The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill seeking to establish a new state in the South-East. The bill was sponsored by the lawmaker representing...
The House of Representatives has moved to suspend the Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Downstream, Ikenga Ugochinyere, over the politicisation of oversight function in...
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edu, on Thursday met with President Bola Tinubu on the new minimum wage for workers in the country. Edun, who addressed...
Rome-born Nigerian midfielder Michael Folorunsho has been named in Italy’s final 26-man squad for Euro 2024. Italy coach Luciano Spalletti announced the squad on Thursday, confirming...
The Senate has resolved to investigate the cause of a rockslide that killed more than 20 people in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. At...
The People Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday asked the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, to arrest and prosecute the suspended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest three officials...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday eight local government areas in Zamfara State would be affected by moderate flood this year. The agency’s...
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Thursday sentenced two men, Ugwu Chijioke and Ibrahim Adekunle, to 22 years imprisonment for impersonating...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N84 billion at the end of trading on Thursday. This followed the dip in the share price of May...
The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday summoned the Publisher of the Watchdog Newspaper, Precious Nwadike, over an alleged defamatory publication against the lawmaker representing...
Justice Abdullahi Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, on Thursday fixed June 13 for ruling on its jurisdiction on the Kano Emirate case. The judge,...
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 supplementary budget of N98.5 billion. The bill was sponsored by the Chairman of...
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Thursday appealed to Nigerians to remain calm in the face of the economic...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Gwagwalada on Thursday sentenced an internet fraudster, Eze Joseph, to two years in prison for swindling an American woman...
Wale Edun, Minister Of Finance And Coordinating Minister Of The Economy, has submitted the new national minimum wage template and projected cost implications to President Bola...
President Bola Tinubu has charged international development financiers to see Africa as a destination for growth and prosperity while noting that Nigeria and other African countries...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged fraudulent allocation of title documents to some real estate developers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
The former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial district in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has commended the State Assembly for their efforts in recovering funds...
A contentious bill aimed at establishing the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission has sparked heated debate in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator Titus...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the owners of Telcom Satellites TV (TSTV) before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a nine-count...
In a major drug bust, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested four intending pilgrims attempting to ingest wraps of cocaine at Emerald Hotel...
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the failed kidnapping attempt on Alhaji Umar Musa, the Paramount Ruler of Ninzo Chiefdom in Sanga Local Government Area,...
President Bola Tinubu last week signed into law a bill to revert to the country’s old national anthem. The bill seeks to replace the current anthem...
Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has taken to social media to reveal that she has been suffering from a mysterious illness that has damaged her face. The...
A former Meta Engineer, Ferras Hamad has filed a lawsuit against the tech giant, alleging that he was wrongfully fired for purporetedly “fixing” the censorship of...
The Nigerian government has moved to quell public confusion surrounding two leaked documents outlining potential fiscal policy changes. The documents, titled “Inflation Reduction and Price Stability...
A former presidential candidate Peter Obi, on Wednesday, declared that the ‘Obidient’ movement is more than just a political party. Obi’s assertion highlights the movement’s growing...
Microsoft, an American multinational corporation and technology giant, has responded to a legal complaint suggesting that hundreds of thousands of kids may be tracked by their...
The Yobe State Government has clarified the involvement of repentant Boko Haram insurgents in security operations in Geidam town, stating that they were assisting in counterinsurgency...
Fidelity Bank Plc is set to raise ₦127.1 billion by way of Rights Issue to existing shareholders and a Public Offer. The combined offer is part...
A powerful volcanic eruption has struck eastern Indonesia, as Mount Ibu, located on the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, unleashed three massive blasts on...
Nigeria’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday granting a 300% pay rise for the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and all other judicial officers in the...
A 54-year-old man, Monday John, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to s3xually assault a 13-year-old girl. The Sexual Offences and Domestic...
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has lambasted the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration over what he describes...
Popular businessman and celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, has opened up on the reasons he ran away from Owerri, Imo State,...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, slumped against the American dollar on Wednesday June 5, 2024 to trade at N1,488/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Passengers stranded as another train derails in Abuja An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Wednesday...
Police in Niger on Wednesday confirmed 20 people died at the collapsed mine in Shiroro local government area of the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police,...
The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed a claim of mass killing in the South-East. A self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa,...
The Senate on Wednesday stood down the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 2024 supplementary budget of ₦98.5 billion over lack of details on projected revenue and expenditure...
Police operatives in Kano have arrested 19 suspects for alleged armed robbery, cattle rustling, and kidnapping in the state. The spokesman for the state police command,...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Phillip...
An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Wednesday derailed at Asha Station in the nation’s capital with many passengers stranded. The incident occurred 11 days after another passenger...
The former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the state’s House of Assembly move to probe him for alleged money laundering. The House had earlier...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market gained N132 billion at the end of trading on Wednesday. This followed an increase in the share price of ETERNA,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ruled out merger talks with the Labour Party and other political parties in the country. The party made the clarification...
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, on Wednesday described the recent revocation of the banking license of Heritage Bank...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Bello Hassan, said on Wednesday depositors of collapsed Heritage Bank Plc would receive their deposit within...
President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday his administration would continue to prioritise infrastructural development in the country. Tinubu, who stated this at the inauguration of the...
