The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday formally retired 656 senior non-commissioned officers after 35 years of service to the nation. The retirees were honored at a...
Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Academic and Non-Academic Staff of State owned Tertiary institutions in Bauchi State have declared a two-week warning strike effective Monday, 17th...
The naira rebounded against the dollar in both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Thursday, December 12, 2024. According to data from FMDQ, it...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu to present N47.9tn 2025 appropriation bill to NASS on Tuesday President Bola Tinubu...
Chelsea have clinched a spot in the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League after beating Astana 3-1 on Thursday night. The Blues travelled to Almaty...
All the 36 state governments have submitted their reports on the creation of state police to the National Economic Council (NEC). The Kaduna State Governor, Uba...
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, on Thursday presented the 2025 budget estimates of N1.5 trillion to the State House of Assembly for.approval. The governor, who...
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday killed an Islamic cleric, Yusuf Akwara, in Powishi Village, Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday vowed to continue demolishing properties built on government lands in the city. The minister has...
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has removed the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Bichi, in a major cabinet reshuffle in the state. He...
An Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a 55-year-old truck driver, Wahab Oyashiji to one year imprisonment for stealing 40 tonnes of cement. Magistrate...
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) on Wednesday foiled a planned bandit attack in Taraba State and arrested two suspects with AK 47 rifles. The Acting...
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Thursday, fixed January 7, 2025, for ruling on the application filed by the ex-Governor of...
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to allocate substantial funds in the 2025 budget for the development of the Nigerian Arabic Language...
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed sadness at the death of two university students in an auto crash in the state. The students died...
The lawmaker representing Ethiope Federal Constituency in Delta State, Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, has described her defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress...
Popular Nollywood thespians including; Jim Iyke, Chidi Mokeme, Ramsey Nouah, Funlola Aofiyebi Raimi, Gideon Okeke, Deyemi Okanlawon, Anita Fabiola, Uzoamaka Aniunoh, and others have all been...
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has decried the effects of high inflation, devaluation of the naira, and the lingering effects of unorthodox monetary policies on the...
The Nigerian equities market maintained its profit-making streak with another N152bn profit for investors on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) on Thursday,...
The Nigeria Fencing Federation has announced a seven-man squad for the 2024 Men’s Junior Epee Fencing World Cup, scheduled for December 14-15 at Charterhouse Lagos. Leading...
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Thursday set aside a bench warrant issued against the Former Managing Director of Assets...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate deployment of police personnel to strategic locations, key areas, and identified hotspots nationwide to address...
The United States President-elect, Donald Trump, has been named the Time Person of the Year. TIME’s Editor-in-Chief, Sam Jacobs, announced this in a statement on Thursday....
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved the commencement of non-scheduled flight operations at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport (EAICA) in Ado-Ekiti. The NCAA...
Seplat Energy Plc has allayed fears of lay-off of workers as it completed the acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU) from ExxonMobil Corporation. This was...
President Bola Tinubu is set to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. This was disclosed by Senate President,...
In a historic move, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the commutation of sentences for nearly 1,500 individuals and the pardoning of 39 people convicted of...
Researchers at U.S. cybersecurity firm Lookout have discovered a Chinese spyware named ‘‘EagleMsgSpy’’ that is used to target and collect sensitive data from Android devices. On Wednesday,...
The new quantum chip code-named ‘Willow’ developed by search engine giant Google suggests that multiple parallel universes exist and “we as humans live in a multiverse.”...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, has received 10 rescued victims of human trafficking. The victims, aged between...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recommended the use of computer-generated voting slips for individuals without Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in future elections. This proposal...
The House of Representatives on Thursday, during plenary, was thrown into an uproar when another Labour Party (LP) lawmaker, Hon. Ajang Iliya, representing Jos South/Jos East...
UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has stood by her remarks about Nigeria following criticism from the country’s Vice-President, Kashim Shettima. The British politician, who was...
In a landmark move for regional energy integration, Dangote Refinery and Neptune Oil jointly announced the first-ever export of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Dangote Refinery,...
The American National Football League (NFL) has stated that the r@pe accusation against popular rapper Sean Carter, also known as Jay-Z, will not affect the league’s...
The Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa State has suffered a major setback as its governorship candidate in the last election, Udengs Eradiri, and his running mate,...
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has extended an invitation to Ndigbo worldwide to return to their homeland for the Christmas celebrations, pledging to ensure their...
Nigerian comedian, scriptwriter, and video producer Mark Angel has told those who care to listen about the reason he stopped managing teen comediennes Emmanuella and Success. Mark Angel,...
Popular Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has taken to social media to warn pirates and scores of her fans to desist from recording her new movie while it’s being shown in...
Nigerian writer and social media influencer Solomon Buchi has explained why American rapper Jay Z should be judged over assault allegations leveled against him just like Puff Daddy. Attorney...
National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) have joined forces to establish farming clusters for...
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of petrol to...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have denied claims on a joint presidential ticket...
In its bid to rid Nigeria of expired and counterfeited drugs, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday, destroyed smuggled...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kassim Afegbua, has called on northern politicians not to bother discussing about the presidency in 2027 as the...
The Presidency, on Wednesday, addressed concerns about the implications of the opposition National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) victory in Ghana’s presidential election for the APC. Bwala downplayed...
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Jabi, Abuja, has sentenced an Internet fraudster, Praise Humphrey Igbo, also known as Jessica Allen, to one year imprisonment...
The naira slumped against the dollar at both official and parallel foreign exchange markets, the second since this week commenced. This is coming on the heels...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. SocialMediaTrends: How Nigerians are reacting to Edo APC chair’s threat to kill Okpebhelo’s critic...
World Football governing body, FIFA has officially announced that Saudi Arabia would host the 2034 men’s World Cup. Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim...
