A medical doctor, Ngong Cyprian, has emerged as the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. Ripples Nigeria gathered that Dr Cyprian has been...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja charged the newly appointed service chiefs to speed up their actions in freeing the country from the current state...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has disclosed that global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, with...
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Friday, on behalf of the President, Muhammadu...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revealed that no fewer than 1,800 new staff were recruited in the last one year. The Executive Chairman of...
Nigeria-born MMA fighter Israel Adesanya says he is working towards becoming the greatest of all time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Adesanya, who currently holds...
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that popular socialite, and nightlife aficionado, Pretty Mike is still being detained. Ripples Nigeria had reported on Thursday that...
Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum says the reintegration of repentant Boko-Haram members into the society needs to be urgently reviewed because some of them return to...
The Nigerian Government has been earning more than it earmarked for the 2021 budget due to the rising prices of oil. The Federal Government’s budget had...
The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched a building it says will use technology to monitor security activities at the nation’s land borders in real time. The...
The Director-General of the National Boundary Commission (NBC), Mr Adamu Adaji, has stated that the agency is poised for the speedy resolution of the boundary crises...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that the Federal Government is owing its staff about N4 billion in form of accumulated arrears of...
The government of Senegal has suspended the licences two private TV stations after it accused authorities of focusing too much on protests triggered by the arrest...
A witness, Ngozika Ihuoma, on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja, that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, under its former Acting Chairman, Ibrahim...
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yuguda Hassan Kila, representing Gwaram federal constituency of Jigawa State, is dead. It was learnt that Kila died...
Nigeria’s currency on Thursday recorded 1.1 percent appreciation to close at N406.50 against the dollar. This represents a N4.50 gain when compared to N411 recorded on...
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has warned that states that are yet to meet the criteria for COVID-19 vaccines would not get a...
For failing to account for 55 vehicles in its care, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts has sustained a query by the office of the Auditor...
Deputy Governor of Edo State Philip Shaibu has kicked against the bill seeking to switch the Minimum Wage from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent...
The high level of risk in bitcoin has limited the number of companies from the private sector holding bitcoin as a form of asset. Many are...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Thursday, advocated that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), currently before the National Assembly, should allocate 10 per cent oil...
Kaduna based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has renewed his call for government to grant amnesty to terrorists commonly referred to as bandits terrorizing the North-West...
The Lagos State government has signed a joint venture deal with Chinese firm, CIG Motors, for a Vehicle Assembly Plant. The deal will open a new...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Ex-gov Dickson dismisses reports of feud with Diri, warns supporters against attacking govt The former...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday dismissed reports on the alleged disappearance of 100 Nigerian troops from Marte and Dikwa after the Boko Haram insurgents attacked the...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 708 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday dismissed reports of a feud with his successor, Douye Diri. Diri assumed office as Bayelsa governor...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the stay-at-home policies adopted by governments across the world to check the spread of the COVID-19 scourge...
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Thursday commended Nigeria for achieving full conformity with the oil production cut in January. OPEC gave the commendation...
Dear Nigerian elite/leader/politician, Nigerians had waited with bated anticipation for the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines in order to combat the spread of this insidious virus....
Governors of the 36 states and their deputies will receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on March 10. The Head of Media and Public Affairs of the...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind his “shoot-at-sight” directive to security agents. The Senior Special Assistant on...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the security agents to fish out and prosecute the suspected killers of Chief Terkula Suswam, elder brother of a former...
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said on Thursday, drug barons provide the Boko Haram insurgents and bandits with funds to procure arms and ammunition and wreak...
Police operatives have arrested five persons at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, for alleged forgery of COVID-19 certificate. The suspects were paraded on Thursday by...
Investors at the Nigeria Stock Market (NSE) lost at least N82.4 billion during trade on Thursday. The market capitalisation plunged from N20.67 billion to N20.59 trillion...
The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Thursday predicted that his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, would soon switch to the All Progressives Congress (APC)....
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a popular socialite, Michael Eze aka Pretty Mike, for allegedly breaching the COVID-19 protocols. Eze, who is said to be...
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has signed into law the bill on Security Trust Fund to help the state have a sustainable funding mechanism to...
The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, said on Thursday his administration would partner with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to develop the state’s...
The Federal Government has inaugurated boards of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) to ensure consumer...
Nollywood actress, Mary Remy Njoku, has reacted angrily to insinuations that she treats her staff poorly. The movie star and her husband, Jason Njoku, have come...
The North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF) has concluded plans for the establishment of a regional airline and bank to boost the zone’s economy. The NEGF comprises of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service to improve surveillance and control around the nation’s borders. The President, according to a statement issued...
Former United States President, Donald Trump, has been served a civil rights lawsuit for allegedly breaking the laws of the “Ku Klux Klan,” an American white...
Conversations across social media platforms on Thursday revolved majorly around issues bothering on Nigeria’s political space and a few key players in the industry. Oba of...
One person has been killed by gunmen while a Kano State-based businesswoman, Hajiya Asabe Jibrin, has been abducted in Rurum town of Rano local government area...
Former Yahoo Boy No Laptop, (YBNL) Temmie Ovwasa has taken to social media to berate fans that she identifies as senseless and unintelligent. According to the...
Members of the Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday reportedly impeached the Majority leader of the House, Hon. Uche Ogbuagu representing Ikeduru LGA. He was...
An unknown number of crocodiles have escaped from a breeding farm in South Africa. Petro van Rhyn, the spokesperson for provincial conservation body Cape Nature, gave...
