Corporate Nigeria and some political titans turned up yesterday to celebrate the life and times of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Corporation Plc, Herbert...
Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, on Monday, accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of being responsible for the current economic hardship being faced by Nigerians. ...
Naira, on Monday, depreciated to N1,620/$ at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. The figure represents N20 or 1.25 percent depreciation compared to...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has described Sunday’s looting of a government warehouse in Abuja as a reflection of the frustration of majority of...
A video of John Okafor, the late actor fondly called ‘Mr Ibu‘, praying for Paul Okoye, the singer, in what appeared to be his final...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the reforms initiated by President Bola Tinubu would fortify Nigeria’s economic prosperity. Shettima spoke on Monday during the inauguration of the...
A house of Representatives committee is considering recommending an arrest warrant on the executives of Binance, the cryptocurrency company. The committee on financial crimes made...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has approved a 90-day window for those who improperly imported vehicles into the country to clear them. Mr. Abdullahi...
The United States supreme court has unanimously ruled that states in the country do not have the authority to take former President Donald Trump off...
A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has said that any Nigerian who is not disabled should not expect any palliatives from the government. According to...
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, says the Ministry will this week commence the distribution of 42,000 metric tons of grains across...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that the current policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cannot promote the needed economic growth of...
Former Anambra State Governor, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he cannot be prosecuted in Abuja for fraud crimes he...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye has urged state governors and senior civil servants to give President Bola...
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday asked Nigerians to share their views about the decisions it made at the end of its recent Monetary Policy...
The Labour Party presidential candidate during the last election, Mr Peter obi, has expressed disappointment in the government following the recent donation made by Ukraine. ...
Reno Omokri, a popular sociopolitical critic on Monday cautioned the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, against embarking on another nationwide strike. Omokri said any strike...
Social critic and human rights activist Aisha Yesufu, on Monday, said revolutionary has started in the country. Her statement follows an attack and looting of...
Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has challenged the federal government to confirm or deny if petrol subsidy has been restored. During his inauguration...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command says it has arrested 15 suspects in connection with the vandalism of a warehouse belonging to the Federal...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it successfully concluded a sale of government securities, issuing N1.053 trillion ($680 million) in short-term instruments. The...
Vice President Kashim Shettima says the federal government expects Nigerians to express their grievances over the current economic crisis in a responsible and mature way. ...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze, cloudiness and thunderstorms across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. In its weather outlook released on...
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi says residents of Southeast will not join their counterparts in other regions to protest against the high cost of living...
President Bola Tinubu has asked Qatari investors to bring their investments to Nigeria, saying public officials who demand bribes from them should be reported. Speaking...
Akin Osuntokun, director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council in the 2023 general election, says the “last-minute approach” by President Bola Tinubu towards resolving...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the military forcefully took away some suspects allegedly involved in oil bunkering...
President Bola Tinubu has signed an agreement with Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, to improve cooperation in seven sectors of the economy. The...
A foundation member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Osita Okechukwu has hit out at state governors over the non implementation of the 4th...
Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s response to the protest by the National Labour Congress (NLC) against economic hardship in the...
A five-year-old boy has been reportedly killed in a fatal motor accident involving an unregistered Bus Rapid Transit, BRT on Saturday at about 1: 30pm in...
Former lawmaker and social critic, Senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to the alleged looting of a warehouse belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of...
President Bola Tinubu said he received with deep sadness the news of the passing of two of Nigeria’s ace comic actors, John Okafor, famously known as...
President Bola Tinubu said he received with deep sadness the news of the passing of two of Nigeria’s ace comic actors, John Okafor, famously known as...
Ojema Ojotu, a member of the house of representatives, is proposing a bill to include power rotation in the constitution for all elections. Ojotu is...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested Ejike Chibuke Solomon, a 40-year-old businessman. The agency said Solomon was intercepted...
The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa has expressed sadness over the death of renowned Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as...
The immediate-past National Vice Chairman, Northwest, of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman has accused President Bola Tinubu of running a government of...
Mr Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, has said that Nigeria’s current constitution would not adequately address the nation’s economic predicaments and other...
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have looted a warehouse belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria, NEMA, over the current...
The Nigerian House of Representatives has summoned Binance CEO over alleged terrorism financing and money laundering. Ginger Onwusibe, the chairman of the House Committee on...
Barely 24 hours after the passing of veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu, his adopted daughter, Jasmine, has changed his personal Tiktok account of...
Economic and financial experts have lauded the decisions of the monetary policy committee (MPC) of the central bank at its first meeting in 2024. On...
Ini Edo, the actress, and Chinenye Nworah, the film producer, are in a legal battle over the ownership rights to ‘Shanty Town’. The six-part...
Akin Rotimi, the spokesperson of the house of representatives, has faulted Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, over her comment asking women to keep quiet...
Emeka Rollas, the national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), confirmed Ibu’s passing in an Instagram post on Saturday, wherein he also announced the...
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has asked aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state to embrace peace. In a statement issued...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday visited immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. Shettima met with Buhari in company of the Minister...
There are unconfirmed reports circulating on social media this evening that popular Nollywood actor John Okafor, known by his stage name Mr Ibu, has passed...
The federal government says repair of damaged sections on the Long Bridge, along the Lagos-Sagamu expressway, will commence on Monday. In a statement on Friday,...
