Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the issue of releasing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was not part of his discussion with the South East governors in...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, ordered the closure of two companies linked to the alleged 9.6 billion dollars Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd scandal. The two companies are Trinity Biotech...
The presidency has countered the remarks of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi on the omission of Nigeria from the Harvard Business School class of 2025. Nigeria was...
The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested the commander of a local vigilante group identified as Felix Nwaobakata with two human skulls and other parts at his hideout in Omoku, headquarters...
The Jigawa Government and Bank of Industry (BoI), on Tuesday signed a N6 billion partnership agreement to stimulate industrial development of the north-western state. Gov. Umar Namadi, while signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
The Federal Government has issued a stern warning against the unauthorized disclosure of official documents, emphasizing that such acts are punishable offences under Nigerian law. The warning was delivered by the Secretary to the Government of...
The Economic and financial crimes commission EFCC has issued a public warning regarding a planned protest against its operations. There have been massive calls for a nationwide protest against the EFCC on social media...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has told the Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, to go and hang herself on a transformer if she is not happy with what...
Ismaila’s appointment rejection by the state government has nothing to do with being an indigene or not but everything to do with her father being a Christian cleric during his lifetime. Zamfara State Government’s...
Kanu had sued the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Services, seeking N1 billion in damages for alleged rights violations. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday ruled...
The Nigeria Police Force has debunked claims that the Inspector-General, Kayode Egbetokun is lobbying to extend his stay in office. The Police, in a statement on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa...
Two female suicide bombers have been arrested in Borno State, in connection with the detonation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Gwoza, authorities said on Sunday.The explosion left at least 18 people dead A...
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested four suspected fake Economic Financial Crimes Commission officers while planning to abduct and collect N150 million ransom from their victim (name withheld). Parading the suspects alongside other...
The Nigeria Customs Service said its operatives intercepted nine containers carrying offensive items including arms, ammunition, Illicit drugs and second-hand clothes worth N13.9 billion. The Comptroller-General, NCS, Adewale Adeniyi disclosed this on Monday while...
A tragic incident happened on Monday morning involving a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter crashing in Tami village of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to reports, the crash occurred around 5...
The lawmaker representing the Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and South federal constituency, Obi Aguocha, has approached former President Muhammadu Buhari to advocate for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra...
The Federal Government has terminated its contracts with Mothercat, RCC and Dantata & Sawoe for non-performance on the dualization of the Obajana-Benin road project sections two, three and four. The Minister of Works, David...
A prominent human rights advocate and former lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has revealed an alleged political strategy by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and other northern elites to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027...
Gombe State High Court has sentenced an Immigration officer, Dabiet Onyemi Gilbert, to one year in prison for defrauding a job seeker of N800,000. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecuted Gilbert on...
Former First lady, Dame Patience Jonathan says if she is requested to return to the presidential villa to function as Nigerian First Lady, she would decline. In a viral video clip, Mrs Patience, who...
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has has urged Nigerian politicians to desist from toying with sultanate institutions The National President of MACBAN, Alhaji Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, made the call in a...
A former Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has asked President Bola Tinubu’s government to cease the disbursement of monthly allocations to states that establish caretaker committees for Local Government (LG) administrations. Presently there are ...
The Chairman of Nigeria’s Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele believes Nigeria can significantly boost its revenue without imposing new taxes. Instead, he advocates for better tax administration and the use...
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the nomination of six state governors as members of the board of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). The 142nd council meeting was presided over by...
Organised Labour, including the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, has rejected the proposal of the Southern Governors’ Forum to decentralise minimum wage negotiations to state governments. The NLC condemned the proposal...
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld a previous ruling by a Lagos State High Court, confirming a five-year prison sentence for Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba...
President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to introduce zero tariffs, excise duties and Value-Added Tax (VAT) on imported pharmaceutical inputs. The order introduced zero tariffs, excise duties, and Value-Added Tax (VAT)...
A report has indicated that the Federal Government may have quietly begun the implementation of the Steve Oronsaye Report on restructuring government agencies and departments. President Bola Tinubu had, about three months ago, set...
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Thursday that the Presidency had not approached the National Assembly with a request for new presidential jets. He, however, said should such a request be made, the...
President Bola Tinubu made an appearance at the 142nd meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) held on Thursday at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The council, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima,...
The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation to unravel the true circumstances surrounding the death of the former Chief Executive Officer of Konga, one of Nigeria’s e-commerce giants, Nick Imudia, who reportedly...
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, has disclosed that a whopping $88.6 billion is lost to illicit financial flows in Africa annually. He stated this in Tunis, Tunisia...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate rollout of the National Construction and Household Support Programme to cover all geo-political zones in the country. According to a statement on Thursday by Tinubu’s Special...