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...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the temporary access granted to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators to purchase foreign exchange from the Nigerian Foreign...
Amid swirling controversy over the tenure of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has firmly denied issuing any directive for...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has put a temporary hold on its planned nationwide protest against the federal government’s approval of a 50% hike in telecom...
After four consecutive days of appreciating against the dollar at the official window, the Nigerian currency, the naira slumped against the dollar at the official foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Presidency backtracks, claims statement on electricity tariff misrepresented The Special Adviser on Energy...
The Nigerian equities market began the week on Monday, February 3rd, 2025 on a positive note as investors gained N83 billion on the trading floor of...
The Special Adviser on Energy to the President, Olu Verheijen, said on Monday her statement on the planned increase in the electricity tariff was misrepresented. Verheijen...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, for alleged fraud...
The House of Representatives has commenced moves to increase funding for some strategic agencies in the 2025 budget. The Deputy Spokesman for the House, Phillip Agbese,...
The Nigerian equities market sustained the bullish trend recorded the previous week as investors gained N1.064 trillion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. 2027: Abandon ambitions, build a stronger party, Lukman advises Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, others...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Friday night, wiped out a family of three comprising of the father, mother and son, as well as two other...
