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PDP NWC passes Vote of Confidence on Damagum
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has passed a Vote of…
NDA alerts Kaduna communities ahead of shooting practice
The Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna has urged residents of Mando, Tsamiya, Kauya and Afaka general areas…
JUST IN: Court suspends Ganduje as APC chairman
The Kano State High Court has granted an ex parte order suspending of the National Chairman…
Dortmund ready for PSG rematch after epic win over Atletico
Borussia Dortmund are relishing a rematch with Paris St Germain in the Champions League semi-finals. This…
Nigeria requires $15bn annually to close infrastructure gap — Don
Prof. Joseph Oyedele, of the Department of Estate Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun, says…
Mbappe says winning Champions League matter of pride
Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe has said that helping his hometown club to finally win their…
Naira appreciation: Consumer protection agency begins enforcements against unfair price hike
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, says it will intensify monitoring and enforcement in…
Yobe: Tears, anguish as Bade LG buries 3 corpses allegedly killed by soldiers
Three corpses of those who were allegedly killed by soldiers in Gashu’a, Yobe State were buried…
31 states, 148 LGAs risk severe floods, Nigerian govt warns
Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, has cautioned that 148 Local Government…
Delaying appointment of Super Eagles coach dangerous – Ekpo
A former Nigerian international, Friday Ekpo, has advised the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to be proactive…
Corruption biggest threat to security in Nigeria – Interior minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says corruption and corrupt practices fuel insecurity in the country,…
Kano anti-corruption agency files fresh charges against Ganduje
The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission has filed fresh corruption charges against former Governor…
10 northern govs to attend security symposium in U.S
The governors are from the Northwest and North Central zones of the county, a statement on…
NDLEA destroys 304,436kg, 40,042 litres of drugs in Lagos, Ogun
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Tuesday in Ibereko Badagry, Lagos, destroyed 304,436 kg…
National Single Window project will facilitate regional integration – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said that the introduction of the National Single Window, NSW, project would…
NCAA suspends licences of 3 private jet owners
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has suspended licences of three Permit for Non-Commercial Flight, PNCF, otherwise…
Nigerian troops destroy terrorists’ enclave, neutralise 12 in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army says its troops have made significant inroad into terrorists’ enclave in Maru Local…
Fidelity Bank posts N124.3bn pre-tax profit in 2023
Fidelity Bank Plc has recorded a profit before tax of N124.3 billion for the year ended…
Late Shehu Malami’s wife drags stepson, stepdaughter to court over inheritance
Asma’u Malami, the wife of late Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Shehu Malami, has dragged her…
Regular vehicle inspection will reduce crashes – VIO Mayor
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services, DRTS, has called for regular vehicle inspections to ensure that…
Nigerian Air Force airstrikes eliminate 30 terrorist kingpins, fighters in Borno
The Air component of the Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, has executed a precision airstrike on the…
Reps issue ultimatum over N45bn alleged unremitted funds
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Securities and…
Israel launches ‘diplomatic offensive’ against Iran, seeks declaration of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorists
Israel’s foreign minister Israel Katz has launched what he called a “diplomatic offensive” against Iran following…
Bobrisky: Naira mutilation conviction and matters arising therefrom
By Tosin Kolade, NAN In February 2024, the mass media was awash with reports of the…
Kogi govt unveils registration portal for students’ bursary award
The Kogi Scholarship Board, KSSB, has officially unveiled an online portal for Bursary Award registration for…
Tinubu declares April 7 as National Police Day
President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. Mr Tinubu, represented by Vice…
Nigerian govt begins allocation of 8,925 houses under national housing program
The Federal Government has announced the allocation of 8,925 houses to deserving applicants nationwide under the…
Insecurity: Gov. Bago orders shooting of thugs on sight
The Niger State governor, Umaru Bago, has declared a state of emergency over insecurity in the…
Gov. Radda unveils 10 armoured vehicles to fight bandits in Katsina
Governor Dikko Radda has inaugurated 10 armoured vehicles to fight bandits and other criminals in Katsina…
El-Rufai advises Tinubu to drop non-performing appointees
Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has advised President Bola Tinubu to drop any…
104 suspected criminals arrested during Sallah celebration in Kano – Police
The Police Command in Kano State says it arrested no fewer 104 suspected criminals in different…
Again, Naira gains 0.6% against dollar at official market
The Naira on Monday appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,136.04 to the dollar. Data…
Gob. Radda appoints new Katsina State Head of Service
