The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed as false a widely circulated report claiming it has introduced new N5,000 and N10,000 banknotes. In a statement...
Fidelity Bank Plc, has released its 2024 full-year Audited Financial Statements, reporting a 210% growth in Profit Before Tax to N385.2 billion. According to the Bank’s...
Amid calls for increased customer-focused banking in Nigeria, Sterling Bank has advocated for the cancellation of bank transfer fees by major banks, announcing it will no...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Tribunal upholds Okpebholo’s election, dismisses PDP’s petition in Edo The Edo State governorship...
The Federal Government has reopened the Independence Bridge (Ahmadu Bello Way-Marina bound) to vehicular traffic. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, announced this in a statement...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Nigerians to demand accountability from their leaders. He made the call at the 4th Anniversary of...
The former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig,-Gen Maharazu Tsiga (retd), has regained freedom from bandits. A family member of the ex-NYSC chief,...
The Abia State government on Wednesday vowed to scrutinise traditional rulers suspected of harbouring criminals in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr. Okey Kanu,...
At least 15 people, including two women, were feared dead in a boat accident at Akede community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on...
The Edo State governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday affirmed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s victory in the September 21, 2024, election in the state....
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has kicked against the plan by the Federal Government to ban the importation of solar panels into...
The naira appreciated marginally against the American dollar at the official window on Wednesday. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Foreign exchange data showed that the...
The Nigerian equities market returned from the Eid-el-Fitr holiday with a N59 billion loss for investors at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed a...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 51 suspected irregular migrants of Malian origin in Nasarawa State. The NIS Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, disclosed this...
Police operatives in Lagos have dismantled an internet fraud training facility, commonly referred to as “Yahoo School” in the Iju area of the state. The spokesman...
Guinea’s military leader has set September 21 as the date for a constitutional referendum in the West African nation. The move is the junta’s first step...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other parties in Katsina State have commenced discussions to form a coalition against the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the...
The UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has placed 1,238 Nigerian nurses under investigation with another 717 facing disciplinary actions over allegations of exam fraud linked...
A bid by the Accord Party (AP) and its gubernatorial candidate to unseat Governor Monday Okpebholo has hit a brick wall, as the Edo State Governorship...
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the petition filed by the Action Alliance (AA) seeking to nullify the election of...
Talented Nigerian comedian and movie producer Ayo Makun, popularly known in entertainment circles as AY, has demanded that local banks ought to be challenged by authorities...
Since Siminalayi Fubara took office as the governor of Rivers State in May 2023, his administration has faced significant political tensions, many of which stem from...
As the Edo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal prepares to deliver its ruling today, both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested two principal suspects linked to the brutal killing of 16 Nigerians of northern origin in Uromi, Esan North...
Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly criticized the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, arguing that poor...
On Friday, 28 March 2024, several videos were circulated online capturing a gruesome incident where some men were subjected to jungle justice in Udene Edanfion, Uromi,...
In a move akin to a midnight coup d’etat, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the early hours of Wednesday sacked the Group Chief Executive Officer of...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Tinubu sacks Mele Kyari as NNPC Ltd GCEO, appoints Ojulari as replacement In...
The Lagos State government has warned commercial bus operators, particularly drivers of mini buses, colloquially known as “Korope,” against route violations and illegal parking across the...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi has condemned the ban on political rallies in the state. The state government on Monday banned all forms of...
Police operatives in Nasarawa have rescued two abducted students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia). The students were kidnapped on March 30. The spokesman for...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, on Tuesday urged International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria to increase investments in the oil and...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State on Tuesday alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other major opposition political parties are planning to...
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived in the state on Tuesday to a heroic reception from supporters. The state government on...
The presidential candidate of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2015 general election, Chief Martin Onovo, said on Tuesday that only unity and emergence...
The Edo State governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja will on Wednesday deliver judgment in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and...
Operatives at the Zone 2 Police Command in Onikan, Lagos, have arrested two members of a syndicate for allegedly trafficking girls from Nigeria to Mauritania for...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross Rivers State has ruled out automatic tickets for serving members of the National Assembly and state lawmakers in the...
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives on Tuesday described the killing of Hausa travellers in Edo State as barbaric. The caucus, in a statement...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has raised concerns over potential threats to her safety and that of her supporters as she prepares for...
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IN our country, Nigeria, they are the alpha males. I mean the male class of the ruling elite. In truth, there’s virtually no female class of...
Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued a stern warning to traditional rulers in Ifon, Erin Osun, and Ilobu communities, emphasizing that any failure to sustain the current...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Okpebholo visits Kano, vows justice for slain hunters The Edo State Governor, Monday...
South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria have emerged in the top three positions as Africa’s exports rose to $682 billion while imports also surged to $719 billion...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has described the killing of hunters in the state as barbaric and unacceptable. At least 16 hunters were killed by...
The Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, on Monday condemned the imposition of an emergency rule on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The president, on...
The Federal Government has announced the closure of the Independence Bridge (Marina bound) from April 1 for essential maintenance and rehabilitation works. The Federal Controller of...
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are grappling with power outages following a feeder fault affecting multiple areas. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) announced...
At least two children died and 20 other people were injured in a stampede at the Eid-el-Fitr prayers in Gombe State on Sunday. The spokesman for...
The Nigerian equities market recovered from four consecutive bearish weeks to post N437 billion gain at the close of trading last week. The equities market gained...
