Claim: Nigeria loses $50 million to oil theft every week. Verdict: There is no reliable data backing the claim. Full Text: A Facebook user claimed that...
The Senate last week removed the Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, as the chief whip following the recommendation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National...
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources [Oil] Heineken Lokpobiri has waded into the ongoing face-off between the Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and...
The Nigerian currency, the naira started the week on a positive note against the American dollar on Monday, July 22, 2024. The domestic currency shed a...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court rejects Abacha family’s N500m lawsuit against Nigerian govt Justice Peter Lifu of the...
The equities market began the week on a positive note on Monday, July 22, 2024 as investors gained N16bn at the end of trading session. This...
The House of Representatives joint committee on petroleum resources (downstream and midstream) has placed a gag order on Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Refinery...
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from Accra, Ghana, where he attended the 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union. He arrived at...
Ahead of Tuesday’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has asked...
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Monday called for urgent action to prevent further collapse of the country’s country. He...
Investors enjoyed a positive run last week following strong performances from stocks like Airtel Africa Access Corp UCAP, and NAHCO amongst others. The Nigerian equities market...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country 1. Reps threaten sanctions against oil firms over $60bn cash calls probe The House of...
Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Industries Limited has revealed that he will no longer invest in Nigeria’s steel industry following accusations of monopoly in some quarters....
Former presidential aspirant and political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has blasted Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, following allegations that...
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Accra, Ghana, to attend the 6th Mid-Year Coordinating Meeting of the African Union (AU), which is underway in the West...
The senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume, has faulted the recently agreed minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian workers, saying the amount...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in a groundbreaking judgment, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold Nigeria’s state governors, their deputies...
Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, has accused the self-styled Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), Simon Ekpa, of feeding on the emotions...
Aliko Dangote, owner of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant has debunked claims by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on the quality...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has slammed Facebook’s parent company, Meta with a $220 million fine for alleged data privacy breaches. The Federal Competition and Consumer...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. I’m not in APC, but appreciate Tinubu’s bold reforms —Okupe A former Director-General of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has given reason for its non-participation in the local council election in the state. The Ebonyi State Independent...
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has rejected an attempt by the presidency to link him with the planned protest in the country. He was...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, on Saturday vowed to reclaim Edo State for the party in the September 21 election...
Gunmen on Friday killed two persons and kidnapped five others along the Ifon-Owo Expressway in Ondo State. The victims were the driver of a commercial bus...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested nine suspects for illegal dealings in petroleum products and other offences in Akwa Ibom State. The...
A former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said on Saturday he is not a member of the All Progressives Congress...
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen killed 18 persons in Mbache Ward of Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue State on Friday. The chairman of the caretaker...
A police Inspector has been demoted to the rank of sergeant for trying to extort money from a drone operator in Lagos State. The spokesman for...
Philip Shuaibu, the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, on Saturday, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). This move...
The Presidency, on Saturday, alleged that supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, are planning a nationwide protests aimed at destabilizing the country. According...
The United Nigerians Against Crimes (UNAC), a prominent civil society organization, has strongly condemned the alleged brutalization of a politician Alh. Abdulmajid Danbilki Komanda as captures...
Nigeria on Friday took a bold step towards becoming the digital trade leader of Africa. This is as the Federal Government launched a comprehensive strategy aligned...
Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make in your life. In Nigeria, where the real estate market can be tricky, it’s important...
Residents in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, and three neighboring states – Kogi, Nasarawa, and Niger – face potential blackouts following a suspension order issued by...
Nigeria’s fight against electoral corruption faces a worrying trend, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Their latest report, “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and trends...
Investors in Nigerian equities market enjoyed a bullish run on the floor of the NGX following a profit making of N320.84bn in the just ended trading...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. I did not betray Peter Obi, he was the one who betrayed Atiku —Okupe...
President Bola Tinubu said on Friday his administration would make Nigeria a global investment destination. The president, according to a statement on issued by his Special...
The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has reappointed Kingsley Ehigiamusoe as his Chief of Staff. He also reappointed Musa Ebomhiana as Chief Press...
The sacked Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has reacted to his removal from the position. The Senate on Wednesday removed the outspoken lawmaker as Chief Whip...
The naira shed N30 against the American dollar at the official window on Friday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the...
The Enugu State Police Command has dismissed as misleading a report on the abduction of 11 people at the Amechi-Idodo area of the Enugu/Abakaliki Expressway on...
The Nigerian equities market ended the week’s trading with a N20 billion gain for investors on Friday. This followed an increase in the share prices of...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the state police command of complicity in the attack on its governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, and the...
The Labour Party has suspended actress-turned-politician, Hilda Dokubo, over alleged financial misappropriation. She was also accused of abusing her position and violating party rules, among other...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a fresh directive to banks and financial institutions operating in Nigeria about dormant accounts. In the new directives,...
At least two women were killed and several others injured by Russian artillery fire that travelled across the Dnipro River and hit a village in southern...
The Anambra State government has shut down over 30 health facilities run by quacks in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, stated...
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education on Friday warned against lopsided recruitment in the country’s universities. The chairman of the committee, Abubakar Fulata, gave...
