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...
One person was killed and eight others were injured in an explosion near the United States in Tel Aviv early on Friday. The Israeli rescue service,...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Friday troops deployed to various parts of the country killed 125 suspected terrorists, in the last week. The Director of Defence...
Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency has scored a major victory in the fight against prescription drug abuse. In a major operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed the identities of 31 of the inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State...
Former Director-General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign in the 2023 presidential election, Doyin Okupe, has responded to accusations by supporters of Peter Obi generally known as...
Veteran journalist and one time presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu has accused former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri of being a blind supporter of President...
The Senate, on Thursday, rejected a bill seeking to establish the South-South Development Commission, in an unanimous vote. The bill, sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (APC,...
In a bid to meet the demand for foreign exchange transactions, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the sale of foreign exchange (FX) to...
In a damning verdict, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has described the quality of petroleum products from the Dangote Refinery, as well...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Dele Momodu to Tinubu: Beware of hero worshippers in National Assembly The Publisher of...
Gunmen on Thursday shot dead a police officer identified as Inspector Onu Ako during a reception for the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu....
The Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, on Thursday warned President Bola Tinubu to be wary of hero worshippers in the National Assembly. He also asked...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from previous losses on Thursday with investors gaining N262 billion at the close of the trading. This followed an increase in...
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has delisted the shares of Niger Insurance Plc and two other companies from its platform for non-compliance with standards. The other...
The naira recovered from its slump against the American dollar to trade N1, 566/$1 at the official window on Thursday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign...
The Appeal Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a move by the former head of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, to quash...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Thursday invited the former Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, to its fold. The SDP National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Gabam, extended...
The National and State Assemblies election petitions tribunal on Thursday upheld the election of the lawmaker representing Faskari/Sabuwa/Kankara federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Alhaji...
Police on Thursday arraigned a farmer, Mufutau Salaudeen, at the Oyo State Family Court in Iyaganku, for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s daughter. Police charged the defendant...
Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered the final forfeiture of five properties linked to a former Managing Director of Nigerian...
A drone strike by Israeli forces has killed a commander in the Lebanese Islamist group al-Jamaa al-Islamiya (Assembly of Islam), in the eastern part of the...
Police on Thursday restricted the non-teaching staff unions in the universities from carrying out a planned streets protest in Abuja. The unions that comprise the Non-Academic...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, on Thursday, explained why the organised labour accepted President Bola Tinubu’s N70,000 minimum wage offer. Ajaero, who spoke...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday approved the sum of N70,000 as new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Tinubu, who gave the approval during a meeting with...
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, stepped into the ongoing dispute between the Federal Government and university non-teaching staff over withheld salaries. The president has instructed the...
The House of Representatives has resolved to slash their salaries by 50% as a way to support the Federal Government addressing the economic hardship in the...
In a surprising turn of events, Education Minister Prof. Tahir Mamman has decided to postpone the enforcement of the minimum age requirement of 18 years for...
The United Kingdom (UK) has appointed Mark Smithson as the country director for the UK’s department for business and trade (DBT) in Nigeria. This was disclosed...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the re-election of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri. A three-man panel of the appeal court, in a...
The Federal government has again repeated an earlier directive that students below the age of 18 years should not be granted admission into institutions of tertiary...
In a groundbreaking ruling, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgement, granting financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in the country. The court...
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has gotten ball rolling as they call on other Nigerians to support the Team Nigeria ahead of their participation at the Olympic...
Senator Seriake Dickson, the Senator representing Bayelsa West in the 10th National Assembly has kicked against plans by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to tax foreign exchange...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu seeks Senate approval to inject N6.2tn into 2024 budget President Bola Tinubu on...
The management of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has refused to back down over claims that International Oil Companies (IOCs) are frustrating its quest to purchase crude...
The United States President, Joe Biden, has tested positive for COVID-19. The White House spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierre, said in a statement the president tested positive for...
The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, who confirmed the development in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum on Wednesday urged the Federal Government and organised labour to consider the states and local government’s ability to pay...
]The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, said on Wednesday the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State is crucial to the party and the...
The Abia State government has confirmed the resignation of the Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Chima Oriaku, and his Agriculture counterpart, Prof. Monica Ironkwe. The...
The naira continued its slump against the American dollar on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency lost...
President Bola Tinubu has Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N24 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip in the share prices of RT...
Governors elected on the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday promised support to their Rivers State counterpart, Siminalayi Fubara, on the crisis in...
The Federal Government will evacuate an additional 250 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) soon. The federal government on Tuesday evacuated 190 Nigerians from the...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Dan Orbih has congratulated Philip Shaibu after the court gave a ruling voiding his impeachment as the...
A 56-year-old woman poisoned five other Vietnamese tourists with cyanide served in cups before drinking the poison herself in a luxury hotel in Thailand. The bodies...
Gunmen on Monday abducted a naval rating and seven others in the Ibaka local government area of Akwa Ibom State. The spokesman for the state police...
The Lagos State government has dismissed a report on the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state. A report emerged on social media...
