At resumption of plenary on Wednesday Senators went into a closed-door session to deliberate on the letter of President Muhammadu Buhari withholding assent to the 2021...
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) involving the sum of N621...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has criticised the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the amendment in the Electoral Bill while noting that he...
The all-commodity group import index rose by 0.52 percent between July and September 2021, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to NBS Commodity...
Today, December 22 makes it exactly 200 days since the administration of President Muhammdu Buhari blocked Nigerians from accessing twitter and this has cost the economy...
The average cost of refilling a 12.5kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) in Nigeria has spiked by 78.99% in the last one year according to data...
Dangote Sugar, BUA Sugar and other operators in the sugar backward programme will benefit from the Federal Government’s $73 million intervention fund for the sector. The...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. Judge orders Malami to discipline NIS lawyer for snubbing court’s order on Odili Justice Inyang...
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Tuesday signed the state’s 2022 budget of N221.2 billion. The governor presented the 2022 budget proposal of N196.3 billion...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to their next rank of Deputy Inspectors-General of Police. The PSC’s...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday requested the Senate’s approval for the virement of N276.7 billion to fund expenditures in the 2021 budget. In a letter addressed...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Tuesday, created a new ministry known as Homeland Security and Vigilante Affairs in a bid to check the worsening insecurity...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received the COVID-19 booster shot in Abuja. The President’s Chief Personal Physician, Dr. Suhayb Rafindadi, administered the Pfizer Biontech vaccine on...
Armed bandits on Sunday killed seven people and injured 11 others in Kajuru and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The State Commissioner for Internal...
As I move across the length and breadth of Nigeria, I see things that we possess as a people, some visible, others invisible to the common...
The newly turbaned Talban of Daura, Yusuf Buhari, bears striking resemblance to his father. President Muhammadu Buhari’s look-alike son had been in the news for few...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has maintained its ground on the deployment of technology in managing Nigeria’s complex electoral system, saying it is better than...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn over $485.4 million from Nigeria’s external reserves since the start of December. The money was withdrawn between December1st...
The Police in Nasarawa State has confirmed the killing of 45 people with 27 injured following what it described as reprisal attacks in renewed hostility between...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for NVX-CoV2373 to increase access to vaccination in lower income countries. This has raised...
Naira increased in value on Monday against the U.S dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) foreign exchange (forex) thanks to the increased forex supply by...
The Federal government of Nigeria has announced that four northern states have received N1 billion in seed funds to establish ranches for cows under the National...
While other Universities in the country are doing everything academically possible to attain excellence and high rankings, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi is not moving...
It is now confirmed: President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2021 as forwarded to him by the National Assembly on...
Federal lawmakers who had been angling for direct primaries for political parties in the country may have lost out as President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. PDP ready to sanction members working against it, says Ayu National Chairman of Peoples Democratic...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has called on the citizenry to disregard the information making the rounds on social media that it is currently...
The Federal Government has urged citizens to opt for e-payment during passport application as it seeks to check activities of unscrupulous officials. The Minister of Interior,...
National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorcha Ayu, has issued a stern warning to members who work against the party, saying that such an...
The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the State residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, or risk being barred from entering...
A group known as the Women Empowerment & Legal Aid, on Monday, asked the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya, to respect the decision...
The Federal Government has reiterated its determination towards increasing the petroleum reserve of the country from the current 36 million barrels to 40 million barrels million...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decided to shelve its planned industrial action aimed at compelling the Federal Government to meet its demands. The...
All adults in Plateau state would be mandated to pay a development tax of 300 naira annually starting from 2022. This, according to the Chairman, Plateau...
The Kaduna State Government has banned social events from holding on public school premises. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr Yusuf Saleh, disclosed this in...
The projectes expenditure for the 2023 general elections is in the tune of N305 billion, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Chairman of...
The 21st National Sports Festival tagged Delta 2022 is scheduled to take place in November 2022 following the resolution of the Technical Committee of the National...
Brazilian farmers and vets have been stunned by the birth of a two-headed mutant calf. On Monday, December 13, the two-headed calf was born on a...
The federal , states, and local governments shared N675.94 billion from the federation account in November. This was disclosed by Olajide Oshundun, Acting Director, Information, Ministry...
Tottenham are out of the Europa Conference League after European football ruling body, UEFA ruled they forfeited their final match against Rennes. The match scheduled for...
Nigeria’s oil rig count has decreased by 38 percent to 80 in the first 11 months of 2021, from 129, recorded in the corresponding period of...
With few weeks left until the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu sustained an injury that could rule him...
This week’s stocks watchlist consist of two Nigerian banks, First Bank Nigeria (FBN) Holdings and Guaranty Trust Holding Company. Also on the list are telecommunications companies,...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) last week approved a 20 percent increase in salaries of police officers in the country. We tracked four other stories that...
The Nigerian currency continued its depreciation against the US dollar at the official market due to strong demand by importers and citizens looking to travel out...
The Nigerian Energy Regulatory Commission(NERC) has disclosed that it has yet to be paid for N770m energy supply to the three neighbouring countries and some special...
Last Monday, the Debt Management Office (DMO) revealed that Nigeria’s total public debt rose to N38.005 trillion as at September 30, 2021. DMO in a document...
The Presidency on Sunday revealed the importance of the bilateral ties between Nigeria and Turkey towards the war against the spiralling insecurity in the country. This...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. IPOB labels Garba Shehu ‘king of falsehood’, warns him The outlawed Igbo separatist group, Indigenous...
Ekiti Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Mr Bamidele Faparusi, has resigned his appointment to contest the state’s 2022 governorship election. Faparusi had in a letter...