Amid worsening electricity supply across the country, Nigeria’s federal government, on Monday, said contrary to public perception, it was not “sleeping” on the power problem. Rather,...
A Chief Magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has ordered a 43-year-old man, Chibike Nwakedi, not to communicate with his wife, Blessing, for two weeks...
Abia State Government says it has commenced investigation into the death of a student of Abia State University, ABSU, who lost his life in a clash...
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said it is really sad that the nation’s power sector is in serious crisis. Adelabu stated this while speaking...
The Edo State Police Command has arrested the police officer who was caught on camera slapping a lady in the state police command. The video...
The details of the meetjng between President Bola Tinubu and former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) have emerged. Naija News reported that the...
The people of Amaba Ime autonomous community in Ikwuano LGA of Abia State, have denied inciting or participating in the destruction of property belonging to Michael...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday urged state governors to provide grazing land for pastoralists. Tinubu said the provision of grazing land for herders would end...
The former Minister of State for Health and ex-chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Gabriel Yakubu Aduku, is dead. He died at the age of...
Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group, on Monday, called on President Bola Tinubu to deal decisively with terrorists operating across Nigeria, saying he could not afford to...
The Anambra State government on Monday demolished at least 2,000 shops along Niger Street in Fegge, Onitsha South Local Government Area of the state. The News...
Nigerian comedian, Seyi Law has replied the X user who dragged him for referring to Labour Party’s Governorship candidate in the 2023 election in Lagos state,...
The Sokoto State government on Monday said it would spend N6.7 billion on its Ramadan feeding programme. The programme includes the distribution of grains and the...
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Monday, remanded former Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode’s chef, Victor Abayomi, for allegedly stealing valuables worth millions at...
A combined team of divers from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and fishermen are currently searching the murky waters of Totowu for the body...
A Chinese national identified as Williams Zang has been abducted by gunmen around the Eyenkorin area of Kwara State. It was gathered that the expatriate was...
Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume and state governors have felicitated Nigerian...
Bandits, who abducted 16 residents of the Gonin Gora area of the Kaduna metropolis, have demanded a ransom of N40 trillion for their release. Bandits on...
The Plateau State government has shut down some illegal structures in Jos, the state capital. The owners of the affected structures were said to be building...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has met with the president of Angola on a trade mission with oil refineries, hydropower, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture as areas of interest....
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has urged the Muslim faithful to use the Ramadan period to pray for Nigeria to overcome the plethora of challenges...
Prof. Ali Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has said about a million children under 5 years old die every year in...
Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, has donated relief materials to the victims of Sango market, Ibadan whose goods...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) yesterday expressed dismay at the near-total collapse of national security amid rising cases of killings, armed robberies, kidnappings,...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has said the government must prioritise transformative action in key areas of education, healthcare, and economic empowerment to create...
Federal government said it will dedicate 0.5 per cent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to research and development in science and technological innovations. The...
A National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has affirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as the re-elected president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers. This was just...
The trial of five loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State by the federal government on terrorism offences is to resume in full blown at...
The Yobe State Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ethical Re-orientation has arrested 17 persons for alleged prostitution and use of illicit drugs. The suspects were arrested...
What is the Dollar to Naira Exchange rate at the black market also known as the parallel market (Aboki fx)? See the black market Dollar to...
Some aggrieved residents of Ondo State have protested against the mining activities of a private company in the state. The protesting residents, who are the landlords...
Muslims in various parts of Nigeria are observing this year’s Ramadan fasting in the midst of heatwave, high cost of living and power outages. Despite these...
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to state governors to start paying the wage awards pending...
An organisation working to advance gender equity and justice in health, education and economic opportunity for women, Rise Up Nigeria, is training civil society organisations (CSOs)...
Nigerian Army troops in conjunction with hybrid force elements have neutralised eight Boko Haram (BHT)/ ISWAP terrorists at Ukuba; a notorious terrorists‘ enclave in Sambisa Forest....
Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to change his tactics and go after the terrorists across the country. It warned that the...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said his successor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has performed very well since his assumption of office nine months ago. The ex-president...
The emir of Bauchi, Rilwanu Sulaiman Adamu, has urged people of the state to support and pray for the leaders for the progress of Nigeria instead...
Meanwhile, Senator Ningi has said he was quoted out of context over the allegation of N3 trillion budget padding. Ningi said yesterday that he spoke on...
More senators from the 19 northern states have disassociated themselves from the claims by their chairman, Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi South) that the President Bola Ahmed...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 12th March 2024 President Bola Tinubu on Monday appealed...
Boxing legend, Muhammad Ali is set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The late boxer who died in 2016 at the age of...
The identity of the final year student shot dead by cultists in Abia State University (ABSU) has been revealed. The victim has been identified simply...
A former college football player shot dead his mother after he mistook her for an intruder in their Missouri home. 25-year-old Jaylen Johnson opened fire on...
A shocking video captured the moment a final year student of Abia State University (ABSU) was chased down and shot dead by cultists. The video,...
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Prince Adewale Adebayo, has thrown his weight behind the Federal Government for sanctioning...
Former US President, Donald Trump once again attacked rape accuser E. Jean Carroll just days after securing a $91.6 million bond to pay a jury award....
Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested four suspects for sending fake transaction credit alerts to their...
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization Programme in Minna, the Niger State capital, emphasizing that his administration remains committed to ensuring...
US billionaire and former president, Donald Trump made a new move on Monday, March 11 to delay his trial over alleged hush-money payments to a porn...
Regina Daniels completely covered her body and face as she wore a niqab to the market. The actress, who is married to Ned Nwoko, a...
By Philip Shimnom Clement The European Union and Economic Community of West African States’ delegation to Nigeria have revealed that the Value Added Tax system in...
