Iced water sold in transparent white nylon bags has made a comeback as the price of sachet water increases due to inflation. A woman in...
Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has asked the Federal Government to reveal details of the alleged disbursement of N30 billion each to the...
The father of a five-year-old girl who was last seen alive in 2019 has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Adam Montgomery, 33, the dad of...
The funeral service for the former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has commenced at St. Andrews Church, Imola Street, Owo, Ondo State. Recall that Akeredolu...
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) and one other for alleged murder and cultism. Spokesperson of...
A former lawmaker and social critic, Senator Shehu Sani, on Friday, questioned the silence of 35 State governors over the claim they received N30 billion each...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfattah Ahmed, over alleged N10 billion fraud. Ahmed was arraigned on Friday...
Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, has sparked mixed reactions following a recent appointment as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Entertainment,...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has advised President Bola Tinubu to prioritize investment in human development...
Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led government to temporarily allow the importation of essential food items to tackle the growing hunger in...
The Rivers State Police Command has retrieved the body of Gift Okpara, also known as 2Baba, the notorious cultist and primary suspect in the killing of...
Some aggrieved students of the Kwara State University, Malete, attacked the divisional police station in the town on Thursday, Feb. 22. The attack took place...
The US government under Joe Biden will impose a fresh set of sanctions on more than 500 targets on Friday in response to the death of...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been directed by the Federal High Court in Abuja to compensate Martin Gegenheimer, a German national, with the amounts...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has assured the management of the Nigerian Law School, NLS, Abuja campus in Bwari, of maximum security....
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that the distribution of seized food items will commence on Friday (today). In a statement issued to journalists in...
Dangote Group of Companies has said it is not responsible for the rising prices of food items being experienced in the country. The Executive Director of...
Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the body of a 49-year-old man, Fasasi Afeez, who drowned while trying to rescue his 12-year-old son from a domestic...
Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led government to temporarily allow the importation of essential food items to tackle the growing hunger in...
Two candidates have emerged as 2024 Edo governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after parallel primaries were conducted on Thursday, Feb. 22. Foremost...
The Katsina State Police Command has officially dismissed rumours circulating on social media platforms regarding an alleged attack and looting of a food truck within the...
The Nigerian Navy has conducted a search and rescue simulation exercise aimed at reducing the rate of boat mishap casualties recorded with the nation’s maritime domain....
The money laundered through cryptocurrency exchanges declined by 29 per cent in 2023, according to a blockchain research platform, Chainalysis. The report, published on Thursday, February...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had a serious talk with the leadership of the Federal Civil Service yesterday, Feb. 22. The President said the service was...
Peace has been restored in Malete community, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State after Thursday’s unrest by students of the Kwara State University over raids...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Gbenga Alade as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON. Ajuri...
Motorists and residents of the Olodo community in the Egbeda Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, have appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde, to intervene...
The Federal Government has revealed that there has been substantial progress on the agreements reached with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress...
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in conjunction with a Joint Task Force comprising five teams from the Nigeria...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment as the Chairman of the Authority of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Heads of State and Government...
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says the government will engage the services of canteens locally known as “mama put” to feed between 1,000 to 1,500...
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, yesterday, begged Nigerians to be patient, as the management of the apex bank is doing everything...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally released a comprehensive report on the 2023 general election. Naija News reports that the electoral body released the...
Nigerian singer, Paul Okoye, also known as Rudeboy of the P-Square, has refuted claims of Eedris Abdulkareem that his group was assaulted by American rapper, 50...
A bill seeking elongation of tenure of the Clerk of the National Assembly from 35 years to 40 years of service, which the current Clerk, Sani...
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo has disclosed there will be no export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) until local demand...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has emphasized that his administration will not hesitate to hold any official of the Park Management System (PMS) accountable for...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a man identified as James in Plateau State. A Facebook user, Layi, who disclosed this in a...
Davido has reacted after Peruzzi took action against a LASU student who made up a tweet about him. It began when the student known as...
The first American spacecraft has landed on the moon since the last crewed Apollo mission over 50 years ago after the Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally opened up on the Result Viewing Portal (IReV) failure during the 2023 presidential election. Naija News reports that...
The Federal Government has unveiled the first-ever hotel at the main building of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,...
Some aggrieved students of the Kwara State University, Malete, on Thursday, attacked the divisional police station in the town after a raid on suspected black spots...
Operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps have apprehended a serial thief, one Jimoh Sodiq, who specialised in stealing transformer cables and electric aluminum wires within Osogbo metropolis....
Brandi Glanville is accusing Andy Cohen of sexual harassment in a new letter sent by her attorneys to NBC, Shed Media, and Warner Bros. In...
In a video shared online, the businessman pointed out that artisans from Cotonou are no longer collecting Naira because the Benin Republic’s currency, CFA, has more...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that his administration will hold any official of Park Management System (PMS) responsible for any crime committed by...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment as the Chairman of the Authority of Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Heads of State and Government...
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 23rd February 2024. The PUNCH: Governors on...
A suspected outbreak of viral haemorrhagic fever (Lassa fever) has claimed the lives of three staff members of 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. The revelation...
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has returned to Nigeria for the first time after over 30 months. He returned to Nigeria...
The Senate on Thursday rejected a bill seeking the extension of retirement age for National Assembly staff to 65 years. The bill seeks an extension of...
