The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two research grants worth $1.3 million to boost African women’s access to loans and micro-insurance. The grants, $1 million...
The Akwa Ibom State High Court, Ikot Ekpene, on Monday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Edidiong Pius Ototi, to death by hanging for killing his father. The...
An Igbo socio-cultural group, the Igbo National Council (INC), on Monday urged the Federal Government to declare the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN)...
The Republic of Benin government has entered into a partnership with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) to boost local rice production in the neighbouring...
MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of billionaire founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has married a Chemistry teacher, Dan Jewett, in Seattle, United States. Scott, a philanthropist,...
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has reviewed five terms of gas development under the Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) in the country. The DPR Director, Sarki...
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, said on Monday the operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have captured a...
The Osun State Police Command has launched an intensive manhunt for criminals who attacked commuters along the Ibadan/Akure expressway on March 6. The command’s spokesman, Opalola...
Industrialists and Manufacturers on Monday, March 8, said the Naira 4 Dollar Scheme, an initiative by the Central Bank of Nigeria to encourage diaspora remittances would...
The Federal Government is working towards the establishment of specialised courts and judicial divisions that will focus on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), Malami revealed. The...
Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president’s office said Monday According to AP, both are having only mild symptoms...
An FCT High Court sitting in Nyanya, Abuja, on Monday, ordered that a policeman, Johnson Samanja, who allegedly shot and killed a 19-year old boy, be...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has appealed to Islamic clerics (Ulama) to be at the forefront of the spiritual fight against the COVID-19 pandemic....
The Kwara State Government has said the state recorded 37 more cases of COVID-19, noting that 82 patients, who tested negative twice have been discharged. The...
Mr Tony Ojukwu, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Monday, March 8, stated that women deserve a future free from any form...
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, on Monday, March 8, sent a goodwill message to Nigerian women on International Women’s Day after a lengthy hiatus from...
The international women’s day is a day designated to review the contribution of women to nation building and influence across various walks of life. The 21st...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. iNOVO accelerator selects 10 Nigerian tech startups Seeking through its...
The Appeal Court in Benin, Edo State on Monday, set aside the judgment of the Edo High Court, Benin, which disqualified Pastor Ize-Iyamu and his running...
Last year posed a great challenge for many businesses in Nigeria. The business community had started 2020 with their usual style of brick and mortar operation,...
Eighty-three employers whose pension liabilities to their employees have been established have been made to pay N559.72 million penalties by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) in...
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has surpassed expectations as it has so far registered 2.5 million members in the...
Not less than 20 people have been killed while 600 were injured after four powerful blasts hit the Nkoa Ntoma military camp in the economic capital...
An undisclosed number of suspected gays were on Sunday, arrested by the police in the Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was learnt that...
In the recent tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, English Royals, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, both with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, respectively held nothing...
During the early hours of Sunday, March 7, Kashy Godson the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the record label, Cash Nation Records allegedly committed suicide....
The Kwara state government has direct the indefinite closure of the 10 grant-aided missionary schools over dispute around use of hijab. Permanent secretary of the State’s...
The parents of Leah Sharibu have urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to fulfill his promise to secure her freedom. This call is coming three years after her...
Monday, March 8 is a day set aside to celebrate women who have contributed to the development of their various fields. In the Nigerian entertainment sector,...
Austrian authorities have suspended inoculations with a batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution. This was while investigating the death of one person and the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his alleged refusal to speak up on the latest alleged financial scandal involving officials and...
Crude oil price opened the week on Monday trading at $70 per barrel more than two percent it traded on Friday following reports of attacks on...
Joan Laporta has been named as Barcelona president for a second time after winning the club’s election on Sunday. The 58-year-old, who led the Spanish La...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has called for the stoppage of its 25 per cent revenue contribution to the Federation Account to enable it...
The Northern Elder’s Forum (NEF) has disowned the statement of its Director of Publicity, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, over the intervention of the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 269 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 158,506. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Sunday...
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 269 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Presidency on Sunday unveiled the checklist of “The Buhari Women” as part of activities marking this year’s International Women’s Day. The International Women’s Day is...
Indian companies’ financial commitments to their subsidiaries and joint-ventures in Nigeria reached $1.44 million (N591.84 billion) in the first two months of this year. Data from...
The Oyo State Police Command on Sunday night explained why three members of the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) who arrested a suspected notorious kidnapper, Iskilu Wakili,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in Saturday’s local council election in Delta State. The Chairman of the Delta...
Police said on Sunday evening the suspected notorious kidnapper, Iskilu Wakili, who was arrested by the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Oyo State has been moved...
Members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and other local security groups on Sunday arrested a suspected notorious kidnapper in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday night accused the Federal Government of inflating the contract for the reconstruction of the Abuja -Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road. The federal...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday described Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as a reliable and dedicated deputy who exudes confidence and passion in the performance of his...
The Federal Government will resume the phase 2 rehabilitation works on the Marine Beach Bridge, Apapa, Lagos, on Tuesday. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos,...
The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the arrest of 50 suspected cultists and armed robbers in some parts of the state. The state’s Police...
The Lagos State government has shut down 11 recreational facilities, including event centres, and night clubs for breaching the COVID-19 protocols. The Director-General of the Lagos...
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have killed four suspected bandits and recovered three rifles in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner for...
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed the report on a fire outbreak in the State House, Abuja. An online platform had reported that a fire outbreak occurred...
