Sim Fubara, governor of Rivers, says the state’s internally generated revenue has grown from N12 billion to N27 billion monthly. Fubara spoke on Friday when...
The federation account allocation committee (FAAC) says the three tiers of government shared N1.12 trillion in March 2024. The figure represents a decrease of N30...
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday said former Anambra State governor, Late Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, fought for Nigeria’s unity during his lifetime. Tinubu stated this...
The federal government says it will pin down Ways and Means advances to deal with the problem of too much liquidity in the system to stem...
Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, Ondo state commissioner for sports, has allegedly attacked Tayo Ikujuni, a senior journalist with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), during the All Progressives...
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is not in violation of a Kogi high court order secured by...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has cautioned Nigerians against divisive tendencies that may jeopardize the unity of purpose of the country as laid...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expected to take delivery of six M-346 fighter aircraft before the end of 2024. In November 2023, NAF struck...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured that the naira will continue to appreciate against the dollar. Shettima said President Bola Tinubu understands the game and would...
Residents of Okuama community, Delta state, have instituted a suit against the Nigerian Army over an alleged breach of their fundamental human rights. In...
Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has applauded the judgment of the federal high court which dismissed charges of money laundering allegations filed...
The Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, has named President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of...
At least 33 residents of Dogon Daji village in Maradun LGA of Zamfara were reported killed during an airstrike by the military. Reuters reports...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has again adjusted the foreign exchange (FX) rate for duties to N1,147.02 per dollar. This represents a 7.3 percent decrease...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has released findings from a comprehensive investigation into the factors contributing to the relentless increase in consumer costs....
Vice President Kashim Shettima says that President Bola Tinubu has made security his top priority and is determined to end insecurity. Shettima made the remark...
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has denied the fake job advert being circulated by unscrupulous individuals whose schemes are to defraud unsuspecting job-seekers. The examination...
Former Military Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, says Boko Haram has been a major threat to Nigeria’s existence after the civil war. Gowon said Boko Haram...
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...
Kogi State governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has said that his administration will resist any attempt to derail the prevailing peace and security of lives and property...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Emomotimi Agama as the director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president...
Inyang Ekwo, a judge of the federal high court in Abuja, says the evidence brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Mohammed...
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has allocated 25 million dollars in 2024 to fight terrorism in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. ...
The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu said President Bola Tinubu deliberately appointed northerners into key positions. Ribadu stated this while delivering lecture on...
After several months of preparations, the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) kicked off the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) on Friday, in over 700...
The army has released Clement Ikolo, a traditional ruler in Delta state, who was arrested over the murder of 17 officers in Okuama community. Ikolo...
A former Chief of Defense Staff, General Theophilus Y. Danjuma, rtd., says Nigeria’s security challenges has made the country a laughing stock across the world. ...
A former spokesman to the defunct Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala, has faulted the decision of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to declare...
Unknown gunmen, on Thursday night, killed a third-class chief, Abdulmutalib Nuhu, at Sensani Village in the Gasol Local Government Area of Taraba State. It was gathered...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said the Tinubu-led Federal Government has not borrowed money from the Central...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the federal high court, Abuja, on Friday upheld the “no case” submission by Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation,...
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has mocked Israel over its attack on Iran. Fani-Kayode claimed Israel’s three little micro quadcopters were shot down mid-air,...
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army will stop at nothing to neutralize terrorists, kidnappers and other criminal elements creating challenges...
Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, says Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, should submit himself to the Economic and...
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s policies on security was responsible for the elimination of bandit leaders like Dangote,...
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, has said President Bola Tinubu’s policies on security was responsible for the elimination of bandit leaders like Dangote, Boderi,...
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 Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn all police officers attached to the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. On Friday, gathered that...
Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the recovery of the naira has little or nothing to do with the country’s...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it has opened a 72-hour access window for all export trucks to access designated terminals. The NPA made this...
The federal government says 148 LGAs in 31 states are at risk of severe flooding from April to November 2024. It added that 249...
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...
Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has warned against obstructing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This comes a day after Usman Ododo,...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the holding of a logo crafting competition between April 19th and 26th. The Osun State House of Assembly...
Aisha Yesufu, an activist, has expressed shock over the role played by Kogi Stars Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo in stopping the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
Abdulazeez Ganduje, son of Abdullahi Ganduje, national chair of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday visited the Kano state anti-corruption and public complaints commission. ...
President Bola Tinubu says criminals who seek to threaten Nigeria’s sovereignty “will have themselves to blame”. In a statement on Wednesday, Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential...
An Abuja Federal High Court, on Thursday, fixed April 23 for ruling in an application by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking a substituted service...
The Chief Judge of Edo State, Justice Daniel Okungbowa has ordered the release of an inmate, Saliu Akande, detained at the Auchi Medium Security Correctional Centre...
