PSC fires three senior officers and demotes five
Three senior police officers have been dismissed by the Police Service Commission over cases of “serious misconduct”. The commission’s spokesperson,…
Senate asks FG to stop TCN’s proposal to purchase electricity meters abroad
The federal government has been asked by the senate to suspend a proposal by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)…
Palliatives: National Economic Council jettisons Buhari’s national social register over integrity
The National Economic Council, NEC, has unanimously agreed to part with the national social register used by the Muhammadu Buhari…
Nigerian singers, Ayra Starr and Burna Boy make Barack Obama’s annual summer playlist
Former US President Barack Obama has released his Summer playlist of 41 songs for the year 2023 and two Nigerian…
Police promote officer assaulted by Seun Kuti
. The Police Service Commission has promoted Mohammed Aminu, the police officer who was assaulted by Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti,…
FG shuts Eko Bridge again for 40-day repair
Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, on Thursday, July 20, announced a 40-day closure of the Island-bound…
NAF airstrikes kill 22 terrorists in Katsina
No fewer than 22 terrorists have been neutralized by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Batsari and Jibia local government…
Reps reject proposed electricity tariff increase
The proposed increase in electricity tariff has been rejected by the House of Representatives. This came after Honourable Aliyu Madaki…
Court orders DSS to allow Kanu access to medical records, doctors
Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today July 20, ordered the Department of State Services…
Protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it on fire in retaliation for plans to burn Quran in Sweden(Videos)
Hundreds of protesters stormed thelm Swedish embassy in central Baghdad, Iraq in the early hours of Thursday morning, July 20,…
Nigeria receives over $9m grant from Canadian government
The Nigerian Government on Wednesday, July 19, received a total of $9,261,920 from the Canadian Government to support the scale-up…
N700 per litre of petrol is very affordable. Any patriot will be happy with it – Staunch Buhari and APC supporter says
Sirajo Saidu, one of the staunch supporters of former president, Muhammadu Buhari, has said N700 per litre of Premium Motor…
‘Temper Justice with mercy,’- Anambra pupil, Mmesoma Ejikeme, appeals to JAMB as she appears before House of Reps members
Anambra pupil, Ejikeme Mmesoma, has apologized to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for forging her unified tertiary matriculation…
Naira plummets to N860/$ at parallel market following demand for dollar
The Naira has plummeted at the parallel market following an increased demand for the Dollar. The Naira fell to N860…
Reps confirm appointment of CDS and Service Chiefs
The appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs by President Bola Tinubu, was on Wednesday, July 19,…
FG to bar PoS agents from fixing new prices
The Federal Government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission will be barring Point of Sale agents from increasing…
House of Reps reject motion seeking to stop increase in price of Fuel
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, July 19 rejected a motion to stop the increase in the price of Premium…
Fuel subsidy removal: FG set to review Workers’ salary – Akpabio
. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerian workers of the readiness of the government to review the…
FAAC to share N1.959tr revenue to FG, states and LGA in July, probably the highest ever
Members of trade associations guilty of anti-competitive practices, indiscriminate and irrational hike of food prices will henceforth be sanctioned by…
FG to sanction trade associations over food price hike
Members of trade associations guilty of anti-competitive practices, indiscriminate and irrational hike of food prices will henceforth be sanctioned by…
President Tinubu orders immediate review of N8,000 cash transfer palliative
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate review of the proposed N8,000 cash transfer palliative to Nigerians to cushion the…
The proposed palliative cash transfer robs the poor and pays the rich. We reject it- NLC declares
The Nigerian Labour Congress has rejected the palliatives proposed by the Federal government to cushion the effect of the fuel…
Anthrax might have spread to South and North – NCDC
Hours after the announcement of the first case of anthrax in Nigeria, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has expressed…
Why is IPOB lawyer defending Emefiele? – DSS asks
The Department of State Services (DSS) has stated that one of the lawyers of the suspended governor1 of the Central…
NAFDAC Confirms No Plastic in Golden Penny Semovita
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has responded to a viral social media video claiming…
Elumelu, PDP Abandons Claim, Says Okolie, LP, Pray Tribunal To Dismiss Petition.
