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We committed $600m to health in Nigeria in 2023, says U.S. Govt.

The United States Government has disclosed that it has committed $20 billion to various health programs in Africa. The U.S. government further revealed...

Nigeria lacks sufficient reserves to tackle FX demands, backlog in the market, says expert

An economist, Mr. Esili Eigbe, has said Nigeria lacked sufficient reserves to tackle the demands for foreign exchange and the backlog in the...

FG set to sign executive order to control rising drug prices

In a bid to control escalating drug prices across the country, the Federal Government has announced that it will soon issue an executive...

Abuja power supply drops by 250 MW as vandals destroy Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that Tower 70 along its 330 kV Gwagwalada-Katampe line has been vandalized. The company said...

Family releases funeral rites for Access Holdings CEO, Wigwe, wife, son

The family of the late Herbert Wigwe, the former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, has announced six-day arrangements for...

Protest in Edo: End the suffering, hunger in Nigeria, CSOs urge Pres. Tinubu 

Edo Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO) on Monday grounded socio-economic activities in the state capital, Benin City, in protest against what they called economic...

Economic hardship: Lagos residents protest despite police warning

Despite warnings issued by the Lagos State Police Commissioner, protesters on Monday hit the streets of Lagos to protest the soaring prices of...

Nnamdi Kanu: FCT court fixes March 19 for fresh bail application

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed March 19, 2024, to rule on a fresh bail application brought by the detained...

Update: FEC approves Oronsanye Report⁣, orders merger, scrapping of EFCC, FRCN others

About 12 years after the Steve Oronsaye Panel submitted its report on restructuring and rationalizing federal government parastatals and agencies, President Bola Tinubu...

Breaking: Merger, scrapping of many govt agencies underway as Tinubu orders full implementation of Oronsanye Report⁣

12 years after the Steve Oronsaye panel submitted its report on restructuring and rationalizing Federal government parastatals and agencies, President Bola Tinubu has...

Nationwide protests: Police assure residents of safety

Ahead of the proposed nationwide protest by organized labour, the Nigeria Police Force has assured protesters of its commitment to ensuring their rights,...

Hardship: 65 CSOs Pull Out of Planned Organised Labour Mass Action

No fewer than 65 civil society organizations (CSOs) said they have withdrawn from the planned nationwide protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)...

Ex-NBA President, Olumide Akpata, emerges Edo LP guber candidate

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and Edo State governorship aspirant, Mr. Olumide Akpata, has won the ticket of the Labour Party...

Blackout: COAS laments decomposing corpses in Army mortuaries

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, has frowned at the total blackout being experienced in some barracks and cantonments...

Father drowns, rescuing his underage son, who falls into well

In a last-minute effort to save his son, who mistakenly fell into a deep well, 49-year-old Mr. Fasasi Azeez, of the Offa local...

Harsh economy: NIN required as Customs begins distribution of seized food items to poor Nigerians

In a bid to alleviate the current hardship in the country, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) said it has begun the distribution of...