Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court orders DSS DG to appear in person for alleged contempt in Kanu‘s case...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday revealed how his government secured a debt relief for Nigeria in 2006. Obasanjo, who spoke on News Central TV, also...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied influencing the Nigerian government into removing the contentious fuel subsidy and floating the naira. The Bretton Wood institution declared...
The Naira gained N1 against the American dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Friday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market ( NAFEM)...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said on Friday four of its members were killed in Thursday’s helicopter crash in Port-Harcourt....
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has approved a new minimum wage of N80,000 for civil servants in the state. The governor announced this after a...
Police on Friday arraigned three men at the Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Ogun State, for allegedly stealing two cows worth N1.4 million. The defendants –...
Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Kano, on Friday nullified the nomination of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chairmanship and councillorship candidates for...
The Nigerian stock market ended the trading this week with N156 billion profit for investors on Friday. This followed a surge in the share prices of...
The Cross River State government has confirmed two new cases of M-pox in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Ekpo Bassey,...
A suspected Israeli airstrike killed three journalists in southern Lebanon on Friday. The Lebanese Health Ministry told the media that three others were injured in the...
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) will arraign the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, and his Finance counterpart, Shizzer Bada, for alleged false...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), over claims of contempt related...
House of Representatives member Afam Ogene, Labour Party Caucus Leader in the House of Representatives, on Friday, criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its...
The Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have declared a seven-day warning strike, effective midnight, October 25, 2024. This decision...
One of Nigeria’s local airlines, Air Peace, has announced that it will increase airfares on local routes from November 1. According to an internal memo, the...
Kola Ologbondiyan, former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed disappointment over the ongoing focus on former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and...
The Kano State Police Command has announced its commitment to adhere to a court order that prohibits its involvement in the upcoming Local Government election set...
The Kano State High Court has ruled in favor of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), granting authority to proceed with the local government elections...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed his profound condolences to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Board, its employees, and the families affected by the tragic helicopter...
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s escalating debt, criticizing the country’s financial management years after he left office in 2007....
“Wow! My data just finished!” We’ve all screamed that at least once while doing something important online (or maybe when you were just about to finish...
Claim: This image shows presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi alongside Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Verdict: Misleading. Full Text: An X user posted a...
Despite the arrest of important operators in early 2024, Grandoreiro continues to be used by its partners in new campaigns. Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team...
Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has counseled African parents against the idea of punishing or scolding their children who dare to speak in their mother tongue. In...
Reality TV star Uriel Oputa has taken to social media to warn scores of her fans, especially those on social media against accepting relationship advice from past Big Brother...
Curvy Nollywood actress Anita Joseph has taken to her social media account to fire back at trolls who accused her of using charms to make her...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday officially performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the ambitious 1,068-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry superhighway project. The event took place at the project site in...
The House of Representatives has called on Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to stop charging public tertiary institutions the Band A tariff, following a motion sponsored by...
Nigeria’s Ministry of State for Petroleum Resources is targeting regions with high mineral exploration potential. Minister Heineken Lokpobiri announced this on Thursday, highlighting collaboration with the...
Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s former Minister of Communication, has defended the Nigerian Government by suggesting that having 50 ministers in the cabinet is justified, considering the country’s...
In a decisive move to bolster food production and protect agricultural interests, the Ekiti State government has announced a ban on underaged herding and night grazing...
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, has urged Nigerians to prioritize their safety amidst the country’s challenging times. In a statement issued on Thursday,...
In a bold move to tackle Nigeria’s persistent power transmission issues, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) is considering a plan that would require power distribution...
The Naira reversed days of its depreciation against the American dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Thursday, October 24, 2024. The local currency traded...
Vice President Kashim Shettima will no longer represent Nigeria at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa due to an aircraft issue. The trip...
The Senate, on Thursday, approved a funding structure for the newly established zonal development commissions, allocating 15 percent from the Consolidated Revenue Fund. This decision followed...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Court sets November 14 for Yahaya Bello’s arraignment on new charges Justice Maryann Anenih...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Thursday it has not fixed any deadline for the withdrawal of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes...
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, said on Thursday only a constitutional amendment would give the 37 Local Council Development Areas...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday at least 2.3 million children in Nigeria have not received routine immunization, thus putting them at risk...
President Bola Tinubu has reduced the number of vehicles in the convoys of ministers, and heads of the Federal Government’s agencies to three. The president also...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has given the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Works a five-day ultimatum to honour its invitation or...
NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), the regulatory arm of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), has suspended trading in the shares of Oando Plc. NGXRegCo announced the...
Super Eagles forward, Victor Boniface has expressed surprise like many other football lover following his omission from the CAF Men’s Player of the Year shortlist. Only...
The equity capitalization crossed the N60 trillion mark on Thursday as investors in the Nigerian stock market gained N147 billion at the close of the day’s...
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali has been nominated for the African goalkeeper of the year award. According to the list released by the continental football body,...
Police operatives have arrested at least 21 persons for an alleged attempt to disrupt last weekend’s local government election in Kaduna State. The spokesman for the...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited )NNPCL) has confirmed that three of its workers died in the ill-fated helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,...
The Chief Executive Officer of a leading cryptocurrency, platform, Binance, Richard Teng, said on Thursday Nigeria is well-positioned to leverage blockchain technology to address economic and...
