Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir has presented the sum of N465 billion as 2025 budget estimate to the Bauchi State House of Assembly. The...
In a move to support President Bola Tinubu’s fiscal strategy for the 2024 fiscal year, the Nigerian Senate has given the green light to his $2.2...
In a significant display of unity, Nigeria’s 36 governors have pledged to collaborate with the National Assembly to ensure the success of the ongoing constitutional amendment...
Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to intensify investments in agriculture as a solution to...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. DisCos face N500bn recapitalization requirement, as Reps push for power sector overhaul Nigeria’s House...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has dissolved the Governing Councils of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, disclosed...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has unveiled its latest crude oil grade, the Utapate crude oil blend, at the international market. The company unveiled...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 35 suspected internet fraudsters in Abia State. The commission disclosed this on its X handle on Wednesday....
President Bola Tinubu has approved the swap of Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of the Governing Councils of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti and its Lokoja counterpart in Kogi State....
The Naira traded N1,687 to a dollar at the official window on Wednesday. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange revealed that the...
The Accord Party has expelled its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Prof. Christopher Imumolen, and seven state chairmen for alleged anti-party activities and other...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has declared its intention to support northerners vying for the presidency in 2027. The Forum stated this in a communique issued...
The United States has closed its embassy in Kiev amid concerns over a potential attack by Russia. The embassy said in a post on Wednesday it...
President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State. He also approved the removal of the.university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, Adelami Olayide. This followed their...
The House of Representatives will increase the allocations for Federal Polytechnics in the country in the 2025 budget. This followed the adoption of a motion by...
The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, said on Wednesday the Federal Government has allocated more than N112 billion to ensure safety and inclusive spaces...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has suspended all Market Unions and Associations in the state over alleged extortion. The governor directed the police and other...
The Nigeria Police Force has resolved to arraign a former Senator representing Anambra South, Andy Uba, and two others, for alleged N400 million fraud at the...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market continued their positive run with a profit of N166 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed a...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has raised alarm over the presence of substandard and unregistered sugar products in Nigerian markets, particularly in the...
The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service has generated N2.01 trillion in revenue this year. The Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the command, Comptroller Babatunde...
The Senate has sacked Yakubu Danladi Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), citing gross misconduct and violations of public morality standards required...
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has taken a bold step to address the nation’s electricity woes by mandating distribution companies (DisCos) to undergo a N500 billion recapitalization....
MANASSEH MBACHI writes on the plight of residents of some local government areas in Benue State who are left without health services. They face preventable deaths...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised bank customers to be cautious about the use of fake SWIFT messages during foreign exchange (FX) transactions. The...
Human rights activist and former presidential aspirant of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has called for the arrest and prosecution of a Nigerian Army...
A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, last week gave a damning assessment of the 1999 constitution. He insisted that the constitution would prevent...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Ex-BPP director testifies in Sirika’s trial for alleged N2.7bn fraud An Economic and Financial...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Monday ambushed a monitoring team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kaduna State. The NSCDC spokesman, Afolabi...
President Bola Tinubu has requested Senate approval for an amendment to the 2023 National Social Investment Programme Agency Establishment Act. Tinubu made the request in a...
Police on Tuesday arraigned 10 traders at the Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court for allegedly tampering with post-paid analogue meters belonging to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC)....
The Naira traded N1,678 against the dollar at the official window on Tuesday. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange revealed that the...
The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Tuesday, presented the 2025 budget proposal of N320 billion to the state’s House of Assembly. Yahaya, who christened the...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has ordered heads of security agencies to make the state unsafe for criminal elements. Okpebholo, according to a statement issued...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed two officials for alleged corruption. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, who disclosed this at the annual criminal...
The Sokoto State government on Tuesday confirmed that at least 25 persons have died from cholera in the state. The Director of Public Health in the...
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the 2025–2027 Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the Senate for approval. The documents are expected to...
Boko Haram fighters on Saturday attacked a Nigerian Army camp in Kareto town in Borno State and killed an unspecified number of soldiers. Military sources told...
The Benue State House of Assembly on Tuesday summoned the chairmen of 23 local government areas in the state over alleged exploitation. The House also summoned...
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Musa Odiniya, on Tuesday testified in the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for alleged...
The labour unions in Cross River have postponed the planned strike slated to commence on Wednesday after a breakdown of negotiation with the government. However, the...
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers...
President Bola Tinubu said on Monday the creation of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty was pivotal in the global fight against hunger and poverty....
The Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday approved Governor Monday Okpebholo’s request to appoint 20 Special Advisers. Okpebholo in a letter signed by the Secretary to...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affair and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) to bring...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market sustained its positive run with a profit of N136 billion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX)...
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) identified as Chiamaka Obi, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen along the Niger-Onitsha Expressway in Niger State....
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of three individuals to the Senate for confirmation as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs)....
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, formally requested the National Assembly’s approval for a fresh N1.767 trillion external borrowing plan to finance the country’s budget deficit...
