FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has announced the admission of commercial papers from Total Nigeria, Valency Agro and Mixta Estate worth over N37 billion under its issuance...
The Kaduna State Task Force on COVID-19 has rescued 60 Almajiri children from unauthorized premises operating as schools in the state. The Special Adviser on Media...
Heated arguments and interesting reactions to some national issues made top trends across social media platforms on Friday. Nigerians engaged the following topics: Desmond Elliot Nigerian...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday challenged the service chiefs to resign and allow the Federal Government to inject fresh ideas and strategy in...
A group of Igbo professionals under the aegis of Coalition of South-East Professionals Network in Nigeria and Diaspora (CSEPNND) alleged on Friday that some “desperate politicians”...
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Thursday Nigeria would receive 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in March. The minister, who disclosed this...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday said that a referendum remained the only solution to many problems bedeviling Nigeria. Kanu spoke...
15 persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal road accident that occured on Friday along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway. The accident involved two Sharon mini buses,...
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has urged security agencies in the country to collaborate with the Southwest security outfit codenamed: ‘Amotekun Corps’. Governor Akeredolu...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Nigerian tech startup, Daystar, raises fresh $38-million Lagos-based solar technology startup,...
The 30 magistrates, who recently protested unpaid salaries of 24 months in Cross River State have been asked to stop work by the state government. The...
Two police officers and their driver died in a motor accident that occurred on Thursday along the Ajaokuta-Ojodu-Ayingba road in Kogi State on Thursday. The state...
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, has commiserated with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over the death of another Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Yunana...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday raised the alarm that fake COVID-19 vaccines are already in circulation in the...
The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has announced date for resumption of academic activities for its postgraduate and undergraduate students. A statement released on the UNN...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mr. Femi Falana, has written a petition to the President of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca over the continued detention...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said camps across the country will now open January 19, 2021, as against the earlier announced date of January...
The authorities of the University of Ibadan (UI) are said to have cancelled its 2019/2020 academic session and renamed it 2020/2021. Meanwhile, the institution has announced...
For dumping refuse on Ekiti roads, ten persons have bagged one month imprisonment each in a mobile court in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The magistrate of...
Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo on Thursday counselled the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah to keep speaking truth to power. Adebanjo, who at the...
A man suspected to be an armed robber has been killed by some residents of Amisu, Babasala Street and Oke Itunu in Ibadan, Oyo State on...
The Enugu State government has explained why civil servants, school teachers and other workers in the state have not been paid the new minimum wage. This...
Nigeria’s inflation rate rose by 15.75% (year-on-year) in December, nearly 1% compared to 14.89% recorded in November 2020 on the back of border closure and insecurity....
A former member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abdulmumuni Ningi, was on Thursday night kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Confirming the incident to journalists on...
A 68-year-old man, Sunday Joel, from Akwa Ibom State, has sought N100m from the police for the death of his 30-year old son, Nsikak Joel. The...
Tragedy struck in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island when a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the area killing no fewer than 34 people and injuring 600 others in the...
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni has taken a significant early lead as vote counting commences in the country after presidential elections. According to preliminary results...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State chapter, on Thursday advised health workers in the state to see everyone as a suspected COVID-19 case. The Lagos...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he remained a failure and “cannot beguile Nigerians with false performance claims.” The PDP stated...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged Nigerians to disregard any news circulation on conventional or social media that it is contemplating another lockdown. This was...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday reserved till February 17 to rule on a prayer to inspect $9,772,800 and £74,000 allegedly looted by a...
The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday said it recovered N2,722,750 cash and drugs worth over N10 million after a drug cartel was raided in the...
The incoming President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo into his cabinet days before the inauguration of his...
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has demanded the immediate arrest of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, for...
When, on January 1, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari made one of his rare addresses to Nigerians, he harped on the insecurity situation in the country, insisting...
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has condemned the quit notice handed to Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah by a group known as Muslim Solidarity...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. 1,479 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 105,478. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Thursday...
The Lagos State University (LASU) has ordered the closure of its College of Medicine in Ikeja over the COVID-19 pandemic. The Head of LASU Centre for...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 1,479 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
A military court sitting in Sokoto has released a soldier, Lance Corporal Idakpini Martins, who was detained for allegedly criticising the Chief of Army Staff, Lt....
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday the COVID-19 pandemic provided Nigeria with a unique opportunity to upgrade its public health infrastructure. Osinbajo, according to a statement...
The Federal Government on Thursday updated the guidelines for the reopening of schools across the country. The government had earlier on Thursday gave schools the go-ahead...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo, said on Thursday the state’s debt profile currently stands at N158 billion. Olowo, who disclosed this to...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 1,926 personnel to Kano for Saturday’s local council election in the state. The NSCDC Commandant in...
The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Thursday confirmed that the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) has secured a provisional 270 million doses of COVID-19...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday chided the Anambra State Government over the planned sales of some government assets in the state. The PDP Publicity...
The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos on Wednesday arrested 13 suspected traffic robbers in the Ojota area of the state. The RRS...
Cote d’Ivoire and Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba has made it known to the public that he was no longer together with his wife, Lalla Diakate. Drogba,...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said on Thursday the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos would be reopened by February 15. The minister, who...
The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has appointed eight new Permanent Secretaries and heads of parastatals in the state public service. The Secretary to the State...