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has called for parliamentary cooperation between Serbia and Nigeria. He made the call during a meeting with the President of...
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello was absent at the Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday. The former governor was to be arraigned...
Abdulwahab Muhammed, counsel to Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, says his client was in his state when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application by a former Anambra State Governor, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano, which sought...
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, says Nigeria received $600 into the country’s foreign reserves. The development will see the Naira...
The Kaduna state house of assembly has expressed concerns over the “subtle threat messages” directed at Yusuf Liman, the speaker of the house, by Bello el-Rufai,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned members of the public that it is a criminal offence to obstruct its officers from carrying out...
Some employees of the Landmark Beach Resort in the Oniru area of Lagos, staged a protest on Wednesday, as the federal government begins the sand filling...
Oyo State government has demolished a building belonging to Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, one of the alleged sponsors of Saturday’s attack on the government secretariat. Some people who...
The Nigerian Ports Authority has secured a $700 million loan from Citibank and funded the United Kingdom Export Finance to rehabilitate the Apapa and Tincan Island...
Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar has joined millions of Nigerians in home and abroad to support renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, as he embarks on a mission...
A federal high court in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant against Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi state. Emeka Nwite, the presiding...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the ministry of education to include graduates of the National Open University (NOUN) in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)...
The federal government says the reduction in the cost of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, by Dangote refinery will impact prices of goods...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have left the Abuja residence of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. The EFCC operatives...
The incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has visited the embattled former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, amidst a heavy security crackdown on the...
Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja federal high Court has fixed May 20 to rule on an application seeking to transfer the leader of the Indigenous...
No fewer than 14 people have been killed in the city of Chernihiv in Northern Ukraine by a Russian missile attack. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concerns over the perennial power situation in the country,...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have barricaded the Abuja residence of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. The anti-graft agency...
The Federal Government has kicked against conditions submitted by detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, for the resumption of his...
Adewale Adeniyi, the comptroller-general (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says Nigeria is making progress with consultations on the reopening of the borders with...
Twenty-nine suspected members of the Yoruba Nation were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ibadan Chief Magistrate Court for their involvement and roles in the aborted invasion...
The Labour Party, LP, 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for a parliamentary system of government, where the president can interface with citizens at least...
Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, does not have the...
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...
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, says Nigeria’s inflation will drop to 23 per cent in 2025 from 33.2 per cent in March 2024. The Washington-based...
Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says Nigeria’s economy is moving in the right direction as policies of the current administration...
The Dangote refinery says it has reduced the price of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, to N1,000 per litre. According to a...
No fewer than 120 women from the six south west states are to get the sum of N60million from The Renewed Hope Initiative, a social intervention...
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural organization in Nigeria, has called for the immediate release of its president, Alhaji Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, who is...
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the national single window project to boost trade in Nigeria. Speaking during the inauguration of the project and the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against popular Instagram celebrity Pascal Okechukwu also known as Cubana Chief Priest for allegedly...
The federal government says it has commenced the disbursement process for the presidential conditional grant scheme to verified applicants. President Bola Tinubu, on October 17,...
Tunji Disu, commissioner of police in Rivers, has been awarded the CP of the year at the maiden edition of the Nigeria police awards and commendation....
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...
Twelve terrorists were on Monday killed and their camps destroyed by the troops of the Nigerian Army in Zamfara State. Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director,...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it has suspended the permit of three private jet operators for engaging in commercial flights. Chris Najomo, acting...
Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday said flooding caused by heavy rains over the past four days in the country has claimed the lives of...
Aisha Galadima, a political ally of former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, who was arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, has alleged...
The 2023 Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says he will remain persistent in expressing his deep concerns about the 2024 budget, citing its critical importance...
The Kano state anti-corruption and public complaints commission says it has brought fresh charges against Abdullahi Ganduje, national chair of the All Progressives Congress (APC). ...
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, says Nigeria’s problems are far bigger than the crises in his party. ...
The former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government is currently subsidising fuel for Nigerians. Fielding...
The federal government says it has commenced the allocation of 8,925 houses to deserving applicants nationwide under the national housing programme (NHP). Marcus Ogunbiyi, permanent...
Former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has advised President Bola Tinubu to drop any of his appointees who failed to deliver on his mandate....
Nationwide darkness looms as the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has insisted on withdrawing their services if the Nigerian Government fails to rescind the recently...
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has commended the senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Center, Paul Enenche for apologizing to Miss Vera Anyim, who he (Enenche)...
The Osun Amotekun Corps has warned against any unlawful gathering under the guise of Yoruba Nation agitation. The warning was issued by the Corps Commander, Brigadier...
President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made this known on Monday night during the...