The Nigerian government has kicked off the process of rejuvenating comatose industries across the nation, the Minister of Industries, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo said on...
Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday abducted two sons of a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, in Zamfara, Alhaji Bello Dankande with two others. Among...
A bureau de change operator, Umar Goni Abdulrahman, has been arraigned in court over alleged N29 million fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kano...
Nigerian Civil Society Group, Situation Room has expressed concern over possible breach of COVID-19 protocols during political campaign rallies in Edo State ahead of the governorship...
The Nigerian government posted a fiscal deficit of N488.24 billion in April, 169% higher than the benchmark, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said Tuesday. “The...
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of fuelling religious...
Embattled President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, state TV reports. Keita in a televised address, said he...
The co-Chairman of the National Consultative Front (NCF), Professor Pat Itomi has called on Nigerians to resist a return to dictatorship. Utomi, who was reacting in...
3,800 power and distribution transformers will be installed across Nigeria in accordance with a deal between the Nigerian government, the German government and Siemens AG. This...
State governments in the country have called on the Federal Government to release the N67.2 billion support fund promised states, so as to help cushion the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has informed that it is doing everything within its capacity to eradicate ‘do or die’ attitude and the menace of...
The House of Representatives Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements has adjourned sitting for one week to enable members scrutinise documents already submitted to it by...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this morning. 1. 410 fresh cases of COVID-19 take Nigeria’s total to 49,895: death toll now...
The presidency on Tuesday described as a patchwork of mischief-makers, a trending short video clip, alleging that the Chief of Staff to the president, Prof. Ibrahim...
Nigeria on Tuesday night recorded 410 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which confirmed this on its Twitter handle, said the fresh...
The Abia State government on Tuesday directed relevant ministries in the state to disclose details of COVID-19 donations and expenditure. The state Commissioner for Information, John...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday informed President Muhammadu Buhari about a trending video showing his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and former National...
Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPHS), had arrested another of the six inmates who escaped after gunmen attacked personnel of the Nigerian...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a special visitation panel to look into the purported removal of...
Neymar put up a superb performance for Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semifinal win against RB Leipzig in Lisbon on Tuesday night. The French champions...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rebounded on Tuesday with modest gain as the All Share Index inched up by 0.02% or 3.82 basis points to 25,136.49...
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday granted bail to social critic, Gabriel Ogbonna, who has been in the Department of State...
Spanish giants, Barcelona have sacked their Sporting Director, Eric Abidal, as part of moves to restructure the club following a not-so-good season. The Catalan side were...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said on Tuesday its University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) was read for integrity tests. The university lecturers had...
The Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, on Tuesday, appealed the state election petition tribunal’s nullification of last year’s governorship election in the state. The panel on...
The Lagos State government on Tuesday arraigned a truck driver, Sodiq Okanlanwan at the State High Court, Igbosere, for allegedly crushing three people to death at...
The Niger State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a foreign national by suspected bandits in Rafi local government area of the state. The...
Rebellious soldiers in Mali on Tuesday reportedly detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. One of the leaders of the group confirmed the...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, according to presidential sources,...
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the 24 commissioner-nominees appointed by Governor Douye Diri as members of the state executive council. The governor...
The Director of Financial Policy and Regulation at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Kevin Amugo, said on Tuesday Nigerian banks recovered about N50.32million bad...
The Oyo State government on Tuesday announced the postponement of the Common Entrance examination into the state’s schools of science. The test which was initially slated...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, said on Tuesday he would give priority attention to the power sector if re-elected on September 19. Obaseki, who is the...
Following four recorded cases of COVID-19 at French club, Marseille, the opening match of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 season, which involves the club, has been postponed....
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday filed fresh money laundering charges against a Briton linked to the alleged contract scam in the Process...
President Muhmmadu Buhari, held another closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. Jonathan was accompanied by members of the...
The amnesty granted to the “repentant Boko Haram members” under the disguise of “Operation Safe Corridor” amidst the atmosphere clouded with killings, bombing, malnutrition of victims...
Internet personality, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, on Tuesday, asked the Federal High Court, Lagos, to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to pay him...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday the late former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, leaked the information of his pending arrest for alleged...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today: 1. Pinterest gets first black board member Former Harpo Studios...
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the death sentence handed a Kano based singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu after a court in...
The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Tuesday, opted out of the opposition by the staff of the institute to the...
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu has described the allotment of 30 out of the 1000 slots per local government to each...
A group of Ijaw women known as Ijaw Women Connect (IWC), have said that they would resist attempts at victimising a former Minister of Petroleum Resources,...
The Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) Director General, Salihu Lukmam has responded to being described as a pig by the former national chairman of the All Progressives...
The Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, presided over by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, has convicted and sentenced one Abiona Akinyemi Festus to two years imprisonment for...
A 30-year-old teacher, Thomas Joshua has been sentenced to 28 months in prison by an Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos for stealing...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the imposition of N5 million fine on Nigeria Info radio stationby the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over an...
The digital national identification project of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has come under attack as a civil society organisation, Laws and Rights Awareness Initiative,...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has been sued in court for allegedly arbitrarily amending the Broadcast Code and increasing the fine for hate...
