Miss South Africa, Chidimma Adetshina hit by fraud scandal after xenophobic row
South Africa’s national beauty pageant was thrown into turmoil on Wednesday, after the government accused the mother of a contestant who suffered…
Man United make ‘approach’ to sign Barcelona Frenkie de Jong
Manchester United have renewed their interest in signing Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, according to a recent report by…
FCMB and FMO Seek Agricultural Solutions in Nigeria with Agritech Hackathon
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) are joining forces to ignite innovation in Nigeria's agricultural sector…
BREAKING: “You Must Source Your Own Feedstock” – NNPC Tells Dangote Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has told the Dangote Refinery to source its own feedstock, stressing…
Lawmakers are Paid N600,000, Not N900,000 Monthly as Salary – Reps Insist
The House of Representatives has debunked claims that lawmakers earn N900,000. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, House…
BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints New Governing Councils for Federal Universities, Institutions
President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of new governing councils for several federal universities and tertiary institutions. The appointments were…
Foreign Interference in Protests Will Be Resisted – FG Warns
The federal government has warned foreign entities that it will not tolerate any interference in the ongoing protests across the country. The…
Tension in Port Harcourt as armed thugs beat up protesters, harass journalists
There was apprehension in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Wednesday as armed thugs attacked peaceful demonstrators during the #EndBadGovernance protest. Politics Nigeria reports that armed thugs positioned…
Protests: Atiku ignores presidency, cautions service chiefs again on “rules of engagement”
Twenty-four hours after cautioning Nigeria’s service chiefs against the use of lethal force on protesters, former vice president Atiku Abubakar has reiterated that the military chiefs adhere to the rules of…
CBN sells $876.26m at N1,495 in retail auction
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday sold a total of $876.26 million to end users whose bids were submitted by some 26 banks, in the apex bank’s…
I Will Expose the Truth When the Time Comes – NNPC Boss Kyari Speaks on Sabotaging Economy
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has…
Pastor Jerry Eze rakes N7bn, ranked highest-earning Nigerian YouTuber – Report
Popular Nigerian Pastor Jerry Eze has been ranked as Nigeria’s highest-earning YouTube creator, amassing an impressive N7 billion in all-time earning videos from 2014-2024, according to analytics website Playboard’s…
British High Commission says over 430,000 Nigerians received visa approvals in 2024
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr. Richard Montgomery, has confirmed that approximately 430,000 visa applications by Nigerians have been approved this year. This was disclosed in a press release by the…
FG Spends $600m On Fuel Importation Monthly – Finance Minister
Nigeria pays $600 million each month on fuel imports, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed. According to him, the expenditure is partly because neighbouring…
Tinubu appoints 21 federal commissioners for RMAFC
President Bola Tinubu has appointed 21 federal commissioners for the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). In a statement on Tuesday, Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president…
Yahaya Bello, el-Rufai would’ve calmed unrest in North — Tinubu’s loyalist
A member of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Jesutega Onokpasa has said former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello and his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir el-Rufai…
Rioters in UK may face terrorism charges, says Top prosecutor
In the aftermath of far-right riots across the UK, individuals arrested are facing severe legal consequences, with…
How troops killed 16-yr-old boy during protest in Kaduna — Army
The Nigerian Army has taken responsibility for the death of a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed, during the protest against hunger in Zaira, Kaduna State. According to Army spokesperson, Major General Onyema…
FG to sell $500 million dollar-denominated bonds, targets 200% subscription
The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched its Series I Domestic USD Bond, as it hopes to raise at least $500 million from local and…
CBN steps in to save naira with retail dollar auction
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will be hoping it can halt the naira’s downward spiral by selling dollars at a retail auction today. The apex bank has received a list of all outstanding FX demand by end…
Nigeria’s NLNG dividend falls 43% on gas constraints
Nigeria’s revenue share from Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited has plummeted by 43 percent due to persistent gas supply challenges, leaving several industry experts increasingly worried about the…
Nigerian Navy seizes over 60 vessels in major crackdown on oil theft in six months
The Nigerian Navy has announced the arrest of over 60 vessels involved in oil theft during major crackdowns over the past six months. The operations were part of an extensive effort to combat maritime…
EXPLAINER! Fitch Ratings: Is Dangote Industries going bankrupt?
Nigerian giant Dangote Industries Limited (DIL)has been making headlines for some months now, mostly due to the opening of its new refinery. The $20 billion Dangote Oil Refinery, which started operating in…
‘I’ll Reveal Your Secrets’, ‘APC Will Expel You’, Jibrin, Doguwa’s Fight Gets Messier
Two Kano House of Representatives members, former House leader, Rep. Alhassan Ado Doguwa (APC,Kano) and Rep. Abdulmumini Jibrin (NNPP,Kano) have dared each other as their spat over the former Kano State…