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NDLEA Nab Hairstylist, Dispatch Rider For Allegedly Selling Drug-Laced Chin-Chin To Students, At Parties

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained a 20-year-old hair stylist named Josephine Odunu and a 30-year-old dispatch rider named Edesemi...

Delta military killings: ‘Cowardly’ perpetrators won’t go unpunished, says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the killings of some Army officers and troops at Okuama, Delta State, on March 14. This is as...

Telcoms, banks, media hit as undersea cable damage causes internet outages in Nigeria, West, South Africa

Following damage to the international underwater cables that provide them with connectivity, Nigerian banks and telecommunications companies are experiencing internet outages. The damage...

Food production: CBN donates 2.15m bags of fertilizer to Fed. Ministry of Agriculture

In a bid to boost food production across the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has handed over N100 billion...

Just In: N3.7trn budget padding allegation: Senate suspends Ningi for three months

The Senate on Tuesday suspended the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Mr. Abdul Ningi, over an allegation of...

Food Security: FG secures €995 million deal to create agric mechanization hubs in 774 LGAs

The Federal Government has secured a deal worth €995 million with the Brazilian Government and the German Deutsch Bank Group to finance a...

“Japa”: UK bans foreign health workers, caregivers from bringing families

The UK government has released a statement prohibiting foreign healthcare professionals and carers from entering the country with their dependents on work visas....

NITDA alerts Nigerians to new malware ‘Ov3r Steale’ targeting Facebook users

The National Information Technology Development Agency’s (NITDA) Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT) has alerted Nigerians to a new malware attack. According...

Another transmission line vandalized, fifth time in one month – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported another destruction of its infrastructure — the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line. According to the transmission...

IWD: Notable Nigerian women who have made significant impact in banking, politics, sports, others

In pre-modern times, women were generally pushed to the background and saddled with the domestic duties of cooking, bearing, and raising children. A...

Women’s Day: Tinubu felicitates women, vows to prioritise their welfare, rights

President Bola Tinubu has promised to prioritize the welfare of women, protect their rights, and advance their causes, just as he felicitated them...

Only 13m Nigerians are registered to use electricity – TCN

The General Manager of Regulation and Compliance at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Ali Bukar Ahmad, has said that out of...

Documents Emefiele Used To Request $6.2m Payment For Election Observers Forged, Forensic Analyst Tells Court

A forensic analyst, Mr. Bamaiyi Meriga, has confirmed that the documents used by the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin...

African Leaders, Diplomats Extol AfDB Pres. Adesina on Awolowo Prize for Leadership

Current and former African presidents, diplomats, and other notable personalities took turns on Wednesday to extol the President of the African Development Bank...

Tinubu orders immediate release of grains to FCT residents

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, to expedite action on the distribution of...

Farmers/Herders Crisis: FG launches pilot cattle ranch scheme for herders

In a bid to reduce conflicts between farmers and herders across the country, the Federal Government has initiated a pilot cattle ranch program...