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Tinubu bows to public opinion, backtracks on N8,000 cash palliative

Following a groundswell of criticism and condemnation, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, said his administration will review its earlier planned monthly cash petrol...

Market price: NNPCL not responsible for sudden raise in petrol pump price — Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kyari, said on Tuesday that the increase in...

Tinubu meets Presidents of Benin, Niger, Guinea-Bissau at Presidential Villa

The visiting Presidents, who arrived at the Presidential Villa at noon, are expected to discuss issues bordering on the economy of the region....

UN ranks Nigeria high on SDGs performance

The United Nations (UN) has scored Nigeria high on its efforts and commitments toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year...

NPA records N191.4bn revenue in first half of 2023, remits N55.7bn to nation’s Consolidated Revenue Fund

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it has recorded a total revenue of N191.43 billion in the first half of 2023. Of the...

Are ‘balloons’ the new drug epidemic in Nigeria?

They may look like the normal balloons you see at children’s birthday parties or those used for decoration at weddings or other celebrations,...

APC National Chairman, Sen. Adamu, has resigned — Nze Duru, Deputy National Organising Secretary, confirms

“Our party’s constitution has provided adequately for a transition process in the leadership of the party. The Deputy National Chairman, North, will assume...

APC crisis: Kyari takes over from Adamu as National Chair, presides over emergency NWC meeting

Following the resignation of Sen. Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s National Chairman, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has emerged as...

Structurally defective storey building of classrooms donated by Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo collapses, students, teachers escape death

“We all knew it would give way one day, but the authorities did nothing about it. Thank God, no lives were lost. This...

National Leadership Crisis: APC Chair, Adamu Resigns?

All is not well with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as strong indications emerged on Sunday that the party’s National Chairman, Sen....

British Airways pilot knife-stabbed while on a run between flights

A British Airways captain who was going for a run between flights in South Africa, has been stabbed. A man described as a...

Akpabio, Abass get 7-day ultimatum to stop plan to spend N110bn on bulletproof cars, others

Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas have been given seven days ultimatum to drop the...

Ex-Ogun Gov. Osoba at 84: Tinubu extols media icon, describes him an exemplar in politics, journalism

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated veteran journalist, elder statesman and former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on his 84thbirthday, saying his...

From Fame to Penury: The Despicable Tales of Nigerian Veteran Thespians

The entertainment industry, particularly the movie circle, has been in the eye of the storm in the last few years and the reason...

Buhari’s govt. borrowed N1.83tn from CBN in Q1 2023, pushes borrowings from the bank to N25trn, says official report

The ex-President Muhammadu Buhari government borrowed N1.83tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the “Ways and Means Loan” in the first...