Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), the counsel representing Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has explained why his client is still in police custody. The singer was arrested for assaulting...
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the reappointment of Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission for another term of...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned the Second Niger Bridge. The bridge named after the president will link Asaba and Onitsha in Delta and Anambra States....
The Home Office of the United Kingdom said the country will stop Nigerians and other foreign students from bringing their families to the UK, starting in...
The Second Niger Bridge has been named after President Muhammadu Buhari by governors of the South-East geo-political zone. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Special...
President Joseph Biden on Tuesday announced the American Presidential Delegation to attend the inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President of Nigeria on May 29....
Magistrate Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court, Yaba, Lagos State,on Tuesday adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission {EFCC}, on Tuesday, warned Nigerians against a ‘scam alert’ which purportedly emanated from the EFCC Help Desk. According to the EFCC, no...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has denied reports that he said security agents in the country were dodging bandits and mocking victims...
A coalition of women groups in the South-South region, the South-South Women Compatriots (SWC), has threatened to go on a naked protest if the endorsement of...
A media intelligence report has showed that the audience reach from the recent feat of Hilda’s Baci (Hilda Bassey Effiong) Cook-a-thon, to get into the Guinness...
As a result of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has stated that pilgrims won’t have to pay a $250...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the National Social Investment Programme agency bill into law. The NSIP was created by the president in 2016 to tackle...
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed June 28 for ruling in a suit filed by a former Registrar of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday explained why the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) removed Nigeria from the list of piracy-prone countries. The President, who spoke at...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the immediate removal of the traditional ruler of Piriga Chiefdom, Jonathan Paragua Zamuna, and his Arak counterpart, Aliyu...
A group under the aegies of the Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Organisations (ACSO), has demanded the resignation of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial...
A former governor and minister for Foreign Affairs, retired Gen Ike Nwachukwu is expected to lead discussions at the Duke Masterclass, an experience and knowledge-sharing platform...
The Ministry of Interior has disclosed that companies employing expatriates without Nigerians serving as their understudies run the possibility of a monthly punishment of N3 million....
After a five-day warning strike by its members, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has ordered its members to return to work today (Monday). NARD did...
President Muhammadu Buhari will today commission the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, the world’s largest single train refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos; alongside his counterparts from Ghana,...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, on Sunday, charged the incoming administration of Ahmed Bola Tinubu to pursue debt cancellation with multi-lateral lenders. The...
The Kebbi State government has suspended two officials of the state’s Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education for bad behavior. The state’s Acting Head of Service,...
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said on Sunday that President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoyed the respect of world leaders...
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said on Saturday more than 70 percent of food...
The Federal Government has sacked the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN), Rabiu Yadudu, with five other officials of the agency, The...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed nine people at Ungwan Dakwa village, Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. The newly elected lawmaker...
The Catholic Priest of Christ the King Parish, Ezinachi/Ugwaku under the Okigwe Catholic Diocese, Reverend Father Jude Maduka has been kidnapped by rampaging gunmen in the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed the bribery allegation leveled against its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa by the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle. The...
Gunmen on Saturday killed two policemen at the popular Okpala Junction in the Ngor-Okpala local government area of Imo State. The attack came just one month...
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government on...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that the federal government is no longer able to afford to provide fuel subsidies. It stated that...
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of Osun State University, Osogbo. The state’s Head of Service, Ayanleye Aina,...
The police team investigating the case of alleged culpable homicide against the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has submitted its report...
The Lagos State government on Friday outlined an 11-day programme for the inauguration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term in office. The state’s Commissioner...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted two staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation in Agbor, Delta State. An Eyewitness told journalists on Friday the...
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, said on Friday Nigeria was in dire need of a courageous leader to tackle insecurity,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Oluwatoyin Madein as the substantive Accountant-General of the Federation. She will replace Ahmed Idris who is standing...
The Embassy of the United States in Abuja, on Friday, confirmed the rescue of two of its employees who were involved in the Anambra convoy attack....
Africa has witnessed the emergence of several remarkable unicorns in recent years, each possessing the potential to revolutionize the continent’s economy. Among these unicorns are Flutterwave,...
The Anambra State Police Command has announced the rescue of two members of staff of the United States Consulate in Nigeria who were kidnapped during the...
As the May 29 inauguration date of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima approaches, the National Security Adviser (NSA) Major General Babagana...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, swore in new eight permanent secretaries in the state. The new appointees who comprised four men and four...
The Kaduna State government has marked nine properties belonging to the state’s former governor, Ahmed Makarfi, for demolition. The government confirmed the development in a notice...
The Federal Government said on Thursday the May 29 inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Kashim Shettima, remains sacrosanct. The Secretary to the Government...
Police operatives in Zamfara on Wednesday rescued 10 kidnapped persons in the state. Gunmen suspected to be bandits abducted the victims on May 7 and took...
The Federal Government has begun the construction of three mega vaccine hubs in the country. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this at the...
The National Assembly will meet the leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over its ongoing strike on Friday. The doctors began a five-day...
President Muhammadu Buhari has granted automatic employment to 65 former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the Federal Civil Service. He also awarded...
The British government has appointed Dr. Richard Montgomery as the country’s new High Commissioner to Nigeria. Montgomery will take over from Ms. Catriona Laing who recently...
