Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described as unusual the absence of President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Kashim Shettima, from the country at the same...
The federal government says it is not true that there are discussions between Nigeria and some foreign countries on the siting of foreign military bases...
Faithful Ebube Ejealor, a 15-year-old student of Hallel College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has revealed the secret behind his 354 score in the 2024 Unified Tertiary...
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has debunked viral reports alleging that his administration has so far borrowed N10 billion from foreign bodies. A report earlier...
The United States of America Consul General to Nigeria, Will Stevens, has underscored the critical need for predictable regulation to accelerate the growth of Nigeria’s digital...
Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu has said President Bola Tinubu is not to blame for the present economic crisis in Nigeria. Kalu made this statement on...
The Edo state house of assembly has suspended three lawmakers over an alleged plot to impeach the speaker and other principal officers. Blessing Agbebaku, speaker...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima is billed to attend the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Shettima will represent...
Uchechi Kanu, wife of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has visited the Biafra agitator in custody of the Department of...
Oluyinka Olumide, commissioner for physical planning and urban development in Lagos, says 80 percent of buildings in the Ibeju Lekki-Epe corridor have no government approval. ...
Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IE) has announced the reduction of its electricity tariff for customers under Band A from N225/kWh to N206.80/kWh. In a...
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, says there is a conflict of interest in the federal government...
The Nigerian government has said there is no going back on the recent electricity tariff hike despite the two-week request issued by the Trade Union Congress...
The Mundubawa country home of former governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau has been gutted by Fire, destroying the sitting room of his second Wife, Halima Shekarau. ...
A former senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani has said that devolution of power and reform of the electoral system must be of utmost priority in...
Revelation has emerged that the alleged masterminds of the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna are commanding camps at strategic locations in the northern part of the country....
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Kingsley Moghalu, has accused Nigerian leaders of not truly interested in solving the country’s problems. Moghalu...
The Nigerian Bar Association has cleared 37 contestants vying for various positions in its forthcoming election. This was contained in a document cited newsmen on Sunday...
The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam has said the services of youth corps members were crucial to ensuring the safety, security and well-being of...
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have charged the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, to ensure adequate power supply or vacate the Southeast for others who...
The United kingdom, UK, has said that only international students coming in for their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) studies were eligible to bring in dependents to...
The Igbos in diaspora have again canvassed for justice, equity and fair-play in the trial of terrorism offences brought against the leader of the Indigenous People...
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...
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, says it’s not a cyber crime to say Nigeria police are corrupt. Amadi...
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Sunday warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be strategic about his approach to the Northern...
Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, BRGIE, has countered the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on a date for sit-at-home in honour of slayed Biafran heroes of the...
Veteran journalist, Dele Momodu has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of “misfiring” in the ongoing case against former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello. Momodu...
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the last election in Delta State, Olorogun Barr Kenneth Omemavwa Gbagi, FNIM OON, is dead....
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on Saturday described as a wicked and false report that the Ohanaeze was planning to apologize to the Fulani community over the...
The Kano State Government has assured the safety of media practitioners in the state, claiming they are highly protected. The comments are in reaction to...
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has alleged that some agencies of the government are now calling him names and organizing...
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, said it was the ‘establishment of criminality’ that made the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,...
The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has alleged that some government officials and security personnel are aiding insecurity, especially, banditry in the country. The governor made...
Some northern leaders have cautioned against allowing the US and French governments to relocate their military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria. In a letter...
Naziru Idris Yau, a journalist with Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), has been hit by a stray bullet inside the government house in Kano state. TheCable...
The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has said the Tertiary Education Trust Fund will defund any non-performing Centre of Excellence it established eight years ago....
The federal government has inaugurated a substation and a transformer to boost transmission wheeling capacity by 123 megawatts (MW). Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, who...
Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro (PDP Benue South) has called for an immediate end to the incessant killings in parts of the senatorial district by Fulani...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assured that it will continue with the alleged N70bn corruption case against the Minister of State for...
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...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has unbundled the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) by establishing the Nigerian Independent System Operator of Nigeria Limited (NISO). ...
Organized Labour, consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, has outlined details of its proposed N615,000 minimum wage. The...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an additional proof of evidence against Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)....
Aderemi Adeoye, who recently retired as a commissioner of police, has dismissed claims that he described himself as a billionaire. He also denied saying he...
The Court of Appeal has set aside the Lokoja High Court order against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, in...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, has said the huge purchases of food items by the government as palliatives for distribution...
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Sunny Onuesoke has thrown his weight behind Nigeria Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo on his move to...
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...
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has ordered full implementation of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Amendment Act, 2024, to prevent terrorists fring the...
