Nigerians – both users and startups – involved in cryptocurrency will lose out on a new Bitcoin investment which Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey and American rapper,...
The federal government has warned Nigerians against ethnocising crime in the country and also resist the tendency of seeing crime in relation to one ethnic group...
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has declared that though, zoning system is not in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is...
Background The #EndSARS protests began in the first week of October 2020, when a video went viral on social media showing an operative with the now-defunct...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 1,005 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 144,521. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Friday...
Nigeria on Friday recorded 1,005 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Opeyemi Bamidele, said on Friday the ongoing membership revalidation and registration exercise in the All Progressives Congress (APC) would...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday reported a continued decline in COVID-19 cases globally. The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, who stated this at a...
Nigeria’s minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, said the Federal Government is drafting a Strategic Growth Revenue Initiative (SGRI) 2.0 to improve Nigeria’s...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, on Friday expressed optimism that the university workers would suspend their strike by February 15. The minister,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Oyo State have commenced merger talks ahead of the 2023 election. Major stakeholders from both...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court, Lagos, challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to extend the tenure of the...
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed concern that some elites and elected public office holders were plotting to take advantage of the current crisis generated...
The Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has dismissed as shocking and disappointing claim that he promoted negative perception of Fulani herdsmen in the country. The Bauchi...
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday narrated how the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) allegedly duped the state of N400 million, over failed projects....
Lagos State has conducted no fewer than 322,217 valid COVID-19 sample tests since inception of the pandemic, so says the State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed came to the defense of arms bearing Fulani herdsmen, saying they carry AK-47 for self defence. According to the governor, who...
At a time when farmers-herdsmen conflict is threatening to tear the South-West region apart, and sow ethnic tension across Nigeria, prominent political office holders are speaking...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. EFCC closes case in ‘Mama Boko Haram’s trial for alleged N40m fraud The Economic and...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 938 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Thursday closed its case in the ongoing trial of Aisha Alkali Wakil, aka “Mama Boko Haram,” for alleged...
The Nigerian stock market rebounded from three consecutive days’ losses as investors gained N170 billion at Thursday’s trading. At end of the day’s trading, equity capitalisation...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ordered the country’s airlines to stop the airlifting of passengers from Nigeria to Dubai as part of its COVID-19 measures....
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said on Thursday the criminal herdsmen currently holding Nigerians to ransom in various parts of the country are foreigners who...
Business outlets are counting their losses as Nigerians dim the lights on this year’s Valentine’s Day celebration, a day set aside for lovers across the world...
For the umpteenth time, the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday expressed doubt if President Muhammadu Buhari is still controlling the country’s affairs. The playwright...
A twin blast rocked the Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday. The explosion, which was suspected to be...
The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, is dead. He died on Thursday at the age of 91. “Baba Kekere,” who ruled Lagos...
The Lagos State Government on Thursday warned youths against any form of protest at the Lekki tollgate on Saturday, February 13. The state Commissioner for Information,...
The capital inflow to the financial sector in 2020 Full Year was largely dominated by foreign-owned banks, with Nigerian-owned banks playing second fiddle in the quest...
A 31-year-old cleric, Pastor Anietie Inyang, has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly sodomising a 12-year-old boy in Ikot Ebak village,...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has declared that the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of promoters of the #EndSARS...
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday frowned at state governors in the North-West negotiating with bandits, insisting that such negotiation is fuelling banditry in the country. The...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 1,131 new COVID-19 cases take Nigeria’s total to 142,578. Deaths, recoveries updated Nigeria on Wednesday...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 1,131 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Federal Government and the non-teaching staff of Nigerian universities will resume their meeting on Thursday. The meeting between the two parties held earlier this month...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), absolved the Federal Government of blame in the freezing of #ENDSARS campaigners’ accounts. The Central Bank of Nigeria...
The House of Representatives has set up a 40-member joint committee to screen the new Service Chiefs. The Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, announced this...
Ten Nigerian banks lend N14.36 trillion to retail and corporate customers in nine months 2020, with nine banks increasing their loans to both segment of customers,...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you 1. 141,391 police personnel promoted in Nigeria since 2019 – IGP The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed...
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 1,056 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said on Tuesday Kebbi remained an All Progressives Congress (APC) frontline state. Malami, according to...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, said on Tuesday at least 141,391 police personnel have been promoted in the Force since 2019. The IGP, who stated...
Nigeria’s stock market continued to plunge after the All-Share Index (ASI) dropped to 54.15 basis points on Tuesday. Trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock...
The ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday joined the group of party stalwarts opposing the ongoing registration and revalidation exercise...
Nigeria will receive 16 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the United Kingdom in the first half of this year. The British High Commissioner, Catriona Laing,...
Bandits have killed 23 persons in attacks across five local government areas of Kaduna State in the last 24 hours. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security...
The General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will meet on February 15 to consider the appointment of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi...
The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, said on Tuesday his colleagues in other northern states have agreed to revive the legacies of the region’s late premier,...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday the Kano-Maradi (Niger Republic) rail project would foster trans-Sahara trade and contribute to the expected gains in the African Continental...