The newly listed company on the main board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), Transcorp Power Plc, on Tuesday crossed N2 trillion in market capitalization amid...
Nigeria’s federal government has opened talks with the African Development Bank (AfDB) for possible funding of the construction of some sections of the Coastal and Trans-Sahara...
Family, friends, and associates gathered in a solemn, yet celebratory, atmosphere to pay tribute to the life and legacy of the late Chizoba Wigwe, and her...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said recent increase in Nigeria’s interest rate by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is a step in the right...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission, (ICPC) on Tuesday said it would depend on the use of technology to eliminate corruption from the...
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday announced the handover of 200 newly refurbished stores for use to 400 entrepreneurs at the popular Asero Adire market in...
A Federal high court sitting in Kano has ruled that the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission lacks the power to investigate former governor, Abdullahi...
Persons With Disabilities should not be involved in any protest against the administration of President Bola Tinubu during these trying times because the brighter days are...
The President of the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria, (SCSN), Sheikh Abdurrasheed Hadiytullah, has called for concrete steps to address the issue of endemic corruption...
United Nations has decried illegal trade in wildlife and forest product, insisting that low enlightenment, weak legislation and implementation among other gaps continued to impede effective...
The Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN) has appealed to the governments of 19 Northern States to procure and distribute livestock feed to pastoralists...
Joining a discussion with ARISE NEWS on Monday, former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman expressed concern over the performance of...
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has felicitated Nigeria’s Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on his 87th birthday. Obi who joined President Obasanjo in...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $6 million to the African Water Facility, to support the operationalization of the Africa Urban Sanitation Investment Initiative...
The leadership of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has said that the payment of the four months withheld salaries to members of the...
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that an estimated 70 per cent of financial crimes in Nigeria could be traced...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has predicted tougher times for the Nigerian economy, due to what he termed as the bad policy decisions of the federal...
The House of Representatives has threatened to invoke its constitutional powers against Binance Holdings Limited following the failure of its executives to appear at its public...
Nigeria’s federal government has set up zonal public hearings across the six geopolitical zones of the country for the review of the National Minimum Wage. The...
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed ongoing discussions between the multilateral institution and the federal government to provide Nigeria with...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the “Outsource to Nigeria Initiative” (OTNI) saying the initiative is strategic to redirecting the talents and skills that abound in...
The Kaduna state government has inaugurated a 10 member committee for the resettlement of people displaced by bandits in some parts of Southern Kaduna.Speaking at the...
The Nigerian government has given assurances to Nigerians living in Ghana of renewed engagement, dedication and commitment to addressing a plethora of challenges confronting them. The...
The operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Limited have destroyed a major camp of crude oil...
As the events to celebrate the life and legacy of the group CEO of Access Holdings PLC, Herbert Wigwe, began on Monday, corporate titans, colleagues and...
Nigerian businessman and founder of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, as part of ways to immortalise late banking icon, Herbert Wigwe, has named the road to the...
Ondo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun on Monday paraded 67 suspects arrested for various criminal offences across the state within two week. The Ondo state...
In order to bring effective treatment of cancer to Nigeria, an India Specialist Hospital, Apollo Hospitals has offered to train doctors in the country on treatment...
Addressing some of the challenges that the Pharmaceutical Society in Nigeria is currently dealing with, the President of the Pharmaceutical Society, Cyril Odianose Usifoh has suggested...
A Chieftain of the All-Progressive’s Congress (APC) and former Delta State House of Assembly Member, Efe Ofobruku, has said that subsidy on petroleum products is still...
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has expressed deep concern, labeling it a “national disgrace” that war-torn Ukraine is donating food to Nigeria. Obi on Monday, on...
Cattle dealers at the Umuchieze Garki cattle market have dragged the Abia State government to court, claiming that they have a right to reside inside the...
The Nigerian Navy over the weekend, has said it arrested a Ghanaian rogue ship with two million litres of crude oil amd a syndicate of 13...
In compliance with the stipulations outlined in the Personal Income Tax Amendment Act (PITA) Cap P8 2011, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), has issued...
Since the commencement of total SIM card disconnection on February 28, a total of 42 million Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards belonging to telecoms subscribers have...
President Bola Tinubu, and his Tanzanian counterpart, President Samia Hassan have been listed among dignitaries expected at the 2023 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for leadership award scheduled...
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given a week ultimatum to all private airline operators in Nigeria to account for N4 billion collected...
Kodion Energy, a smart electricity and consulting firm, at the weekend urged the Nigerian authorities to end its current national grid system and embrace the micro-grid...
Abuja residents has raided a warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Department of Agriculture, looting foodstuffs and other stored items. The incident unfolded on...
President Bola Tinubu has told Qatari investors that Nigeria as Africa’s largest economy and its systems are being reformed and upgraded. He has, therefore, charged Qatar’s...
No fewer than 250 researchers in the social sciences and humanities will Tuesday converge on the University of Ibadan to attend the maiden edition of the...
Revered Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama on Sunday stirred a drama at St. Anthony’s Parish, Yangoji where he took on pastors whose conduct are...
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has noted that the federal government waste management project with XPO Marine Services Limited will enhance the economic...
No fewer than 29,878 people have been killed in the ongoing Israeli -Palestinian war, the Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh has decried. The...
In line with the Federal government’s determination to improve on electricity supply under the Presidential Power Initiative PPI to boost the socio-economic activities in the country,...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 40-year-old businessman, Ejike Solomon with 1.45 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in his luggage while...
Human Rights Campaigner and Politician, Omoyele Sowore has emphatically stated that the Nigerian Labour Congress has done a great damage to its image and has lost...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Sunday held a closed-door meeting with Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as...
