Ahman-Pategi, on Friday, resigned her appointment from the state government. She resigned from the position on Friday. In a...
The Federal Government on Friday redeployed 13 permanent secretaries to new ministries and parastatals. Also, the 12 newly inaugurated permanent secretaries were deployed to their duty...
Quorum Aviation, the owner of the chopper that crashed in the Opebi area of Lagos State on Friday, has identified the three victims of the air...
Businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, has formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State. He was a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in the state until...
Social media giant Facebook Friday took legal action against multiple developers in the U.S. and U.K. for violating its policies. Speaking on the development, Facebook Inc....
The Igbo for President Solidarity Group (IPSC), a political association, on Friday suggested 11 politicians from the South East states for the presidency in 2023. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday Nigeria would continue to provide support for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) based in N’djamena, Chad Republic. The president,...
The Kwara State government on Friday confirmed the discharge of 15 COVID-19 patients from the Infectious Disease Centre in Sobi, Ilorin. The Chief Press Secretary to...
The Head of Operation of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Ibrahim Famuyiwa, said on Friday the boat that caused the death of 12 passengers along...
Despite the scourge of the coronavirus pandemic that has led to the shrinkage of world economy, Elon Musk-led automobile company Tesla has recorded yet, another, all...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged the military junta in Mali to set an acceptable time table for the country’s return to democracy. The president, in...
The Federal Government has listed some of the maltreatments Ghana has meted out on Nigeria and its citizens and vowed that it would no longer tolerate...
Tragedy struck in the north-western Uganda city of Arua after ten children were killed when lightning struck them dead while they were sheltering in a hut...
Some workers in Rivers State on Thursday marched to the state House of Assembly to protest the refusal of Ahoada West Local Government chairman, Hope Ikiriko,...
‘Right Now’ crooner, Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua born Oluwaseyi Odedere and professionally known in music circles as Seyi Shay has recounted how she narrowly escaped death following...
The Ondo State House of Assembly’s suspension of its Deputy Speaker, Iroju Ogundeji and three other lawmakers have been described as illegal and nullified by an...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has vowed to send to jail any member of the Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, a Fulani herdsmen association, who would...
Lawyers of Northern extraction who claim to be of like minds have decided to form a new ‘Nigerian Bar Association’ with the aim of protecting their...
President Muhammadu Buhari is in a virtual meeting with West African leaders and Government of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) on crisis in...
The Federal Government has stated that it will support the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) on researches for a vaccine for the...
Two people were feared dead on Friday, when an helicopter crashed into a building in the Opebi, Ikeja area of Lagos State. The crash reportedly happened...
Journalists have been asked to boycott a planned press conference by the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. The order was in response to the recent...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Walmart partners Microsoft to acquire TikTok U.S. retail giant Walmart has...
Professor Wole Soyinka has kicked against supposed attempts by President Muhammadu Buhari-led government and the National Assembly to return the National Water Resources Bill rejected by...
The total number of drug cases in Nigeria soared from 9,831 in 2018 to 621,035.46 in 2019, equivalent to 6,217% increase, the National Bureau of Statistics...
The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation due to health issues. The 65 year old has suffered for many years from ulcerative colitis,...
The total value of inflow of foreign capital into the Nigerian economy in the second quarter of this year crumbled by 77.88% relative to the first...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as obnoxious alleged attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rationalise the hardship being suffered by Nigerians under...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has barred parent companies or any other associated entities of Payment Service Banks (PSBs) from providing preferential treatment, which nullifies...
Two people have been killed in Sudan after two ethnic groups – Beni Amer and Beja – clashed over the nomination of a Governor Salah Ammar...
China’s test launch of two ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were a threat to peace and security in the region, so said the United...
