Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike, over...
Nigerian fintech companies have warned their customers against trading in cryptocurrency or any virtual currency on their apps, threatening to block any accounts found engaging in...
A federal high court in Kano has issued an order restraining the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) from implementing...
Suspected repentant Boko Haram terrorists have reportedly set ablaze the checkpoints of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in...
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has described the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi’s allegation against him as unfounded accusations aimed...
President Bola Tinubu says he is open to the idea of a “living wage” for Nigerian workers. In a message to mark International Workers Day...
Two Nigerian fintech companies have paused enrollment of new customers following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The affected fintechs are Opay...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has confirmed that 1,402,490 candidates out of 1,842,464 failed to score 200 out of 400 marks, in the 2024...
Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State has again come under attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The attack, which occurred late Sunday evening,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the American International School Abuja (AISA) has refunded the fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past...
The American International School of Abuja (AISA) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees...
Agboola Ajayi, a former deputy governor of Ondo, has been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primary election in the state. ...
The Nigerian Government has suspended the operations of Dana Air. The order followed an incident involving a Dana Air plane at Lagos airport on April 23,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has slammed a fresh charge at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against the embattled former governor...
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, withdrew $720,000 from the state’s coffers to pay...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a further reduction in the prices of diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre, respectively. The development...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the charges on alleged N80 billion fraud filed by the Federal Government against...
Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has clinched the gubernatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Aiyedatiwa’s emergence from the primaries was announced by Governor...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship Primary Election Committee in Ondo State has declared the Saturday exercise inconclusive. This is according to a statement by the...
Another faction of the All Progressives Congress in Ganduje Ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, Kano State, on Sunday announced the suspension of the party’s National...
The Nigeria Police Force has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The ADC was...
Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, on Saturday set a new Guinness World Record for the longest marathon chess. The chestmaster confirmed this in a post...
The Federal Government has placed Yahaya Bello, the immediate-past governor of Kogi state on its watchlist. Security agencies in the country have been alerted and the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello wanted. This followed the inability of the former governor to...
A Kano State High Court on Wednesday affirmed the suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman. The court, while granting an exparte...
Popular Instagram celebrity Pascal Okechukwu also known as Cubana Chief Priest has pleaded not guilty for alleged naira abuse. He pleaded not guilty to the three-count...
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday commenced probing controversial foreign and domestic loans and grants secured by the immediate past administration of Mallam Nasir...
Some stakeholders of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, in the 19 Northern States, under the aegis of Concerned NNPP Stakeholders, have passed a vote of...
A Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Friday, sentenced convicted cross dresser, Idris Okuneye (alias Bobrisky), to six months in prison for abuse of...
A dispatch rider, Monday Osazuwa, on Friday, narrated to the Special Offences Court in Lagos how the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele,...
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months in jail with no...
Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo better known as Junior Pope is still alive. According to reports online, the actor, who was said to have drowned...
Popular Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo aka Jnr Pope was among four actors who lost their lives on their way back from a location for a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered N30 billion from the investigation of Betta Edu, suspended minister of humanitarian affairs. On...
The presidency has chided Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, over his recent comments on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. In a statement issued at the...
The federal government has approved Thursday April 11 as an additional public holiday for this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Aishetu Ndayako, permanent secretary in the...
The embattled Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has rejected his impeachment by the state House of Assembly, describing it as illegal. NE earlier reported that...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has appointed Omobayo Marvellous Godwins, a 38-year-old engineer, as his new deputy. This follows the removal of Comrade Philip...
Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the deputy governor of the State, Philip Shaibu. The impeachment was sequel to the report submitted by Justice S.A....
Popular Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, and his wife, Mabel, have separated after 20 years of “friendship/marriage”. The comedian confirmed the development in...
The Federal Government is to launch three new national identity cards in May this year and has a target of providing them for about 104...
The Nigerian Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 9th April and Wednesday, 10th April, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid El-Fitr celebration. The Minister of...
Liverpool have failed to go back to the top of the Premier League, following a thrilling 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Sunday. The Reds needed...
Cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye on Friday pleaded guilty to a four-count charge of abuse of the naira and money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the student loans re-enactment bill into law. The signing of the bill by the president came after the...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese President. The 44-year-old Faye becomes Senegal’s youngest President. He took over from Macky Sall on...
Two students of Federal University Wukari, Taraba state, have been abducted. Kidnappers had stormed a students’ hostel at about 10.30pm on Monday and abducted the...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has successfully restored the national grid following a system disturbance at 4:28 p.m. on Thursday. In a...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, and other dignitaries have hailed President Bola Ahmed on his 72nd...
The Nigerian Army has declared Eight persons wanted in connection with the killing of 17 soldiers in the Okuama community in Delta state. The Nigerian...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has accused youths of Okuama community in Delta State of removing vital body parts of the 17...
