Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday demanded the prosecution of public office holders in Nigeria. The ex-president spoke when the former chairman of the House of Representatives...
The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, said on Friday night the state government would soon extend the retirement age for nurses to 65 years in the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has demanded an investigation into the alleged diversion of rice and other palliative items donated by the Federal...
The Katsina State government has further relaxed the curfew in the state. The Acting Governor of the state, Faruk Lawal-Jobe, had last week imposed a 24-hour...
Gunmen on Friday killed the Executive Director of a non-governmental organization, Concerned Youth Development Initiative, Chris Terfa-Ikpu, in Benue State. Eyewitnesses told journalists on Saturday that...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, expressed concerns over potential attempts to hinder the progress of the Dangote Refinery, a critical private sector initiative poised...
A former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau has called on the Bola Tinubu-led administration to reassess its economic policies and acknowledge mistakes made since taking office....
Investors in Nigerian equities market enjoyed a fairly profitable trading week on the floor of the NGX gaining N480bn in the just ended trading week. This...
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the invitation of popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, to its Force Headquarters for questioning. The actress was summoned in connection...
Legal practitioner, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), on Friday, advocated for the creation of separate bank accounts for Nigeria’s 774 local government areas to facilitate the direct disbursement...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new directive requiring foreign investors to provide concrete evidence of their investment transactions before they can repatriate...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Fresh troubles for Ganduje as Kano govt files new charges against him, three others...
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) on Friday intercepted a truckload of styrofoam packs in the Ojuelegba area of the state. The state government in January...
The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has further relaxed the curfew earlier imposed in the Jos-Bukuru metropolis. The governor had on Sunday imposed a 24-hour curfew...
The operators of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant have rejected a claim by one of the regulatory agencies in the Nigerian oil and gas ecosystem, the...
President Bola Tinubu said on Friday the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina...
The naira continued its recovery against the American dollar on Friday. Data from Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the domestic currency gained N19...
The Nigerian equities market closed the week’s trading with N270 billion gain by investors on Friday. This followed an increase in the share prices of stocks...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a 25-member National Reconciliation Committee to resolve differences in the party. The committee is headed by former Osun...
An ATR-72 plane with 62 passengers crashed in the city of Vinhedo in Brazil’s São Paulo state on Friday. The plane operated by Voepass Linhas Aéreas,...
Gunmen on Friday attacked a police patrol team and killed one officer in Anambra State. Eyewitnesses told journalists that the attackers threw an Improvised Explosive Device...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said on Friday that West African Chiefs of Defence have agreed to activate the Economic Community of West...
The Nigeria Cycling Federation (NCF) has clarified that Ese Ukpeseraye, the country’s sole cyclist at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was not initially registered to...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed seven additional Lassa fever cases in three states in the country. The NCDC said on...
West African defence chiefs on Friday demanded the return of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Nigeria’s...
A group of eminent individuals in Nigeria, “The Patriots” on Friday asked President Bola Tinubu to convene a national constituent assembly to produce a new constitution...
At least 11 people died and four others were injured in an auto crash in Gwargwaje, Zaria local government area of Kaduna State on Friday. The...
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has lamented the absence of functional rail system for evacuation of cargo from the seaports to their various destinations. The Executive...
As the officer in charge of the Sabo Primary Health Centre, Matron Akande Akinlabi has witnessed firsthand the transformation of the facility she has diligently served...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. PROTESTS: Sanusi says security agencies knew of plans to loot in Kano but failed...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, on Thursday urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit some of his government’s...
Fire on Wednesday killed a 69-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease in a residential area of the Philippine capital. The Bureau of Fire Protection said on Thursday...
The Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, has called on the Federal Government to launch a comprehensive investigation into the killings, alleged foreign interests, and calls for...
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested two citizens of Benin Republic for alleged car theft. The spokesman for the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed...
The Nigerian equities market sustained its positive trend on Thursday as investors gained N577 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed an increase...
Five persons died in a canoe accident at Taura local government area of Jigawa State on Thursday. The spokesman for the state police command, Lawan Shiisu...
The Federal Government has lifted the suspension of Arik Air’s operations. In July, the Nigerian Airspace Management Authority (NAMA) grounded Arik Air operations over its alleged...
At least 20 persons died when a wooden cargo boat identified as “Godbless Dickson,” burst into flames in Bayelsa waterways on Wednesday. The boat carried 64...
Troops of the Nigerian Army dismantled a gun-running syndicate supplying arms and ammunition to terrorist groups in the North-West. The army in a post on its...
The member of the House of Representatives for Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State, Alhassan Doguwa, declared on Thursday there was no murder case hanging...
The air component of Operation Hadin Kai has destroyed suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory in Grazah, Mandara Mountains of Borno State. The Nigerian Air Force...
The Nasarawa State police command has released 10 minors detained during the #EndBadGovernance protests in the state. The command’s spokesman, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this to journalists...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday charged the newly constituted Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) to be independent and transparent in its conduct of...
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, has recovered 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil from suspected oil thieves in three states in the South-South. The division’s spokesman,...
A security operative attached to Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir have threatened to ‘deal with‘ journalists working around the Governor’s Office and Government House....
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that capital importation and diaspora remittances have boosted the net foreign exchange flows into the country which has increased...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has again drawn attention to the issue of subsidy on petroleum products in Nigeria. The body confirmed the...
The 16th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has offered an explanation as to why violence and looting broke out during the #EndBadGovernance protests in...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly launched an investigation into Ecobank Nigeria (ENG) and Ecobank Transnational Inc. Specialized Resolutions Company (ETISRC) following a petition...
The International Press Centre (IPC), on Wednesday, condemned the violent assault on News Central reporters and cameramen by thugs at Freedom Park, Ojota, during recent hunger...
