In continuation of efforts to provide affordable and comfortable transport solution for Nigerians, the federal government on Wednesday received fleets of hybrid Jet Mover buses from...
Following the reintroduction of the Retail Dutch Auction and a bid to reduce the demand pressure in the foreign exchange (FX) market and promote price discovery,...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Rep Ugochinyere denies $1.7m bribery allegations, vows to fight corruption Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere, Chairman...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested a notorious kidnapper and recovered firearms with 27 rounds of live ammunition in the state. The spokesman for the state...
The Edo State government has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to cause unrest in the state. The Commissioner of Communication and Orientation, Chris...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi has withdrawn from the August 31 local council election in the state. The PDP Chairman in the state, Alhaji...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of several individuals to the governing councils of the federal universities and other institutions in the country. The Special...
The naira recovered further against the American dollar on Wednesday. Data from Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the domestic currency gained N5 to...
Police operatives in Germany have detained a 39-year-old doctor for the alleged murder of four female patients in the country. The man, who works for a...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N96 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the growth in the share prices of stocks...
The Department of State Service (DSS) has commenced the interrogation of seven Polish nationals arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests in Kano State. The DSS spokesman, Peter...
Soldiers attached to the Operation Safe Haven in Tafawa Balewa unit of Bauchi State has shot dead a youngman identified as Habibu Aminu in the state....
Gunmen suspected to be bandits reportedly killed six persons in four communities of Kauru local government area of Kaduna State on Monday. The terrorists also abducted...
The Federal Government has warned the international community against interference in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in the country. The government also called for support from the...
The Senate has raised concern over the $1.5 billion approved by the Federal Government for the turn-around maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery without commensurate results....
One person was confirmed dead and eight others were injured after a hotel in the town of Kroev, Germany, partially collapsed near the banks of a...
The Nigerian Army has detained a soldier suspected to have killed an 18-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed, in Kaduna State. The teenager was allegedly shot by a...
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has disagreed with President Bola Tinubu’s assertion that Nigeria’s revenue has increased due to his policies as well as the blockage...
Claim: 95 per cent of the youths who participated in Thursday’s violent protests in Maiduguri were children less than 14 years old. Verdict: Misleading. Full Text:...
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) says the peaceful conduct of some Nigerian youths in the ongoing nationwide EndBadGovernance protests must be commended while those who decided...
The former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Sen. Shehu Sani, says the violence that erupted in some Northern states during...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other domestic refineries have accused the state oil company , Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL Ltd) of not complying with...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Falana warns protesters to guard against agitations for military coup Human rights lawyer, Femi...
The Nigerian Army has promised to investigate the death of an 18-year-old boy, Isma’il Muhammad, in Kaduna State. The boy was allegedly shot dead by a...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed some individuals to serve on the board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity...
The troops of the Nigerian Army have capture two suspected Boko Haram commanders and arrested two logistic suppliers in the North-East. The army in a post...
President Bola Tinubu has seven persons to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The Special...
The naira continued its recovery against the American dollar on Tuesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the domestic currency gained...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the merger between Unity Bank and the Providus Bank Limited. The CBN’s acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama...
The bearish sentiment in the Nigerian equities market continued on Tuesday investors lost N371 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed the dip...
The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday apologized to the All Progressives Congress (APC) over his criticism of President Bola Tinubu. Ndume was removed...
Police operatives in Kano have arrested 76 persons found with 25 Russian flags during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest in the state. Also arrested was a Nigerien...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, said on Tuesday the military and security agencies would go after those behind the call for coup...
The Katsina State government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew in the Dutsinma local government area of the state. The Director of Media in the office of...
Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday dissolved the parliament, paving the way for the formation of an interim government. The dissolution of the cabinet came a...
The Ogun State government has fixed November 16 for election in the 20 local government areas of the state. The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent...
The United Nations has resolved to sack nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, for their involvement in the October 2023 Hamas-led attacks against...
Police operatives in Borno have arrested nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri, the state capital. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yusuf Lawal,...
Amid ongoing face-off between Dangote Refinery and Nigerian oil and gas sector Regulatory agencies, concerns have emerged as international rating firm, Fitch Rating has downgraded Dangote...
A Kano State Mobile Court, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of 632 individuals accused of vandalizing public and government property during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. The defendants...
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has said cabals in Nigeria’s oil and gas sectors will continue to frustrate the $20 billion Dangote Refinery because those “selling refined...
Former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that the fuel subsidy removed in June 2023 by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been brought back due...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the Nigerian government under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of masterminding the killing of protesters by security operatives...
Several developments have questioned the federal government’s intention toward commencing oil production in the 650,000 barrels per day (BPD) Dangote refinery in Lagos in recent weeks....
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FOR the life of Nigeria as an independent country, 1960, the history is fairly recent. Though the journey through time had been chequered, nothing these past...
The #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria were scheduled to take place between August 1 -10, 2024, tagged “10 Days of Rage”, a seemingly apocalyptic projection of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has pledged to intensify its scrutiny of local government administrations in Nigeria, following the Supreme Court’s ruling granting financial...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Protesters waving Russian flags will face treason charges, says CDS Musa The Nigerian military...
Following in-house squabble amongst members, the newly constituted ad-hoc Joint Downstream and Midstream Committee investigating the importation of adulterated petroleum products, the non-availability of crude oil...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, appreciated against the American dollar on Monday, August 5, 2024. The domestic currency gained N10 to begin the week at N1,607/$1,...