The National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting at Asaba has been prayed upon to dismiss the entire…
Fuel price hits N617 per litre
The price of Petrol has increased to about N617 per litre. Fuel stations operated by NNPC have adjusted their fuel…
Naira closes at N795.2/$ at I&E window
The Naira on Monday, July 17, closed at N795.28 per dollar at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. The Naira…
Nigeria records first Anthrax case
The Federal Government has officially confirmed the first case of anthrax in the country. A statement released by the Federal…
Removing me as president over failure to score 25% in Abuja may trigger anarchy in Nigeria – President Tinubu reportedly tells tribunal
President Bola Tinubu has allegedly warned members of the presidential elections tribunal that removing him as president could lead to…
My aunt bought houses in her husband’s name and he later married a second wife who almost threw her out after his death – Woman narrates
A woman, Assam, has narrated how her aunt was almost thrown out by her husband’s second wife after his death.…
Niger state government to close Minna-Bida road for repairs
Niger State Government has announced that Minna-Bida road will be closed for six hours on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 to…
Nigeria fulfills 2023 financial obligation to AU
Nigeria has made full payment of its assessed contributions for the year 2023 to the African Union, fulfilling its financial…
Lagos government to close Eko bridge for repairs
The Lagos State Government has announced that Eko Bridge inwards the newly re-opened Apongbon Bridge will be closed for 24…
FG borrowing from CBN hit N25tn in March – Report
The Federal Government borrowed N1.83tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances in the first quarter…
Naira drops against Dollar, exchanges at N803.90 at official window
The Naira on Friday depreciated against the dollar, exchanging at N803.90 at the investors and exporters window. According to Financial…
China executes convicted kindergarten teacher who poisoned 25 students, killing one
A female kindergarten teacher has been executed in China for poisoning 25 children, one of whom she killed, by contaminating…
Doctors re-attach ‘decapitated’ boy’s head after the 12-year-old was struck by a car while on his bike
Doctors in Israel have re-attached a boy’s head after he was hit by a car while riding his bike. According…
Emefiele has been charged to court – DSS
The Department of State Services this night announced that suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele has been charged to court.…
House of Representatives approve President Tinubu’s request for N500 billion palliatives
The House of Representatives has approved the request of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for an amendment to the 2022 appropriation…
Subsidy Removal: NANS demands reduction in school fees
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for a reduction in school fees across tertiary institutions in the…
Peter Obi’s campaign reacts after President Tinubu offers appointments slots to Labour Party and PDP Governors
Peter Obi’s presidential campaign has reacted to the move by President Bola Tinubu to offer board slots to state governors…
Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s lawsuit against DSS
A fundamental rights enforcement lawsuit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra against the Department…
Subsidy: I know Nigerians are suffering – President Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that he understands the hardship the removal of fuel subsidy has brought upon Nigerians…
CBN directs banks to pay Dollar receipts in Naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) to commence remittances pay-out in both Naira…
President Tinubu receives former Delta state governor, James Ibori, at State House
President Tinubu received former Delta state governor, James Ibori, in his residence at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday, July…
Court gives DSS one week to charge Emefiele or release him
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Department of the State Security Service…
President Tinubu seeks Senate’s approval for $800m World Bank loan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to the Senate to approve a borrowing request of $800 million from the World…
12m households to get N8,000 for six months- President Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said 12 million families will get N8, 000 over a period of six months to…
Senate begins screening of nominated service chiefs for confirmation
The Senate on Thursday, July 13, began the screening of new service chiefs appointed by President Bola Tinubu. The service…
Apply for SMEDAN Loan Facility: Empowering Nigerian Entrepreneurs with Financial Support
Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) has recently launched a credit information portal, aimed at providing entrepreneurs with…
NLC protests Tinubu’s N500bn subsidy palliative, demands 300% pay rise
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have thumbed down the N500bn palliative proposed by President Bola Tinubu,…
Nigeria repays $500m Eurobond debt
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says Nigeria has redeemed a $500 million Eurobond on its due date, July 12, 2023.…
Newly elected house of reps member sent out of chamber for improper dressing
A dramatic scene played out at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, July 12, as a newly elected lawmaker was…
Tinubu meets 1999 class of Governors at Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with “The class of 1999 Governors” at the presidential villa, Abuja. Some of the…
President Tinubu writes NASS, seeks N500bn for palliatives
President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly seeking amendment to the 2022 supplementary appropriation act to allow the…
Nigerian students face tough times in UK following unification of exchange rate; tuition fees increase by 60%
The Naira equivalent of tuition fees for Nigerian students living in the UK has increased by over 60 per cent…
Nigeria’s VAT performance is lowest in West Africa – FG
The federal government has said that the performance of the Value Added Tax in Nigeria is the lowest in the…
We’ll permanently delete digital lenders harassing debtors from Google playstore – FCCPC
The federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned that they would reach out to Google to permanently delete…
Tinubu appoints 20 new aides, Tunde Rahman, Abdulaziz, make list
President Bola Tinubu has hired 20 new aides, about three weeks after he made the last set of major appointments,…
It’s unconstitutional and immoral for lawmakers to decide their salaries –Obasanjo
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said it is unconstitutional and immoral for lawmakers to decide their salaries, adding that those…
FG arraigns PDP governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu for alleged vote buying in Ogun
Ladi Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun in the 2023 elections was on Monday, July 10,…
