Human rights activist Femi Falana has advised the Federal Government against using threats to deter organizers of the planned nationwide protest concerning the challenging economic conditions...
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has stated that the planned national protest for August 1st has no reason or programme driving it. He cautioned against...
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has disclosed that a total of N2.60 trillion worth of domestic and foreign investments were recorded between January and June 2024....
A Nigerian citizen based in the United Kingdom, Valentine Ehonjie has spoken out about the Sons of Lucifer Brotherhood operating in Nigeria and some other...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped again against the American dollar on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The domestic currency shed N38 to trade at N1,586/$1, data...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Governors meet on local council autonomy, minimum wage Governors of the 36 states on...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has appealed to Nigerians to shun the planned protest against the Federal Government. A group of Nigerians...
Governors of the 36 states on Wednesday met in Abuja over the recent financial autonomy granted to the local councils by the Supreme Court. They also...
Gunmen reportedly abducted two Chinese nationals at a mining site in Zango City on the outskirts of Lokoja, Kogi State, on Monday. They also killed five...
President Bola Tinubu has signed into law bills to accelerate development in the country’s geopolitical zones. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President,...
Daniel Bwala, former spokesman for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, paid a solidarity visit to President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja. Bwala, who spoke to...
Justice Sharafadeen Jafar of the Kebbi State High Court, Birnin Kebbi, on Wednesday, sentenced three men to life imprisonment for raping an am 18-year-old deaf woman....
The Commissioner for Health in Abia State, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo, has resigned from the position. Governor Alex Otti suspended Okoronkwo on June 11. The Chief Press...
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday repealed the laws that established the Zaria Metropolitan Authority. The parliament also repealed the law that created the...
For the second day running, investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N68 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip in...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday formally received the former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim to the All Progressives Congress ( APC). Anyim, a former Secretary to...
The Katsina State government has set up a seven-member panel to investigate the allegation of torture by personnel of the state’s Hisbah Board. This followed the...
Morocco defeated Argentina 2-1 in a dramatic men’s football match which took four hours to reach conclusion at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The clash, a...
The House Committee on Aviation on Wednesday quizzed the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, over the decay of infrastructures at the nation’s airports....
The Kebbi State government has removed the sole administrators in the 21 local government areas in the state. The government announced the dissolution in a circular...
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigeria Army on Monday arrested 10 suspected kidnappers in multiple operations in Taraba State. The Acting Assistant Director of Army Public...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested the head of the drug cartel in the Mushin area of Lagos, Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh aka Temo....
Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has deactivated 63,000 accounts affiliated with the notorious “Yahoo Boys” scam organization, according to the...
The Federal government on Wednesday said it had resumed mass trial of persons reportedly involved in terrorism and suspects of other heinous crimes against the Nigerian...
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies on Tuesday, ordered the arrest and detention of four representatives of the West African Examination Council (WAEC)...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has taken swift action against one of its personnel, Akomolafe Gbenga Michael, stationed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in...
A 2012 tweet by one of President Bola Tinubu’s aides, Olusegun Dada where he threatened to burn down a branch of Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB), has...
Alphabet, the parent company of Google is set to invest another $5 billion in its self-driving subsidiary Waymo as it moves to meet up with competition in the autonomous vehicle market....
Nigerian rapper Olarenwaju Ogunmefun aka Vector has taken to social media to pen a note to parents on what to tell their children amid calls for...
A Nigerian medical doctor based in Canada has called out a Nigerian Minister who allegedly asked for his help to facilitate buying of a fourth house...
American businessman and investor, Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will develop “genuinely useful” humanoid robots, which will begin working in its factories next year. On...
The United Kingdom Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, faces first House of Commons grilling, on Wednesday, sequel to his suspension of seven of his own Labour members...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a statement debunking reports of its withdrawal from the planned nationwide protest against economic hardship scheduled for August 1....
The Federal Government has announced a reduction in allowances paid to foreign students by 12.7% due to the prevailing economic hardship in the country. The foreign...
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday threw out an application by state Attorneys- General seeking to be made a party to a Federal Government suit...
Eyi Abdul, one of the young women abducted from the Chibok Girls’ school in April 2014, has regained her freedom after nearly ten years in Boko...
The National Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the Police Act Amendment Bill, allowing the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to serve out their term as stipulated in...
The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the N6.2tn budget amendment bill for third reading. The bill was passed after the Chairman of the Senate Committee on...
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Communications and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has insisted that he will not take back his words regarding allegations he made...
The former Commissioner for Communication and Orientation in Edo State, Efe Stewart, on Tuesday, denied involvement in the attack on the convoy of the reinstated Deputy...
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has reported significant decline in crime rates across Nigeria attributing the development to effective strategies deployed by the police...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped again on the second day of trading this week against the American dollar on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The domestic...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. NNPC boss, Kyari, denies Dangote allegations, vows to punish staff involved in overseas petroleum...
The founder of the South Korean tech company, Kakao, was arrested on Tuesday for alleged manipulation of share prices. The country’s media reports that a district...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered the immediate reversal of the tariff increase for Band A customers in the country. This followed the adoption of...
The Lagos State government said on Wednesday the state’s Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line would begin operations in September. The Managing Director of Lagos State...
Egyptian FinTech company, MNT-Halan has raised $157.5 million in funding, including $40 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), with the remainder coming from Development Partners International...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a banker, Kamaluddeen Lawal, and three businessmen for mutilating the naira notes in Kano State. The EFCC’s...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday vowed to move against corrupt state Houses of Assembly members. The ICPC Chairman, Dr....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, claimed on Tuesday the planned protest against bad governance in the country was politically induced. A...
