Vice-President Kashim Shettima has justified the tax reforms of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, saying they are meant to benefit Nigerians and not frustrate the...
Following an increase in the tariff of electricity consumer under Band A, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have directed their members...
In a bid to help their businesses thrive, and lessen their tax burden, the Federal Government has initiated a plan that would exempt operators earning N25...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. LP alleges Enugu govt awarded N100b contract to 4-day-old company The Enugu State chapter...
At a ceremony held at the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Melissa Jones...
Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume has criticised the proposed cybersecurity levy imposed on Nigerians by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The lawmaker who...
Kogi State government says some of the students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, who were kidnapped by bandits on Friday have been...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged woman, Abike Olonade, for allegedly trafficking a 16-year-old secondary school student to Libya for the purpose of...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 136 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over what they describe...
Minister of the Capital Territory (FCT) and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has confessed to making a grave mistake by supporting Governor Siminalayi...
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has revealed what he said is the main cause of the political crisis in...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Abia Gov Otti, accuses Ikpeazu of misappropriating airport funds Dr. Alex Otti, the Abia...
Nollywood star, Femi Adebayo, on Saturday won the Best Indigenous Language Film award at this year’s Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) held in Lagos. The...
The Labour Party (LP) in Edo State on Saturday unveiled its campaign council for the September 21 governorship election in the state. The council will be...
The Zamfara State government has distanced itself from purported plans by the Federal Government to negotiate with bandits in the state. The government was reacting to...
Gunmen on Friday night killed two policemen attached to the Ogui Divisional Headquarters in Enugu State. The operatives were conducting a stop-and-search along the Presidential Road...
The Federal Government will begin rehabilitation work on the Adeniji Adele – Falomo road on Monday. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs. Korede Kesha, disclosed...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday reiterated his administration’s resolve to reposition Nigerian universities to meet the ever-changing demands of modern society. Tinubu gave the assurance at...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Taofeek Lagbaja, has ordered investigations into allegations of overcrowded cells in the Nigerian Army barracks and poor feeding of...
The Lagos State government has resumed the removal of illegal structures in Lagos Island markets. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 27-year-old man, Ojo Afolabi, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl in Ekiti State. The suspect...
A middle aged man, Abdullahi Sani of Unguwar Makara huta in Ningi, headquarters of Ningi LGA of Bauchi State is to die by stoning. The development...
A call for increased discretion has come from Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) regarding the disclosure of...
In a move that has sparked concern among workers, Dana Air, a Nigerian airline, has laid off an unspecified number of employees. This comes amid an...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed disappointment that some innovative ideas he introduced during his presidency were discarded after his exit from office. Speaking as the...
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Wale Edun, has assured that the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas of the current administration is on course, and that the CNG...
In a scathing critique of the Nigerian government, Reverend Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has attributed the current wave of banditry and terrorism...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court restrains Amaewhule, 25 other pro-Wike lawmakers from acting as Rivers Assembly members Justice...
The lawmaker representing Aguata Federal Constituency of Anambra State in the National Assembly, Dominic Okafor, has denied receiving a $140 million bribe from an Executive Director...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of a man trapped in an underground tunnel for five days in the Onipanu area...
The House of Representative Committee on Interior has resolved to probe the absence of data on the number of expatriates living in Nigeria. The Vice Chairman...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N8.3 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This followed a dip in the value of Mansard, PZ,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 132 suspected internet fraudsters in Cross River, Kwara, and Osun States. The EFCC’s Head of Media and...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Friday troops deployed to various theatres of operation in the country killed 135 suspected terrorists in one week. The Director of...
Justice Charles Wali of the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt on Friday restrained the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and...
A former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Francis Okiye, on Friday resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Okiye confirmed...
The Zamfara State government has confirmed four fatalities and 177 cases following an outbreak of a disease in the state. The Zamfara Commissioner for Health, Dr....
Police on Friday arraigned one Hammed Adigun at the Ona-Ara Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, for alleged possession of a locally-made gun. Adigun was arraigned on...
Police in Germany have discovered around 190 kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in banana crates in the western city of Hildesheim. The State Criminal Police Office in...
The World Bank said on Friday the Federal Government’s ₦5,000 cash transfer scheme has increased households’ and women’s welfare over time. However, the Bretton Wood institution...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the ongoing amendment to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act would weaken the apex bank’s autonomy. The...
The last has not been heard of the controversies surrounding the 2011 deal for lucrative Nigerian oil bloc, Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 245 popularly called the...
The Federal Government spent $1.12 billion on foreign debt service payments in the first quarter of 2024. This brought to the fore the growing burden of...
Tunde Hassan-Odukale has stepped down as the Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Limited paving the way for the appointment of Mr Ebenezer Olufowose, a Non-Executive...
The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi State, was on Thursday night, attacked by heavily armed bandits, who abducted some students....
The Nigerian currency, the naira, continued its depreciation on Thursday May 9, 2024 to further slump to N1,459/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Sowore leads protest at Police HQ to demand release of detained journalist, Ojukwu (Video)...
The Slovenian government has begun the procedure for recognition of the State of Palestine to help end the violence in Gaza. The country’s Prime Minister, Robert...
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of a soldier for alleged possession of illegal ammunition and explosives in Borno State. The Director of Army Public...
Investors at the Nigerian equities market reversed days of trading losses to gain N17 billion at the close of business on Thursday. This followed an increase...
