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376 Nigerian Evacuees from Sudan arrive Abuja, get N100,000 transport fare each back home

The first batch of Nigerians evacuated from war-torn Sudan arrived in the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday night. They arrived at...

Disregard news about phasing out redesigned naira notes — CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has described the news making the rounds that it is gradually phasing out the redesigned N1, 000,...

Smart Lagos: LASG acquires first set of electric buses, can travel 280km at full charge

In furtherance of its commitment to reduce carbon emission, the Lagos State Government says it has acquired the first set of electric buses....

PDP wants visa ban for Buhari, family for allegedly subverting people’s will in 2023 polls

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the international community to impose a visa ban and travel restrictions on President Muhammadu Buhari...

Updated: After securing $800m World Bank grant, FG suspends removal of fuel subsidy scheduled for June

The Federal Government says it is discontinuing with the plans to remove petrol subsidy by June 2023 as earlier scheduled just as it...

I welcome Otedola’s investment in Transcorp — Tony Elumelu

Mr Tony Elumelu, Group Chairman of Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp) and UBA, says he welcomes the former Chairman of Forte Oil Plc, Mr...

Gunmen kill couple, five policemen in Imo

Some yet-to-be apprehended gunmen have killed five policemen and a couple in a horrendous attack at Okpala junction in Ngor Okpala council area...

We lost over N1bn to aviation union strike, says NCAA

The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, has disclosed that the industrial action by aviation workers which started...

Insurgency: 2,295 teachers killed in 13 years, 6,800 children’s rights violated in Northeast — UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Nigeria, Christian Munduate, on Friday lamented that no fewer than 2,295 teachers have been killed...

Alleged phone theft: Police nab two students over lynching of student on varsity campus

Two suspects have been apprehended in connection with the death of Okoli Chizoputam, a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife in...

Revealed! What caused Banana Island seven-storey building to fall, no fatality

The Lagos Banana Island seven-storey building, still under construction, was brought down by a truck which rammed into it, Lagos State Government officials...

Hushpuppi’s associate, Woodberry pleads guilty, forfeits $8m cyber crime proceeds to US Govt

Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi, a former Instagram influencer and convicted felon’s associate, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, known as Mr. Woodberry in a...

House of Reps Speaker: Male contestants should step down for me — Miriam Onuoha

Rep. Miriam Odinaka Onuoha, an aspirant for the Speaker’s position in the 10th House of Representatives, has appealed to all male contenders for...

Buhari leaving office on a sour note, policies have impoverished Nigerians, says Prof. Soyinka

Nobel laureate and literary icon, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed some reservations about President Muhammadu Buhari’s disobedience and disrespect towards the country’s Supreme...

Just in: NDLEA, Customs sign MoU to cripple drug cartels in Nigeria

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, retired Big.-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa said in Abuja on Tuesday that...

Till I go to heaven, I will never campaign for anybody – Oyedepo

The founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, said on Sunday that he has never campaigned for any politician in his life...