The National Assembly has ordered the upward review of the 2025 budget for the Ministry of Steel Development. The Chairman of the Joint Committee on Steel...
On Thursday, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, vacated an order freezing the Micoz Bluelink Enterprise’s $163,592 domiciled in the United Bank for...
The home-based Super Eagles will now face Equatorial Guinea in Group D of the 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) instead of Congo. Nigeria had been grouped...
The Nigerian Police Force has successfully rescued the wife of former Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Hakeem Odumosu, Alhaja Sikirat Odumosu, who was kidnapped on January 16,...
The Federal Government has announced a fresh N4 billion intervention funds for conditional cash transfers to vulnerable households in the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and...
In an all-cash offer to acquire the US operations of ByteDance-owned social media platform, TikTok, popular YouTuber star MrBeast, also known as Jimmy Donaldson, has teamed...
South African comedian Trevoh Noah has been unveiled as the host of the 67th Grammy Awards thus making it the fifth consecutive year he will host the glamorous event. Trevor Noah will also...
Grammy Award-winning musician Damini Ogulu popularly known in music circles as Burna Boy has taken to his social media to warn Speed Darlington not to mess...
Nigerian media personality Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode, popularly known as Do2dtun has announced that he is leaving his radio job after 20-years on air. Dotun who made...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to launch a new Compliance Department by the end of February in a bold move to restore transparency...
President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order, titled “Securing Our Borders,” outlines key measures such as constructing additional border barriers to enhance physical security, deploying military resources...
A High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a 22-year-old man, Jamiu Malomo, to death by hanging after he was found...
Embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has insisted that his case should be taken away from Justice Binta Nyako of...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has clarified reports about the alleged imposition of Shariah law in South West Nigeria. Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC’s Executive Director, gave...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that 179 incidents of crude oil theft were uncovered in just one week, underscoring the ongoing battle...
Students pursuing pharmacy, physiotherapy, and optometry degrees in Nigerian universities will now spend six years instead of five to graduate, the National Universities Commission (NUC) announced...
Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoleye Sowore, may have been declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force over a video he shared...
The recent 50% increase in telecom tariffs, approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has sparked heated discussions across the nation. While critics argue that the...
Political parties have taken firm positions on the future of bye-elections In a heated debate that highlights the challenges of Nigeria’s evolving democracy. The controversy follows...
Amid ongoing turmoil within the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has reaffirmed his allegiance to the Julius Abure-led...
The Nigerian currency, the naira, recovered marginally against the dollar at both the official window and parallel market on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. FMDQ data showed...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Group drags ex-Akwa Ibom Gov, Emmanuel, to EFCC over alleged N1.5trn fraud An...
Manchester City were beaten 4-2 by Paris St-Germain after they squandered a two-goal lead at the French capital in a Champions League game on Wednesday night....
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday at least 250,000 out of 1.2 million children in Zamfara are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)....
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, said on Wednesday the Federal Government would not accept the N532 billion contract variation requested by...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the Federal Government’s approval of tariff hike for telecommunication services in the country. The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) had...
The Sokoto State government has alerted residents of border communities and others in the state to be cautious of fleeing bandits. The Special Adviser to the...
Nigeria’s public debt profile has increased by N8.02 trillion to hit N142.3 trillion as of September 30, 2024. The Debt Management Office (DMO) disclosed this in...
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) attached to the Lagos State police command have arrested a 42-year-old suspected army impersonator for allegedly abducting and robbing...
The Nigerian equities market reversed the gains recorded since the beginning of the week with a ₦197 billion loss by investors at the close of trading...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed February 19 for a hearing in a suit filed by Global Gas and Refining...
Gunmen on Tuesday abducted a neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra State, Dr. Collinus Onuigbo. The doctor was abducted a few...
Following the approval of a 50 percent adjustment in telecommunications tariffs in the country, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has mandated the operators...
Police on Wednesday arraigned three persons for allegedly kidnapping and selling three children at the Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State. The defendants – Thank-God Taiwo...
Turkish security agents have detained nine people in connection with a deadly fire that killed 76 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the...
The Defence Headquarters claimed on Wednesday that troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have killed Aminu Kanawa, the second in command of notorious bandit leader in Zamfara...
Japanese multinational investment holding firm SoftBank, and American tech companies OpenAI and Oracle have announced a partnership to establish a $500 billion AI data center company....
Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, LinkedIn, TikTok, and other social media platforms have all signed a voluntary commitment to tackle hate speech. The signed voluntary...
Borussia Dortmund have parted ways with manager Nuri Şahin following their Champions League defeat to Bologna on Tuesday. Dortmund, who were runners-up in last season’s competition,...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Kayode Opeifa as the substantive Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). Opeifa, who previously served...
A storm is brewing within the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) as workers on Wednesday issued a 14-day ultimatum to the agency’s management, demanding immediate action on...
Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria following her release from a UK prison. A reliable...
The College of Medicine students of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, took to the streets early Wednesday morning to stage a peaceful protest over an...
Federal employees working in diversity-related roles are being placed on paid leave as the administration of President Donald Trump moves to dismantle all Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,...
Seun Kuti, scion of late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has declared that many Africans living abroad often conceal the true challenges of their day-to-day lives. The musician who made...
An anti-corruption group known as the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking Initiative (NACAT), has dragged former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, to the Economic and...
Nigerian singer Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, popularly known as Spyro, has taken to social media to shade music executive Ubi Franklin for allegedly withholding 10% for a car...
Attorneys General from 22 states in the United States of America have filed a joint lawsuit aiming to block President Donald Trump’s executive order to end...
The Department of State Services (DSS), has filed terrorism charges against political activist, Muhammad Mahdi Shehu, for allegedly publishing and disseminating false information capable of inciting...
Nigerian rapper, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known in music circles as Speed Darlington, has finally regained freedom after spending two months in police custody. The release of...
