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Breaking: Again, CBN increases interest to 26.75 percent

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), also known as the benchmark interest rate, by 50 basis...

Paris 2024: Amusan named Nigeria’s flagbearer for opening ceremony of Olympics

Tobi Amusan has been named Team Nigeria’s flagbearer for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a statement on Tuesday, Tony...

Paris 2024: Team Nigeria’s domestic, foreign camping allowances cleared, says sports minister

With just three days to the kickoff of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, the Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh,...

First Lady, Remi Tinubu, calls for gender equity in political representation across board

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has called for constitutional amendments to allow for gender equity in political representation. Sen. Tinubu applauded the...

New minimum wage captured in supplementary N6.2trn budget

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr. Atiku Bagudu, says the new minimum wage is captured in the N3 trillion recurrent component...

Paris 2024: We are ready to host the world, says French Pres. Macron 

France President Emmanuel Macron said that France was ready to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes’ Village four days before...

Paris 2024: La Lakers superstar LeBron James named the US Olympic flag bearer

NBA superstar LeBron James has been selected as the male flag bearer for Team USA at Friday’s Olympic Games opening ceremony. His fellow...

AFCON Beach Soccer: Victorious Supersand Eagles set to return to Nigeria on Tuesday

By Monday midnight, Nigeria’s Supersand Eagles, who stunned hosts Mauritania 5-4 in a Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match on Saturday,...

GWR: Sanwo-Olu lauds Fola David for largest drawing new record

Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated Nigerian visual artist, Dr. Fola David, for setting a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the...

Paris 2024: D’Tigress fall to Serbia in pre-Olympics friendly

The Nigeria Senior Women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress, slumped to a second consecutive defeat, losing 70-62 in the pre-Olympics friendly to Serbia on Sunday....

I’m no longer interested in investing in Nigeria’s steel industry, says Aliko Dangote

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, has halted the company’s plans to venture into Nigeria’s steel industry. Dangote backtracks two...

Tinubu meets security chiefs, harps on improved synergy to curb insecurity

President Bola Tinubu has tasked security chiefs with coordinating and synergizing efforts in order to secure the country. Inspector General of Police Kayode...

Davis Cup: Nigeria defeat Cote d’Ivoire, brighten promotion chances

Team Nigeria bounced back from a disappointing 0-3 loss to Namibia on day two to secure an impressive 3-0 victory over Cote d’Ivoire...

Spain’s Álvaro Morata leaves Atlético Madrid for AC Milan

Alvaro Morata, the 31-year-old, signed for AC Milan from Atletico Madrid on Friday, returning to the Italian A days after winning Euro 2024....

250,000 petrol-powered vehicles to be converted to CNG annually, says Oworu

Starting next year, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative will convert 250,000 vehicles annually. According to Persecondnees, the committee plans to mobilize all...

Paris 2024: Team Nigeria’s surpassing previous best Olympic records, the ultimate, says Sports Minister Enoh

The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has said that his goal is for Team Nigeria to surpass the country’s best Olympic...