Police operatives in Lagos have arrested two suspected kidnappers in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from two consecutive losses on Wednesday as investors made N165 billion at the end of the day’s trading. This followed the...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Kemi Nandap as the new Comptroller–General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Nandap will replace Mrs. Caroline Adepoju,...
The police on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the Labour Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure. Abure was arrested by police in Edo State on Wednesday morning,...
A former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), on Wednesday urged Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu’s administration more time to resolve the country’s various...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspect who claimed to be a pilot for alleged N1.02 billion fraud in Kaduna State. The...
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Kelechi Ohiri as the Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). This followed the adoption of the report of...
Police operatives on Wednesday arrested the Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure, in Edo State. Abure was arrested 48 hours before the party’s governorship primary in...
Popular Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham has taken to social media to respond to trolls who are criticisng her for supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The mother...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, declared the promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Limited, Leno Adesanya, wanted for alleged “conspiracy and corrupt...
In the face of the economic hardship experienced by many Nigerians, the Nigerian Senate has warned the Federal Government to desist from hiking electricity tariff under...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again, for the umpteenth time, increased the rate for Customs duty exchange to N1,605.82/$1. This development is coming less...
Nigeria imported 11.94 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, during the first half of 2023, fresh data from the National Bureau...
The Benue State House of Assembly voted on Tuesday to remove three local government council caretaker chairmen from their positions. The official statement cited “allegations of...
Sweat dripped down Kasim Yusuf’s brow as he surveyed his land. A year ago, the scorching sun beat down on a meagre one-hectare farm, barely enough...
The naira, Tuesday, February 20, 2024 recovered slightly as the local currency slumped to N1,551.24/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window where...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Minister accuses cement makers of taking advantage of rise in dollar to inflate price...
Vice President Kashim Shettima Tuesday unveiled the Federal Government’s plans to recapitalize and restructure the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) to bolster Nigeria’s agricultural sector and achieve...
The Federal Government has formally handed over the $1.3 billion Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant to a concessionaire, Penstock Limited. The plant was handed over to the...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Hafsat Bakari as the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). She replaces Modibbo Tukur...
The Kogi State governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the petition filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP) challenging Governor Ahmed Ododo’s...
The Federal Government threatened to open the country’s borders for cement importation over the high cost of the product. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six persons for alleged currency racketeering and sale of new naira notes in Lagos. The EFCC’s Head...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has resolved to distribute confiscated food items to alleviate the current hardships faced by Nigerians. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale...
For the second consecutive day, investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N729 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed the crash in...
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has suspended its planned nationwide strike. The suspension of the strike followed Monday’s meeting with the Federal Government...
Armed bandits on Tuesday afternoon reportedly abducted 26 travelers along the Gusau-Sokoto highway in Zamfara State. A resident of the area told journalists the bandits blocked...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Tuesday flood occasioned by early morning rain in Lagos affected 151 houses in the Command and Ipaja communities...
Armed men suspected to be bandits on Sunday killed six people at Nasarawa village in Faskari local government area of Katsina State. The spokesman for the...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said on Tuesday the Federal Government would audit the N22.7 trillion Ways and Means...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged mismanagement of the Amassoma Community Shoreline Protection Project in Bayelsa State by the Niger Delta Development...
At least nine persons died and seven others were injured in an auto crash at Kere Town in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State...
Troops of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday arrested a notorious kidnapper identified as Isah Abdul in Durbunde, Takai local government area of Kano State....
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it had uncovered 32 routes through which food items are smuggled out of Nigeria. This was disclosed by Vice President...
The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 109 suspected illegal miners operating in the Nasarawa Eggon local government area of the state. The...
Nigeria moved another inch closer to having state police on Tuesday, as the House of Representatives passed a bill for the establishment of state police for...
Proscribed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has warned Nigerians of Igbo extraction not to join Nigerians from other regions of the country...
The Nigeria Police Force has agains warned against the illegal manufacture and use of its uniform and other kits by non officers, especially movie makers and...
The Nigerian government has taken steps to address its mounting debt burden, announcing an audit of the N23 trillion Ways and Means debt and a planned...
The crisis rocking the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has continued to escalate as chairpersons of the party from all 36 states and the Federal...
The Nigerian government says plans are afoot to install biometric clearance gates for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at all the international airports in the country...
Following the N17 trillion loss incurred by the country on tax waivers within the last five years, the Senate, through its Committee on Finance on Monday...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has backed the ongoing discussion on the creation of state police in...
The naira, Monday, February 19, 2024 continued its slump as the local currency slumped to N1,598.54/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. EFCC grills ex-Kwara governor, Abdulfattah Ahmed, for alleged N3bn fraud The Economic and Financial...
The United Kingdom, Mauritius, Netherlands, Singapore, and South Africa have emerged as the top five sources of capital importation into Nigeria in the Fourth Quarter of...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has asked illegal occupants of the proposed Abuja Technology Village site along the Airport road in Abuja...
The Ogun State Assembly has summoned a former Commissioner for Information and Strategy in the state, Alhaji Waheed Odusile, for clarification on the ministry’s audit reports....
A former member of the House of Representatives, Usman Bugaje, on Monday faulted President Bola Tinubu’s decision to remove fuel subsidy without adequate plans to cushion...
Cement manufacturers in Nigeria have agreed to bring down the price of the product following the Federal Government’s intervention The federal government at the weekend met...