Ningi steps down as head of the Northern Senators Forum
Suspended Sen. Abdul Ningi, the senator from Bauchi Central, has announced his resignation as the Northern Senators Forum Chairman. Following his accusations that...
Power outages: FG orders NERC to revoke non-performing DISCOs’ licences
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has been given a marching order by the Federal Government to revoke the licences of non-performing electricity...
13th All African Games: Nigeria’s Falconets advance to semi-final after stunning Senegal 4-0
The Falconets, Nigeria’s Under-20 women’s football team, thrashed their Senegalese opponents 4-0 on Monday in the second Group B match of the 13th...
Pres. Tinubu inaugurates remodelled international airport, Minna, renamed after him
The President on Monday inaugurated the remodeled domestic terminal of the Dr. Abubakar Imam International Airport in Minna, Niger State, which is now...
CBN to sanction MfBs over late non-rendition of statutory monthly returns
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all microfinance banks (MfBs) to adhere to prompt rendition of statutory monthly returns through the...
Food crisis: Kano Gov. Kabir-Yusuf urges Tinubu to reopen land borders
Kano State Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to open land borders across the country in order to improve national...
Food security: The Bago challenge, By Dakuku Peterside
Against the run of play, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State ruffled feathers with his speech at the 2023 annual Leadership Newspaper...
13th African Games: Oborududu, Adekuoroye shine as Nigerian wrestlers win six gold medal
It was a gold rush for Team Nigeria on Sunday at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, after the six Nigerian...
In a great leap forward, Heirs Holdings launches Heirs Technologies, set to lead Africa’s digital evolution
Heirs Holdings, a leading African investment company dedicated to improving lives and transforming Africa through strategic long-term investments, has broken new grounds with...
Tragedy as woman jumps off speeding boat in Lagos
A woman who boarded a boat from Igando in Alimosho area of Lagos to a riverine community in Ogun State, has committed suicide...
Ramadan begins Monday, March 11, Sultan says
The observation of a new moon for Ramadan 1445 AH (2024) has been confirmed by Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto,...
N3trn budget padding: Presidency denies allegation, slams Sen. Ningi
The Presidency has refuted claims that it added N3 trillion to the budget for 2024 after it was passed by the National Assembly....
Ahead of inauguration, Abubakar Imam International Airport, Minna renamed after Pres. Bola Tinubu
In anticipation of the President’s inauguration on March 11, the Niger State Government says it has renamed the Dr. Abubakar Imam International Airport...
2024 budget padded with N3trn, senator alleges
A senator has raised the alarm that a different 2024 budget that included an additional N3 trillion was “passed underground”. According to Senator...
Rivers’ Access Holdings CEO, Wigwe, wife, son’s remains interred at his private varsity tomb
Dr Herbert Wigwe, the late CEO of Access Holdings, along with his wife and son, had their remains interred in Rivers State on...
Nearly 15 students kidnapped, monarch, others fatally shot
Chaos and disorder resigned in Sokoto State on Saturday morning following bandit’s rampage. At least over a dozen students were abducted by the...
