The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has urged for the removal of Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum...
The federal government has declared Wednesday as a public holiday to mark the Workers’ Day celebration. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, announced the public holiday...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the much talked-about prospects of wage increments for the Nigerian worker remain a mirage despite prolonged pledges and...
The Abia State Government has said that it is monitoring the conversation going on between the Federal Government and organized labour on proposed salary increase for...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has passed a vote of ‘no confidence’ on the Federal Government, saying that the minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has failed...
The house of representatives has invited the minister of petroleum resources over the persistent petrol scarcity in the country. President Bola Tinubu is the minister...
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) says plans are underway to extradite Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance regional manager for Africa, to Nigeria for prosecution. Garba...
The upper legislative chamber experienced a rowdy session on Tuesday after three senators engaged in a heated debate. Danjuma Goje, senator representing Gombe central, and...
There was power outage on Monday while Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, briefed the senate committee on power on the rationale behind the federal government’s recent...
Amid worsening fuel scarcity across the country, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has threatened to cripple the supply of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS,...
President Bola Tinubu says currency management in the country is necessary to remove the artificial element of the value of the naira. Tinubu spoke on...
The House of Representatives has ordered the suspension of the hike of electricity tariff by the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. It also summoned the...
The Senate has said that there was no backdoor arrangement to reinstate the suspended lawmaker, Abdul Ningi ( Bauchi Central). This was made known on Monday...
The World Bank has pledged to continue to support the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector in Nigeria. Dr Ndiame Diop, the new Country Director of the...
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out two separate suits questioning the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s primary election that produced...
Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, says investors are now showing interest in the electricity sector because the federal government increased electricity tariff for Band A customers....
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for going on with the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway...
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, revealed that the People Democratic Party, PDP, will lose a sitting governor in...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out by Wednesday, April 31. Mr...
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, said social media have become a priority and issue of national security. Ribadu stated this in Abuja at a...
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...
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...
A former Director of Information Technology of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, John Ayoh, has explained how he collected $600,000 allegedly for contract gratification for...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has okayed an interim order to freeze about 1 146 bank accounts allegedly linked to unauthorized foreign exchange transactions by...
Former spokesman of ex-Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, on Monday, cautioned President Bola Tinubu against betraying ex-governors of Kaduna State, Nasir...
Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, the self-styled Onitsha-based pastor better known as Odumeje, says he will stop the naira from further depreciating against the dollar. Odumeje spoke...
A federal high court in Abuja has granted an interim order to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze at least 1,146 bank accounts...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Monday released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME results. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede,...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME results. Over 1.94 million candidates registered and sat the...
A federal high court in Abuja has reprimanded the federal government for lack of diligent prosecution in the charge filed against Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert...
A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State on Monday, vacated the bench warrant issued for the arrest of a former state Commissioner for Finance,...
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday challenged the jurisdiction of an Ikeja Special Offences Court to hear the alleged abuse...
Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, has faulted Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi, for his interference in the saga involving Yahaya Bello and the Economic...
President Bola Tinubu says investors should take advantage of the opportunities in Nigeria and “invest early and deeply”. Tinubu spoke on Sunday at the World...
A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Monday slammed N10 million fine on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and three others for fundamental rights...
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the fuel scarcity being experienced in parts of the country. NANS, in a statement by the Senate...
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has increased the minimum wage of workers in the state civil service to N70,000, beginning from May 1, 2024. Obaseki disclosed...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Kenya to represent President Bola Tinubu at the International Development Association (IDA21) summit. In a statement, Stanley Nkwocha,...
The Defence Headquarters has announced the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle, will visit Nigeria in May. This was disclosed in...
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has commenced an enforcement initiative aimed at reclaiming a vital drainage channel, System 1 Drainage Channel midstream...
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said President Bola Tinubu has given the green light to commence the design of the 1000-kilometre Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway....
Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, said the government of President Bola Tinubu cannot change Nigeria’s economic fortunes. Suswam made this statement in an...
The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission has revealed that all the products in the Abuja-based Chinese Supermarket were labelled in Yen – the Chinese official...
Former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam, has kicked against the establishment of State Police, declaring that Nigeria would “go down” if governors had such powers. “I...
President Bola Tinubu has secured an investment of $600 million from Danish shipping and logistics company A.P. Moller-Maersk to expand existing port infrastructure to accommodate more...
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, says the nation must not allow further spilling of the blood of innocent Nigerians...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is set to release the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, is...
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 immediate-past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday, asked his counterpart in Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to come out of his hiding and answer...
As acute petrol supply challenges enter its second week, independent marketers have explained that issues that led to the scarcity of the product would take another...