Ahmad Gumi, the Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, says he had “productive interaction” with security agencies who invited him over his comments on the activities of bandits in...
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has confirmed the escape of Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance regional manager for Africa. A statement by Zakari...
One of the two Binance executives detained in Nigeria for alleged tax evasion and other offences, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has reportedly escaped from custody. In February,...
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists about midnight of Saturday attacked a military base in Gujba town, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, killing a soldier....
Kaduna State Governor, Sen. Uba Sani has announced the release of the over 200 Kuriga school children who were kidnapped by suspected bandits. The Governor made...
In line with last Tuesday’s resolution of the Edo State House of Assembly, the Chief judge of the State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa has set up a...
No fewer than 97 persons have been declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters following the deteriorating security situation across the nation. The wanted persons include...
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First...
One week after the authorities of Nigeria Customs Service opened the Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, the government of Niger Republic on Friday...
President Bola Tinubu has said that those alleging embellishments in the 2024 budget did not understand arithmetic. Recall that the 2024 budget was shrouded in...
The supremacy fight between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Labour Party, LP, continued yesterday, with the union picketing the headquarters and secretariats of the...
Zenith Bank Plc has announced the foremost banker, Dr. Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. This appointment was disclosed...
The Federal Government says it has uncovered the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with comprehensive information on all persons...
Introducing the World to its All-Round FastCharge 2.0 and HyperSpeed Lab for the first time Infinix, a trendy tech brand crafted for young consumers, is thrilled...
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of having a track record of ignoring...
The draw for this year’s Champions League quarter-final have been conducted on Friday. Former Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, was tasked with picking the balls....
Less than 48 hours after the federal government announced the indefinite suspension of the student loan scheme, President Bola Tinubu has sent a bill to the...
The Supreme Court has upheld the order of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja which granted the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP,...
Senator Abdul Ningi says the can of worms he opened in the Senate cannot be controlled. The Senate slammed a 3-month suspension on Ningi, lawmaker...
Access Holdings Plc (the Holdco) has announced that Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is returning as its Non-Executive Chairman. This decision was made after the untimely passing of...
Senator Abdul Ningi has resigned his position as the Chairman of Northern Senators Forum. Ningi said his resignation was necessitated by unfolding events in the National...
Recognized for Marketing Excellence and Received TikTok for Business Overseas Marketing Awards Infinix, a trendy tech brand crafted for young consumers, is thrilled to announce its exceptional...
The crescent moon, signifying the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan, has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. The moon was spotted on Sunday evening. This...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to give back the food items they seized at the border communities to the rightful owners,...
British-Nigerian, Anthony Joshua has knocked down Francis Ngannou. The former UFC heavyweight champion was knocked out cold in just two rounds by the former unified heavyweight...
You must have heard the bizarre news that the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari was allegedly forged to effect the disbursement of $6,230,000 by the...
A forensic analyst has told a federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama that the documents used to request the payment of $6.2 million for...
The Edo State House of Assembly has served an impeachment notice on the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Shaibu’s impeachment notice might not be unconnected to his...
The Nigerian Government on Tuesday debunked reports that the United Arab Emirates, UAE, has resumed visa services for Nigerian citizens wishing to visit the country. NE...
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said yesterday that SIM cards previously linked to the National Identification Numbers, NIN, were barred because they were bad. It also...
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Abuja after a two-day official visit to the State of Qatar. The presidential jet, NAF 001, that conveyed the...
A Nollywood actor, Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji. popularly known as Sisi Quadri is reportedly dead. Oyebamiji’s death was announced by some of his colleagues in the Yoruba...
Jose Peseiro has confirmed he is no longer the head coach of the Super Eagles. The Portuguese tactician revealed this in a terse post on social...
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...
After years of clamour by Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu on Monday ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report. By implementing the report, several agencies...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the full implementation of the Oronsaye report. The Oronsaye report on public sector reforms, submitted in 2012, revealed that there...
Ortega Ogra, senior special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on digital media and new media, has responded to a comparison of economic reforms in Nigeria and...
President Bola Tinubu has named Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote group; Tony Elumelu, group chairman of Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp) and other stakeholders in an...
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says President Bola Tinubu’s effort to solve Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges is commendable despite that he inherited a “dead...
In a desperate bid to tackle the economic hardship in the country, President Bola Tinubu on Sunday created an economic advisory committee comprising the federal government,...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25th, 2023 election, Peter Obi, has said haven experienced what old politics has in store,...
The private residence of the Minister of State in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, was engulfed by fire on Sunday afternoon. The...
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, raid on Bureau De Change operators across...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress to shelve its proposed nationwide protest. On...