Claim: Nigeria’s unemployment rate in 2020 was 32.5% and poverty rate in 2021 is 40% Verdict: According to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, the fourth quarter...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. Plateau Assembly gives Gov Lalong two weeks to check insecurity The Plateau State House of...
The Plateau State House of Assembly has given Governor Simon Lalong two weeks to address the state’s security challenges. The Chairman of House Committee on Information,...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of all weekly markets in the state. The move aimed at checking the growing...
The United Nations Education Funds (UNICEF) said on Saturday at least 1000 students have been abducted by bandits in Nigeria since December 2020. In a statement...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Saturday dismissed a report that a retired senior officer with the Nigerian Navy, Kunle Olawunmi, has been declared wanted over his...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elective national convention will hold on October 31 in Abuja. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this to journalists...
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to have worsened as a Cross Rivers High Court has again, restricted the embattled National Chairman of...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has again raised the alarm on the rising debt profile of the country while imploring the Federal Government to ensure prudent management...
The Deputy-President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, last week, took what appeared an indirect swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. This follows his charge...
He has been very much around in the political terrain. His political savvy and ability to meander through the uncharted waters of the stillborn democracy had...
If you ask any Nigerian student doctor what their plans are after finishing their education, the natural answer will be to leave the country. In fact,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Secondus resumes in PDP headquarters after court’s order The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors on Friday dismissed reports that they demanded the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus. Secondus, who was reinstated...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has resumed office just 24 hours after his reinstatement by the Kebbi State High Court....
At least 32 abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, have regained their freedom. The students were released by the bandits at a village in...
The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, on Friday admitted that he had a disagreement in some areas with his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola. The governor, who disclosed...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly abducted six people at Zangon Shanu community in Zaria, Kaduna State. Residents told journalists the bandits invaded the community...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Friday Nigeria would remain a very strong and indivisible entity despite its present challenges. The ex-President stated this during the...
The Federal Government has directed the Federal Ministry of Health to implement a ‘no work, no pay’ policy for the striking resident doctors and other concerned...
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says Nigerians are an ungrateful lot for daring to blame the President over the...
Governor Abubakar Bello of Nigeria State on Friday morning received the just released students of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya, Tegina, Niger State in the state capital, Minna....
A new survey conducted by the Africa Polling Institute (API) has revealed that the trust Nigerians had in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has dropped to...
The Nigerian currency again traded weaker against the U.S dollars at the unregulated segment of the foreign exchange (forex) as currency dealers continued to take advantage...
The remaining 136 students of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya, Tegina, Niger State who were kidnapped from their school about 89 days ago have regained their freedom. According...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. Ohanaeze threatens to ban Uzodinma over alleged withdrawal from agreement on open grazing The apex...
The apex South-East socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has threatened to ban the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, from the organization over alleged withdrawal from the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Thursday the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, is not guilty of stirring hatred among Nigerians contrary to claim by...
The Kebbi State High Court on Thursday reinstated Prince Uche Secondus as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Nusirat Umar, a vacation judge,...
A former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The National Director of Publicity,...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday asked President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to address issues raised during his last week’s interview with the media instead...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) met on Thursday and resolved to continue the ongoing nationwide strike. The association’s decision came a few days after...
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recorded profit after tax of N287 Billion in 2020, the first in 44 years....
On Wednesday Naira weakened significantly against the U.S. dollar at the official market, but remained stable at the black market window. Data posted by FMDQ, where...
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.01 percent in the second quarter (April, May, June) of 2021, according to the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS)....
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. Okowa, Adebanjo, Baba-Ahmed point the way forward for nation at Ripples Nigeria dialogue (Live update)...
A former Secretary to the Imo State Government, Uche Onyeagocha, on Wednesday demanded the unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),...
The Presidency on Wednesday condemned Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, for stirring up hatred among the country’s ethnic groups. Ortom had on Friday criticised President Muhammadu...
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, on Wednesday revealed that intelligence gathering was key if the fight against bandits...
A former presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu, has revealed the reason why terrorists successfully infiltrated and attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy...
2:41 pm – Southern voters do not vote. For every one southern voter, there are two northern voters. It is a ratio 2:1 — Professor Yusuf...
Nigerians who chose to use the black market on Tuesday due to easy access to foreign currency were forced to pay more than they did on...
With the current challenges bedevilling the country, concerned stakeholders have continued to brainstorm on solutions in order to ensure stability and prosperity within the polity. As...
The brazen attack on Nigeria’s premier military training institution, the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, has proven the further failure and ineptitude of the administration of...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. PDP CRISIS: Akinwonmi steps in as Acting Nat’l Chairman, suspends NWC meeting The Acting Chairman...
President Muhammadu Buhari, last week, could not hide his fears of being tagged a failure when he leaves office in May 2023. This fear feeling is...
About six of the 136 students kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger State by bandits have reportedly died of illness while in captivity. The development...
The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Yemi Akinwonmi, on Tuesday suspended the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting indefinitely. Akinwonmi, who was the...
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has raised the alarm that about 1,094 returning travellers from red-listed countries like India, South Africa, Brazil, and Turkey,...
