Police on Friday arraigned one Hammed Adigun at the Ona-Ara Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, for alleged possession of a locally-made gun. Adigun was arraigned on...
Police in Germany have discovered around 190 kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in banana crates in the western city of Hildesheim. The State Criminal Police Office in...
The World Bank said on Friday the Federal Government’s ₦5,000 cash transfer scheme has increased households’ and women’s welfare over time. However, the Bretton Wood institution...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the ongoing amendment to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act would weaken the apex bank’s autonomy. The...
The last has not been heard of the controversies surrounding the 2011 deal for lucrative Nigerian oil bloc, Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 245 popularly called the...
The Federal Government spent $1.12 billion on foreign debt service payments in the first quarter of 2024. This brought to the fore the growing burden of...
Tunde Hassan-Odukale has stepped down as the Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Limited paving the way for the appointment of Mr Ebenezer Olufowose, a Non-Executive...
The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene in Kogi State, was on Thursday night, attacked by heavily armed bandits, who abducted some students....
The Nigerian currency, the naira, continued its depreciation on Thursday May 9, 2024 to further slump to N1,459/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Sowore leads protest at Police HQ to demand release of detained journalist, Ojukwu (Video)...
The Slovenian government has begun the procedure for recognition of the State of Palestine to help end the violence in Gaza. The country’s Prime Minister, Robert...
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of a soldier for alleged possession of illegal ammunition and explosives in Borno State. The Director of Army Public...
Investors at the Nigerian equities market reversed days of trading losses to gain N17 billion at the close of business on Thursday. This followed an increase...
The Nigerian Army has handed over the rescued Chibok school girl, Lydia Simon, and her three children to the Borno State government. The Theatre Commander of...
The Edo State government has dismissed reports on an ongoing court case with the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo. Reports emerged earlier on...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Chukwuemeka Woke as the Managing Director of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity...
The Senate on Thursday approved death sentence as penalty for drug trafficking and other substances in Nigeria. This followed the passage of the National Drug Law...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, as the Co-Chairman of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring...
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has directed banks in the country to ensure compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s order on compulsory registration of...
An Iranian filmmaker, Mohammad Rasoulof, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a criminal offence. Rasoulof’s lawyer, Babak Paknia, wrote on his X platform...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday adjourned a N1 billion suit filed by a former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr....
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its missions. This followed the adoption of a motion...
The European Union (EU) has the micro logging platform, X (formerly known as Twitter) to clarify the reduction in content moderation resources, citing concerns about disinformation....
Popular Nollywood actress, Shan George said she has recovered the N3.6 million earlier diverted from her Zenith bank account by a hacker. Recall that the actress...
Taraba State, has been plunged into darkness for the past two weeks, crippling daily life and frustrating residents. The state government which lamented what it said...
Axmed, a B2B marketplace platform with its headquarters located in Switzerland, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $2 million initial financing round. The move...
The House of Representatives has resolved that its Committees on Procurement and Works should summon the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, the Minister of Finance, Wale...
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Thursday, granted former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and two others bail in the sum of N100 million each....
Lagos State has failed to maximize the gains of its status as an oil producing state if figures of the 13% oil derivation fund accruable to...
Going by directives from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) based on the cybersecurity levy, for PoS operators to register their agents, merchants, and individuals, it...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, continued its depreciation on Wednesday May 8, 2024 to further slump to N1,421/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Crisis festers as pro-Fubara lawmakers elect factional speaker for Rivers Assembly The lawmaker representing...
The lawmaker representing Bonny State Constituency in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko Jumbo, on Wednesday emerged as the new speaker of the Assembly....
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has threatened a shutdown of the country’s economy over the planned implementation of the 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy on...
The Naira traded for N1,421.06 to the dollar at the official market on Wednesday. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, which oversees...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N2.5 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip in the share value of PZ,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested eight suspected internet fraudsters in Akwa Ibom State. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale,...
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly vandalising the Third Mainland Bridge in the state. The incident occurred 34 days after the...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday killed an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) identified as Mike Ode in the Shaapera...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the latest move to impeach the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked security chiefs to launch special joint task force operations to flush out criminals in Shiroro, Rafi, and Munya local...
The police operatives in Kano have arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers for an alleged illegal Bureau de Change (BDC) operation in the Wapa area of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) will arraign the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and three others for alleged N2. 7 billion fraud...
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, said on Wednesday the bid round for the 17 oil blocs in the country are for...
The death toll from the devastating floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Kenya since March has risen to 238. The government spokesman, Isaac Mwaura,...
The Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating the performance of the Public-Private Partnership Programme (PPP) and concessions has summoned the Minister of Health and...
The Rivers State chapter of the Association of Local Government Areas of Nigeria (ALGON) alleged on Wednesday that the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara was witholding its...
Former spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Council in the 2023 presidential election, Daniel Bwala, has joined those attacking the presidential candidate of the Labour Party...
Officials of the Lagos State government on Wednesday, commenced enforcement of the demolition of illegal shanties and their occupants inside the Ikoyi Towers in the highbrow...
Corporate taxes and royalties’ remitted by Shell Nigeria declined by $27m in 2023. This is according to figures announced by the company in its published 2023...