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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has condemned the alleged fraudulent insertions in Nigeria’s…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that there was no attempt by the examination body to marginalise any group or region of the country in the just concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told the Supreme Court that Rivers State had no functioning government when he declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich…

Detained Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa has reversed his earlier stance, denying any involvement in the killings reported across parts of Nigeria’s…

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will allow a resit for candidates who initially missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary…

The Nigerian Hypertension Society has revealed that only about 10 per cent of Nigerians living with hypertension are currently receiving treatment for the condition. Joining the global health community to commemorate…

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has accused some military officers and politicians of being informants and collaborators for Boko Haram terrorists. Speaking in an interview on News Central’s Breakfast Central,…

The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Act, 2022, with a proposal to establish a new centralized agency to manage assets and…

Seven technology companies defied tough economic conditions in Nigeria to grow their combined revenue by 621.53 percent, rising from $76.14 million in 2020 to $549.37…

... Over 1,800 UNILAG lecturers relocated in 5 yrs Nigeria’s tertiary institutions are facing a crisis due to the mass exodus of lecturers seeking better opportunities…

The World Bank yesterday said Nigeria recorded a $2 billion   trade deficit   in   cereal in 2023. The World Bank disclosed this in a Report titled: “Transport connectivity for food security in Africa, Strengthening…

The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested one of its personnel who accidentally shot dead a 14-year-old secondary school student, Kehinde Alade, in Ibadan on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced the prosecution of an oil magnate, Dr. Akintoye Akindele, accused of…

The Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning has disclosed that state commissioners for Budget and Economic Planning across the country are calling for the development of a unified framework to guide…

•President may get ministers’ new assessment report this week, low-performing ministries under pressure With President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary in office barely a week away, the Central Results Delivery…

The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a septuagenarian man, Mr Arimazoya Abona, after killing his wife in Edo State. The sad incident occurred on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Ubuneke-Ivbiaro…

The Lagos State Government has clarified that its forthcoming ban on Single Use Plastics (SUPs) will not affect water sachets, PET bottles, or nylon carrier bags with a thickness greater than 40 microns. This clarification was made on…

Bismarck Rewane, managing director of Financial Derivatives Company, has questioned the credibility of the latest consumer price index (CPI)…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his visit to the Vatican City, where he attended the official inauguration…

For the third time in less than a week, gunmen have struck again in Okoloke, an agrarian community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting four residents and intensifying fears of worsening…

Former Governor of Jigawa State and one-time National Secretary of the defunct Social Democratic Party, Sule Lamido, has revealed that he once threatened then-Lagos State Governor and now President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with…

The Katsina State Police Command has successfully rescued five abducted passengers following a gun battle with armed bandits along the Funtua-Gusau Road in Faskari Local Government Area of the state. According to the…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development. The Senate President spoke in an upcoming…

Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has handed over the confiscated 750-unit luxury housing estate seized from former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to the Minister of…