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Falalu Bawale as the…
How Nigerian govt rescued over 1000 abductees without ransom – NSA
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government has rescued over 1,000 victims…
Defend Tinubu or quit, Matawalle tells Baba-Ahmed, other Northern appointees
Minister of State Defence, Bello Matawalle, has asked the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on…
Stock market extends loss, index drops further by 0.53%
The Nigerian stock market on Monday extended its losing streak by 0.53 per cent due to…
Gov Sule raises concern over increasing cases of kidnapping in Nasarawa
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has expressed concern over recent increase in cases of kidnapping…
TCN restores national grid after fire incident at Afam power station
The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, says the national grid has been fully restored after Monday’s…
Ganduje’s suspension illegal, null and void – APC SWC
The State Working Committee of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kano has described the purported…
NSA receives 22 rescued Zamfara varsity students, staff
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday received 22 abducted students and staff of…
Kogi poll: INEC tenders documents against SDP, Ajaka’s petition at tribunal
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday, tendered electoral documents against the petition by the…
Matawalle’s attack on Northern elders ill-advised, says Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on political matters, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has described the scathing…
JUST IN: Kano APC suspends Ganduje
The Ganduje ward chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Dawakin Tofa Local Government area of…
Nigeria’s inflation hit 33.20% in March, says NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 33.20 per cent…
NDLEA arrests 50,901 drug offenders in 3 years, secures conviction of 9,034 others – Marwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested 50,901 drug offenders, including 46 drug barons in…
Military dismiss alleged shooting of civilians in Plateau by soldiers
Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, a special military task force maintaining peace in Plateau and environs, has…
135 Plateau intending pilgrims to miss 2024 Hajj over failure to meet payment deadline
The Plateau State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board has disclosed that 135 intending pilgrims will miss the…
IGR: Our target is to pay salaries without FAAC – Enugu govt
The Enugu State Government says its target this year is to pay salaries from the Internally…
Minister donates N3.5m to victims of attacks in Kogi
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has donated the sum of ₦3.5 million to the…
We gave warning before attacking Israel – Iran
Turkish, Jordanian, and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave wide notice days before its…
NDLEA intercepts over N3.2m counterfeit cash, lethal illicit substance
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, intercepted a commercial bus conveying N3.2 million…
NiMet forecasts 3-day sunshine, thunderstorms from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorm from Monday to Wednesday across the…
EFCC confirms recovery of N32.7billion and $445,000 from Humanitarian ministry
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has confirmed the recovery of N32.7billion and $445,000 during…
NDLEA recovers 900,000 opioid pills, 1,347.4kg in 7 states
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has intercepted about 900,000 pills of opioid…
Justice Ahmad Belgore: That compassionate lawyer in Kano, by Yushau A. Shuaib
Justice Ahmad Olanrewaju heartily observed the 2024 Ramadan fast from the first to the last day.…
We’ll sustain military onslaught against bandits in Zamfara, Tinubu assures
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to sustain military onslaught against bandit in Zamfara…
Demand for Indomie increases as prices drop
The demand for Indomie instant noodles has increased due to drop in the price. The News…
CAN demands rescue of remaining Chibok girls
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Saturday demanded the release of the remaining Chibok girls…
ABU signs agreement for construction of 1600-bed space student hostels through PPP
Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, has signed an agreement with the Student Housing Company Limited for the…
2 more Boko Haram fighters surrender to MNJTF in Lake Chad region
The Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, Sector 3, Monguno, has disclosed that two more Boko Haram…
Nigerian Copyright Commission seizes N300m worth pirated books at Onne Port
The Nigerian Copyright Commission, NCC, has seized three shipping containers of 3000 cartons of pirated books…
Needed: One standard hospital per state (1), by Hassan Gimba
I never thought I could attend the Eid prayer held on 10th April, a day after…
Organised labour reportedly submits fresh proposal, demands N615,000 as minimum wage
Organised labour comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, has demanded N615,000…
10 years after abduction, CAN demands rescue of remaining Chibok girls
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Saturday demanded the release of the remaining Chibok girls…
Wike inspects ongoing construction of VP’s residence, says ‘Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda is a reality’
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says that President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed…
