The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited have signed an agreement for a $15 million subordinated loan facility to strengthen InfraCredit’s capital...
Africa needs to be competitive and efficient in its area of strength, according to Mustafa Chike-Obi, the Chairman of Fidelity Bank. Speaking recently on the sidelines...
The Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently arraigned one Usman Mallam for allegedly tearing EFCC’s official Investigation Activities’ letters and...
Popular Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo has hinted at returning to the All Progressive Congress (APC) after declaring that the Labour Party (LP) has not impressed him....
Two US Members of Congress; Representatives French Hill (Arkansas, Republican) and Chrissy Houlahan (Pennsylvania; Democrat) have visited detained American citizen Tigran Gambaryan at the Kuje Detention...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has called on President Bola Tinubu to stop giving excuses but...
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, ridiculed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for expelling former Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu,...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court nullifies Sanusi’s reinstatement The Federal High Court, Kano, on Thursday, nullified the reinstatement...
The Kano State government on Thursday night ordered the police to remove the deposed Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, from the mini palace in Nasarawa local...
Five tourists were killed and one injured in an auto crash in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit Baltistan region on Wednesday night. Police told journalists on Thursday the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, continued with the alleged money laundering trial of an executive director of crypto trading platform, Binance, Tigran...
The Federal Government is targeting at least N450 billion through its latest bond offer for June 2024. The Debt Management Office (DMO) disclosed this in a...
Nigeria’s total public debt has risen by a whopping N24 trillion in the first three months of the year to hit N121.67 trillion. The Debt Management...
The naira slumped marginally against the United States dollar on Thursday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the domestic currency traded...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market made N1 billion at the end of trading on Thursday. This followed an increase in the share price of stocks...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested five suspected Kidnappers and one suspected car snatcher in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan...
Justice A.O. Adebusuoye of the Ondo State High Court, Akure, on Thursday declared as illegal the creation of the 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) by...
The Jigawa State House of Assembly on Thursday lifted the suspension of four local council chairmen in the state. The quartet – Bappa Shinge (Auyo), Bala...
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition on Thursday summoned AGIP Oil Company over alleged non-payment of N80 million owed to De Cooon Services Limited....
A former Welfare Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Alhaja Ramota Bankole, has died in Saudi Arabia. Bankole, one of the Lagos...
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to put in place realistic and people-oriented agricultural and manufacturing policies to improve the country’s...
The Federal High Court, Kano, on Thursday, nullified the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido as Emir of Kano Justice Abdullahi Liman, who delivered the ruling in an...
Due to his serious concerns about the social impact of large internet platforms, US real estate mogul Frank McCourt has indicated interest in purchasing TikTok. According...
In the midst of its ongoing trial with the Nigerian government, cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance Holdings Limited has been slammed with a fine of 188.2 million...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, held a bilateral meeting with South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa after his swearing-in for a second term in office. According to...
Serbia have threatened to pull out of Euro 2024 over chanting between fans at the match between Croatia and Albania on Wednesday. Fans could be heard...
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced the commencement of the local government election process, following the expiration of the tenure of elected chairmen...
Lagos, Niger and Kwara states have topped the lists of states with the cheapest average retail prices for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol as...
Residents of Zamfara, Bayelsa and Abia States topped the list of states that paid more as the price of 12.5 kilograms (kg) of liquefied petroleum gas...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate as of May 2024 rose to 33.95 per cent, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Edo PDP expels Shaibu, Orbih for alleged anti-party activities The leadership of the Peoples...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has confirmed Olusegun Alebiosu as the substantive Managing Director. The bank also named Ini Ebong as the Deputy Managing Director. In...
The Naira slumped marginally against the United States dollar in the first official trading session after the Eid-El-Kabir holidays on Wednesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous...
French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company, TotalEnergies is set to invest $550 million to develop a gas processing facility in Rivers State to boost exports...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday met the duo of ex-military rulers, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar in their country homes in Niger State. Although...
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Oba Owolabi Olakuleyin as the 43rd Olubadan of lbadanland. The state’s Commissioner for Local Government...
The equities market resumed from the Eid-El-Kabir holiday with investors losing N47 billion at the end of trading session on Wednesday. This followed a dip in...
The Rivers State police command has confirmed the killing of a former student leader in the state, Endwell Ejindu, in the state. Ejindu, who was the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Nwodo Martha at the Enugu State High Court for alleged N39.8 million fraud. Martha, a former...
Justice J.O. Adeyeye of the Ekiti State High Court, Ado-Ekiti, on Wednesday sentenced one Ojo Ayegbusi to life imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl in the...
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Wednesday expelled the state’s former deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, from the party for alleged...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday gave the Federal Government a three-week ultimatum to address its demands or risk another strike in the...
At least 11 people were killed in torrential in Ivory Coast last week. The country’s Minister of National Cohesion, Solidarity, and the Fight against Poverty, Mysss...
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State has dismissed reports on the expulsion of a former member...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed fundamental rights suit filed by an executive of crypto platform, Binance Holdings Limited, Nadeem...
The incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has decried all manner of killings in South-East region and called for an immediate...
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, revealed that it is set to send a Nigerian citizen to space, 25 years after the country began space exploration. This...
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the state. Chairman...
Introduction: Godfatherism, a phenomenon where a powerful individual exerts significant influence over political affairs, has been a longstanding feature of Nigeria’s political landscape. However, when this...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has taken a step future in consolidating a hold on power in the state by swearing in new caretaker chairmen for...
