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Clark blasts proponents of FG’s amnesty for Northern bandits, says comparing N’Delta ex-militants with bandits is myopic, criminal

Elder statesman and the leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has taken to the cleaners those canvassing that the...

Screening: House of Reps confirms service chiefs, after Senate’s approval

After undergoing mandatory screening, the five service chiefs have been confirmed by the House of Representatives. The House announced the confirmation of the...

Petrol price hike: COEASU directs lecturers to work two days per week

Following petrol subsidy removal by the Federal Government, the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has directed its members to henceforth report...

Tinubu bows to public opinion, backtracks on N8,000 cash palliative

Following a groundswell of criticism and condemnation, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, said his administration will review its earlier planned monthly cash petrol...

Market price: NNPCL not responsible for sudden raise in petrol pump price — Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kyari, said on Tuesday that the increase in...

Tinubu meets Presidents of Benin, Niger, Guinea-Bissau at Presidential Villa

The visiting Presidents, who arrived at the Presidential Villa at noon, are expected to discuss issues bordering on the economy of the region....

UN ranks Nigeria high on SDGs performance

The United Nations (UN) has scored Nigeria high on its efforts and commitments toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year...

Petrol pump price moves up to N617

Oil marketers on Tuesday increased petrol pump price shockingly from N537 per litre to N617 per litre, showing an additional N80 hike. The...

NPA records N191.4bn revenue in first half of 2023, remits N55.7bn to nation’s Consolidated Revenue Fund

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it has recorded a total revenue of N191.43 billion in the first half of 2023. Of the...

All You Need To Know About TotalEnergies’ $27 Billion Deal With Iraq

All is now set for the long-awaited US$27 billion four-pronged megadeal between France’s TotalEnergies and the Federal Government of Iraq has received the...

Are ‘balloons’ the new drug epidemic in Nigeria?

They may look like the normal balloons you see at children’s birthday parties or those used for decoration at weddings or other celebrations,...

Nigerian Army busts Ghanaian, truck driver, impounds truck load of smuggled ammunition from Mali in Ogun

The troops of 192 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, operating in 81 Division area have intercepted a truck loaded with smuggled ammunition from...

APC National Chairman, Sen. Adamu, has resigned — Nze Duru, Deputy National Organising Secretary, confirms

“Our party’s constitution has provided adequately for a transition process in the leadership of the party. The Deputy National Chairman, North, will assume...

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...

Structurally defective storey building of classrooms donated by Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo collapses, students, teachers escape death

“We all knew it would give way one day, but the authorities did nothing about it. Thank God, no lives were lost. This...

Jaiye Kuti, Lalude end rift as actress apologises for public outbursts

      There are strong indications that the current animosity between actress, Jaiyeola Kuti and veteran actor, Lalude may have been laid...