A former Member of Parliament in the Cameroonian ruling party, the Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement (CPDM), Blama Malla, has been arrested for allegedly having links with...
The United States has continued to oppose Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s bid to become the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), suggesting that the process to...
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has gone into isolation, after undergoing test for covid-19. This information was disclosed via the governor’s official twitter handle @AWTambuwal,...
The convoy of Emir of Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad was reportedly attacked on Friday, with eight people killed, and other injured. Unknown gunmen...
These latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. FlexClub launches drive-to-buy model Local car tech startup FlexClub has launched...
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything within his powers to secure the release of the schoolgirls kidnapped...
A first class monarch in Kogi State, Shaibu Usman, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen, in the early hours of Friday. Usman who is currently...
Oil prices dropped from nine-month highs on Friday, with escalating coronavirus infections viewed as a threat to near-term fuel demand and a stronger U.S. dollar also...
Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami has ordered the National Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) to rescind the N20 charges imposed on...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government would continue to protect lives and property of all Nigerians. stated this in a...
Naira depreciated against the United States dollar on the black market on Thursday after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced of a new policy, prohibiting...
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has apprehended a Nigerian ‘professor’ Nwagwu Princewill Chika, on Thursday for possession of “intermediate quantity” of cocaine. NCB officers said the...
The 344 students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, who were released from captivity have arrived the State Government House where they were...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that there was need for Nigerians to come together in other to tackle the many challenges facing the country. He,...
A 62-year-old man, Olaoluwa Kusimo, has told the Ogun State judicial panel investigating the excesses of the now defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units...
The personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, says some Nigerians are not happy over the release of the 344 students of...
The United States (U.S.) on Thursday, after the release of the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, asked the Nigerian government...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday declared it had initiated a joint review of Nigeria’s 10-year capital markets master plan in collaboration with Financial Sector...
The practice of journalism in Africa has recorded great successes through the years. But there have also been great challenges. One such challenge has been accessing...
Health authorities in the United States of America have approved the emergency use of Moderna vaccine as cases of the deady COVID-19 disease surpass 17 million...
A court in France has sentenced a Moroccan national identified as Ayoub el-Khazzani to life in prison over a foiled gun attack on a high-speed train...
The Senate has passed the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The lawmakers passed the 2021-23 MTEF/FSP after considering the harmonised...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not eligible to participate in the court-ordered re-run election into Magama/Rijau Federal...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday secured the jailing of two lawyers, Sogo Akinola and Feranmi Akinluyi for N24 million fraud. A Special...
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has inaugurated his campaign support groups ahead of the...
The federal government of Nigeria has blamed the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, for the prolonged university strike which has persisted for nine months. The...
The indebtedness of oil & gas and electricity companies in the country to banks as of third quarter end climbed by N200 billion to N5.85 trillion,...
A second wave of the deadly COVID-19 virus has been officially declared in Nigeria by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 as infections continue to...
Over 10,000 applicants who were shortlisted for experienced cadre positions by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari,...
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State, led by Aminu Wali, has suspended former governor of the state, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, over...
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari has debunked claims that the government paid a huge ransom to secure the release of the 344 kidnapped students of...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Nigeria records highest single-day tally as 1,145 fresh infections take total COVID-19 caseload to 76,207....
Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single-day tally after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 1,145 fresh COVID-19 cases in several parts of the...
The presidency said on Thursday President Muhammadu Buhari was very happy with the release of the kidnapped students of Government Science School, Kankura, Katsina State, by...
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Thursday evening passed the state’s 2021 budget. The budget was passed two weeks after governor Rotimi Akeredolu presented the...
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, said on Thursday night the release of the abducted students of Government Science School in Kankara local government area of...
Osun State government on Thursday ordered schools in the state to close for the Christmas and New Year celebrations from Friday. The Coordinating Director in the...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained its positive momentum on Thursday on the back of gains by big and mid-cap stocks like Airtel Africa, Dangote Cement,...
The abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, have regained their freedom. Armed bandits had on Friday night invaded the college and took...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of 10 additional national parks in Nigeria. The Minister of Environment, Mohammad Abubakar, who disclosed this at a press...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has approved the promotion of 4,134 traffic wardens to their next ranks. The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mbah, who...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday urged security agents to investigate a report linking a governor in the North-West to banditry, abductions and other violent...
The Ogun State police command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a couple and one other person for alleged theft of diesel in the state. The...
The Niger State government on Thursday ordered the closure of all schools in the state over spike in COVID-19 cases. The Secretary to the State Government,...
The Nigerian government may be forced to impose a fresh lockdown following the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the country. The Plateau State governor, Simon...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday described the late strongman of Oyo State politics, Chief Lamidi Adedibu as a “very honest” man who helped the Peoples...
The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Makut Macham, confirmed the development in a...
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said on Thursday the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) would resolve their dispute soon....
Major trends on social media on Thursday revolved around Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari and the ‘failing’ state of the nation with respect to education and national...
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has proceeded on self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. The office of the president (Elysée Palace) said in a statement on...
