The Chairman of the Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates are currently attending the ongoing National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. Naija News reports that the meeting is presided over by Vice President, Kashim...
Burkina Faso has officially removed the logo of the Economic Community of West Africa state (ECOWAS) from its new biometric passports, a move that underscores the country’s decision to withdraw from the 15-member regional...
Ola Olufunmilayo Foundation (OOF) is an organization that places high value on children’s education. The foundation in conjunction with Odogbolu Local Government Education Authority organized a quiz competition for primary schools in Odogbolu Local...
The Yobe government donates N30 million to the families of the slain persons in Mafa. Over 150 suspected Boko Haram terrorists armed with rifles and RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades) attacked Mafa ward on more than...
The visit is aimed at bolstering efforts in key sectors such as health, agriculture, and nutrition Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation arrived in Nigeria on Monday as part of...
The Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications at the Department of State Services (DSS) National Headquarters in Abuja, Peter Afunanya, has been reassigned. Afunanya disclosed his redeployment during a press briefing in Abuja...
The Abia State Government has concluded plans to train 2000 master trainers for teachers in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu disclosed this while briefing the journalists on the outcome of this...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of qualified Nigerians to the board of the Bank of Industry (BoI) Limited Tthis was made known in a statement on Monday signed by the President’s Special...
In a landmark achievement for Nigeria’s energy sector, the Dangote Refinery, a $20 billion project led by billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote has officially started producing petrol. This development is expected to significantly ease the ongoing...
A Nigerian woman based in Canada, Amaka Patience Sunnberger has been arrested by the Canadians after the Nigerian government and the House of rep members asked them to persecute her by police for threatening...
The defendants while taking their pleas before the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, pleaded not guilty to the six counts filed against them. The Nigerian government on Monday arraigned 10 youths arrested in Abuja,...
The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has emphasized the need for reforms to reduce the overwhelming caseload at the Supreme Court. Speaking at his valedictory session at the Supreme Court...
The federal government has offered a $500 million FGN bond for subscription at $1,000 per unit to interested investors. In a statement on Monday, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said the offer is a five-year domestic...
The National Peace Committee (NPC) has stated that it was pressured to get the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to either halt collation of results or cancel the 2023 Presidential Election which brought President...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has once again criticized President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the continued payment of subsidies on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). This follows Tinubu’s approval of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has accused the National Assembly of contempt and illegality over the revelation that Nigerian Senators are receiving a monthly “running cost” of ₦21...
The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been summoned by the Nigeria Police Force for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The invitation letter,...
Some of the protest leaders still in detention are Michael Adaramoye, also known as Micheal Lenin; Mosiu Sodiq, Angel, and Opaoluwa, who were arrested for participating in the protests and demanding good governance...
The Supreme Court has rejected an application by Yakubu Muritala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the last governorship election in Kogi State, asking the court to await the outcome of his...
The Nigerian Army, 6 Battalion Ibagwa, has urged residents of Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State not to panic as it has commenced the demolition of unserviceable ammunition and explosives at 6Bn...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and others for mini-grid electricity generation. The NERC said it issued nine new off-grid generation...
Imo State Government has dismissed as fake, malicious, and unfounded posters of the State Governor, Hope Uzodinma with that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje where it was allegedly...
Two and half years after his swearing-in as governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has finally made up his mind to conduct local government elections in the state. The elections have been scheduled...
Principal officers of Nigeria’s senate have allocated billions of naira in constituency projects to themselves in the 2024 budget, according to Premium Times. The projects, known as Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIP), are intended for...
The arrest of Alhaji Bashir Hadejia, a former aide to the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawale has sparked widespread outrage. Hadejia, who served as a special adviser to Matawalle during his tenure...
Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited, the Chinese firm involved in a high-profile contract dispute with the Ogun State Government, has accused Nigerian authorities of unlawfully detaining and brutalising its top officials. The firm...
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said that his office and that of the National Security Adviser, have commenced legal and diplomatic moves to recover three...
A French court has authorised the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Two of the jets, part of the Nigerian presidential air fleet, were recently put up for...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reduction of deductions in aviation agencies’ internally generated revenue (IGR) from 50 percent to 20 percent. Gbenga Saka, special adviser on digital media to Festus Keyamo, minister of...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and member of Edo Integrity Group, Prince Emmanuel Odigie, has alleged that the party is planning to manipulate and rig the upcoming governorship election, using the...
The Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) Chairman of Qua’an Pan Local Government Area, in Jos, Plateau capital, Hon Christopher Audu, is reportedly battling for his life after being attacked by delegates during the Peoples Democratic...
The website domain name of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBANK) have become inaccessible in what Nigerians believed to be a suspected attack on the commercial bank by hackers. Checks by Naija News on Wednesday night...
According to Ribadu’s presentation, the funds include $50 million in cryptocurrency, of which $38 million has been blocked across four cryptocurrency wallets. Additionally, ₦4 billion in fiat money was reportedly contributed by various political...