Nigerian governors have denied claims made by the Senate President Godswill Akpabio that the Federal Government has disbursed N1.08tn to states to address the food crisis...
The Bayero University Kano community has showered encomiums on one of its erudite academics, Professor Auwal Hamisu Yadudu, as he bows out of service. At a...
The House of Representatives Committee on Delegated Legislation chaired by Olufemi Richard Bamisile has commenced the process of strengthening subsidiary legislations emanating from government agencies and...
The Department of Mass Communication, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, will hold its first International Conference from Monday 26th – Wednesday 28th February, 2024. The conference, with...
A Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun has refused the application by singer, David Adeleke aka Davido, seeking a stay of proceedings in the N2...
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, has appealed to Nigerians to be patient as the apex bank is doing everything possible...
The Board of Directors of Media Trust Group has appointed Maude Rabiu Gwadabe as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Daily Trust and chairman of its Editorial Board. A...
An Executive Director of the Dangote Group of Companies, Hajiya Fatima Aliko Dangote, has explained that the Dangote Group of Companies is not responsible for the...
Security operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), police force and other agencies deployed by the National Security Adviser, have continued their raid on...
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to advancing judicial reforms with determined support, emphasising that accountable judicial systems will strengthen democracy across the West African...
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), one of the leading furniture companies in Nigeria, Vento Furniture, has donated a block of hostel accommodation to...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has inaugurated a 10-member committee to reclaim grazing land and reserves in the state. The committee is chaired by the...
President Bola Tinubu has directed that policies that have impact on the welfare of Nigerians and the economy must be treated with urgency, diligence and a...
The rising cost of living in the country assumed another dimension on Thursday with an attack on a truck carrying food items in Suleja area of...
The rising cost of living in the country assumed another dimension on Thursday with an attack on a truck carrying food items in Suleja area of...
The police high command, on Thursday, said it has concluded reviewing and will reintroduce the issuance of tinted-glass permits for motorists nationwide which it earlier suspended....
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has confirmed the killing of a wanted terrorist and ruthless killer, Boderi Isyaku. Sani said Isyaku was neutralised in a...
Terrorists have killed 14 persons in Katsina, Benue and Niger states. In Katsina, the Commandant of the Katsina Community Watch Corps for Kankara Local Government Area,...
Saviour and Solomon Iwot are two brothers who took over rubber plantation, a family business, from their 82-year-old father, James Iwot. Both brothers, in their 50s...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said it is working with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security on modalities for direct distribution of...
The management of Kwara State University, Malete, has disowned the 24-year-old missing man said to be a student of the institution. A statement by the institution’s...
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...
Kwara State Fire Service, on Thursday, recovered the body of a 49-year-old man and also rescued a 17-year-old boy from a domestic well in Offa town,...
Fourty-eight students of the Kwara State University, KWASU, Malete, and two residents of the town have been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial...
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Adamu Aliyu has said the current economic challenges faced by the nation is...
Members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) have asked President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to quickly reconstitute the boards/governing councils of all federal health institutions (FHIs),...
Federal government has entered into a new partnership with Access Bank to guarantee access to funds for Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) across Nigeria through...
Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, ‘Seyi Makinde, has debunked claims that the 36 state governors have received N30 billion each from the federal government...
The Kaduna State government has confirmed the suspected outbreak of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, popularly known as Lassa Fever, at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital located...
The CyberSchool Africa through its Innovation Development and Effectiveness in Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) Technology Skills Scholarship 2024, is set to empower over 350 Nigerian youths...
Pan- Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed serious concern over the hardship being faced by Nigerians across the country. The organisation, in a statement...
Nigeria undeniably faces significant challenges, including economic hardship, rising inflation, insecurity, and widespread poverty. These issues are complex and multi-faceted, with a mix of historical factors,...
Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) has appealed to the federal government to pay the May, June, July and August 2022 salaries of its members...
In a move signaling support for regional accountability, President Bola Tinubu has met with the ECOWAS Judicial Council to address the critical issue of unenforced judgements...
A former governor of Ekiti State and ex-chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has commended the Abdullahi Ganduje-led National Working Committee (MWC)...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Friday, 23rd February 2024 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday,...
The Management of Kwara State University (KWASU) has reacted to the arbitrary sting operations carried out by the EFCC and NDLEA on students of the institution....
A bride is trending for crawling in her flowing wedding dress to present a cake to her in-laws. In a video taken at the wedding...
A Bill for an act to establish the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Kafanchan in Kaduna State has passed first reading. The bill, which is seeking to...
In a bid to continually foster Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I), Unilever Nigeria, the longest-serving manufacturing company in the country, has reaffirmed its commitment to employees’...
A climate change-based environmental conservation organization, Revamp Rave Network (RRN), has called on government bodies in Africa to incorporate community insights into climate change policy-making processes...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Mr. Gbenga Alade was appointed...
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have killed a suspected bandit who came to pick up N3m ransom in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger...
Kwara State University (KWASU) students are calling for help on the social media platform, X. Students of the institution took to X on Thursday night, Feb....
Kwara State University (KWASU) students are calling for help on the social media platform, X. Students of the institution took to X on Thursday night, Feb....
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has expressed disappointment with the outcomes of different government policies, stating that they do not appear to have been...
Zamfara State governor and chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Primary Electoral Committee in Edo State, Dauda Lawal, has declared Asue Ighodalo winner of the...