The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that Nigerians will have to pay for the new multipurpose national identity card, citing limited government revenue as...
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has dismissed criticism surrounding the judges’ quarters construction project, saying he owes no explanation to anyone....
A recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigerian households experience electricity blackouts an average of 6.4 times weekly. The report,...
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has called on mining companies to take the lead in establishing mining development banks. This call was made...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. State govts gain upper hand in lottery regulation as Supreme Court quashes National Lottery...
The Ogun State Special Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta on Friday sentenced a 24-year-old man, Sodiq Okeowo, to seven years in prison for membership of a...
The House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals on Friday demanded details of all projects embarked upon by the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in the...
A member of the House of Representatives from Ideato North and South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Ugochinyere said on Friday the Minister of the...
The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has approved the appointment of Mr. Donald Aorkwagh Akule as the Managing Director of the Benue State Agricultural Development Company...
The Kingsley Ogga-led faction of African Democratic Congress (ADC) has moved to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising any merger talks with any...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, said on Friday he would soon issue an executive order against indiscriminate waste disposal in the state. Eno stated...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday requested the Senate confirmation of Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. The Special Adviser on...
A committee set up by the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, to recover government assets on Friday declared over 200 vehicles missing. The chairman of the...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Friday, suspended recruitment into the state’s civil service indefinitely. He also ordered a review of all recruitments carried out...
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday asked the Court of Appeal to set-aside the judgment that stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from...
The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed a report on social media alleging that its leadership has agreed to work with President Bola Tinubu ahead of the...
The fragile peace between Dangote Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) following a claim by the refinery that it is yet to secure...
The Nigerian equities market ended the week with a loss of N98 billion by investors on Friday. This followed a dip in the share prices of...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country to ensure that Band A customers get the required 20 hours...
The Nigerian Navy has arrested three suspected oil thieves carrying 2,000 litres of petrol to Cameroon. The Commanding Officer of the Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka,...
The Federal Government on Friday confirmed the arrest of the confessed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, by the Finnish authorities. The...
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday nullified the National Lottery Act 2005, declaring that the National Assembly lacks the powers to...
Counter-insurgency and security expert, Zagazola Makama, has alleged that notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji is collected ransom money running into N6 million from residents of Sardauna...
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has celebrated the arrest of Finland-based Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa who was reportedly arrested by the Finland authorities on terror-related...
Outlawed Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has disowned the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafran Republic Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa, following...
Paul Ibe, the Media Adviser to former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has lampooned the Nigerian Senate over...
Nigeria is buzzing with young energy. With more than half of its population under 30, the country is full of bright, ambitious, and tech-savvy youth ready...
An early Thursday morning bombing of the Shawu village in Ruwan Godiya district, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, by the Nigerian Air Force where...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Sanwo-Olu presents N3tn 2025 budget to Lagos Assembly The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support efforts to keep out-of-school children in classrooms. According to a statement posted...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, said on Thursday the Supreme Court’s judgment has put the commission in a stronger...
The British government has imposed a travel ban and an asset freeze on Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos under its global anti-corruption sanctions regime. The government...
The Naira traded N1, 658.67 to a dollar at the official window on Thursday. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange revealed that...
The Jigawa Hisbah Board has seized 78 cartons of assorted alcoholic drinks in Kazaure local government area of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state,...
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, on Thursday dismissed the report of a fight with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Bamidele was reacting to a post on...
The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, has been dismissed after he criticised the military rulers’ handling of the country’s transition programme. The secretary general of...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South, Bode George, on Thursday called for unity in the party ahead of the 2027...
Diezani Alison-Madueke, the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, on Thursday sought to amend her suit challenging the order obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) claimed on Thursday troops deployed to theatres of operation in the North-East killed a notorious terrorist commander named Munzur Ya Audu and...
Gunmen on Wednesday killed a lawyer identified as Mike Ofikwu in the Otukpo area of Benue State. The spokesperson for the state police command, Sewuese Anene,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned three men for alleged N29 million theft at Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja. The defendants –...
At least three persons died in a clash between farmers and herdsmen in Nasarawa State on Monday. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Nadada, disclosed...
The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Omolola Oloworaran as the Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The resolution...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has set a one-week deadline for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and three other states to submit their positions on the...
Investors in the Nigerian Equities Market lost N142 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed a dip in the share prices of stocks...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-West chapter, has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, over his bragging that his party would take...
Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign, has dismissed claims that the 2023 presidential election was rigged by the ruling...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif,...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday presented the N3,005,935,198,401 2025 budget proposal to the state House of Assembly. The Speaker of the House, Mudashiru...
Nigeria’s House of Representatives is taking bold steps to bridge the gap between Higher National Diploma (HND) holders from polytechnics and Bachelor’s Degree holders from universities....