Tinubu promises to promote distance learning in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will continue to promote the Open and…
Ondo guber: Aiyedatiwa solicits APC members’ votes ahead of primary election
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has solicited the votes of party members ahead of the…
Police arrest 20 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators for invading Oyo Assembly complex
Police in Oyo State have arrested 20 suspected Yoruba nation agitators over Saturday’s alleged invasion of…
Iran launches drone attack at Israel
Iran launched dozens of drones at Israel on Saturday but they will take hours to reach…
APC clears 16 aspirants for Ondo Governorship primary
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has cleared the 16 aspirants seeking its ticket to contest the…
Nigeria to establish national cancer registry
Usman Aliyu, the director-general, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, NICRAT, says efforts are underway…
23 inmates bag university degrees at Enugu prison
Twenty-three inmates of the Enugu Custodial Centre bagged Masters, first degree and Post Graduate Diploma of…
2 die, 13 injured in Sagamu-Ijebu Ode expressway accident
Two people were reported dead while 13 others sustained injuries in an accident at Ajede, after…
Gunmen attack Benue governorship aspirant, abduct wife
Gunmen on Friday attacked one of the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship aspirants in Benue in…
Nigeria first to introduce new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis – WHO
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine –…
Edo CP orders trial of officer threatening residents with gun in viral video
The commissioner of Police in Edo, Funsho Adegboye, has ordered an orderly room trial of Police…
Hadejia Emirate distributes alms N357m
Hadejia Emirate’s Alms Committee says it collected and distributed alms worth N357,456,315.00 during the 2023/2024 collection…
KSH Foundation gets recognition for “GirlConnect” project
KSH Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to leveraging technology to bridge social gaps for early development,…
Makinde approves establishment of Rule of Law Enforcement Authority
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has signed into law the Executive Bill for establishment of…
FACT CHECK: Did Siemens-Nigeria $2.3bn Power Project stall under Buhari but pick up under Tinubu?
By Mohammed Dahiru A statement issued by the spokesperson for the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu…
Nigeria first to introduce new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis – WHO
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine –…
Sen. Yari to sponsor out-of-school children in 250,000 Zamfara households
Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara), has pledged to sponsor the education of out-of-school children from 250,000 households…
Executive, legislature collaboration will secure national development goals — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal, state…
Abducted Channels TV reporter regains freedom
Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area in…
Naira makes huge recovery, gains 7.2% against dollar
The Naira on Friday experienced huge appreciation at the official market, trading at N1,142.38 to the…
Troops kill 188 terrorists, arrest 330 others in 1 week
Troops neutralised at least 188 terrorists and arrested 330 others across the country in the last…
Nigerian govt taking steps to restore oil production shortfall – Lokpobiri
The Federal Government says measures are being put in place to restore oil production in view…
NEMA confirms recovery of male body from Lagoon
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed the recovery of the body of a male…
Commission of inquiry: I have no plans to witch-hunt opposition – Gov. Yusuf
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State said on Friday the two commissions of inquiry set up…
UniAbuja establishes int’l institute of publishing studies
The University of Abuja (UniAbuja), said it has established a state of the art International Institute…
LASU admits 1,500 into its Sandwich Programs
The Lagos State University, LASU, on Friday matriculated 1,500 students into its 2023/2024 sandwich degree programmes.…
FIRS generated N12.3trillion in 2023 -– CEO
The Chief Executive, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Zacch Adedeji, said that the organisation witnessed unprecedented…
I collected $3million cash for Emefiele, CBN employee tells court
A Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, employee, Monday Osazuwa, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences…
FULL LIST: Covenant emerges best university in Nigeria
The Times Higher Education‘s 2024 rating has ranked the Covenant University as the best university in…
Container falls off in Lagos traffic, kills woman inside her car
A falling 40-feet container killed a woman inside her car at the Lagos end of the…
Govt offices deserted in spite of workers’ resumption from Eid el-Fitr break
Most offices at the federal and state secretariats in Ibadan on Friday were under lock and…
NFF appoints Manu Garba as Golden Eaglets’ Head coach
The Board of Nigeria Football Federation has appointed former U17 World Cup winner, Manu Garba as…
Northern governors mourn Ogbonnaya Onu
Governor Inuwa Yahaya, Chairman Northern States Governors’ Forum has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of…
Impeachment: Court to hear Shaibu’s suit against assembly, others April 19
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 19 for hearing of a suit filed…