The Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR) has voiced concerns over the rapid spread of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) crops across Nigeria.At a briefing...
The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill to provide a proposed leave for spouses to mourn one another after his or death. ...
Troops of the Nigerian military attached to Operation WHIRL PUNCH have raided a hideout in Palele near the Shiroro community in Niger State where terrorists and...
The Adamawa State Police Command has paraded 58 suspects for various offences and recovered weapons and a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). Among the suspects were 40...
Troops of the Nigerian Army in Plateau, Zamfara and Imo States have rescued four kidnap victims and killed one terrorist and one IPOB/ESN fighter.A statement by...
The Federal Government has released a list of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, involved in terrorism financing. The...
As Ramadan fast progresses, seven states of the federation have budgeted over N28. 3 billion to feed residents during the period, figures released by the states...
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in Jos South Local Government of Plateau State, have rescued one Mrs. Rosemary Jekpe, who was kidnapped at her residence...
The Senate has expressed the fear that Nigeria may not recover N358 billion about 30 per cent of the N1.1 trillion Anchor Borrowers.The Senate said the...
The Chairman of Sokoto State Motorcycles Marketers Association, Garba Muhammed, on Tuesday said 65 motorcycles were unaccounted for after fire gutted part of the Sokoto central...
Some journalists were held hostage on Tuesday within the premises of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State. The court heard applications for and against...
In a bid to enhance digital infrastructure, Niger State Executive Council has given approval to a private fiber optic company to operate with a remarkable zero...
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and North South Power (NSP) Company Ltd have signed a joint venture agreement for the establishment of the Shiroro Generating...
Police have offered to give $40,000 for information after the blanket of a missing American baby from the state of Wisconsin was found weeks after his...
Minister of innovation, science and technology, Uche Godfrey Nnaji, has tasked researchers and innovators to view Nigeria’s challenges as catalysts to ensuring that their output in...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria’s energy transition journey as well as its resolve to embrace clean and renewable energy solutions remains on track...
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta state has said his government was taken aback by the killing last weekend of 16 soldiers at Okuoma in Ughelli area...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently provide relief materials to communities, schools and individuals affected by the...
Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) said it is committed helping the West Africa sub-region attain food security. Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, ECOWAS Commission,...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has proposed the sum of N26.6 billion for its Water Board and the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) to provide clean...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has approved N1 billion for the training of basic-level teachers across the 27 local government areas of the state. Zulum...
The Senate Committee on Agriculture yesterday said food insecurity was a threat to the nation’s survival and called for a collaboration between the legislature and the...
The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) has said its research results are providing investment opportunities for Nigerians and economic growth. NARICT’s Director General, Prof...
Alhaji Ghazali Olaniyi, the father of Daily Trust’s News Editor, Muideen Olaniyi, is dead. He died after a brief illness at 97. He was buried yesterday...
Civil society organisations and a security expert have criticized Senate President Godswill Akpabio for linking Thursday’s killings of 16 military personnel in Delta State to foreign...
The Mayor of Entebbe in Uganda, Fabrice Rulinda, on Tuesday, said the Western liberal democracy appears to not be working effectively for Africa and advocated for...
Reigning champions of the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, Enyimba Football Club of Aba, Abia Warriors and Abia Comets of Umuahia have been encouraged to source...
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Wednesday 20th March 2024. The PUNCH: No fewer...
Coordinator of Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, Joseph Evah has alleged that former President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was a wicked government that was worse than the Nigeria...
Pelumi Nubi, a Nigerian lady, who embarked on a solo trip from London, the United Kingdom, to Lagos Nigeria, has been denied entry at the Sierra...
Kwara State House of Assembly has urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to direct the state Ministry of Energy to investigate complaints of poor service delivery against the...
Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Kogi State are currently experiencing power outages due to the collapse of a power station. Naija News...
Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw Nation, Edwin Clark has condemned the recent killing of soldiers in Delta State. Clark described the incident as shocking,...
The Abia State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a bill to stop payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in the state. The...
The 10th Senate under the leadership of Godswill Akpabio has passed a Bill, which seeks to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund. The...
The 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed four persons nominated by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Managing Director and Executive...
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...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 20th March 2024 President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, held...
Kris Jenner’s sister, Karen Houghton, has died. According to law enforcement sources, Karen was reported dead to San Diego County officials on Monday, March 18,...
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on Nigerians to improve on their attitudes and value systems in order...
Nigeria’s energy transition journey as well as its resolve to embrace clean and renewable energy solutions remains on track under the administration of President Bola Tinubu,...
A bill seeking to grant five months leave for female and male workers who lost their spouses has scaled second reading at the House of Representatives....
A federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant an ex-parte motion filed by the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, seeking an interim...
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Olaide Adelami, has debunked purported claims that he is a sworn enemy of the late state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. Naija News reports...
The Senate ad hoc committee probing the disbursement and usage of the N30 trillion Ways and Means loan obtained during the administration of former President Muhammadu...
The Benue House of Assembly, has called on the state’s Ministry of Health to sanction Dr Michael Ijiko, Chief Medical Director, CMD of Foundation Hospital, Makurdi,...
Olorogun Sleek Oshare, a community leader in Delta State, has said that a land dispute resulted in the killing of military personnel in the state. Oshare...
The Senate has extended the implementation of the 2023 budget and the Supplementary Appropriation till June 30, 2024. This was sequel to the adoption of the...
A former Mississippi, USA sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Tuesday, March 19 to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black...
