Sell pressure on oil and gas and industrial stocks accounted most for the fall by N44 billion in the market value of the equities segment of...
The Kano State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal on Friday nullified the victory of a member representing Rogo Constituency in the state House of Assembly,...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Nigerian blockchain-based land registry HouseAfrica enters partnership to scale In...
The Lagos State Government said on Friday it had started working on the alternative routes for motorists to ply following the closure of the Third Mainland...
The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, said on Thursday former president Olusegun Obasanjo ruled Nigeria twice because of his humility. Obasanjo was Nigeria’s Head of State...
The Kwara State government on Friday cancelled the Eid-el-Kabir prayer ahead of the July 31 festivities in the state. The state’s Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, who...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday upheld the no-case submission filed by former President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Robert Azibaola, in his trial for alleged fraud...
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, said on Friday he would not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite his defeat in the party’s governorship...
The Edo State Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Dame Omua Oni-Okpako, on Friday resigned as a member of the state executive council. Oni-Okpako’s resignation came about...
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Maudeke, to appear in court for...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday confirmed 15 COVID-19 related deaths in Lagos State. The NCDC, which disclosed this in its COVID-19 Situation...
Oil prices rose Friday on the back a weaker dollar although the aggravating feud between the world’s two most advanced economies, United States and China, hurt...
The Federal Government on Friday directed civil servants based in Abuja to go for COVID-19 test. The Head of Service of the Federtion, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan,...
The Police in South Africa have launched an extensive manhunt for an unspecified number of prisoners who escaped from a prison in Malmesbury, near the bustling...
Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun has signed a one-year contract with Scottish club, Rangers after leaving English club, Wigan Athletic. Rangers made the announcement in a...
Residents of the Ebute-Metta axis, along Cement road, of Lagos have witnessed a tragic afternoon as a two-storey building bearing residential apartments and shops reportedly collapsed,...
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 20 suspected cultists in connection with the alleged murder incidents in Inen Ikot Eteye, Ikot...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has denied that it constructed a wooden bridge worth N2.3 billion for the Elebele community in Ogbia local government area...
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has once again jumped parties, by making a return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again demanded for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity and alleged cases of corruption in government agencies....
At least 15 lawmakers and 11 parliamentarians have tested positive for Coronavirus in Zambia, the country’s health Minister disclosed on Friday. The development comes days after...
A 30-year-old fraudster, Gabriel Adekola Oluokun, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for defrauding a Taiwanese to the tune of $22,300. A statement by the...
The Kwara State government has announced the death of one COVID-19 patient who passed on after contracting the deadly disease. A statement issued on Friday by...
Ex President Benjamin William Mkapa of Tanzania has died on Friday. The news as announced in a brief television broadcast by President John Magufuli disclosed that...
The Ondo State government is set to reopen schools which were closed on March 20, 2020, due to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. This was announced on...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday returned to Nigeria from Mali after the peace summit in the troubled West African country ended in deadlock. President Buhari and...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has approved the immediate suspension of the Chairman of Port Harcourt Local Government Area, Hon. Victor Ihunwo, for alleged illegal...
The Nigerian Air Force has said no autopsy was carried out on Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile because the family did not demand for such. The deceased...
A Federal High Court in Gombe State has convicted a former council chairman, Samuel Bulus Adamu, and sentenced him to 31 years in prison. The Economic...
“In efforts to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Enugu State Government embarked on the distribution of palliatives across 17 local governments. A 15-member...
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed gratitude to the Emir of Shinkafi in Zamfara State, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Muhammad Makwashi, for conferring on...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said majority of COVID-19 patients in the state prefer to be treated at home, to the...
MTNN sees its profit margin dropping by nearly half a percentage point in 2020 as its tower services, which it leased from another company, reel from...
In a commando-style operation, suspected kidnappers in the early hours of Thursday abducted a police inspector, an incumbent counsellor representing Koma ward, a businessman, and two...
A US Court sitting in Illinois, Chicago has revealed its reason for denying Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi bail after he was arrested alongside his co-conspirators on...
The 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are to get a grant of N100 million each from the Federal Government to...
Gunmen, in a daring attack on Thursday, opened fire on Nigeria Correctional Service officers, who were conveying 10 crime suspects to a Plateau High Court in...
Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong has expressed his excitement after his club Udinese stopped Juventus with a 2-1 home victory. Udinese handed a shock defeat to...
Former heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson is set to make a return to the boxing ring for an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr. 51-year-old Jones...
Naira inched higher against the United States dollar on Thursday at the over-the-counter spot market widely used by investors, closing at N388, 0.07% or 17 kobo...
Super Eagles defender, Leon Balogun has announced his departure from Wigan Athletic after the club relegated to English third tier, League One. The 32-year-old had signed...
Authorities in China have ordered the closure of the United States consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, in retaliation against Washington shutting down the Chinese...
The government of South Africa has ordered the closure of public schools in the country for four weeks from next Monday as part of measures to...
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum has expressed sadness and also condemned the brutal execution of no fewer than five aid workers by Boko...
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), on Thursday said customers would no longer be allowed to physically visit its offices in Abuja and Lagos to carry out...
Nigeria’s spending on chemicals from abroad came to $1.4 billion in 2019, the National Research Institute for Chemical Technology said Thursday. Jeffrey Barminas, Director General of...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that it is encouraged that some states have announced a ban on this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festivities. This was revealed...
The Nigerian government hopes to amass income of between N13 and N18 trillion through oil and non-oil means with a view to bolstering its revenue to...
The federal government of Nigeria has declared that the gathering of crowds in places of worship, amid COVID-19 pandemic still poses a danger to citizens. The...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday said that 250,000 Nigerians have so far been tested from the available 59 laboratories dedicated for COVID-19...
