The United Kingdom has expressed happiness at a productive collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other Nigerian agencies to track illicit financial flows...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Agency (ICRC) and Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to provide details of their budget performances....
Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a suspected gunrunner in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement on...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members have appointed a Nigerian, Mr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, as Chairman of the Board of Governors for 2025. The...
The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, presented the N655.23 billion 2025 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly for consideration. The governor, who...
The Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has adjourned till December 12 for hearing of an application filed by the ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from the previous day’s loss with a profit of N60 billion for investors at the close of the day’s trading. This...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday vowed to sanction any airline that delay the refund of tickets to passengers. The NCAA Director of Public...
The former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, on Tuesday told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to thank God that the All Progressives...
The United States President-elect, Donald Trump, has ridiculed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the escalating trade tension between the neighbours. In a cheeky post on...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the detention of human rights activist, Dele Farotimi. In a statement marking the International Human Rights Day posted on...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, presented the 2025 budget proposal of N605 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval. The governor,...
Police on Tuesday arraigned three employees of ATC Nigeria Base Station in Ogijo, Ogun State, were at the State Magistrate Court in Sagamu for allegedly diverting...
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Abuja High Court, on Tuesday, rejected a bail application by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The court’s ruling which cited...
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WE will do the unusual in our discourse today. We will copiously quote Nigeria’s president, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his address to a university convocation...
There seems to be an emerging pattern in some of the major elections conducted in Africa so far, hinting at an emergent character of democracy in...
It could be recalled that, in the month of September 2023, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, unveiled a fleet of 70 buses for metro transport...
After a week of strong showing by the naira last week, the Nigerian currency slumped marginally against the dollar at both the official and parallel foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Corruption fight must begin at the top – Obasanjo Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun...
The Nigerian equities market began the new week on Monday, December 9, 2024 with a loss, as investors lost N62bn at the end of the trading...
Darlington Okoye, popularly known in music circles as Speed Darlington or “AKPI, has now been charged to court for defaming Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy. Recall...
Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Thursday, November 28, 2024 convicted and sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil (popularly called Mama Boko Haram)and...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on Monday sought to amend its suit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others at the Federal...
The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti on Monday granted the human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, bail. He was granted bail in the sum of N50...
The South Korean government has ordered an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol. The country’s media reported on Monday that the travel ban is...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market enjoyed profitable sessions and earned a massive N426.68 billion as profit on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group...
In this report, MANASSEH MBACHII uncovers how traders in Benue State, Middle-Belt Nigeria are forced to pay taxes and levies yet they get no benefits from the...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu, ECOWAS celebrate Ghana’s President-elect John Mahama’s victory President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the...
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has disclosed that the Department of State Services (DSS) has no business searching passengers’ bags at the...
Amid the ongoing tax reform uproar in Nigeria, the Nigerian government has raked in the sum of N1.78 trillion from Value Added Tax (VAT) in the...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by former President John Mahama, has won Ghana’s presidential election held on Saturday, just as the candidate of the ruling...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to urgently assess the...
One person was feared killed while scores were injured following a clash between Fulani herdsmen and youths in Lano village, in the Yamaltu Deba Local Government...
Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as a dead party waiting for its funeral following the purported expulsion...
Social media critic Martin’s Vincent Otse popularly known as Very Dark Man has claimed that Burna Boy has withdrawn the criminal charges related to the defamation...
Nigerian rapper Emeka Akumefule popularly known in music circles as Blaqbonez has revealed how he avoids false paternity claims. The musician who opened up in an...
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, on Saturday, offered automatic employment to the daughter of a former Chairman of the state chapter of the Nigerian Labour...
The Sokoto State chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend the tax reform bills currently before the National...
As the holiday season approaches, Nigerians are bracing themselves for a challenging Christmas. The economic downturn, marked by soaring prices and stagnant salaries, has left many...
Nigeria is one of Africa’s largest economies, yet much of its valuable resources—like oil, cassava, and leather—are sold as raw materials. These raw products are then...
Picture this: it’s Thanksgiving. The cameras are snapping, people are laughing, and there you are, standing next to a turkey. With a quick signature, you save...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Ex-Niger governor speaks against opposition to tax bills, blames govt for poor communication The...
Police operatives attached to the Zone 16 Command in Rivers State have arrested three suspects for allegedly engaging in illicit drugs and fraudulent activities. The spokesman...
The Federal Government has allayed fears on the presence of the new COVID-19 variant XEC in Nigeria. The variant which was first reported in Australia has...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday assured Nigerians of better days ahead despite the current hardship occasioned by his government’s policies. Tinubu, who spoke at the graduation...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Friday urged banks to tackle the cash scarcity in the country. Shettima made the call at the 2024 Bankers’ Committee Retreat in...
The Rivers State government has issued a seven-day notice on the demolition of shanties and other illegal structures in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The state’s...
At least 16 passengers, including newlywed couple, escaped death in an auto crash on the Third Mainland Bridge of Lagos on Saturday. The accident involved a...
Police operatives in Enugu have arrested eight persons, including a dismissed soldier, for alleged armed robbery in the state. The spokesman for the state police command,...
