President Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension of the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, and three Executive Directors of...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday directed the ministers and other cabinet members to ensure that research outcomes guided them in policy formulation and execution across key...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Thursday its Super Mushshak trainer aircraft was involved in a minor accident in Kaduna State. The NAF’s Director of...
The Rivers State Governor, Similaye Fubara, on Thursday, declared his readiness to vacate office for a lasting peace in the state. The governor stated this in...
The military governments in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic have resolved to set up a joint force to fight Islamist terrorist groups in the three...
The House of Representatives on Thursday called for the inclusion of security education as a core subject in school curriculum in the country. This followed the...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said on Thursday only 13.1 million out of the country’s 230 million population are officially registered to use electricity. The...
The presidency on Thursday revealed that President Bola Tinubu sleeps late everyday due to concern for Nigerians who are groaning under the weight of his government’s...
A forensic document examiner seconded to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Bamaiyi Haruna, has revealed that the analysis conducted on the documents used to...
Bandits on Thursday reportedly invaded the LEA Primary School, Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting over a hundred pupils and some...
A 35 year old Medical Recorder with the Maternity Clinic, Kofar Ran, Bauchi, Mustapha Tahiti has been arrested for allegedly attempting to murder his cousin over...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday, demanded N794,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the South-West region. The South-West NLC chapter, through the...
In December, the Nigeria Correctional Service Controller General, Haliru Nababa, said that N750 was spent daily to feed inmates. This became controversial when compared to the...
There was mild drama on Wednesday in front of the headquarters of the Economic and Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi District of Abuja, the Federal Capital...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has disclosed that it would create a Youths Entrepreneurship Investment Bank in a bid to address the Japa Syndrome where vibrant...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said the N22.7tn printed by the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and...
The funeral rites of the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe continued in Lagos on Wednesday with another night of...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped again on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 as the domestic currency slumped to N1,605.74/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu signs executive order on reform of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector President Bola...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has set up committees to run the party’s affairs in Kano and Kogi States. The PDP National...
Members of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Wednesday began a three-day warning strike over an assault on one of them...
The Zamfara State government has confirmed the arrest of 10 suspects in connection with the murder of an Islamic scholar in the state, Sheik Abubakar Mada....
The Jigawa State House of Assembly has suspended four local councils’ chairmen in the state for alleged misconduct. This followed the adoption of the report of...
President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to improve the investment climate for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. The Special Adviser on Media...
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Wednesday, threatened to revoke the licenses of power distribution companies (DisCos) over persistent poor power supply in the country....
Investors in the Nigerian equities market enjoyed the third consecutive day of profit with a gain of N226 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday....
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 1,607 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) to the next rank of Superintendents. The commission’s Head of...
Suspected Boko Haran insurgents have reportedly abducted about 40 inhabitants of three Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno State. A security source told journalists on...
The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an ad hoc committee on the payment of a new minimum wage for workers in the country....
A refuse compactor fell from a Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) truck and killed a tricycle rider in the Surulere area of the state on Tuesday...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of grains and palliatives to residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The directive came a few days...
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday killed five suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during a firefight at the group’s camps in...
At least 40 persons, including a family of seven, were feared dead in clashes between militia gangs in Gbagir community in Ukum local government area of...
Barely One month after they were re-elected as members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly during the rerun election, former Speaker of the Bauchi State...
Pop superstar Innocent ‘2face’ Idibia and his management label Now Muzik both declared today that their more than two-decade association had come to an end. Working...
Global rating agency, Fitch Ratings Inc. has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to adopt more stringent monetary tightening measures to secure macroeconomic stability....
The political crisis within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo worsened on Wednesday, as the Edo State House of Assembly commenced impeachment proceedings against...
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Wednesday, reinstated Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The appellate court presided...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, struck out an appeal the Federal Government filed to reopen the trial of a former governor of...
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court in Ilorin has convicted and sentenced three currency racketeers to various jail terms for selling new naira notes...
A Magistrate’s Court in Ekiti State, Nigeria, has ordered the pre-trial detention of a 25-year-old man, Babuga Lede, for his alleged involvement in the murders of...
Like the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advised that a balanced approach to expatriate employment levy should...
A three-day gaining streak by the Nigerian currency, the naira came to an end on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 as the domestic currency slumped to N1,602.43/$1...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. P&ID scam: Court dismisses money laundering charge against ex-petroleum ministry’s director Justice Obiora Egwuatu...
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2024 budget of N107.7 billion for the 23 local government areas in the state. The House...
President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday his administration has attracted $30 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) commitments to shore up the country’s economy in the...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market made a N194 billion gain following strong performances by Transpower, Transcorp, First Bank, and others on Tuesday. This followed the...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a notorious bandits’ leader identified as Maikusa in Katsina State. The Director of Army Public Relations, Major -Gen. Onyema...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives have intercepted 21 trucks loaded with food and other items heading to the Chad Republic, the Central African...
Police will arraign the duo of Jude Iheme and Chika Madukwe, suspected killers of the traditional ruler of Amanze Obowo Autonomous Community of Imo State, Eze...
