The House of Representatives House Committee on Reformatory Institutions has resolved to push ahead with its bill on the establishment of a trust fund to manage...
The trading losses continued for the second day running as investors lost N132 billion at the end of trading on Tuesday. This followed the dip in...
Subscription to the Federal Government’s bond auction fell to N380.769 billion this month. This was N246.04 billion or 39% lower than the N626.813 billion raised by...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has made it compulsory for President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, service chiefs, and other Very Important...
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the implementation of the 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy after criticism trailed the announcement. The Minister of information, Mohammed Idris, confirmed this...
At least 14 people died and 75 others were injured when a huge advertisement billboard fell on them in India. The billboard fell amid a heavy...
A political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, on Tuesday declared support for the creation of state police to address Nigeria’s security challenges. Utomi, who spoke with journalists...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa to present their defence in the suit filed...
Six more students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, Kogi State, who were abducted by bandits last Friday have been rescued. Commissioner...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over an...
The report that President Bola Tinubu has now ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation of the proposed Cybersecurity Levy must come...
IN light of the challenges facing the Igbo today in Nigeria, the last thing that the beleaguered people should have to contend with is a fractionalised...
A young man was on Monday, arrested with a bomb strapped to his body inside a branch of the UBA bank in the Dadin Kowa area...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that the Federal Government may need to raise a supplementary budget to accommodate the proposed minimum wage increase for...
There is no respite yet for the Nigerian currency, the naira as it continued its depreciation against the dollar on Monday May 13, 2024 to trade...
Former Niger Delta militant and founder of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples’ Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has weighed in on the current political crisis rocking...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu orders MDAs to buy only CNG vehicles President Bola Tinubu on Monday issued...
Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has disclosed that members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will do whatever is necessary” to...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...
KPMG Nigeria has become the latest high-profile organization to kick against the recently introduced cybersecurity levy imposed by the Federal Government. The global Audit, Tax and...
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero was at the vanguard of the protest organized against the recent hike in electricity tariff at...
After a temporary reprieve, the bears returned to the equities market last week as investors lost N761.40 billion. It would be recalled that the market tumbled...
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...