Families of police officers who died in active service have been presented N2.08bn cheques by the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun. Egbetokun presented the cheques on...
The Naira appreciated against the dollar on Thursday, 18th January 2024 at the official market data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window where...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Supreme Court dismisses ADC’s appeal against Gombe Gov, Yahaya The Supreme Court has dismissed...
Mohamed Salah limped off injured during Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana in their matchday two encounter at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast....
Subscribers on the Globacom Limited platform can now heave a sigh of relief as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended its plan to bar the...
At least 10 persons died and 12 others were injured in an auto crash along the Ringing-Dutse road in Ringim local government area of Jigawa State...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out an automatic ticket for the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa ahead of the November 16 governorship election in...
The Osun State government has sacked three traditional rulers in the state. The affected monarchs are the Aree of Iree, Oba Ademola Raphael, Owa of Igbajo,...
Investors in the Nigerian equities market pocketed N1 trillion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed an increase in market capitalization to N50.289 trillion...
At least 14 people, including 12 children died in a boat accident at Harni Lake in Gujarat’s Vadodara, western India on Thursday. Two teachers were among...
The Federal Government will arraign the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on an amended 20-count charge of criminal conduct at...
William Troost-Ekong was on target for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their matchday two encounter against hosts Cote d’Ivoire at the Africa Cup of Nations...
The Gombe State government has fixed April 27 for local government election in the state. The chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission, Saidu Awak, disclosed...
The Enugu State government has arrested six persons and confiscated seven trucks in Obollo-Afor over an alleged violation of its mining ban. The arrest of the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored African leaders to work towards ramping up the continent’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to $3.1 trillion. Shettima, according to a...
Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested a suspected kidnapper and rescued a victim kidnapped in Abuja. The spokesman for the state police command, Mansir Hassan confirmed...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday abducted two students of Al-Qalam University, Katsina. The university spokesman, Malam Akilu Abubakar, confirmed the incident to journalists on...
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will travel to Nigeria and three other African countries next week. The US Mission which disclosed this in...
In a stark address to staff on Thursday, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ola Olukoyede tackled a sensitive issue head-on: corruption within the anti-graft...
The Board of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc (GSK) has announced that the company whose market capitalization is worth N20.1bn has received the nod of the Securities...
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala, against the election of Gombe State...
Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a financial services provider in Nigeria and a member of Standard Bank Group, has announced new appointments to the boards of its subsidiaries....
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Future Africa founder, Aboyeji, unveils ‘Accelerate Africa’ with $750K...
A 400-level student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, Mike James Habila, has been arrested for alleged possession of illegal firearm. a statement by the...
In a sharp escalation of tensions, Pakistan launched missile strikes into Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province on Thursday, reportedly killing nine people, following Iranian airstrikes on Pakistani soil...
Again, the Federal Government, on Thursday morning, amended the charges against the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The new...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba has contended that it is not sacrosanct that Nigeria remain...
The embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has appeared at the Federal Capital Territory High Court to seek variation of...
Former Super Eagles forward, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has expressed his faith in the current team representing the nation at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that security agencies would henceforth make the nation’s capital very hot for bandits. Wike made...
Politicians, according to All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, are the “biggest problem” with the way the nation’s elections are conducted. Ganduje stated this...
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said that its Student Loan Scheme is still on track to commence this month, January. It also said that students who...
The Zamfara State Police Command, on Wednesday, debunked rumours that notorious Zamfara bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji, was recruited into the police force as part of the...
Nigeria is seeking a fresh $1.5bn loan from the World Bank to tackle the severe dollar shortage contributing to the decline of the naira and to...
The depreciation of the Nigerian currency, the naira continued on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 as it slumped further to N931,23/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Adebanjo to Tinubu: Don’t tackle Nigeria’s insecurity like Buhari The Leader of the Pan-Yoruba...
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, said on Wednesday the government has discovered foreign names in the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) documents of the company...
The Leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, on Wednesday, urged President Bola Tinubu not to adopt his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari’s approach in...
Gombe State has recorded its index Lassa fever case. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Habu Dahiru, disclosed this at a news briefing in his office...
The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Mr. Sanusi Garba, said on Wednesday the Federal Government would continue to subsidise electricity to ease the...
One of the pre-tournament favourites Morocco cruised to a 3-0 victory over Tanzania in their opening Group F game at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)....
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has resolved to prosecute forex defaulters in the country. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Communication, Mrs. Sidi Ali, disclosed...
Gunmen have killed a female member of a local security outfit, Ngboejeogu Central Security at Ngbo Court area in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the February 3 bye-election in nine states across the country. The commission...
The Nigerian equities market maintained its bullish sentiment with a 2.38% growth in the All-Share Index (ASI) on Wednesday. After five hours of trading today, the...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has ordered a thorough investigation into Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan, Oyo State. A loud bang was heard across the city at...
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has announced the end of his eight-month ban from football with a social media post declaring he was “free”. Toney will now be...
Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production reached 1.418 million barrels per day (mbpd) in December 2023. The Organistion of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) disclosed this...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay a woman, Mrs. Mary Kajo, the sum of...
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Boko Haram insurgents killed two members of the Civilian Joint Taskforce in the Mafa local government area of Borno...
