The Nigerian currency, the naira, appreciated on Thursday, February 14, 2024 to N1,498.25/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window where forex is...
In a bid to boost liquidity in the foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has scrapped the issuance of cash for Personal and...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Interpol arrests fleeing suspect in P&ID $9.6bn scam in Italy The International Criminal Police...
Police on Thursday arraigned two juveniles at the Lagos Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the state. The defendants were arraigned...
The Cross River State House of Assembly on Thursday suspended the recruitment of over 300 rangers into its forestry commission due to the lopsided nature of...
The Senate has approved a 2024 budget of N5.079 trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). This followed the adoption of the report of the Senate...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested a suspected bandit in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Oyetunde Ojo as the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned university professor, Uche Chigozie, at the Federal High Court, Lagos, for alleged fraud. Chigozie was arraigned...
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide notice to Nigerians before altering...
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has arrested a Director of Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited, Mr. James Nolan, in Italy. Nolan, an Irish national,...
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has threatened to prosecute skits or filmmakers using its uniform or affiliated colour, kits and accoutrements without approval. The...
President Bola Tinubu has directed heads of security agencies to work with state governors and go after those hoarding food items in the country. The president,...
The Nigerian capital market investors went home with N329 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed the rise in the market capitalization to...
The House of Representatives has resolved to review the amount to be paid by prospective pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj. This followed the adoption of a...
President Bola Tinubu has retained Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye as the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). He also named...
Russia, on Thursday, launched new missile attacks on Ukraine, hitting infrastructure, damaging residential and commercial buildings, and injuring at least 11 people in different parts of...
A celebratory atmosphere turned tragic at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade, as a shooting erupted amidst the jubilant crowd. One...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State faces a potential crisis that could jeopardize its ability to field a candidate in the upcoming governorship election....
A 28-year-old man identified as Sikuru Morufu, has been arraigned for allegedly stealing N3,000 from a commercial sex worker. Morufu who was arraigned before a Mapo...
President Bola Tinubu and and State Governors have reportedly agreed for the establishment of state police in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation,...
Ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) slated for February 26-27, 2024, fresh data from the National Bureau...
The United Kingdom slipped into a technical recession in the second half of last year after its economy registered two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth,...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. UAE’s TII launches $300M Falcon Foundation for AI development...
The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has said that he has no interest in the Edo State gubernatorial race. Abure made the...
Amid the uproar that greeted the recent relocation of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) headquarters and some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
An aviation attorney, Robert Clifford has expressed regrets that the helicopter crash that killed the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings plc, Herbert Wigwe and five...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lamented that the amount of funds diverted by public office holders in the country can fund the education...
The Borno State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Zuwaira Gambo, says at least 500 Boko Haram suspects have been cleared and released from the army detention facility...
The Federal Government has stopped the trial of media owner, and activist, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare (also known as Mandate). The decision to...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is taking a hard line against government agencies found violating the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy. In a...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Wednesday, issued a stark warning at the 6th Executive Committee Meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers Council...
An Ilorin Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, ordered the remand of 13 suspects arraigned for the killing of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local government area...
Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), on Wednesday, asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the federal government, the 36 states government...
New data from rhe International Labour Organisation (ILO) Save the Children and United Nations International Children Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that 1.4 billion children globally, aged...
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has identified issues hampering effective electricity supply in Nigeria. The minister while speaking to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja,...
After a day of recovery, the Nigerian currency, the naira, depreciated on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 to N1,503.38/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Labour Party suspends national treasurer for six months The Labour Party has suspended its...
Police operatives in Oyo have arrested five suspected killers of a 68-year-old retired Permanent Secretary in the state’s civil service, Mrs. Olaitan Gbenle. Gbenle was killed...
The House of Representatives has demanded a ban on the production, importation, distribution, and use of styrofoam and single-use plastics throughout Nigeria. This followed the adoption...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Wednesday the Red Line mass railway system would be inaugurated on February 29 to further ease transportation in...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday charged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the insecurity rocking the country. The NBA president,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of 14 students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State. The...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has placed a N20 million bounty on two suspected criminals terrorising residents of the territory. Wike...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market made N979 billion following strong performances by Airtel Africa, Unity Bank, and other entities during trading on Wednesday. This followed...
Hoodlums on Wednesday disrupted the rerun election for Enugu South 1 State Constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed the development in a short notice...
At least 60 members of the House of Representatives have initiated moves to return Nigeria to a parliamentary system by 2031. The spokesperson for the group,...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday closed its case against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Moroccan Logidoo secures $1.55M in seed funding Logidoo, a...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Police Service Commission (PSC), and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to consider the integration of members of...
