The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged fraudulent allocation of title documents to some real estate developers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
President Bola Tinubu last week signed into law a bill to revert to the country’s old national anthem. The bill seeks to replace the current anthem...
The Nigerian government has moved to quell public confusion surrounding two leaked documents outlining potential fiscal policy changes. The documents, titled “Inflation Reduction and Price Stability...
Fidelity Bank Plc is set to raise ₦127.1 billion by way of Rights Issue to existing shareholders and a Public Offer. The combined offer is part...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped against the American dollar on Wednesday June 5, 2024 to trade at N1,488/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Passengers stranded as another train derails in Abuja An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Wednesday...
Police in Niger on Wednesday confirmed 20 people died at the collapsed mine in Shiroro local government area of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police,...
The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed a claim of mass killing in the South-East. A self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa,...
The Senate on Wednesday stood down the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 supplementary budget of ₦98.5 billion over lack of details on projected revenue and expenditure...
Police operatives in Kano have arrested 19 suspects for alleged armed robbery, cattle rustling, and kidnapping in the state. The spokesman for the state police command,...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Phillip...
An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Wednesday derailed at Asha Station in the nation’s capital with many passengers stranded. The incident occurred 11 days after another passenger...
The former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the state’s House of Assembly move to probe him for alleged money laundering. The House had earlier...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N132 billion at the end of trading on Wednesday. This followed an increase in the share price of ETERNA,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ruled out merger talks with the Labour Party and other political parties in the country. The party made the clarification...
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, on Wednesday described the recent revocation of the banking license of Heritage Bank...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Bello Hassan, said on Wednesday depositors of collapsed Heritage Bank Plc would receive their deposit within...
United States lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden and top officials to take immediate action to secure the release of Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive and...
Despite constant denials that it was no longer subsidizing fuel, the Nigerian government has finally admitted that fuel subsidy will gulp N5trillion in 2024. This figure...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan believes corruption in the judiciary encourages Nigerian politicians to approach the court in post-election litigations. Jonathan who spoke at the inauguration ceremony...
A Kano State High Court judge, on Wednesday, ordered substituted service on former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsa Ganduje, their son Jibrilla Muhammad, and four...
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday called for the prosecution of immediate-past governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai. The lawmakers said El’Rufai has to...
Quadri Aruna continues his steady rise on the ITTF Ranking as the Nigerian gained one step up the ladder to occupy the 16th spot. He remains...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has come in for serious bashing after he was caught on video ordering Permanent Secretaries in the...
Negotiations over a potential increase in Nigeria’s national minimum wage have taken a contentious turn after the House of Representatives reportedly launched a verbal attack on...
Super Falcons and Juventus Ladies star, Jennifer Echegini, has been named the best U-23 player in the Women’s Serie A. The Nigerian star had moved from...
On Monday, June 3rd, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) embarked on a nationwide strike to protest the increment of the...
Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recommended a new minimum wage of between N75,000 and N100,000. This is...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, maintained a form of stability against the American dollar on Tuesday June 4, 2024 to trade at N1,476/$1, data from the...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu orders Wale Edun to present minimum wage template Wednesday President Bola Tinubu has...
At least seven persons have been rescued at a collapsed mining site in Kogo, Shiroro local government Area of Niger State. The Director-General of the Niger...
Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a police station at Ezzamgbo in the Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State. The spokesman for the state police command, Joshua...
Gunmen on Tuesday evening killed a councillor in Enuagu ward in Isu, Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State, Stanley Nwaeze, and a youth leader in...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 65-year-old man, Musa Arzika for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs in Sokoto State. The NDLEA Commander...
A mining site collapsed in Galkogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State and killed one person on Monday. The Director-General of the Niger...
The Naira traded at N1,476.95 to a dollar at the official market on Tuesday. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange revealed that...
The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 sealed up Tongyi Group, located in...
Canada is taking significant strides to support global climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, committing $5.3 billion over the next five years to aid developing countries’...
Germany’s Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Economic Affairs Minister Robert Habeck have called for urgent global action in clean energy investment. Speaking at the 10th...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to present a template for the new minimum wage...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N38 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed the dip in the share price of TANTALIZER,...
President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday his government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to transform the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into a world-class city. Tinubu,...
South Korea has suspended an agreement with its Northern neighbour on détente measures. The agreement will pave the way for the resumption of all military activities...
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voter registration in Edo and Ondo States. The exercise was initially slated to end on June 5 in the...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested five suspected kidnappers in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a...
Troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed 140 Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents and arrested 57 others in the Marte...
Majority of Nigerian X users have disagreed with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, over his recent call...
One of the very easy tactics that a government adopts when it sees that it is unpopular with the publics that it governs is to create...
In a move to facilitate further negotiations, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their ongoing strike for a period...
Following the revocation of the operating license of Heritage Bank Plc by the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate...