APC national chairman reveals that Governor Akeredolu is incapacitated
National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has disclosed that the ailing Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi…
We will make use of technology to monitor revenue collection in real time – FG
The federal government has outlined its plan to make use of technology to monitor revenue collection in real time. Zacchaeus…
Monthly fuel consumption drops by 18.5million litres after deregulation – FG
The volume of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, that was consumed across the country in the first half…
Top Boko Haram Commander and his lieutenant surrender to Nigerian troops in Borno
A top Commander of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād otherwise known as Boko Haram, Khaid Malam Ali and his…
President Tinubu elected chairman of ECOWAS
President Bola Tinubu has been elected as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the…
No Files implicating Tinubu In Our Custody – ICPC
Anti-graft agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) has refuted claims that it has files implicating…
Court orders Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, Buhari govts to account for $5bn Abacha loot
Justice Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo,…
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA: A CALL FOR CHANGE
Domestic violence is a global issue that transcends borders,affecting individuals across all continents and virtually all countries, including Nigeria. Despite…
Falcons players plan protest and World Cup boycott as NFF cancels bonuses
The Super Falcons are planning to stage a strike and boycott their opening game of the 2023 Women’s World Cup…
President Tinubu to attend ECOWAS Summit in Guinea-Bissau
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, July 8, to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of…
Protesters storm EU office, demand withdrawal of election reports
The European Union (EU) in Abuja was besieged on Thursday, July 6, by a Coalition of Civil Society Organisation and…
Gov Adeleke submits list of Commissioner nominees; see full list
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has finally released a list of Commissioner-nominees to serve in his administration. Adeleke, who…
Tinubu sets up committee on tax reforms
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. Dele Alake, special…
Names of ex-governors receiving pensions in 10th Senate
About 13 former Governors still receive pension allowances while still serving as Senators in the 10th National Assembly. Tribune in…
Tinubu writes national assembly, seeks confirmation of service chiefs
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, July 6, wrote the national assembly to confirm the appointment of the newly appointed service…
We’re improving tax collection and not imposing new taxes – FG
The federal government has said that it has no intention of imposing new taxes on Nigerians. Zacchaeus Adedeji, special adviser…
Justice Aboki confirmed as first Female Chief Judge of Kano
Justice Dije Aboki has been confirmed Kano state house of assembly as the substantive Chief Judge of the North-West state.…
Tinubu suspends 5% telecoms tax, defers Finance Act to September 1
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed four Executive Orders in fidelity to the pledge to put Nigerians at the centre…
NCDC confirms 789 diphtheria cases and 80 deaths in eight states
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that there are 789 cases of diphtheria in Nigeria as of…
Reps move to stop take-over of some Cross River communities by Cameroon
Members of the house of representatives have initiated a move to stop the take-over of some Cross River communities by…
Resident doctors issue two-week ultimatum to FG over pending agreements
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government for commencement of implementation of…
Mmesoma: Reps to investigate ‘forgery’ of UTME result
The house of representatives on Wednesday, July 5, resolved to investigate the alleged forgery of the unified tertiary matriculation examination…
LAWMA to begin sealing properties without waste bins from Friday
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has announced that it would begin sealing properties without waste bins on Lagos Island…
NEMA lists 14 states that may experience huge flooding soon
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has listed 14 states and 31 communities that may witness heavy rainfall that may…
Tinubu and Shettima tender LP membership register to prove claim of Obi not being a member of the party
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima have backed up their argument of Peter Obi not being a member…
Nine illegal refining sites uncovered in Bayelsa state
A total of nine illegal refineries sites with a combined total daily production estimated to be more than one million…
FG to reduce drug importation from 60% to 40%
The Federal Government has disclosed that it has plans of reducing the importation of drugs into the country from 60%…
Mark Zuckerberg to launch Twitter rival Threads within days
Facebook owner Meta is launching its new app to rival Twitter and it’s expected to go live on Thursday, June…
Naira value appreciates, exchanges N741 to $1
The naira has appreciated against the dollar, exchanging at N741.50 at the investors and exporters window as at the close…
Delta Monarch Advocates Death Penalty For Corrupt Public Office Holders
By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta state monarch, His Royal Majesty, Benjamin Keagborekuzi of Adein in Agbor kingdom has advised that the…
Presidential Election Petitions-By ODU FAVOUR AWELE
A great number of persons have been so eager and waiting patiently for the outcome of the court case between…
NAFDAC Report Endorses Indomie Noodles as Safe for Consumption
Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye declared the scientific testing the…
Don’t panic buy. No plans to increase petrol pump price to N700 per litre- IPMAN tells Nigerians
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied reports claiming members of its association have concluded plans to…
FG reportedly lifts ban on importation of vehicles by land borders
The federal government have reportedly lifted the ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. DailyTrust reports that the…
Suspected armed robber rips N700,000 gold chain from neck of victim at gunpoint in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a suspected armed robber who stole a gold chain valued at…
Nigeria will see positive changes as we move along after going through these baby steps of pains – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has asked Nigerians to endure what he described as baby steps of pain following some economic reforms…
Marketers project N700 per litre for petrol
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has projected that the pump price of petrol could rise above N700 per…
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians over circulation of unwholesome Sprite drink
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public over the circulation of a…