The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced a probe into the reports on the death of civilians in recent airstrikes in Zamfara State. The Director of...
When President Bola Tinubu approved a minimum wage for Nigerian workers from N30,000 to N70,000 on July 29, 2024, following intense negotiations involving a Tripartite Committee...
In the first full trading week of the new year, the equities market raked in a massive N1.1 trillion in profits for investors following a surge...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. SERAP drags Tinubu, govs to ECOWAS Court over alleged misuse of Cybercrimes Act...
The Bauchi State Government has strongly criticized Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, for his remarks targeting Governor Bala Mohammed...
The Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has set January 31, 2025 deadline for all companies operating in the state to file their annual tax returns to...
An unspecified number of people have been feared killed after another Nigeria Air Force (NAF) airstrike mistakenly hit the camp of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard...
A community leader in the Walawa village in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State has been arrested for allegedly conniving with bandits to kidnap his...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s 36 governors over what it said is...
Three staff members of Airtel Communication Nigeria Limited have been reportedly killed by terrorists belonging to the Lakurawa sect, while installing a surveillance mast for the...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has laid curses on people he believes are hell-bent on igniting chaos in the ancient city, calling on fire...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Tinubu to Nigerians: My govt has recorded ‘undeniable’ progress President Bola Tinubu said...
The Transmission Company Nigeria (TCN) on Saturday night clarified that the country’s national grid did not collapse but tripped off. Fears about a nationwide blackout heightened...
Two persons died and one other sustained injuries in an auto-crash along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Saturday. The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps...
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two Uber drivers in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the redeployment of top officers in the Force. The Director of Army Public Relations, Major-Gen. Onyema...
President Bola Tinubu said on Saturday his administration has recorded “undeniable” progress in the last 20 months. In a post on X handle – @officialABAT –...
Police operatives in Borno State have arrested a suspected drug peddler with 116 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The spokesman for the...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has transferred the regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Niger State to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (NSERC). The...
The former Commissioner for Rural and Community Development in Kano State, Abbas Sani Abbas, has dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the All Progressives...
Fire on Saturday gutted some shanties in the Surulere area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the invitation of two children of the billionaire businessman, Chief Razaq Okoya, for questioning over alleged naira...
Nigeria’s national power grid has collapsed again, throwing some parts of the country into darkness. This is recorded as its first major collapse in 2025, just...
Two men died when they accidentally fell into a diesel reservoir in the Oregun area of Lagos State on Saturday. The Permanent Secretary in the Lagos...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has nabbed one suspect in connection with organ harvesting in Akwa Ibom State. The State...
Delta State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has replied the All Progressives Congress (APC), over rumours of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s alleged defection Recall that...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned Subomi and Wahab, sons of billionaire industrialist Razaq Okoya, for questioning over alleged Naira abuse. In a...
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan on Friday granted bail to 12 suspects accused of killing an Ajayi Crowther University student, Jeffrey Akro. The presiding...
An Indian member of the Legislative Assembly, Gurpreet Gogi, has killed himself. According to his family, the Aam Admi Party MLA accidentally shot himself and sustained...
President Joe Biden administration on Friday announced an extension of temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants residing in the United States. The protections,...
A journalist, Haruna Mohammed Salisu has lambasted Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for allegedly bewitching and jailing a popular Islamic Scholar who criticized his administration’s...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has attributed Africa’s staggering debt crisis to recklessness and corruption, calling for greater accountability from the continent’s leaders. Speaking during an interaction...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market enjoyed a bullish first full trading week in the new year raking in a profit of N1.137 trillion on the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced two new financial instruments: the Non-Resident Nigerian Ordinary Account (NRNOA) and the Non-Resident Nigerian Investment Account (NRNIA). This,...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped against the dollar at the official window on the last trading day of the week on Friday, January 10, 2025....
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Confusion as Ohanaeze Ndigbo produces three Presidents-General There is a brewing confusion in...
Kingmakers in Oyo Town on Friday rejected Governor Seyi Makinde’s appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The governor had earlier on...
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Solid Minerals, on Friday, rejected the 2025 budget estimates of the Ministry of Solid Minerals. The committee said the estimates...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna continues his impressive run at the 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha, setting up a semifinal clash against the tournament’s No. 1 seed, Tomokazu...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Mr. Samben Nwosu, has resigned his membership in the party. Nwosu, a foundation member of...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Friday that troops deployed to theatres of operation killed 109 suspected terrorists across the country last week. The Director of Defence...
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Industry, Trade, and Investment on Friday blamed the closure of the Nigerian border for its economic challenges. The parliament lamented...
The Nigerian equities market ended the week’s trading with a N48 billion loss for investors on Friday. This followed a dip in the share prices of...
There is a brewing confusion in the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, following the emergence of three President-Generals in parallel elections held by...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday lamented that conducting elections in Nigeria is burdensome. Yakubu stated this when...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Tuesday killed 21 persons in Baure village, Safana local government area of Katsina State. The spokesman for the state police...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The Secretary to the State Government, Enobong Uwah, who disclosed this in a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 105 suspects, including four Chinese nationals, for alleged internet fraud in Abuja. The EFCC’s Head of Media...
At least 10 persons died in an auto crash along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Thursday. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in...
In a bold move toward aligning with global standards, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced plans to incorporate hidden and illegal economic activities—such as...
