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...
The Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), remains the messiah for Nigerians and the party to beat in the...
The Abuja State Police Command has denied news making the rounds on social media that it arrested or rescued one hundred and fifteen (115) young mothers...
The Ondo State government has rejected the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state recorded in the recent update provided by the Nigeria Centre For...
Justice H. Baba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, adjourned the trial of a former National Security Adviser,...
Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham in an Instagram post revealed why actresses are more successful compared to their male counterparts in the movie industry. Toyin Abraham, a...
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF), has called for an end to open grazing, saying the current system of herding conducted mainly through open grazing by...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Nigeria is at a critical point, with the country’s economy projected to record a sluggish growth following its...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that for every N100 earned in 2021, Nigeria will be spending N60 servicing its fast-growing debts. This was revealed...
The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has given Nigerians assurance that the war against the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents will...
The Presidency, last week, ran out of patience with non-adherence to the recently signed Executive Order that makes the observance of COVID-19 protocols mandatory. President Muhammadu...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Monday, February 8, warned that efforts by a prominent northern Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi to ensure bandits embrace peace...
These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you. 1. Why corruption is prevalent in Nigeria – Amaechi The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on...
A notorious leader of bandits, Auwalu Daudawa, and six members of his gang on Monday, February 8, repented and surrendered 20 AK-47 rifles and one RPG...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday blamed the failure of successive governments in Nigeria to jail or severely punish thieves and treasury looters for...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop financing the Federal Government’s budget deficits in order to stop...
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday adjourned till March 5, the trial of former Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President...
The social media space in Nigeria on Monday was flooded with threats by #EndSARS protesters, who have vowed to hold a fresh protest at the Lekki...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has hailed the Kano State Government for banning an Islamic scholar, Shaykh Abdul Jabbar Kabara, over alleged provocative sermons. But Kabara...
Nigeria’s Naira is one of Africa’s low-performing currencies so far in 2021 after dropping 2.85 percent of its value against the United States dollar in the...
Two days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) banned cryptocurrency, the Tesla founder, Elon Musk, has thrown his weight behind Bitcoin. There have been debates...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo on Monday temporarily stopped the re-trial of a former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji...
The Senate will discuss the crisis that had trailed the activities of Fulani herdsmen across the country on Tuesday. The National Assembly is expected to resume...
February is the month of love, but investors seem to have none for Access Bank at the stock market as Ripples Nigeria discovered one week-long sell-off...
Lt Gen Tukur Buratai (Rtd), the immediate past Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has boasted of the incredible job he did while he was at head...
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has called on Nigerians from every region to reconcile with one another as the state celebrated the ‘3rd Plateau Day of...
There is tension in some parts of Oyo State as the Agbekoya Farmers’ Association on Sunday said that marauding herdsmen have launched guerrilla warfare on Yorubaland....
The Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps, Retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, has declared that Ibarapaland is safe and has been ridden...
