Investors in the Nigerian equities market endured another topsy-turvy trading week last week characterized by three days of bears and two days of bull with the...
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to peg the customs duty exchange rate at N1000\$1...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Election, Peter Obi, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu and government agencies against the clamp down...
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote; the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdulsamad Rabiu; ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Governor of Anambra State Chukwuma...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Rivers APC chairman accuses Fubara of breaching peace deal Chairman of the All Progressives...
Rivers United sealed a 3-2 victory over Angolan club, Academica do Lobito in a thrilling CAF Confederation Cup encounter. With the away victory on Sunday night,...
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers, Chief Tony Okocha has accused the state Governor, Siminialayi Fubara of delaying the implementation of the eight-point resolution...
Virgil van Dijk scored the only goal of a remarkable game to help Liverpool beat Chelsea in the final of the Carabao Cup on Sunday. The...
A faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has demanded that a former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (Rtd) apologise for recent “inflammatory” comments about the...
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has begged Yoruba people not to participate in the protests breaking out from some parts of the country over the current economic...
After a not-too-impressive outing at the just concluded ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships (WTTTC), African table tennis heavyweights – Nigeria and Egypt as well as...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike...
Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week —from the capital market to the...
A group of women in Plateau State under the auspices of the “Voice of Women in Nigerian Leadership Initiative,” on Saturday, took to major streets of...
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, last week, accused the Federal Government of benefitting from the Naira depreciation against the Dollar. Two other...
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week, said he was not going back on the reforms his administration had embarked on to reposition the country for...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Presidency, the Federal Judicial Commission, and other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, to submit their anti-corruption strategies,...
The Benue State government has ordered three local government council caretaker chairmen who were sacked over allegations of gross misconduct and embezzlement of council revenues to...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger, Mali, Guinea The Economic Community of West African States...
The Cross River State has warned about a possible outbreak of viral haemorrhagic fever in old Ndebeji, Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. Viral haemorrhagic...
The Presidency on Saturday dismissed insinuations that Qatari authorities had stopped the scheduled state visit by President Bola Tinubu to the Gulf State. The presidency was...
Bukayo Saka was on target for Arsenal in their 4-1 thrashing of Newcastle United in a Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday night....
The Oyo State government has shut down an illegal mining factory in Idi-Ayunre, Oluyole Local Government Area of the state. Governor Seyi Makinde disclosed this in...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives have arrested 11 suspected currency racketeers in Kano State. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale,...
Barcelona sealed a 4-0 victory over Getafe in a La Liga encounter at the Camp Nou on Saturday. Raphinha opened the scoring for the hosts, with...
Gunmen on Friday shot dead the President-General of Umuoji Community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Silas Onyima. The spokesman for the state...
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested eight suspected armed robbers on their wanted list. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday lifted some sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The sub-regional body took the decision at...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has received the preliminary report on the helicopter accident that killed the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, boasted on Saturday the party would win the September governorship election in Edo State. Ganduje stated this...
The Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, said on Saturday intimidation and harassment would not stop him from pursuing his political ambition. The deputy governor stated this...
Nigeria men’s basketball team D’Tigers are having a poor start to their FIBA Afrobasket campaign. Having began with a defeat to Libya on Friday night, the...
Super Eagles duo of Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey were on target for Fulham in their 2-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday....
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have destroyed two 330 KVA power transmission towers in Yobe State. The spokesman for the state police command, Dungus...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have seized about one million litres of crude in Rivers State. The Commander, 6 Division Garrison, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Brig.-Gen....
The Labour Party in Edo State faces internal divisions as two factions within the party have announced rival candidates for the upcoming September 21st gubernatorial election....
OpenAI, IBM, The Cloud, Instagram, Basserah, nybl, Sawari Ventures, Xalts, Thiqa Tutoring, Exverse, Toast are some of the names that made the headlines this week. OpenAI,...
Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Igboho sparked debate during a visit to the Igboho monarch’s palace on Friday, distancing himself from accusations that Bola Tinubu is responsible...
The naira slumped massively against the dollar on Friday, February 23, 2024 as the local currency declined to N1, 665.31/$1 data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign...
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Works, has secured a €25 million grant from the Netherlands for the construction of 28 priority bridges across the...
Nigeria senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, are looking to bounce back in their FIBA Afrobasket qualifying campaign after falling to a defeat to Libya on Friday...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday issued a statement through its Lagos Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, criticizing the government’s treatment of lecturers...
Short-term rentals have become increasingly popular in Lagos, offering visitors a more personalized and flexible accommodation experience compared to traditional hotels. These two prevalent short-let models...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Hardship: Presidency claims efforts to ramp up food supply ongoing The presidency said on...
Police on Friday arraigned a 32-year-old man, Tosin Omotoye, at the Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stabbing his friend with a broken bottle....
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to adopt the same forex rate for importation and clearance of goods in...
The presidency said on Friday efforts towards the release of 42,000 metric tonnes of food items to support vulnerable populations across the country have reached the...
A member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has declared support for moves by some lawmakers to return Nigeria to the parliamentary system...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Friday, lamented that corpses in mortuaries of some Nigerian Army barracks across the country are decomposing due...
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INSTABILITY is the only thing that is stable about today’s Nigeria. And that should be concerning. But nothing seriously indicates that we are perturbed. It’s still...
