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UK receives over 22,000 asylum applications from Nigerians
The United Kingdom has received a total of 22,619 asylum applications from Nigerian nationals between 2010 and 2024, according to figures from the UK Home Office. Nigerians accounted for one in every 30 asylum…
Two Children Feared Killed As Explosion Rocks Kaduna Community
Two children, a 13-year-old boy identified as Imam and a six-year-old girl Nasrin, have been reportedly killed in an explosion atAbakpa area of Kaduna State. Three residents also reportedly sustained injuries…
Killings: Niger Govt Imposes Curfew On Minna
The Niger State Governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago, has imposed a 6pm to 6am curfew on Minna, the state capital, in response to the recent wave of attacks and killings across the city. According to the governor,…
“No doctor is trained on N500,000’ – NARD refutes Oyemade’s claim on medical education cost
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has faulted the recent remarks by the senior pastor the founder of The Covenant Nation, Pastor Poju Oyemade, that Nigerian doctors spend ₦500,000 throughout their…
Anti-corruption crusaders storm AGF’s office, demand probe, prosecution of Mele Kyari
Anti-corruption crusaders under the aegis of Concerned Citizens Against Corruption, on Tuesday stormed the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in Abuja to demand the prosecution…
CBN: Cash Is King, As Nigerians Keep N4.6 trn Out Of Banks
Nigerians and other national living in the country prefer to hold on to their cash rather than keep them in the banks, according to the data released by…
LG poll: Chairmanship aspirants to pay N5.5m as Lagos APC fixes nomination fees
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed the nomination and administrative fees for aspirants vying for the different seats in the July 12 local government election in Lagos State. The fees are contained in the…
Tinubu to meet service chiefs over rising killings
President Bola Tinubu is planning to meet with the service chiefs to discuss the rising killings in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country on his return to Abuja from his two-week working visit to Paris, the…
Nigeria’s foreign investments hit two-year high on juicy returns
Foreign investments into the Nigerian economy soared to its highest in at least two years on favourable returns buoyed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s jumbo rate hikes targeted at luring capital. Capital…
Unity colleges boil over illegal levies, admission racketeering
…Parents allege paying N600,000 for admission…PTA leaders disregard govt’s directive, increase levies…PTA not another administrative structure in schools —Minister All is not well in federal government…
Self-Defence Call Will Breed Anarchy, Jigawa Gov Faults TY Danjuma
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has criticised recent comments made by former Chief of Army Staff, General Theophilus Danjuma, who urged Nigerians to defend themselves amid rising insecurity across the…
I’ll Keep Doing My Best Until My Last Day On Earth – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to continue to devote his life to the promotion of peace and service to humanity in the country and across the globe. Jonathan stated this on Sunday in Abuja at a…
Zamfara Crisis: Matawalle Denies Lawal’s Claim Of Empty Treasury
Minister of State for Defence and immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has asked incumbent Governor Dauda Lawal to sit up over the financial and security situation in the…
Pope Francis: Poor, Migrants Lost A Friend, Says Buhari
Former president Muhammadu Buhari says Pope Francis death will be most felt by the poor and migrants whom he stood up for. In a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, his spokesman, Buhari said Christians in Nigeria and…
Kano, Katsina, Jigawa Get 2-Hr Power Supply Daily
Residents of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states have been undergoing hardship following cuts in power supply by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). They said in the last three days, they got power…
FG to shut down Ijora Bridge
The Federal Government has declared a full closure of the Ijora Bridge in Lagos beginning Saturday, April 27, to carry out critical repair works. Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs. Olukorede Kesha, disclosed…
Benue death toll in suspected herders attacks rises to 72
The death toll of recent attacks by suspected armed herders in Nigeria’s central state of Benue has risen to 72. Beauty…
Tinubu returns to Abuja after 18-day working visit to France, London
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja following an 18-day working visit and retreat in France and London. His aircraft,…
Political scientists express worry over Nigeria’s security situation
The Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA) has raised concerns over the deteriorating security situation across the country, describing it as alarming and deeply troubling. In a statement issued on Monday by…
Bandits impose N60 million levy on Zamfara communities
Bandits have imposed a N60 million levy on 12 communities in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.Residents said the…
Obi could win 2027 presidential poll if he returns to PDP, says Segun Sowunmi
Segun Sowunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Peter Obi should return to the party ahead of…
NIN enrolment hits 118.4m amid push to meet World Bank target
The number of Nigerians registered in the National Identification Number (NIN) database rose to 118.4 million in March 2025, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has confirmed. This marks an increase…
NNPC reduces petrol price to N880/litre in Lagos, N935/litre in Abuja
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reduced the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol,…
BREAKING: Delta Governor’s Special Adviser, Shimite Bello, Dies From Alleged Poisoning; Husband…
Mrs. Shimite Bello Love (née Nwakalo), Special Adviser to the Delta State Governor on Trade and Export, has died under circumstances that have sparked…