BBC chairman resigns over loan to Boris Johnson
BBC chairman Richard Sharp on Friday announced his resignation after an inquiry found he had breached rules for failing to declare his involvement in arranging a loan for then…
Court Convicts Lagos Fire False Caller
The Magistrate sitting at the Samuel Ilori Magistrate Court Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos has yesterday convincted one Uzuokwu Solomon of the two counts charge preferred against him by…
Jum’aat: Tinubu Joins Buhari At Aso Rock Mosque (Photos)
The President – elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday joined President Muhammadu to observe Jum’aat prayer at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He was accompanied by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila,…
BREAKING: FG Declares Monday May 1st As Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday 1st of May as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni…
Tinubu faces NASS leadership challenge, mum on Atiku’s ‘dual citizenship’ petition
Ahead of the May 29 swearing-in, President-elect Bola Tinubu and his party are faced with the challenge of the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, on top of growing number of petitions from the opposition. Atiku…
Airfares to rise, as airlines’ exchange rate hits N610/$1
Airlines’ Rate of Exchange, (RoE) has jumped from N582 per dollar to N610 per dollar. This would them mean that international fares would further increase in days to come. The development follows the rising foreign…
Availability of cash fails to ease inflationary pressures – KPMG
The gradual improvement in the availability of cash, boost in electronic transactions, along with the CBN tightening stance has not yet eased pressure caused by inflation especially on food, energy, transport, and…
EFCC receives list of 600 vehicles smuggled into Nigeria from FBI
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it received a list of 600 smuggled vehicles into Nigeria from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Moses Oguzi, assistant commander, EFCC, made…
Buhari To Spend Six Months In Daura After May 29 Handover, Retire To Kaduna
The outgoing Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will spend six months in his village, Daura in Katsina State after handing over power to the ‘President-elect’, Bola Tinubu on May 29. According to…
Petrol subsidy removal would have set Nigeria on fire…. FG has seen the light – NLC
Labour unions have described the federal government’s decision to suspend the removal of petrol subsidy as the “best option”. The federal government had earlier planned to stop subsidy payments on petroleum products…
Davido splashes millions on latest Maybach Virgil Abloh
Davido, the Afrobeats star, has acquired a multi-million naira vehicle for himself. The megastar took to his Instagram story on Thursday to show…
BREAKING: Otedola exits stake in Transcorp Plc in landmark deal
Serial investor and billionaire, Femi Otedola has exited his stake in Transcorp Plc, Nairametrics can confirm. Otedola had acquired a…
Afenifere Asks FG To Suspend National Census
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has asked the federal government to suspend the National Housing and Population Census scheduled to begin on May 3. The body requested this in a communique issued…
Court Denies Bail To Mamu, Alleged Terrorist Negotiator In Kaduna Train Attack
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a bail application that was filed by the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnap negotiator,…
JUST IN: Abducted NPC official regains freedom
After spending five days in captivity, a Federal Commissioner with the National Population Commission in Bayelsa State, Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo, who was abducted by gunmen along Ogbakiri axis of the East-West Road in…
Why Bill On Compulsory 5-Year Service For Nigerian Doctors Is Evil, Vindictive –Delta Ex-Governor,…
The bill to mandate medical doctors to practise in Nigeria for at least five years before moving abroad if they want which is before the House of Representatives has been described as 'evil and vindictive'. The…
Double Guards For Tinubu, Shettima Over Open Threats – MURIC Tells Security Agencies
An Islamic group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called for increased security for the ‘President-elect’, Bola Tinubu and the ‘Vice President-elect’, Kashim Shetima, over the ‘rising threats and treasonable…
FG To Restrict Movement, Declare 3-day Public Holiday Next Week
Nigerians are set to face a three-day movement restriction across the country as the National Housing and Population Census…
Court quashes EFCC’s N4.6bn money laundering charge against Fani-Kayode
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has celebrated his acquittal by the Appeal Court of charges of misappropriation of N4.6 billion and money laundering brought against him by the Economic and Financial…
Netflix Dips 36.18% As US Internet Coys Lose $800bn In 12months
Popular streaming platform Netflix has been hit with a loss of 36.18 percent in market capitalisation, bringing its current capitalisation to…
Fidelity Bank Grows Earnings To N337bn, Declares 50k Per Share Dividend
Fidelity Bank Plc has logged gross earnings of N337.1 billion, a 34.4 percent growth year on year (YoY). According to its 2022 Audited Financial…
Court Refuses Request To Shift 2023 Census, Adjourns To May 5
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, declined a request seeking an order postponing the 2023 Census slated to be held from May 3 to…
Malami Dismisses $2.4bn Crude Oil Sale Loss Claims
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says the allegation of loss of over 2.4 billion dollars from illegal sale of 40 million barrels of crude oil is baseless. He…
Nigeria’s domestic transactions hit N980bn in 3 months
Amid uncertainty and other macroeconomic challenges, total domestic transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) for the first…