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Road construction: FG now opts for concrete, ditches asphalt—Works Minister

The Federal Government has announced that it intends to switch from asphalt to concrete for highway construction nationwide. The Minister of Works, Engr....

NCAA grounds 10 private jets, withdraws licences

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has temporarily revoked the permits of 10 private jet operators, effectively grounding their non-commercial flight operations. The...

FHC judgment on Rivers lawmakers: Pro-Fubara lawmakers head to Supreme Court

The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and a loyalist of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Mr. Victor Oko-Jumbo, has confirmed that an...

Pres. Tinubu congratulates UK Labour Leader Sir Keith Starmer on victory at the polls

President Bola Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader, on his party’s victory in the United...

Updated: Tinubu inaugurates Presidential Economic Coordination Council, announces 2m bpd benchmark in few months

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and launched the Economic Stabilization Programme to ensure food security, improved...

Samoa agreement will not harm Nigerian interests, FG assures

Minister of Information Mohammed Idris has given assurances that President Bola Tinubu will not sign any international agreement that would harm Nigeria’s interests....

Judge ‘gags’ lawyers in Kano emirship case

Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano State High Court, sitting at the Audu Bako Secretariat, issued a directive on Thursday, prohibiting lawyers...

NNPC Ltd.-Navy partnership will deliver uninterrupted, sufficient, clean energy supply to Nigerians – Naval Chief

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has said the synergy between the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...

Nigeria’s CNG journey has begun, and it’s irreversible, says Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari, has declared that the drive to bring Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) closer...

Morocco 2025: Nigeria draw Benin Republic, Rwanda again

The Super Eagles have been drawn in Group D of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The draw ceremony took place in the...

Tinubu to release N2trn to revamp Nigerian economy

President Bola Tinubu has promised to revamp the Nigerian economy by injecting about N2 trillion into it to turn its fortunes around within...

FG increases mining rate by 50 percent to strengthen ease of doing business

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, for ease of doing business in the sector, has raised the dues and rates paid by operators...

Just in: Erik ten Hag signs new deal at Man United

Erik ten Hag has extended his contract with Manchester United, the club confirmed on Thursday. His deal will run until 2026, and he...

Life makes no sense without my mum, says Wizkid

Nigerian music sensation Wizkid has shared a moving tribute to his late mother, Morayo, on what would have been her birthday. Today, Thursday,...

Court annuls Edo PDP governorship primary election

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday nullified the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship primary election in Edo State, which produced Mr....

Protesters torch INEC office in Benue

A group of youths in Benue State’s Ukum Local Government Area, demonstrating against the surge in banditry, has set fire to the Independent...