The Osun State House of Assembly on Friday extended the tenure of the local government caretaker committees in the state by six months. The extension followed...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has withdrawn from the race. The APC will conduct its governorship primary in...
Gunmen reportedly shot dead a middle-aged man, Sule Gwamnati, in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday. The attackers also went away with the...
Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader for the past decade and President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic, has died in prison, according to an announcement from...
Nigerians have been told to brace up for fuel scarcity as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has vowed to suspend operations from Monday,...
The Supreme Court on Friday, dismissed an appeal by the Federal Government seeking to overturn the decision of the Court of Appeal which had cleared former...
The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Chairman, Onitsha/Odekpe Plastic Market Association, Obinna Calistus Okoli before Justice Nnamdi...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, appreciated on Thursday, February 14, 2024 to N1,498.25/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window where forex is...
In a bid to boost liquidity in the foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has scrapped the issuance of cash for Personal and...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Interpol arrests fleeing suspect in P&ID $9.6bn scam in Italy The International Criminal Police...
Police on Thursday arraigned two juveniles at the Lagos Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the state. The defendants were arraigned...
The Cross River State House of Assembly on Thursday suspended the recruitment of over 300 rangers into its forestry commission due to the lopsided nature of...
The Senate has approved a 2024 budget of N5.079 trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested a suspected bandit in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Oyetunde Ojo as the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned university professor, Uche Chigozie, at the Federal High Court, Lagos, for alleged fraud. Chigozie was arraigned...
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide notice to Nigerians before altering...
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has arrested a Director of Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited, Mr. James Nolan, in Italy. Nolan, an Irish national,...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has threatened to prosecute skits or filmmakers using its uniform or affiliated colour, kits and accoutrements without approval. The...
President Bola Tinubu has directed heads of security agencies to work with state governors and go after those hoarding food items in the country. The president,...
The Nigerian capital market investors went home with N329 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed the rise in the market capitalization to...
The House of Representatives has resolved to review the amount to be paid by prospective pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj. This followed the adoption of a...
President Bola Tinubu has retained Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye as the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). He also named...
President Bola Tinubu and and State Governors have reportedly agreed for the establishment of state police in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation,...
Ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) slated for February 26-27, 2024, fresh data from the National Bureau...
The United Kingdom slipped into a technical recession in the second half of last year after its economy registered two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth,...
Amid the uproar that greeted the recent relocation of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) headquarters and some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
An aviation attorney, Robert Clifford has expressed regrets that the helicopter crash that killed the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings plc, Herbert Wigwe and five...
The Federal Government has stopped the trial of media owner, and activist, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare (also known as Mandate). The decision to...
After a day of recovery, the Nigerian currency, the naira, depreciated on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 to N1,503.38/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Labour Party suspends national treasurer for six months The Labour Party has suspended its...
Police operatives in Oyo have arrested five suspected killers of a 68-year-old retired Permanent Secretary in the state’s civil service, Mrs. Olaitan Gbenle. Gbenle was killed...
The House of Representatives has demanded a ban on the production, importation, distribution, and use of styrofoam and single-use plastics throughout Nigeria. This followed the adoption...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Wednesday the Red Line mass railway system would be inaugurated on February 29 to further ease transportation in...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday charged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the insecurity rocking the country. The NBA president,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of 14 students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State. The...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has placed a N20 million bounty on two suspected criminals terrorising residents of the territory. Wike...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market made N979 billion following strong performances by Airtel Africa, Unity Bank, and other entities during trading on Wednesday. This followed...
Hoodlums on Wednesday disrupted the rerun election for Enugu South 1 State Constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed the development in a short notice...
At least 60 members of the House of Representatives have initiated moves to return Nigeria to a parliamentary system by 2031. The spokesperson for the group,...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday closed its case against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Police Service Commission (PSC), and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to consider the integration of members of...
The Labour Party has suspended its National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, for six months. Opara had on Monday challenged the LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, to account...
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operative, Abubakar Madaki, on Wednesday told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court that Sagir, a son of former...
The Senate on Wednesday constituted the 1999 Constitution Amendment Committee. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the composition of the committee at the plenary in Abuja....
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the exchange rate for Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) import duty rate at the nation’s seaports. The rate was...
Troops of Operation Safe Haven under the Hakorin Damisa IV, have busted an illegal gun manufacturing factory in Mangu local government area of Plateau State and...
Nigerians have been told they would have to pay more for beers as Nigerian Breweries Plc has issued a new price review notification to all its...
Students at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) are reeling after an alleged raid by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on...
A human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has tasked the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), to henceforth, publish details of monthly allocations to...