Ola Olukoyede, chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has appointed Michael Nzekwe as his chief of staff. As part of a restructuring...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it is all out to tackle rising inflation in Nigeria. The acting director of the Banking Supervision Department...
The Returning Officer for the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the April 20 governorship primaries in Ward 10 of Akoko Southwest Local Council area of Ondo...
President Bola Tinubu says the removal of fuel subsidy was needed to reset Nigeria’s economy. Tinubu made the statement while speaking as one of the...
The American International school in Federal Capital Territory has provided additional information and context to clarify the issues around its decision to send fees paid...
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has urged people to stop praying that President Bola Tinubu succeeds. Amadi...
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...
Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff, has called on Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or religion to unite and fight Nigeria’s common enemies. Speaking at the...
Ned Nwoko, senator representing Delta north, has advised the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against measures capable of “artificially” forcing the naira...
Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, has suspended six traditional functionaries for pledging loyalty to Ooni of Ife, the Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The...
Former Governor of Jigawa State and one of the pillars of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sule Lamido has said the Northern governors’ visit to the...
David Umahi, minister of works, has flagged off the demolition of structures on the government’s right of way for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway....
The media office of the former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said the court was yet to prove the allegations made against the embattled former governor...
A member of House of Representatives, Adedeji Stanley Olajide has urged Nigerians to change their attitude towards local government elections. Olajide lamented the situation where only...
Four Chinese have been arrested by the Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, at an illegal mining site where lithium is...
A Kano Federal High Court presided by Justice A. M Liman has restrained the acclaimed executive members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ganduje Ward from...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, and the founder of the Kukah Centre, Bishop Mathew Kukah, have called on Nigerians to work towards...
The Nigerian government has said the N50,000 Conditional Grant Scheme to Nigerians is ongoing as 150,000 of one million targeted citizens have received disbursement. The Minister...
Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has denied paying the sum of $720,000 school fees for his children using the state government’s funds. Bello was reacting...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Jim Ovia as the chairman of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, announced the appointment of...
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the army has no right to declare suspects wanted over the murder of 17 officers in Okuama community of Delta...
Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, PCACC, Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado has described the withdrawal of policemen attached to the agency as...
The federal government has announced plans to set up a $10 billion diaspora fund to attract investment from citizens living abroad. In a post on...
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is well positioned to power the clean energy future of the world, including Europe, with its high-grade lithium deposits. Tinubu...
Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has again reiterated his administration’s commitment to weed criminal elements out of Kogi State. Ododo disclosed this on Friday during...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has confirmed the abduction of Assistant Controller Abdulraman Ibrahim Gelele in Niger State. Gelele, who was attached to the Niger State...
The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan has affirmed Justice Adepele Ojo as the Chief Judge of Osun State. The decision was contained in a judgment...
Festus Osifo, president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), says organised labour’s expectation that the federal government will announce a new minimum wage on May 1...
Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs have reportedly snatched ballot papers meant to be used for local government elections in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo...
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...
Hamza Abdullahi, a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has narrated how N4.6 billion from the arms deal was traced to the son...
Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, says Dana Airline has been flying with an unhealthy status for a while now. Speaking during an...
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday, said the Federal Government would relocate a lot of correctional centres to create better space, security, and infrastructure....
President Bola Tinubu says he will continue to make difficult decisions on behalf of Nigerians. Tinubu spoke during a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte...
Folasade Adu, a former aide to Ondo State’s immediate past First Lady, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has come forward with allegations of abandonment after serving the late...
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that when it comes to aviation matters, everyone, including puff-puff sellers at the airport, has a...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, vacated the warrant of arrest issued on Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Siminalayi Fubara...
Hamma Bello, a prosecution witness, in the trial of Winifred Oyo-Ita, former head of service (HoS), has told a federal high court in Abuja how the...
The Federal Government has announced that the demolition of buildings situated within the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road will commence this coming Saturday....
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the Eze family over the passing of Sen. Ayogu Eze. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dismissed claims that its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede subjected the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to...
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, says it pains him much that Nigeria cannot boast of electricity to power even one...
An Air Peace plane coming from Port Harcourt made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Thursday after the pilots noticed a fire...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, on Thursday that the prices of petroleum products are not changing. NNPCL disclosed this in a statement issued...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said on Thursday that civil servants in the state have been receiving N70,000 minimum wage since January. Sanwo-Olu said...
Nigerian airline operator Air Peace will commence its Abuja-London route very soon. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo,...
The Progressive Northern Youth Forum (PNYF) says President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies demonstrate his acknowledgement of the potential of Nigerian youths. In a statement on...
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria say their services are overdue for price increments as they have not raised rates in the last 11 years. The...