National
4 days ago
Barely two days in office as the new helmsman of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Olayemi Cardoso charged the leadership team of the apex bank with the responsibility of reviewing key policies of the bank, especially those that have to do with foreign exchange management...
22 Aug
Pupils under the EKOEXCEL programme, a Lagos State Government initiative aimed at improving primary school education have achieved outstanding success at the 2023 National Common Entrance Examination. The highest performing EKOEXCEL pupil scored 199, just 4 points lower than the best performing pupil nationally who scored 203. Over half of other tracked EKOEXCEL pupils who…
21 Aug
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it recovered illicit drugs worth N4.8 billion after carrying out a raid in a warehouse at the International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area of Lagos on Saturday.
11 Aug
The former Labour Party (LP) presidential aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi, has revealed his battle with the much-dreaded cancer disease.
14 Jun
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced that they have nothing to do with so-called past questions being sold by a faceless group of persons.
8 Jun
The Kano State Government has revealed plans to work with the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in their effort to improve the welfare of civil servants, especially after the removal of subsidy payment on petrol.
24 Apr
The president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his return to the country, has restated that his promise to deliver a nation of renewed hope for all Nigerians remains in motion.
14 Apr
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to providing quality, ffordable and accessible healthcare services to Nigerians.
9 Mar
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, suggested a “better way” for Nigerians to “demonstrate against the sham election of February 25.”
23 Feb
Nigerian tech entrepreneur Fred Oyetayo relocated to Britain last year, but the 29-year-old plans to fly back home to cast his vote in the presidential elections on Saturday.
3 Feb
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has cautioned Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against using the parks management committee to distribute election materials.
31 Jan
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) told the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday that he (Atiku) was was never a Senate President.
28 Jan
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the judgement of the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal which it said nullified the mandate freely given to its Party and Candidate, Governor Ademola Adeleke by the people of Osun State in the July 16, 2022, Governorship election.
25 mins ago
Chorale de la Magnifique (CDM) will, tomorrow, treat Nigerians, especially Abuja residents, with a music concert to celebrate Nigeria’s 63rd Independence anniversary.
1 day ago
A former senator who represented Kogi West in the 9th National Assembly, Smart Adeyemi, has rejected the advice of the Supreme Court to withdraw his petition.
1 day ago
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the military will flush out bandits and terrorists from the country.
1 day ago
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A has arrested Mr Felix Maiva, a wanted wildlife smuggler who, according to the agency, has been on the run since 2021. Maiva's arrest is a fallout of intense investigation and surveillance that followed the discovery of a 20 foot container found to contain 4,752kg of…
1 day ago
The Delta Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba on Friday affirmed Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of Delta.
1 day ago
A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the Kano State Government to pay the Incorporated Trustees of Eid Grand Shop Owners N30 billion as compensation for the unlawful demolition of their properties. The huge fine was to cover the unlawful demolition of the shops without following due processes laid down by law. The court…
1 day ago
Leaders and Elders Forum of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Delta have commended President Bola Tinubu over subsidy removal palliatives to the state and Nigeria at large. This is contained in a communique jointly signed by the forum’s Chairman, Chief Godwin Ogbetuo, and others at the end of its meeting on Friday in Asaba.…
1 day ago
Scores of Kogi indigenes, on Friday night, called on President Bola Tinubu and Governor Yahaya Bello to immediately put machineries in motion to curtail the excesses of thugs allegedly loyal to the Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the state, Muritala Yakubu, accusing them of being behind the gruesome killing of a supporter of the All Progressives Congress in Kotonkarfe and many cases of violence recorded lately in the state.
1 day ago
The Special Military Taskforce, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have arrested suspected killers of Na’aman Stephen, a Catholic seminarian. Capt. James Oya, the Media Officer of OPSH disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that gunmen…