The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said on Monday President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is working “round-the-clock” to reverse Nigeria’s economic woes. Nigeria...
The Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, said on Monday many governors in the country don’t have security votes. Fayemi, who is the chairman of the Nigeria...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on some parts of Port Harcourt following the upsurge in cult activities in the city....
The credit rating agency, Moody’s said on Sunday Nigeria would require over $3 trillion investment over the next three decades to bridge a yawning infrastructure gap...
Holiday season is coming at the worst possible time for millions of Nigerians. Already, it’s been an economic calendar to forget and things look like they’ll...
The United States President-elect, Joe Biden, is set to nominate veteran diplomat Antony Blinken as his secretary of state. Reuters reports that Blinken’s nomination will be...
The former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, on Sunday urged Nigerian politicians to put their 2023 political aspirations on the back burner and focus on...
A United States-based Nigerian scientist, Robert Okojie, has been inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame of the US National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA). In a...
The Burkina Faso Electoral Commission closed dozens of polling units early on Sunday due to security threats. The landlocked West African country has suffered from an...
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, said on Monday only an intellectual and competent leader can truly transform Nigeria...
The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has reacted to the murder of Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Mr. Philip Shekwo, by...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied the suspension of former Ebonyi State governor, Sam Egwu, and 23 other party chieftains in the state. The Ebonyi...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday branded President Muhammadu Buhari a failure for plunging Nigeria’s economy to a second recession in four years. The party...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Sunday the gains recorded by the country in the control of Tuberculosis had been eroded by the...
At least six Nigerians soldiers have been reportedly killed in an ambush by Boko Haram fighters in Borno State. 26 soldiers were also injured while several...
The total number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Nigeria increased to 66,383 on Sunday night after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 155 fresh...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. NLC, TUC leaders accuse Buhari’s govt of putting their lives at risk The leadership of...
The Zamfara State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of five persons and abduction of 18 others by gunmen at a mosque in the state....
The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Bola Longe, said on Sunday the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in the state, Phillip Shekwo, was not killed...
Russian tennis star, Daniil Medvedev on Sunday defeated Dominic Thiem to win at the ATP Finals inside the O2 Arena in London. It was the Russian’s...
The Borno State Government on Sunday denied reports that there was a fresh attack on the convoy of the state governor, Babagana Zulum by elements of...
The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have accused the Nigerian government of putting their lives at risk over...
Leicester City forward, Kelechi Iheanacho was an unused substitute in their defeat to Liverpool in a Premier League clash at Anfield on Sunday. The Foxes were...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered security agencies in the country to check the growing spate of violence in the country. The president gave the charge...
A Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Popoola Kayode, leader of the Lagos State Taskforce operating around the Lekki-Ajah area of the state and his team members...
Topics of national concern made top trends on Sunday across social media platforms in Nigeria, especially on Twitter. The issues bothering on insecurity in Northern Nigeria...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday taunted the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying it was rattled and disoriented by the recent courtesy visit...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Sunday described as disastrous, the October 21 attack on the headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos...
A group, Global Forum for Accountability and Transparency, has faulted the recommendation by the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies to fish out the killers of its Nasarawa State...
The nine abducted students of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have regained freedom. The students were abducted by gunmen along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway last week....
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to swallow his pride and heed to the advice of others as Nigeria slips into...
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Nasarawa State, Philip Tatari Shekwo, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Saturday night, has been found...
A 30-year-old teacher, Promise Sylvanus Ogun, has been accused of raping a 13-year-old pupil to death in Bayelsa State. Ogun, a teacher at the school located...
Reno Omokri, a former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday mocked the Nigerian Army for giving different accounts of its involvement in the October 20...
Coach of Enyimba international of Aba, Fatai Osho says he is confident that his players can go all out against Burkina Faso’s Rahimo FC in the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday cautioned Nigerians against falling for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election. In a statement issued...
BUKOLA & GBEMI SARAKI After years of snide remarks, Celebrity Gist can confirm that the duo of Bukola and Gbemi Saraki had decided to bury the...
A senior official in Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government said on Sunday the Asian country’s daily tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases has hit a record...
The United States President, Donald Trump, will lose one of his beloved tools in his mass communication arsenal when the @POTUS Twitter account will be transferred...
The British Parliament will begin deliberations on Monday on a petition filed by some groups and individuals requesting sanctions against the Nigerian government and officials for...
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has sacked four of his technical assistants for alleged dereliction of duty. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kenneth...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday dismissed claims that last week’s visit of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains to his Abuja home was aimed at...
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has concluded arrangements to charge the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, at the...
The Chairman of the Katsina State Boards of Internal Revenue (SBIR), Alhaji Aminu Darabati Abdulmuminu, on Saturday explained why the state is rated among the poorest...
Military has taken over the streets of Kampala, the Ugandan capital, after the death toll from protest that trailed the arrest of the opposition candidate, Bobi...
A woman in Osun State, Abosede Ibikunle, has told the state’s panel of inquiry set up by the government to investigate police brutality and extra-judicial killings...
The United States President, Donald Trump, has suffered another setback in his bid to overturn the November 3 election results, as a federal judge dismissed the...
The former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Saturday advised the embattled Deputy Governor of the State, Agboola Ajayi, to return to the Peoples Democratic Party...
Last week was populated by some intriguing political events that grabbed both local and global attentions. Prominent among these were the attack by Nigeria’s Minister of...
