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Only 10% of Nigerians with hypertension are on treatment — NHS
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…
Politicians, Soldiers Among Boko Haram Informants – Governor Zulum
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,…
Senate moves to cut EFCC, ICPC powers, create Asset Recovery Agency
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…
Tech firms defy economic headwinds to sustain seven-fold growth
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…
Exodus hits universities as lecturers seek greener pastures overseas
... 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…
Nigeria records $2bn trade deficit in cereal — World Bank Report
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…
Police arrest officer who shot WAEC student dead in Ibadan
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…
NCDMB Project: EFCC Begins Trial of Akindele on Alleged $35m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced the prosecution of an oil magnate, Dr. Akintoye Akindele, accused of…
States to draft new framework for LG autonomy
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…
May 29: Tinubu to review ministers’ scorecards
•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…
Tension, outrage in Edo community as gunmen kill woman, abduct husband
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…
Water sachets, PET bottles exempted as July 1 enforcement nears – Lagos clarifies plastic ban
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…
‘A JAMB-type situation?’ — Rewane questions credibility of NBS inflation data
Bismarck Rewane, managing director of Financial Derivatives Company, has questioned the credibility of the latest consumer price index (CPI)…
President Tinubu Returns From Rome After Attending Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his visit to the Vatican City, where he attended the official inauguration…
Kogi under siege as bandits kidnap four residents in third attack within one week
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…
I threatened Tinubu with state of emergency over anti-north violence in Lagos – Lamido reveals
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…
Police rescue 5 kidnapped passengers after gun battle with bandits in Katsina
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…
We Weren’t Elected To Fight Executive – Akpabio
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…
PHOTOS: EFCC Hands Over Emefiele’s Former 750 Duplexes To Housing Minister
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…
Time Magazine names Aliko Dangote among Top 100 Philanthropists in the World
…Says ADF spends over N50bn yearly on 'Giving Back to Africa'
Aliko Dangote, the Chairman Aliko Dangote Foundation and President/Chief Executive, Dangote…
Father of slain WASSCE student driving against traffic – Oyo govt
The Oyo State Government on Tuesday disclosed that the father of the student killed by a stray bullet fired by a police officer while on his way to sit for a West African Senior School Certificate Examination along…
Bandits kill Benue PDP chieftain, others in renewed attacks
Suspected bandits have killed an unspecified number of people in a fresh wave of attacks on Guma and Gwer West Local Government Areas of Benue State, with the immediate past PDP Ward Chairman, James Akase, among…
Police rescue 28 kidnapped victims, arrest 10 in Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday announced the rescue of 28 kidnapped victims and arrested 10 suspects in multiple coordinated operations.
The Commissioner of Police, Mamman Giwa, in a statement through the…
Bandits kill 19, raze houses in fresh Katsina attack
At least 19 people have reportedly been killed and dozens of homes and shops razed in a fresh attack by bandits on Gobirawa Community in Kuki ward of Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The attack, which…