Konstantin Koltsov, the boyfriend of tennis world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, ‘died of suicide’ on Monday evening after jumping from a hotel balcony in Miami, police have...
The National Assembly has through its Joint Committee on Agriculture Production Services and Rural Development engaged the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari...
The Senate has passed the sum of N446, 342,656,992.00 as the total 2024 budget of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The passage by the Senate...
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has stated that he doesn’t believe that those behind the killing of sixteen military personnel in Okuama community in Ughelli South local...
Media personality, Patrick Doyle, has taken a swipe at Christians who use the phrase, What God cannot do does not exist. Many Christians have in...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that the 294th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be held on Monday, March 25, 2024....
The Imo State Police Command said it has arrested three suspects for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl. Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, who disclosed the...
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Olaide Adelami, says he is not a sworn enemy of the late state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. Adelami gave the clarifications in the...
The Senate has expressed its intention to summon former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, concerning the N30 trillion ‘Ways and Means’ advances issued...
The Edo State Police Command has rescued Reverend Canon Tony Mukoro from suspected kidnappers. DAILY POST reports that the victim was abducted by gunmen suspected to...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the restrictions on the importation of milk and dairy products. On February 11, 2020, the CBN had...
Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says “one million amendments” cannot cure the weakness of the 1999 constitution (as amended). Ozekhome spoke on...
Several Nigerians on X (formerly Twitter) have reacted to a video of Peter Obi dining with Muslims inside a mosque in Nasarawa state. Obi visited the central mosque...
The Senate has approved the Federal Capital Territory, FCT 2024 Statutory Budget of N1.28 trillion. The budget was approved after the consideration of the harmonised report...
Bayobab Group, an affiliate of the telecommunications giant MTN Group, has successfully reinstated its operational capabilities. The telecom firm announced on Tuesday that it had navigated...
Parents of students of Federal Science Technical College, FSTC, Amuzu in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, under the umbrella of Concerned Parents, have...
Some journalists were reportedly held hostage in the premises of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday. The development occured as the court...
If there is one organization in Nigeria that has contributed wholesomely to sports development in the country, it is the Nigerian national Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)....
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has fixed March 25 and 26, 2024, as the dates for its 294th Monetary Policy Committee meeting amid the continued...
Big Brother Naija star, Doyinsola Anuoluwapo David, popularly known as Doyin, has disclosed why she would never date a fellow celebrity. Naija News reports that the...
The Senate has approved the Federal Capital Territory, FCT 2024 Statutory Budget of N1.28 trillion. The budget was approved after the consideration of the harmonised report...
The Senate has said it would invite a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over the N30 trillion ‘Ways and Means’ obtained...
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, hosted members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), Service Chiefs and Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) to Ramadan Iftar at...
The Nigerian Federal Government has inaugurated a steering committee for the actualization of the Digital Identification for Development Projects in Nigeria. According to a statement by...
The Coalition of Registered Political Parties, Edo State chapter, has berated the state House of Assembly and Governor Godwin Obaseki over the impeachment move against the...
Deployed since 2014, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is crystallizing Central Africans’ anger, which is reflected in public...
The Delta State House of Assembly has enjoined the state governor to constitute a commission of inquiry to investigate and unravel the immediate and remote causes...
A businessman, Mr Chinedu Igbokwe, told an Ikeja Special Court on Tuesday how a Bureau de Change operator, Abdulami Isah, allegedly defrauded him of $63,950. Igbokwe,...
The Senate has passed a budget of N1.282 trillion for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the fiscal year 2024. This decision came to fruition following...
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 22-year-old man, Rukevwe George, in military camouflage for alleged possession of arms. The State Commissioner...
Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, the bereaved father of late bank executive, Herbert Wigwe, has openly spoken about how he feels since the unfortunate loss of his son,...
“Will & Grace” star Eric McCormack has thrown in support for straight actors playing gay roles in movies. The actor who stated that taking on...
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari said the Federal Government has commenced distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains to some focal...
Grammy-nominated Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has got some fans talking online over a social media post shading his colleagues in the music...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has assured the public that innocent residents will not suffer the repercussions of the death of the military officials who were...
Louisiana State University basketball star, Angel Reese has said that viral n*de photos of her on the internet are fake and AI-generated. The SEC Player...
A video of a group of men who were recently apprehended for extorting money from gay men, has made the rounds on social media. In...
Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has blamed the neglect of cultural values for the high rate of corruption in...
Donald Trump has again hinted at deporting Prince Harry from the U.S. if re-elected as President. During a sit down with GBN broadcaster Nigel Farage,...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a resolution to hold a public hearing on addressing the problem of land grabbing and forceful occupation of...
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has confirmed that Finidi George will be in charge of the national team, the Super Eagles for the games against Ghana...
The bill for an Act to provide for the implementation of a Widowhood Leave Bill in Nigeria, has passed second reading at the House of Representatives. ...
The menace of land grabbing was a major topic for debate on the floor of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday with lawmakers agreeing...
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has described the killings of the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian army in Okuama community of Delta...
Nnamdi Kanu in court The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday said that he’s determined to put an end to the...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria chapter held a peaceful protest on Tuesday...
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has said he’s suffering from congestive cancer. Nnamdi Kanu granted an audience to the media...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has confessed to declining to construct a road in Okpoko community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state because the...
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has boasted that the security challenges in the South-East region will be halted in just...
The House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis has summoned the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate and the Permanent...