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Just in: Gov. Fubara to probe predecessor, Wike, inaugurates panel of inquiry

Barring last minute change of plans, Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, has indicated plans to set up a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate...

Tinubu at FEC meeting, orders MDAs to procure CNG vehicles

In a bid to harness Nigeria’s gas potential, President Bola Tinubu has instructed all government ministries, departments, and agencies to purchase compressed natural...

Tinubu swears in two NPC commissioners

President Bola Tinubu has appointed two more commissioners to the National Population Commission. Before the Federal Executive Council meeting began on Monday in...

Presidency breaks silence on Rivers political crisis, says will be neutral but Rivers govt. must function

As the political crisis in Rivers State rages, President Bola Tinubu says he will not side with the parties involved, including the Minister...

Breaking: Rivers High Court Restrains Amaewhule, 24 Others From Parading Themselves As Lawmakers

The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt issued an interim injunction restraining the pro-Wike Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin...

Prince Harry, wife arrive in Nigeria, pledge to promote Invictus Games

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, have arrived in Nigeria for a three-day official tour. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex touched...

Breaking: Davido retires from music

David Adeleke, a.k.a. Davido, an award-winning Afrobeats sensation and master of the art, is calling it quits with his first love—music. Davido said...

Reps ask CBN to suspend implementation of 0.5% cybercrime levy

The House of Representatives, during Thursday’s plenary session, has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the implementation of the 0.5...

Breaking: Ex-Aviation Minister Sirika, daughter, two others arraigned, granted N400m bail

A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday granted Hadi Sirika, former aviation minister, her daughter, and two others bail in the sum...

Binance’s false bribery claim diversionary, says Information Minister

The Federal Government says it is aware of attempts by Binance to launder its impaired image as an organisation that does not play...

Breaking: Presidential aircraft’s technical fault forces VP Shettima to abort U.S. trip – spokesman 

A technical fault in the presidential aircraft forced Vice President Kashim Shettima to make a detour on Monday, canceling his scheduled trip to...

Just In: FG not considering US-France military base in Nigeria, it’s false – Information Minister

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to disregard the misinformation that the U.S. and French have proposed to relocate their military bases from...

Nigerian woman, Prof. Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, emerges world’s first black woman Ph.D. holder in Cybernetics

Prof. Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, who dreamed about creating programs and technologies that will impact the world positively, has become the first black woman in...

FG Unbundles Transmission Company of Nigeria

The Federal Government has announced the unbundling of the Transition Company of Nigeria (TCN) into two separate entities. The entities are Nigerian Independent...

Nursing mother, her three-month-old baby, six others roasted in a Delta petrol tanker fire

In a desperate attempt to save her trapped three-month-old baby, a nursing mother lost her life in a petrol tanker fire on Friday...

Tinubu’s policies have salvaged Nigeria’s economy, money market, says VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that President Bola Tinubu’s policies have helped to revive the nation’s economy and salvage the money market....