The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a total of 63 deaths from the ongoing cholera outbreak in the country. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 2,102 suspected cases across 33 states and…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has declared a state of urgency for oil production. It disclosed this was a step toward expanding Nigeria’s crude oil output and reserves. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL Mele Kyari…
Ahead of the upcoming United Kingdom general election, Nigerian political figure Peter Obi has urged voters to “Vote Labour on Thursday 4 July.” This intervention comes as the UK prepares for what pollsters predict will be a landslide…
The United States has pledged a new $2.3 billion security assistance package to Ukraine, including crucial air defense and anti-tank weapons, amid ongoing conflict with Russia. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the announcement on…
The Imo State House of Assembly has indefinitely suspended four lawmakers for their alleged involvement in a plot to impeach the Speaker, Chike Olemgbe. This announcement was made by the Speaker during a plenary session on Tuesday. Speaker…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on Nigerians to rally around President Bola Tinubu to ensure the success of his administration. This plea comes amid rising living costs following the government’s decision to halt the fuel…
The Federal Government has been urged by the House of Representatives to act swiftly to stop the cholera outbreak from spreading throughout the nation. The House adopted a resolution on Tuesday after House Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a new board for Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL) as part of his administration’s efforts to invigorate growth within Nigeria’s real estate sector. The announcement was made in a statement issued on…
A Kano State High Court has adjourned the ongoing hearing of the Emirate tussle between Aminu Bayero and Lamido Sanusi to July 4. This decision was made to allow the court to entertain all applications and originating motions in the case.…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the successful rescue of three individuals trapped in the collapse of a building on Monday night at Unity House, Area 11, Garki. In an official statement, FCT Police Command…
The average retail price of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) in Nigeria reached an unprecedented high in May 2024, with consumers in Jigawa State paying ₦937.50 per litre, according to the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics …
The Defence Headquarters has declared that Nigeria is on the brink of war following the recent bombings in Borno State. This grim revelation was made in a statement by Major General Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, on…
A member of the House of Representatives, Cyril Hart, walked out on plenary on Tuesday after accusing the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, of ignoring first-timers during debates. Hart, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party,…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has commended his colleagues for rising to the occasion by passing 89 bills and deliberating over 679 motions in the first session of the 10th House. This came as he reminded his…
The impeached former Deputy Governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, has been issued a public notice by the state government demanding the return of 22 official government vehicles currently in his possession. In a statement signed by the…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday alleged that the female suicide bombers responsible for the killing of scores in Borno State on Saturday were imported. Following consideration of Ahmed Jaha’s motion of urgent national significance,…
Chairman and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has criticised the latest increment of interest rate to almost 30 per cent by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). While addressing the audience during the opening session of…
A bill to Revoke the National Identity Management Commission Act 2007 has passed the second reading in the Senate. The bill provides for the establishment of a National Identity Database, and the National Identity Management Commission is…
At least 27 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India; with many more injured and fears the toll could rise, government medics said Tuesday. Deadly incidents are common at places of worship during major…
The Nigerian government has said 250,000 to 300,000 students in tertiary institutions are expected to benefit from its Student Loan Scheme in 2024. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr,…
In a bid to stamp out environmental degeneration and sustain the position of Lagos State, southwest of Nigeria as a resilient metropolitan city as enshrined in the THEMES Plus Agenda of the State Government, the Chairman of the Lagos State…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has suspended the planned power outage on the Osogbo/Akure and Ado-Ekiti 132KV lines. The outage was earlier scheduled for two months according to the BEDC Electricity Plc. The Head, Branding and…
Famed Nigerian rapper Ice Prince has indicated that he is not in a committed relationship, despite Moet Abebe’s claims that they had been dating for 12 years. Recall that on-air personality Moet Abebe had claimed during an interview that…
A Delhi, India-bound passenger, Freeman Charles Ogbonna, who was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), three months after vomiting and excreting eighty (80) wraps of cocaine at the screening point of…
New Zealand introduced further limitations on work visa regulations, aimed at particular groups of holders of Accredited Employer Work Visas (AEWVs). An announcement about the new regulations can be found on the Immigration New Zealand…
The FCT emergency management agency (FEMA) has confirmed that no life was lost in the building collapse which occurred overnight in the Garki area of Abuja. According to the Agency’s Acting DG, Florence Wenegieme, the building which is a…
The Federal Government has paid up the backlog of debts to European airlines to the tune of $850m. The European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi, revealed this at the 9th edition of the Nigeria – EU Business Forum…
Kogi seems to be among the six states in Nigeria that have mild cases of cholera, recording only two confirmed cases. The State Commissioner for Health, Abdullazeez Adam, who disclosed this in Lokoja, said cases were confirmed with one…
The federal government has approved a new withholding tax regime for the country and introduced key changes to the previous tax regime such as reduction of rates for businesses with low margins and measures to curb evasion. Chairman of the…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that it is illegal for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to declare Magaret, the wife of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, as a wanted…