A call for calm earlier made by popular activist, Jawar Mohammed, following violent protests that erupted in Ethiopia against Nobel peace laureate and Prime Minister, Abiy...
The death of five persons have been confirmed in Benue State from the outbreak of Lassa fever. This was confirmed by the Program Officer, Risk Communication...
Faisal Maina, the son of the embattled former chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has been reminded in police custody. The Economic and...
The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has given the 10-man committee set up to investigate the recent killings involving some men of the Nigerian Air...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has pleaded with Nigerians to bear with the President Muhammadu Buhari administration over the closure of the country’s land borders. He said...
The Under Secretary-General of the United Nations, Sir Mark Lowcock has revealed that no fewer than 38 UN and NGO workers have been killed by Boko...
Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, on Friday blamed a consultant as the reason he failed to present his government’s 2020 budget proposal to the state...
The suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, (SPIP) Okoi Obono-Obla, has challenged his investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday ordered that the former chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, be remanded in prison custody....
A suit seeking the disqualification of Governor Yahaya Bello from participating in the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State was on Friday refused by a...
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex, in the United Kingdom. The man...
No less than 108 persons were on Thursday rescued from an illegal rehabilitation center in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. One of the victims, a female,...
Two non-governmental organizations, Action Against Hunger and Mercy Corps that were expelled from the Northeastern part of the country by the Nigerian Army will be allowed...
At least three persons have been arrested for allegedly stealing female pants in Lapai and Gurara local government areas of Niger State. The Spokesman for the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has cracked down on a gang of fraudsters who specialise in exploiting personal data of foreign-based Nigerians to defraud...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday alleged that a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose threatened and compromised one of its witnesses....
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has triumphed over the African Action Congress (AAC), backed by the All Progressives Congress (APC). This followed the ruling of the...
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned a former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, and his son at Federal High Court, Abuja....
In 2016, two giant multinational corporations, and manufacturers, retailers, and marketers of beverages and syrups (Coca-Cola and Pepsi), while reacting to the then unfavorable market situation...
Minister for Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has suspended the planned implementation of USSD charges on bank transactions by Mobile Network Operators (MNO) after consultation....
Port Harcourt based singer, Duncan Mighty has raised an alarm over a threat to his life for waxing a song for former Imo State governor, Owelle...
Airtel Africa’s H1 2019 financial statement for the period ended September 30, 2019, shows that revenue for the group hit $1.6 billion (N500.2 billion). Airtel Africa’s...
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s anti-open grazing bill, which it said is meant to foster peace and agricultural business in...
U.S. Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer and Senator Tom Cotton have asked intelligence officials to investigate whether the popular Chinese-owned app TikTok poses national security risks....
A call for calm has been made to protesters following violent protests that erupted in Ethiopia against Nobel peace laureate and Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed. The...
Animal welfare groups have slammed the government of Zimbabwe for flying up to 30 young elephants for sale in a different country, believed to be China....
Signs of another round of crisis are beginning to show in the education sector in the country, and except the major actors in the brewing crisis...
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has expressed suspicion over the closure of the Nigeria—Benin border by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Adams who also...
President Muhammadu Buhari has canvassed that Russia relationship with Nigeria and other African countries should go beyond trade and business. He said that Nigeria and other...
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has vowed to do a petition against the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, over the spotting...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday kicked against the regulation of social media by government, saying it is not necessarily the way to go. Osinbajo, who spoke...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Friday morning. 1. World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking shows my policies are working —Buhari...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has received the approval of the state’s House of Assembly to access the over N3bn 2019 FGN UBEC/Oyo SUBEB intervention...
Tanzanian authorities said they had arrested four Chinese contractors because of slow progress in state-funded construction projects, in what it said was an “example” to other...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday reiterated its rejection of the newly introduced Integrated Personnel Payroll System (IPPIS), saying the system is a...
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Thursday the N1 billion earmarked for the Commission to conduct the November 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and...
NIGERIA and Russia on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), that would allow the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Russia’s Lukoil to elevate the...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 141 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya. The coordinator, NEMA Lagos Territorial Office, Abubakar Muhammed, received the...
Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Agency, (LASEMA) ‘ Thursday prevented a middle-aged man, identified as Ayinla Rilwan, from diving into Lagos lagoon on the Third...
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, James Faleke, said on Thursday the House would investigate the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Closed Circuit...
President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday that the strategies adopted by his administration in the ease of doing business in the country are working perfectly. The president...
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has confirmed that a total of N654 billion has so far been released for the implementation of...
Adegboyega Adenekan, a former supervisor at Chrisland School, Victoria Garden City, Lagos State has been sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment for defiling a two-year and 11-month-old...
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) made a southward turn after Wednesday’s bullish round. The All Share Index closed at 26,367.24, down by 0.15%. Year to date,...
Witnesses lined up to testify against a journalist, Agba Jalingo in his ongoing terrorism and treasonable felony trial in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, would...
Bayelsa State Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Mr Markson Fefegha, has backtracked and returned to his position and party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fefegha had seven...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) has arrested 26 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for extorting money from road users....
Stiff competition in the Nigerian alcoholic beverage space may have pushed Guinness Nigeria‘s profit into negative territory. This is according to the company’s financial statement for...
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede has disclosed that the agency has remitted the sum of N11.68 billion and $22,972 (N7...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the federal government not to pay a N7 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) refund to the Bayelsa State government,...