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Food security: 1.3m Nigerians to benefit from Ukraine’s grain donation, says WFP

About 1.3 million Nigerians impacted by the rising cost of food in the northeast will benefit from the 25,000 metric tonnes of wheat...

Forex crisis: FG slams $10bln fine on Binance

The Federal Government has fined a crypto trading platform, Binance, $10 billion over allegations of influencing the country’s forex crisis. The Special Adviser...

Corruption will go away from Nigeria, says Pres. Tinubu as he inaugurates Lagos rail project

President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the Red Line rail project of the Lagos State Government on Thursday with an avowed commitment to tackle corruption...

NNPC Ltd, OPEC pledge collaboration to attract investments, grow production

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Organization of the Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) have pledged to work closelyto achieve the...

Just in: Senate grants Tinubu’s request to sack FCCP boss

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to sack the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s Executive Vice-Chair, Mr. Babatunde Irukera. Senate...

Why we suspended our nationwide protest – NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its two-day national protest as a result of what they called the economic hardships in the...

CBN to sell dollar at N1,301 to authorized BDC

In its bid to increase liquidity, strengthen the naira, and curb distortion at the retail end of the FX market, the nation’s apex...

Oransaye report: List of FG’s agencies, depts, corporations to be scrapped, merged

Following the adoption of the Steve Oronsaye’s report for immediate full implementation by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, here is the full list...

Breaking: Merger, scrapping of many govt agencies underway as Tinubu orders full implementation of Oronsanye Report⁣

12 years after the Steve Oronsaye panel submitted its report on restructuring and rationalizing Federal government parastatals and agencies, President Bola Tinubu has...

CJN swears in 11 new Supreme Court justices

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, swore in the newly appointed 11 Justices of the Supreme Court on Monday, warning them...

Tinubu inaugurates Economic Advisory Committee with Elumelu, Dangote as members

A tripartite Economic Advisory Committee, consisting of the Federal Government, subnationals, and the private sector, was established by President Bola Tinubu on Sunday...

Breaking: Fire destroys FCT Minister’s home

A morning fire on Sunday completely destroyed the private residence of the FCT’s Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, in Asokoro. The fire...

Shun NLC protests, rallies, Afenifere urges Nigerians particularly Yoruba, says will escalate tension

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation — Afenifere — has urged Nigerians particularly Yoruba to exercise patience and refrain from engaging in protests or actions...

Breaking: Tinubu announces suspension of sanctions on Guinea, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso

President Bola Tinubu has demanded that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lift the economic sanctions against Guinea, Niger, Mali, and...

ECOWAS Chair, Pres. Tinubu, presides over regional body’s summit in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday presided over Extraordinary Summit of heads of state and government of the Economic Community of West African States...

Blackout: COAS laments decomposing corpses in Army mortuaries

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, has frowned at the total blackout being experienced in some barracks and cantonments...