The United Kingdom has expressed happiness at a productive collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other Nigerian agencies to track illicit financial flows...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday ordered the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Agency (ICRC) and Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to provide details of their budget performances....
Police operatives in Anambra have arrested a suspected gunrunner in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a statement on...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members have appointed a Nigerian, Mr. Ademola Adeyemi-Bero, as Chairman of the Board of Governors for 2025. The...
The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, presented the N655.23 billion 2025 budget proposal to the State House of Assembly for consideration. The governor, who...
The Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has adjourned till December 12 for hearing of an application filed by the ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
The Nigerian equities market rebounded from the previous day’s loss with a profit of N60 billion for investors at the close of the day’s trading. This...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF). The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday vowed to sanction any airline that delay the refund of tickets to passengers. The NCAA Director of Public...
The former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, on Tuesday told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to thank God that the All Progressives...
The United States President-elect, Donald Trump, has ridiculed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the escalating trade tension between the neighbours. In a cheeky post on...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the detention of human rights activist, Dele Farotimi. In a statement marking the International Human Rights Day posted on...
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, presented the 2025 budget proposal of N605 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval. The governor,...
Police on Tuesday arraigned three employees of ATC Nigeria Base Station in Ogijo, Ogun State, were at the State Magistrate Court in Sagamu for allegedly diverting...
Super Eagles and Galatasaray forward, Victor Osimhen will be out for up to two weeks due to an injury he sustained recently. The Nigeria international sustained...
Former Super Eagles star, Brown Ideye has joined Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club, Enyimba. The 36-year-old centre forward signs for the Aba side, who are...
Nollywood actress Ruth Kadiri has taken to social media to call out movie producers who pressure actors to produce 1 million views on the first day of uploading YouTube...
Nigerian comedian Otagware Onokhoraye, popularly known as I Go Save has lamented the growing number of Nigerians begging him for small Christmas favours on social media....
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has expressed his concerns over the detention of human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi which he has condemned as a...
A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has denied bail to embattled human rights activist, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi was arrested by the police in...
Wimbart, a firm specialising in business and technology sectors across Africa and emerging markets, has expanded with two key hires—an Account Director in Nairobi, Kenya, and...
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to testify for the first time in his corruption case. Netanyahu...
Three people have been reportedly killed and over a dozen wounded in Russian attacks on southern and eastern Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian authorities...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Bayelsa State Government-owned Niger Delta University today declared an indefinite strike over the government’s alleged failure to...
Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi on Tuesday arrived at the Chief Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, shortly before 10am in a police...
Omowunmi Akinnifesi, former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN), who won the title in 2005, has told those who care to listen that she is a virgin at the age...
Newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has promised to end the menace of the Lakurawa terror sect that has been terrorising...
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has declared its readiness to sanction any airlines that delay tickets refund to passengers. NCAA Director of Public Affairs and...
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Abuja High Court, on Tuesday, rejected a bail application by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The court’s ruling which cited...
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Monday, declared that he told his daughters to make sure they retaliate if they were slapped by their...
The South-East caucus in the Senate has given its nod to the four tax reform bills proposed by President Bola Tinubu, but with a caveat –...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has emphasized the importance of effective implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act...
The Senate Committee on Finance on Monday issued a stern warning to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) that fail to appear before it: zero allocation in...
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WE will do the unusual in our discourse today. We will copiously quote Nigeria’s president, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his address to a university convocation...
There seems to be an emerging pattern in some of the major elections conducted in Africa so far, hinting at an emergent character of democracy in...
It could be recalled that, in the month of September 2023, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, unveiled a fleet of 70 buses for metro transport...
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has strongly opposed the proposed value-added tax (VAT) sharing formula in the tax reform bills, citing constitutional breaches....
After a week of strong showing by the naira last week, the Nigerian currency slumped marginally against the dollar at both the official and parallel foreign...
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Corruption fight must begin at the top – Obasanjo Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun...
Shehu Sani, a former senator and vocal advocate for democratic principles, has issued a stern warning to federal lawmakers, urging them to uphold the dignity of...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the former administration led by Godwin Obaseki withheld books donated to the state by President Bola Tinubu for...
The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has appointed Andrew Nwoba as the new Clerk of the Senate, effective December 11, 2024. This move was confirmed during...
Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have announced a partnership to develop the solid minerals sector by extracting and processing iron ore into steel. This collaboration marks a...
In a coordinated operation on Monday, security forces led by the Police successfully rescued 36 kidnapped victims in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State....
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for the fight against corruption to start with accountability at the highest levels of government, emphasizing that effective...
The Nigerian equities market began the new week on Monday, December 9, 2024 with a loss, as investors lost N62bn at the end of the trading...
Darlington Okoye, popularly known in music circles as Speed Darlington or “AKPI, has now been charged to court for defaming Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy. Recall...
Deji Adeyanju, the lawyer representing Darlington Okoye aka Speed Darlington or “AKP said on Monday the Imo State Police Command has refused to release his client...
A California class-action lawsuit has been launched against Apple for over the distribution of sexual content for children on iCloud. The New York Times claimed in...