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to announce the reappointment of Otto Addo as the Black Stars’ new head coach on Friday, March 15, 2024....
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the decision of the court to affirm Tajudeen Baruwa as the authentic President of the National Union of Road...
Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, (NANNM), on Monday commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State for liberating them...
The Cameroonian Federation has suspended 62 players for age fraud, including the youngest member of their squad for January’s Africa Cup of Nations. The official...
Two siblings have been confirmed dead in an accident at Irewon junction along Imowo -Ibadan garage road in Ijebu Ode Area of Ogun State. Spokesperson of...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, visited the former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), where they both discussed state of the nation. Tinubu had left...
Israel’s defence minister on Monday, March 11, said that authorities would respect freedom of worship during Ramadan but were ‘ready’ for anyone who might ‘try us’. ...
The Borno State Ministry of Education has directed primary and secondary schools in the State to adjust their acedemic calendar and timing to suit the month...
A suspected internet fraudster popularly referred to as “Yahoo-yahoo” boy, ridding in an Honda Saloon car on Monday morning, crushed two primary school pupils to death...
President Bola Tinubu has hinted of his intentions of reviving the National Cattle Grazing Reserve Policy as a means to checkmate frequent crises between farmers and...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the presentation of staff of office and beaded crowns to two traditional rulers in the state. The two...
A Twitter user has tackled comedian Seyi Law for calling Labour Party governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the son of a returned slave. This is coming...
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has described the National Industrial Court Judgement affirming Comrade Baruwa as the lawful President of the National Union...
There was outrage on Monday as two siblings were reportedly killed in an accident at Irewon junction along Imowo-Ibadan garage road, Ijebu Ode in Ogun State....
The Edo State Police Command said it arrested a Police Sergeant, Samuel Imakor, for slapping a young woman identified as Mercy Ajayi. DAILY POST reports that...
Former welterweight champion, Besar Nimani has been shot dead in his country, Germany. Police have launched an investigation after Nimani, who was 38, was gunned...
Nigerians may soon begin to enjoy an improved power supply as the Federal Government announced a plan to increase electricity megawatts from 4000 to 6000 within...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to bolster the ranks of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC). This call aims to...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored power supply to certain areas affected by the fire incident at the Dan Agundi Substation in Kano....
A 42-year-old Kenyan woman based in Busia county has called for the arrest of her husband who she accused of subjecting her to domestic abuses. ...
A 30-year-old man, Bello Abduquadril, has been sentenced to death by hanging by a High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over armed robbery. The convict, who was...
Senator Sunday Steve Karimi, a member of the Northern Senators Forum, NSF and chairman of the Senate Services, Committee on Monday, tackled his colleague, Senator Abdul...
Reality show star, Kim Kardashian and NFL player, Odell Beckham Jr., were spotted together at Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Oscars after-party on Sunday night at the Chateau...
A Nigerian man has allegedly committed suicide after losing money he invested in cryptocurrency. The deceased who is reportedly 21, has been identified as Lucky...
The hope to migrate by health and care workers with their dependents from Nigeria and other countries to the United Kingdom have been dashed with the...
Troops of Sector 4 Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Kabalewa, Niger Republic, have intercepted a cache of arms reportedly being trafficked for terrorists. The...
The Federal Government on Monday said it is set to increase electricity megawatts from 4000 to 6000 within the next three to six months to improve...
Bandits have demanded a ransom of N40 trillion for the release of 16 residents who were kidnapped from the Gonin Gora area of the Kaduna metropolis....
Member of the Appropriation Committee in the Senate, Jimoh Ibrahim, has called for Bauchi Senator, Abdul Ningi, to be charged to court for criminal misinformation and...
Bandits have demanded the sum of N40 trillion to release the 16 residents recently abducted from the Gonin Gora area of Kaduna State. According to TheCable,...
Troops of Sector 4 Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Kabalewa, Niger Republic, have arrested three transnational gunrunners in a Toyota V8 Sequoia vehicle travelling to...
President Bola Tinubu has said that it is not in his character to blame past administrations for the socio-economic and security challenges Nigeria is facing. ...
Kwara state police command has arrested three suspects for allegedly behind the abduction of a Chinese National in Ilorin, the state capital. A statement issued in...
The Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has earmarked over five hundred Ifthar feeding (breaking of Fast) centers across the state for the next 30 days starting...
Following the collapse of a five storey building in Onitsha on Sunday, Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has ordered that all ongoing building projects in...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday visited former Military Head of State, Gen Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, IBB. Tinubu met with Babangida at his Hilltop residence in Minna,...
Michael Agboro, a Federal Government witness in the trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele on corruption charges has admitted...
A Nigerian lesbian has taken to social media to share some of her experiences. According to the lady, a lot of Nigerian men’s wives are...
Tony O. Elumelu has revealed that he is dedicating the entire month of March to celebrating women. The Nigerian economist and philanthropist dedicated his social...
A 400-level History and International Relations student of Abia State University died during a cult clash over the weekend. Naija News learnt that the Abia State...
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has reinstated Tajudeen Baruwa as the re-elected president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), effectively dissolving the...
The community of Ayeyemi in Ondo West Local Council Area has been thrown into a state of shock following the discovery of the lifeless body of...
The police arraigned a 31-year-old man, Ibrahim Hammed, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday over alleged assault and threatening violence. The defendant, of no...
The Edo state House of Assembly has disclosed that it will resort to substitute service to serve the impeachment notice to Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Naija...
An abandoned baby, whose age could not be ascertained, was discovered by an official of the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Ekiti State Command, at the...
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has tackled Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, over his statement...
Unknown persons have killed a 45-year-old Kolanut merchant, Kudirat Abolarinwa, in the Ayeyemi area of Ondo in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. The...