President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that out-of-school children was a big challenge facing Nigeria as a nation. According to the Senate President, the...
Dr. Dakuku Peterside was not re-appointed as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) because the Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi did not...
These 5 latest stories from the tech space will keep you updated with trends today. 1. Egyptian fintech Khazna raises undisclosed seed funding led by Egyptian...
Did I once see him at the old UBA building on the Marina in Lagos? He was wearing a brown tweed suit and was looking quite...
South African authorities have sent forth a chartered flight to China’s coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan to repatriate more than 120 citizens stranded there since the outbreak...
Amnesty International has called on the Kano State government led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to respect Muhammadu Sanusi’s human rights, right to dignity, freedom of expression...
A last-chance appeal by embattled Cardinal George Pell, who was a former Vatican treasurer under Pope Francis, against his child sex abuse convictions opened in Australia’s...
The contribution of the telecommunications industry to the Nigerian economy is above N6 trillion on quarterly basis, Umar Dambatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian...
An undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Sunday Noble was on Tuesday arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday launched the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for workers in the state where he apologised to workers and pensioners for...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you this Wednesday morning. 1. El-Rufai appoints Sanusi into Kaduna Investment Agency Board Kaduna State Governor, Nasir...
A total of 697 illegal migrants have been apprehended while smuggled goods estimated at N7.4 billion have been confiscated seven months after the partial closure of...
The Warri branch Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Famous Umukoro, has been arrested. He was picked up by the Joint Military...
The nation’s spending on importation of petrol plummeted to N1.713 trillion in 2019, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday have shown....
The Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the outbreak of coronavirus also known as COVID-19 is affecting Nigeria’s main source...
The Kano State Government on Tuesday said the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II was queried four times by the administration of former Governor Rabiu...
Like coronavirous which continues to defile measures by spreading from person to persons, country to countries, and continent to continents, the battle for supremacy in the...
Northern Nigeria is prostrate. It is the axis of uglies – banditry, insurgency, kidnapping, diseases, ignorance, and drug abuse. Alas! The region’s elite are aware of...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday, rejected the call by human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), for...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Tuesday, appointed the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, as member of the state Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA). The...
Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have crashed out of the Champions League after losing 4-0 on aggregate to German club, RB Leipzig in the knockout stage....
Lagos State government on Tuesday urged residents of the state to prepare for likely consequences of the 240-270 days rainfall expected to begin on March 19....
Of all the updates that have been given so far by the Lagos State authorities on the government’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, and...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, said on Tuesday the North East geopolitical zone has been hugely favoured in federal appointments by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Mohammed,...
The dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, arrived in Awe local government area of Nasarawa State on Tuesday. Sanusi reportedly arrived in the community a...
The University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, said on Tuesday the index Lassa fever patient has been discharged. The Chairman of LUTH Medical Advisory Committee, Prof. Wasiu...
At least nine members of the Kogi State Vigilante Service have been arrested for allegedly torturing a man to death in Ofabo Egabenebe community in Ofu...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday accused the witnesses from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) of...
A senior lawyer to the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), has contended that the banishment of the former Emir after his...
President Muhammadu Buhari has been decorated as the Champion of Women in Nigeria. A statement by Femi Adesina, Buhari’s spokesman, said the President received the decoration...
Justice Tijani Ringim of the Federal High Court, Owerri, on Tuesday dismissed a suit challenging the emergence of Senator Duoye Diri as the governorship candidate of...
The National Publicity Secretary of the Forum of Chairmen and Secretaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lawal Liman, said on Tuesday the forum would meet...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday appointed Mr. Patrick Areghan as the new Head of the National Office in Nigeria. He succeeds Mr. Olutise...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Tuesday appointed a former Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh as its new Chairman. The Chairman of the Leadership Selection...
The Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) in Ekiti State has dismissed a teacher, Mr. Owoosi Gbenga, for allegedly impregnating one of his students. Gbenga, who was an...
THE Senate on Tuesday set up a joint Committee to assess the impact of the deadly Coronavirus on the nation’s economy. The Joint Committee comprised Senate...
The Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Media, Salihu Yakasai, has explained why the police was invited to escort the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad...
The Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill 2020 has been signed into law by the state Governor, Seyi Makinde. The bill, signed on Tuesday at the...
Turkish Airlines has announced the cancellation of all its flights to its destinations in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, all in Nigeria, in a bid to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that law enforcement agencies had recovered over N3.7 billion from contractors and former directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)....
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Kaduna State, has declared that the recent apology by the State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, to the people of Igabi...
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Nigerian Senate to change the date for the implementation of 7.5 per cent for Value Added Tax (VAT). The request...
Former governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, has described calls by the incumbent Governor of the State, Bala Mohammed, that he (Abubakar) and his cohorts are...
The decision by various leagues across Europe to play football matches behind closed doors because of coronavirus does not sit well with Manchester City boss, Pep...
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has lashed out at the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo. The group...
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been urged to expel Timi Alaibe from the party. Alaibe was one of the governorship aspirants...
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a request to the House of Representatives in a bid to modify the newly approved Finance Act. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker,...
Spain has joined countries fighting the spread of coronavirus in stadiums, as it banned fans from attending La Liga games and also the Champions League match...
A day after he was dethroned as the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has reacted to his removal from the revered throne by the Kano...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) has called on governors of Southeast states to establish the region’s security outfit, Ogbunigwe without delay. The OYC also called...
