Former board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Solomon Ogba, has played down talks of his resignation having a possible negative effect on Nigerian...
Switzerland’s 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will become the first living person to be celebrated on a coin in the country. The Federal Mint, Swissmint,...
President Muhammadu Buhari last week sparked public concerns when he returned to the Nigerian Senate on Thursday to seek approval to borrow additional $29.96 billion loans....
Independent oil and gas firm, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, is now set to complete the acquisition process of Aberdeen-headquartered upstream oil and gas exploration company,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Tuesday morning. 1. Buhari relishes ‘gains’ of border closure, says no date for reopening yet...
Given the lull and uncertainty in the global oil market at the moment, the World Bank Group has forecast the emergence of another recession in Nigeria....
A former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba has urged the National Assembly to include electronic voting as part of the amendment to the Electoral Act....
The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN) has again said that nobody should be punished for insulting public officers or criticising government. He was...
The eventual entry of the Ugandan bike-hailing company, SafeBoda, into the shores of Nigeria has confirmed again that more foreign investors have a soft spot for...
Rochas Okorocha, a former governor of Imo State and a serving senator on Monday made insinuations suggesting that a prominent member of the ruling All Progressives...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s domestic fuel consumption had dropped by more than 30 per cent, following the closure of land borders. He also...
The Nigerian Police has announced that two of its officers were on Monday killed by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Anambra State....
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, Monday sacked some political office holders in the state, including his Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants. In a...
The Nigerian government has reaffirmed its commitment to the success of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP). Addressing the delay in payment of two months stipend...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday he became an orphan at a young age. The President also said his nine years in boarding school and stint...
Nigeria has been ranked as one of five West Africa Countries topping the energy access status in the ECOWAS region with their population having access to...
Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has defended the decision to site the transportation university in Daura, Katsina State. Speaking during the groundbreaking of the university on...
Barcelona and Argentina superstar, Lionel Messi was crowned the 2019 Ballon d’Or winner in the men’s category ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Van Dijk Virgil. The...
Navy Captain Dada Labinjo who was kept in the naval underground cell for more than one year was granted a N10 million bail by Justice Muslim...
Profit-taking in some blue-chip stocks precipitated a fall in market capitalisation today as the Nigerian bourse opened the week on a bearish note. The market capitalisation...
A Federal High Court in Lagos Monday ordered the forfeiture of two houses belonging to former Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The houses are located at plots...
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Monday blasted the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the continued detention of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky and his...
Globus Bank, a newly licensed commercial bank by the CBN, largely harnessing the use of technology to meet customer needs, has revealed its plans to open...
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday accused the Nigerian security agents of trying to assassinate his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor....
An unspecified number of inmates at the Ikoyi Custodial Centre, Lagos, were on Monday electrocuted. Although the number of inmates affected had not been ascertained, five...
Owing to perceived implications of the proposed Finance Bill on the economy, the Organised Private Sector (OPS) is prodding President Muhammadu Buhari to decline his approval...
Just as it did at Full Year 2017, agro allied firm, FTN Cocoa Processors Plc has announced a Loss After Tax for FY2018, this time in...
In what is claimed as a disruptive product, LandWey, a Nigerian-owned firm and player in the real-estate space, has launched a Prop-Tech lab. The firm, in...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned till December 5, judgment in a fraud case involving a former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor...
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday started a fresh move to create additional four emirates in the state. The governor sent a fresh bill...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make electronic voting legal in the country. The PDP National Chairman,...
The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo (SAN), said on Monday that no reasonable person would support a death penalty for hate speech. He, however,...
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has given conditions under which he would support the controversial hate speech bill. The controversial former minister said he...
The duo of Joseph Kunini and Alhaji Hamman-Adama Abdulahi have been elected the new Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly. Kunini...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, struck out a suit filed by the Police Service Commission (PSC), challenging the power of the Inspector-General of Police,...
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) on Monday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of waging war against the oil-rich Niger Delta region. The Buhari’s administration, according to IYC,...
The Borno State Government said on Monday it donated patrol vehicles to members of Cameroonian vigilante group to enhance the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in...
Last week, the Nigerian bourse posted more positive performances on daily basis than it did negative results, causing the week to end on a positive note....
The immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, has not slept comfortable since his victory at the polls. The...
The White House said on Monday United States President, Donald Trump and his lawyers would not attend an impeachment hearing in the House of Representatives on...
The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Peter Diah, has resigned from his position following the crisis rocking the House. He confirmed the move...
Nigerian Governors, as custodians of the people’s mandate at the state level, have so much expectations placed on their shoulders. These range from policy formulations to...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Monday morning. 1. Nigeria has taken more loans under Buhari —Atiku Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized the international passports of Air Peace Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allen Onyema and restricted his movement. The...
The 108 vehicles that were either forfeited by court order or abandoned by their owners are set to be auctioned by the Lagos State Environmental and...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday described his deputy, Philip Shaibu as “a die-hard loyalist.” He also said Shaibu staked his life for the National...
The Presidency on Sunday said democracy and not violence was a known constitutional means of ensuring changes in a country. The Presidency, in a statement issued...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has lamented the number of loans Nigeria had taken in the last three years under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. According to the...
Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has backed the decision of the state government to sack the Association of Local Government of Nigeria...
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, has appealed to one of the party’s governorship aspirants in Bayelsa, Heineken Lokpobiri, to...