The Acting Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Dr. Adamu Ahmed Abdullahi, has advised electricity consumers to always follow official...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo for...
The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Jamie Christoff has reiterated his belief in Nigeria. He made the remark when he paid a visit to the Secretary...
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has...
The federal government on Saturday has said train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March. The Port Harcourt-Aba...
The Presidential Panel on Social Investment Programmes has recommended the removal of intervention initiatives from the purview of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation....
Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, has said the current Nigerian Constitution would not adequately address the nation’s economic predicaments and other myriad of...
The federal government on Saturday, has announced that it had summoned the leadership of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), following...
The Katsina State police command, Saturday night, placed a N50 million bounty for the information that could lead to the arrest of the two bandit kingpins...
President Bola Tinubu has stressed that nation building requires perseverance and patriotism to succeed. The Nigerian President stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after inspecting...
The Jigawa State Government has concluded a plan to establish a Flood Disaster Emergency Trust Fund as part of the effort to cater to the management...
Nigeria should not implement the prescriptions by Bretton Wood institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) as solutions to the current challenges...
President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has said that his administration would continue to support education because of his strong belief that Nigeria’s survival can only be assured...
Inmates at the Jos Correctional Centre in their hundreds on Friday protested plans by the authorities of the facility to reduce their consumption of rice and...
The federal government on Friday admitted that despite all its efforts, including sinking over N5 trillion into electricity subsidies in the last few years, over 100...
A torrent of tributes poured in from prominent Nigerians during the funeral service of the former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Mr. Abimbola...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday, responded to President Bola Tinubu’s criticism of the series of strike actions the organised labour had embarked upon since...
The Director-General of the Kano Hisbah Board (Shariah Police), Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, resigned his appointment barely 24 hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf expressed shock over...
Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has said the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) should brace up to perform its constitutional given role, insisting...
Hours after their Inauguration, the newly Sworn-in cabinet members in Ondo State have been given different portfolios. The State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, had earlier on Friday...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of four Nigerian professionals as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), for a renewable term of...
The Federal Government has emphasized the need for peace and security in the Niger Delta, saying it is a key region of the country. The government...
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has called for further intervention and support from the Federal government in the area of security in order to...
A socio-political organisation under the aegis of Forum of Fulbe Professionals in Africa (FOFPRA), on Friday apologised to the Nigerian Army over its earlier statement linking...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu provided an alternative political platform for Nigerians as Governor of Lagos State during the era of...
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) took drastic action on Thursday by cutting power supplies to the country’s parliament building due to an outstanding debt of...
In an attempt to salvage the value of the nation’s local currency, the Nigerian government is demanding at least $10 billion in retribution from Binance, a...
Following recent upsurge in killings, maiming and kidnappings in South West, the House of Oduduwa, on Thursday, held a Yoruba security summit at Ojaja Arena, Ife...
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has revealed that the recent decision of the Monetary Policy Committee to increase the...
In a landmark medical achievement, the Saudi Arabian medical and surgical team, has completed the separation surgery of Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassana and Husaina, at the...
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has inaugurated five projects, located in Okene, Kogi State, Amukpe, Delta State, Potiskum, Yobe State, Apo in Abuja, and...
The federal government has begun the payment for legacy gas-to-power debts owed to gas suppliers, with $120 million already offset between October 2023 and January 2024....
The Consul General of the United States Mission in Nigeria, Will Stevens, has said that Nigeria is the number one destination for venture capital investment in...
Trade unions in Guinea ended a three-day nationwide strike which led to the closure of schools, shops, markets, and roads in the capital, Conakry. Demanding better...
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Power, Banking Regulations, Rural Electrification Agency, Housing and Habitat, to investigate the disbursement and use of funds...
Family members, friends and associates on Thursday paid glowing tributes to late Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo in Lagos, saying he was already being missed. Speaking at the...
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, said the Stephen Oronsaye Report on civil service reform had become outdated and needed to be updated before implementation. Senator...
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called for the reconfiguration and decentralisation of the country, saying they are necessary steps towards national progress. Speaking on Thursday...
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Republic of Sierra Leone to pay $25,000 as compensation to Mohamed Morlu, a Sierra Leone citizen, for violating...
The Jigawa State government in Nigeria’s Northeast has completed arrangements to kickstart dry season farming in Maigatari, and other Sahel areas of the state as part...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider the decision of merging the Army University, Biu, with the Nigerian Defence...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday used the opportunity of the inauguration of the Lagos Red Line Rail Project in Ikeja to lambast organised labour unions for...
Two people were reportedly killed while an unspecified number of persons were abducted in an attack by bandits on Anguwan Anguwan Auta, Gonin Gora area in...
Women under the aegis of ‘Rivers Women Unite for Sim (RWUS)’ have embarked on monthly prayer intersession for the led government of Governor Siminalayi Fubara in...
Nigeria’s federal government has keyed into the thriving global outsourcing market which has grossed almost $350 billion for seven top countries that engaged in it, with...
A donation of 25,000 tons of wheat for emergency food assistance to 1.3 million crisis-affected people in northeast Nigeria has arrived the country from Ukraine. The...
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has called for synergy between Nigeria and Qatar to foster gas diplomacy, energy transition from non-renewable energy and...
MTN Nigeria, on Wednesday, apologised to its numerous customers that experienced some difficulties in making and receiving calls on Wednesday afternoon. The telecoms company, which blamed...
The House of Representatives has rejected a bill that would make it mandatory for presidential and governorship candidates to secure more than 50 percent of the...
In an unprecedented move, the Harvard Business School, the graduate business school of Harvard University, is set to cast spotlight on the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF),...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed that it may no longer be available for negotiation or meetings with the government summoned on the eve of...