Protesters from Zamfara State on Friday occupied the entrance to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. They are asking the...
The installation of the current Balogun of Ibadanland, Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland may not come anytime soon.. Recall that the...
Former Kaduna senator and social critic, Shehu Sani, has said that Nigeria should not only be the giant of Africa in population, but in all sectors...
A legal activist and constitutional lawyer, Wilfred Molokun, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to quit the incessant media trials of immediate past...
A former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, has accused Israel of targeting children in its war in the Gaza Strip. Ahmad said...
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has condemned the demolition of properties valued at over N11 billion belonging to Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the interventions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Security Adviser (NSA) in the foreign exchange (FX) market have...
Veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, has suggested why Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike are fighting....
Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says state governors can afford to pay the proposed N615,000 minimum wage if they get their priorities...
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...
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo has demanded for accountability of N5 billion approved by the Federal...
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has disclosed plans to review the rates of mining licences and other fees payable by mining...
Governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said they are reviewing their fiscal spaces to arrive at an improved minimum wage for workers....
The University of Abuja branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike in the school. The union announced its...
Edward Buba, director of defence media operations, says two military personnel of the Nigerian Army are facing court martial over the airstrike that killed Kaduna residents...
The presidency, on Wednesday, released a video to back its claim on securing a $600 million investment commitment from A.P Moller-Maersk, a Danish shipping company. In the video,...
The federal government says it will begin scrutinising the capacity of gas companies to build pipelines for gas distribution as a requirement for the issuance of...
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has recounted how a 17-year-old boy mesmerised him with his internet fraud skills. Speaking...
The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria, MULAN, has declared that there are many defects and flaws in the current 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of...
David Umahi, minister of works, has been criticised for his exchange with Laila Johnson-Salami, an Arise News correspondent. The exchange occurred during a stakeholders...
Police have arrested the alleged mastermind of the killing of passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train. The incident happened in March 2022. The mastermind was...
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has told the former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello to surrender himself to the authorities. Clark, who is the leader...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, adjourned till May 17 for the continuation of trial in the money laundering suit filed against Binance...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has dismissed claims that the ongoing rehabilitation of the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State was the...
The Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives candidate for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency in the 2023 elections, Austin Okai, has said President Bola Tinubu knows the enormity...
Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole has described the current N30,000 minimum wage as a joke. Oshiomhole said the pay package of workers should increase in...
Governors in the south-south geopolitical zone have declared support for the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. The geopolitical zone comprises Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Akwa...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has threatened legal action against the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, over the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. SERAP charged...
The Nigerian Senate has made it clear that the statements regarding the potential increase of the age limit to 18 years were individual viewpoints. The Senate...
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has increased deposit insurance coverage for all licensed deposit-taking financial institutions. NDIC disclosed this in a post on its...
Tokunbo Wahab, commissioner for environment and water resources, says the state has uncovered apartments under the Dolphin estate bridge where tenants pay N250,000 in annual...
South-South Governors have unanimously applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The governors gave the commendation at a meeting...
Nigerian entrepreneur, Cubana Chief Priest, has arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State for the continuation of his naira abuse trial. On...
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared sit-at-home across the Southeast on May 30. IPOB said the sit-at-home was to honour Biafran heroes who...
Bayo Onanuga, spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, has thrown his weight in support of the Minister of Works, Engineer Dave Umahi, alleging that the presidential candidate...
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...
Dinah Lawan, one of the freed Chibok schoolgirls, says she got discouraged from pursuing her education after she was released from captivity. In April 2014,...
Ebonyi State governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru has approved the increment of civil servants’ salaries by N10,000. He also approved the recruitment of 1,700 teachers to...
A chieftain of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to approve N200,000 as the minimum wage for...
Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, has blamed bad road infrastructure and insecurity under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for...
Maryanne, the wife of the presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party in the 2019 general elections, Kingsley Moghalu, has been heavily criticised for warning investors...
The Organised Labour has given the Federal Government till May ending to finalise the process of implementing the new national minimum wage for workers. The...
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi has said the Group Chief Executive Officer and founder of The Landmark Group, Paul Onwuanibe, cannot claim compensation from the Federal...
The federal government has commenced the payment of compensation to some property owners affected by the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project. David Umahi,...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has commended Nigerian Workers for their resilience and doggedness in the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to prioritizing workers’ welfare, declaring that “the well-being of Nigerian workers is...
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...
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, has promised to stand in solidarity with the Staff of the Commission and Officers of the Nigeria...
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has alleged that Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, is inciting people of the southeast, especially...
Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, says the devaluation of naira created the biggest mess for the company in 2023. Dangote spoke on Tuesday...