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APC crisis: Kyari takes over from Adamu as National Chair, presides over emergency NWC meeting

Following the resignation of Sen. Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s National Chairman, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has emerged as...

Breaking: Emefiele faces unlawful possession of firearms charge, may be arraigned next week

Suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is facing a two-count charge of illegal possession of firearms before a Federal High Court, Lagos, according...

Buhari’s govt. borrowed N1.83tn from CBN in Q1 2023, pushes borrowings from the bank to N25trn, says official report

The ex-President Muhammadu Buhari government borrowed N1.83tn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the “Ways and Means Loan” in the first...

Just in: Pres.Tinubu declares state of emergency on food security

Tinubu has also directed the National Security Council to take over all matters pertaining to food and water availability and affordability, as essential...

Release Emefiele or charge him to court within 7 days — FCT Court

The Department of State Services (DSS) has been given seven days to release the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...

Just In: Senate set to screen Service Chiefs

The Senate is set to screen the Service Chiefs. The Upper Chamber has suspended its rules to allow the Service Chiefs enter into...

Just In: Court orders DSS to charge Godwin Emefiele to Court or release him.

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to charge or release suspended Central Bank of Nigeria...

Whopping $18bn to be pumped into Nigeria’s oil and gas sector — Wunti

The Chief Upstream Investment Officer of the NNPCL Upstream Investment Management Services (NUMIS), Mr Bala Wunti said at the 22nd edition of the...

Fireworks begin as “Headies Awards” releases nominees

…Tiwa, Tems, Simi, Ayra Star battle for Female Artiste of the Year The newly released nominees for 2023 Headies Awards has sparked reactions...

Breaking: Ondo Gov Akeredolu Is Incapacitated — APC National Chairman, Adamu

Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, is hospitalised and is in a state of “extreme incapacity”, the National Chairman of the All...

NNPCL set to destroy vessel caught with 800,000 litres of stolen crude oil

…a Senate Committee report on oil theft in Nigeria between January and August 2022 stated that Nigeria lost N1.3tr ($2 billion), a huge...

Tony Elumelu joins U.K. King Charles, U.S. Pres. Biden At World Leaders Climate Finance Forum in London

Mr Tony O. Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, will join King Charles III of the United Kingdom and U.S. President Joe Biden...

Presidency to appoint Tunde Rahman, Tope Ajayi, Abdulaziz,others as media aides

Barring any last minute changes, the appointments of a 20-member media and personal aides team assembled by the Presidency to oil the wheel...

Nigeria’s President, Tinubu, Elected ECOWAS Chairman

Newly-elected President Bola Tinubu has been elected the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of...

NPA rated as most outstanding government agency, bags “African Ports Administrative Excellence Award 2023’’

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been listed as Nigeria’s most outstanding government agency and selected for the “African Ports Administrative Excellence Awards...

I forged UTME result, 19-year- old Mmesoma confesses

At long last, 19-year- old Mmesoma Ejikeme, has admitted forging her UTME result which gave her 362 as the highest scorer in 2023...