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The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted temporary permission to Bureau de Change operators, to purchase up to $25,000 in foreign exchange weekly from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, which was launched…

Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been granted ₦30 million bail by a Magistrate court in Ekiti State. Farotimi, who has been remanded in a correctional centre in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, arrived at the…

A lawyer, Doris Ogah, has emerged as the Queen after winning the 45th Miss Nigeria early on Friday in Lagos. Ogah, who represented the South-South region, began her pageantry prowess among the 20 finalists, scaling to the…

Ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities, costs of basic food items have skyrocketed, raising apprehension among Nigerians, Daily Trust can report. This is as many civil servants, who spoke to our…

The Palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has reacted to the deaths of 35 children during a stampede which occurred at the ill-fated…

There is confusion surrounding the appointment of two Managing Director and Chief Executive Officers for the Upper…

Professor Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, former Chairman of Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission, has strongly…

The Edo Assets Verification Committee says it has uncovered some irregularities in award of contracts, including a N200 billion road contract debt owed by the immediate past administration of Godwin Obaseki. Dr…

Northern Christian leaders have declared their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tax reform initiative, urging followers to gain a deeper understanding of its benefits for the region and Nigeria at large. This…

•As Consumers express pessimism on economy Nigerian businesses, while expressing optimism about the macroeconomic environment, have projected further depreciation of the naira this month and the first three months…

YORUBA elders under the auspices of Kaaro Oojiire ÌmÍ Oodua Foundation, KOOOF, yesterday, expressed worry over the rising cases of ritual killing and body parts harvesting in the South West. The Yoruba elders, in…

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has insisted that no governor has the…

The court also gave an order for the defendants, consisting of the Kano State Government, Governor Abba Kabir and the state Attorney General to pay an additional N10,000,000 as the cost of filing the case. The…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the stampede during a children funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State. This came as the Chief of staff to Oyo State Governor, Mr. Segun Ogunwuyi, said the…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has again taken a swipe at the leader of the British Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, over her criticism of Nigeria. Badenoch, a Nigerian born British citizen, has…

Garba Shehu, a spokesperson for ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has addressed the ongoing buzz surrounding the seizure of a plot of land in Abuja supposedly owned by his principal. Daily Trust had reported how the…

The federal government has provided an explanation for how it will achieve the 15 percent projected inflation in the 2025 appropriation bill submitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu on…

Details on the published Nigerian government's 2025 budget proposal has shown that one of its anti-corruption agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) plans to spend N500million for purchase of…

The Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has stated that some Nigerians rain curses on him and his family over the tax reform bills. Oyedele spoke during an event…

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday, described the allegation that the House spent N17 billion on the fixing of complex gate, as “fake news, spurious and funny.” This was…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an order transferring regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Lagos…

Adeniran Adeyemi, statistician-general of the federation, has been invited for questioning by the Department of State Services (DSS) following the release of a controversial survey report on ransom payments in Nigeria.…

35 minors have been confirmed dead in a stampede at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. The incident which happened on Wednesday drew condemnation from many, including the Oyo State…

The Court of Appeal in Kaduna has ruled that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) cannot confiscate foreign rice from buyers in open markets or on highways, restricting its enforcement authority to land borders. Delivering…