The Nigerian Government says it has settled N120 million out of the $1.3 billion gas debt that has kept the nation in an unresolved electricity supply...
Vice President Kashim Shettima says the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as President is not by chance but a Divine blessing based on purity of his...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday celebrated the grace of “stewardship and leadership upon” the life of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,...
Legal luminary and human rights activist, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said President Bola Tinubu was right to have removed fuel subsidy. Besides supporting...
The federal government has invited heads of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) over poor power supply in their service areas....
Popular Nollywood actor, Quadri Oyebanji also known as Sisi Quadri, has been buried. Sisi Quadri was buried in his hometown of Iwo in Ede Local...
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has charged President Bola Tinubu to stop playing politics and address the issues of hunger and...
More facts have emerged on why the Nigeria Football Federation and former Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro parted ways. Peseiro announced on Friday he...
Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, has asked Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu more time to fix the country. Idris spoke on...
It is ten kilometres from the Port Harcourt International Airport to Wigwe International University in Isiokpo. From the airport junction deep into the hinterland, every turn...
Former Kaduna Senator, Shehu Sani, has advised President Bola Tinubu’s administration to work hard and fix the economy to avoid the looming protest of angry...
Africa’s richest man and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has recommended that Nigeria moves from resource-based to knowledge-based economy. Dangote made...
The federal government has secured the interim forfeiture of two vessels seized over illegal trafficking of crude oil in the Niger Delta region BACKGROUND ...
The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has responded to a recent jibe thrown at labour unions in the country by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had on...
The British Council in Nigeria has increased the fee for the academic international English language testing system (IELTS) examinations. This is the second time the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licences of 4,173 bureau de change (BDC) operators for failing to observe regulatory provisions. In a...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN. They will...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will ensure that the outstanding foreign exchange (FX) liabilities will be cleared in the next few days. ...
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has expressed optimism about emerging as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. Aiyedatiwa...
A former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, said the Oronsaye Report is outdated and needs to be updated before implementation. Sani stated this in an interview...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed cement companies in Nigeria to revert to old prices amid the hike in the cost of the commodity. David...
The federal government says it is demanding at least $10 billion as retribution from Binance for profiting from “its illegal transactions” in Nigeria. Bayo Onanuga,...
Paul Ibe, the senior spokesman to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has reminded Nigerians the promises made by President Bola Tinubu during his electioneering. He...
Controversial Nigerian singer, Portable, has left netizens in shock after defeating Kizz Daniel’s bodyguard, Kelvin Power in a boxing match. A viral video of the...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says foreign airlines have reopened their low-inventory tickets for Nigerians to access cheaper flights. Michael Achimugu, the authority’s director...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says those laying curses on Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the commission, should make better use of their time. Speaking...
The Central Bank of Nigeria have instructed all bank customers to link their National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN) to their bank account...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will restructure the country as promised earlier, but noted that a good foundation must be laid. ...
Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says previous direct development interventions by the financial regulator gulped over N10 trillion. Cardoso disclosed...
A suspected ritual killer, Adebayo Olamide Azeez, on Thursday revealed how he lured seven women through a dating app, “mychat” to their untimely death for ritual...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says its role in the divestment of international oil companies (IOCs) from onshore and shallow water assets in the...
President Bola Tinubu says it is unacceptable for the labour unions to call for a strike within the first nine months of an administration. Speaking...
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu, says efforts by the federal government to ameliorate the impacts of the economic hardship...
Paul Pogba, Juventus midfielder, has been banned from football for four years due to doping. Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (NADO) gave the verdict on Thursday...
The Senate has passed a bill for extension of service for employees of the National Assembly from 60 to 65 years. The bill, which had...
The National Chairman of Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure, has said that the party will sustain its push for a better Nigeria until it eventually gets...
President Bola Tinubu has vowed that he will fight the menace of corruption in Nigeria to ruin. Tinubu made this vow while speaking at the...
The United States has frowned on the new anti-LGBTQ law in Ghana. On Wednesday, Ghana’s parliament passed a new bill opposing the rights of...
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, established a 23-man committee to study the proposed restructuring of Federal Government agencies in line with the Stephen Oronsaye report....
Some police officers on mufti have attacked some residents of Lagos state with guns, machetes and bottles. The officers from the Area P...
The federal government says petrol importation into the country has dropped by 50 percent since the removal of the subsidy. Mohammed Idris, minister of information...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) says it feels undermined by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The TUC had backed out of the nationwide protest...
O’tega Ogra, senior special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on digital and new media, says it is not unusual for members of the president’s family to...
Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says Nigerians can absorb hardship and keep it moving. Kalu spoke on the floor of the...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its directive to telecom operators to bar telephone subscribers not linked to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) on or...
The federal government has reportedly detained two top executives of Binance, the cryptocurrency trading platform. According to Financial Times on Wednesday, the executives flew to Nigeria but...
A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central in the Senate, Senator Sani Shehu, has claimed that former President Muhammadu Buhari destroyed Nigeria’s economy, saying the former president...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has called on developers in the nation’s capital to always cooperate with the FCT Administration in the...
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has said that if not stopped, cryptocurrency trading website, Binance will destroy the Nigerian economy. He said the website would do this...