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In recent times, Nigeria has spent an average of N3.7 billion ($2.31 million) on the construction of a kilometre of road, making it the nation…

In a candid admission that speaks volumes about Nigeria’s ongoing electricity crisis, Biodun Ogunleye, Lagos State commissioner for energy, told the…

The management of Benue Links Nigeria Limited has confirmed the safe release of 10 abducted passengers and their driver. The company made the disclosure…

…Says zone reserves the right to review the future with PDP, if… THE controversy surrounding the status of today’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting, has torn the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, apart as…

…Allege profligacy in spending, lifestyle …Want oil subsidy savings saved, not shared When Nigeria’s federal government ended fuel subsidy in mid-2023, it was hailed as a bold step toward fiscal discipline. The…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed deep shock and concern over Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s decision to seek reconciliation with President Bola Tinubu, facilitated by…

The Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) criticised the newly passed legislation mandating the transfer of all unclaimed dividends from registrars to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Describing the…

The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, has lamented the worsening state of Nigeria’s economy, stating that every sector in the country is battered and in decline. Represented by labour and human rights…

The Delta State chapter of the Take It Back Movement (TIB) has strongly condemned the recent announcement by the State Police Command targeting what it described as…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ongoing state visit to Saint Lucia is a historic diplomatic milestone aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s ties with the Caribbean…

The Saudi Arabian government has given formal approval for the burial of the late prominent business man and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, in the holy city of Madina. Alhaji Mustapha Abdullahi Junaidu,…

Facts have emerged as to why the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, abruptly “resigned” on Friday. Mr Ganduje was appointed as the national chairman of the ruling…

Sonny Echono, the executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), says the foreign scholarship programme for lecturers was discontinued…

As Nigeria marked the 32nd anniversary of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, last week, Olalekan Abiola, one of the children of the late business mogul and politician, Chief MKO Abiola, the widely…

Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed sadness about having to accept the conditions the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, proposed to him to ensure his return as governor and for peace to reign.…

The presidency says reports on George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), being replaced are a fabrication. Social media posts on Akume resigning his position swirled on Saturday night. However, in…

As of March 31, 2025, Nigeria’s total public debt has risen to N149.39tn, Sunday PUNCH reports. The figure reflects a year-on-year increase of N27.72tn or 22.8 per cent compared to the N121.67tn recorded in the…

Some loyalists of the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, have decried his resignation, saying it will not augur well for the party. This is just as a group in…

The three socio-cultural groups in Benue State have called for a traditional self-defence mechanism to curb the protracted killings gripping the state. The President General of the groups, Mdzough U Tiv,…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has recounted how northern Muslim power blocs opposed the transfer of power to him following the death of his late principal, ex-President Umaru Yar’Adua, in 2010. Jonathan made…

Simon Field, Deputy Head of Mission at the UK Deputy High Commission in Lagos, has cautioned Nigerians against making suspicious deposits into their bank accounts in preparation for visa interviews. This statement…

Some Borno residents have described the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje as Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as part of a ploy to deny Vice President Kashim Shettima renomination for the 2027…

•Flying in Nigeria cheaper than in most countries •My appeal to FG on behalf of Air Peace Last week, members of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents, LAAC, were at Air Peace Headquarters in…

Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi, is seeking the permission of a federal high court in Abuja to travel abroad for medical examination. Bello is…