Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Tinubu increases 2025 budget proposal by N4.5tn, cites higher revenue from key agencies...
The American technology company, International Business Machines (IBM), has exited the Nigerian economic space. The company which has been operating in Nigeria for over 50 years...
The two labour unions of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have shelved their planned strike and resolved to partner with the new management put in place...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued new guidelines restricting Bureau de Change (BDC) operators to the purchase of foreign exchange from a single authorised...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State has thrown its weight behind Mr. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary. The party announced the resolution...
Police operatives in Bauchi have killed two suspected bandits in the Gwana district of Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the state...
“Mummy, I couldn’t finish my homework because there was no light,” Amina tells her mother, frustrated. Meanwhile, across town, Zainab posts her tenth TikTok of the...
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu, said on Wednesday the commission recovered over N20 billion in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) on Wednesday received the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, into the party. Nwoko last...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, on Wednesday, described the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) recognition of Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the occupant of...
The Nigerian equities market maintained its bullish momentum on Wednesday as investors gained N322 billion at the close of the day’s trading. This followed the surge...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers in the country from 60 to 65 years. The...
Police operatives in Imo have arrested three people with a human skull in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Henry Okoye, said in...
The absence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) witnesses on Wednesday stalled hearing in the petition challenging the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, election at...
On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu left Abuja for Paris, France, on a private visit. During the visit, the president will meet with his French counterpart, Emmanuel...
The Rivers State police command on Wednesday confirmed the murder of a father and son at their family home in Igwuruta-Ali community of the state. The...
President Bola Tinubu has terminated the appointments of three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). The president confirmed the development in a letter...
Organisers of the 2025 ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon have called out for interested persons who would like to work as volunteers at the event. In a...
The nascent growth in the Nigerian private sector seen at the end of 2024 was sustained into the first month of 2025, with new orders and...
President Bola Tinubu has revised the proposed 2025 budget upward by N4.5 trillion from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion, attributing the adjustment to increased revenue generated...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, has raised an alarm that oil-producing companies are diverting 500,000 barrels of crude oil daily meant...
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC) has issued regulations on the procedure for tariff reviews. NERC, in the latest order, signed by...
Nigeria’s public debt reached N142.3 trillion as of September 30, 2024, marking an increase of N8.02 trillion from the previous quarter. The Debt Management Office (DMO)...
Two suspected armed bandits have been shot and killed by the Bauchi State Police Command during a joint raid operation in Alkaleri LGA just as an...
For the second day, the Nigerian currency, the naira slumped against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. FMDQ data...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Nigerian govt, NLC sign MoU on telecoms tariff hike The Federal Government and...
The Labour Party will hold its governorship primary in Anambra State on April 5. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Obiora Ifoh, disclosed this in a...
The Senate on Tuesday decried the failure of some critical revenue-generating agencies to respond to expenditure queries raised by the Office of Auditor-General for the Federation,...
The United States President, Donald Trump, on Tuesday signed an Executive Order on the withdrawal of the country from the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council....
The Super Eagles’ upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Rwanda’s Amavubi and Zimbabwe’s Warriors now have official dates. Announced via the team’s social media...
Nigeria’s economy continues to struggle under the weight of inflation, stagnation, and high unemployment, with inefficiency in the civil service playing a major role in these...
The Labour Party governorship candidate in the 2023 election in Bayelsa State, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, on Tuesday formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eradiri, who...
The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has rejigged his cabinet and created a new Ministry for Livestock Development, Veterinary Services, and Fisheries in the state. The...
The first time I listened to Teniola Apata’s latest song titled “Money”, I was immediately drawn in by its rhythm, a smooth, hypnotic blend of melody...
Nigeria’s forex reserves declined by $1.16 billion in the last three weeks. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disclosed this in its gross forex exchange movement...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Tuesday handed over 21 trafficked children to the Niger State government. The victims, all...
The former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday berated his successor, Uba Sani, for supporting President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a post on his X...
The Nigerian equities market maintained its bullish trend as investors gained N98 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday. This followed the growth in the...
Police operatives in Edo on Monday rescued three kidnapped persons, including a police officer, who were abducted in the state. The victims – ASP Elisha Jeremiah,...
The Senate on Tuesday appointed chairmen to oversee the activities of newly established regional commission’s. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the names of the chairmen...
A recent study by South African cybersecurity firm Nclose revealed a sobering statistic: over 60% of businesses surveyed suffered at least one ransomware attack in the...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has sealed 19 illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and category D cooking gas outlets in Delta State....
A phone vibration drew my attention to an incoming message – a friend had sent a message with an attachment and a note reading, “This is...
The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the proposed 50 percent hike in telecommunications tariff. The...
The crisis in the Middle East will top the agenda in Tuesday’s meeting between the United States President, Donald Trump, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging the election of Governor...
“Oshodi Oshodi… Ketu Yaba, Alapere…” Lagosians who board commercial buses daily are thankful that the conductors cry out at these bus stops. They scream at the...
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has disclosed that Nigeria requires an annual injection of about $20 billion into the gas infrastructure to maximize its...
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WHAT we have had since the return of democracy (rule by civilians really) in 1999 has been more government and less governance. Successive administrations have steadily...
“How are you doing?” “I am good” “I am now convinced beyond any iota of doubt that this your Republican friend called Donald Trump has something...
