Athletes test positive as COVID-19 returns to Olympics
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held amid strict precautions and with no fans because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is now another fear of the disease in Paris. The virus has forced athletes…
Lawmakers call for Kyari’s removal, accuse him of undermining Tinubu’s agenda
Fifteen lawmakers, under the aegis of The Economy Rescue Group, have called for the resignation of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari. The group claims…
Tinubu mourns Lanre Ogunlesi’s mother
President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the CEO of Sofisticat, Lanre Ogunlesi, over the passing of his mother, Mrs. Rufina Duruogbola Ogunlesi. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his special…
Igbo Youths Withdraw from Planned Nationwide Protest, Issue Demands
Igbo youths under the aegis of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, has announced its withdrawal from the planned nationwide protests scheduled…
Tinubu orders TETFund to construct 72 modern hostels by 2025
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to increase the number of modern hostels in tertiary institutions from 36 to 72 by the year 2025. The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Sonny…
Understanding The AfCFTA Protocols On Intellectual Property And Patent Protection For Businesses In…
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a landmark initiative aiming to establish a…
Northerners’ Practice of Having Many Wives, Children Causing Problems for Government – Fayose
Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose has identified the practice of multiple marriages and indiscriminate childbearing in…
Tinubu Can’t Stop Peaceful Protests – Ex-PDP National Chairman Secondus
Former PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus has declared that President Bola Tinubu lacks the moral authority to stop the planned #EndBadGovernance…
Supreme Court Schedules Valedictory Session as CJN Ariwoola Set to Retire
A valedictory court session in honour of the retiring Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola (GCON), will be…
More woes for Nigerians as cost of refilling cooking gas cylinders skyrocket
Nigerians are facing further economic strain as the cost of refilling cooking gas cylinders continues to escalate. Recent investigations reveal that in Lagos, the price to refill a 12.5 kg cylinder has surged to…
Protests: Nigeria Correctional Service beef up security in prisons to prevent jailbreak
In preparation for the anticipated nationwide protests scheduled to begin on August 1, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced heightened security measures across the country’s custodial facilities.…
Hunger protest: Security agencies begin massive deployment of operatives nationwide
In preparation for the August 1 nationwide protest organized by youth and civil society groups demanding an end to harsh government policies and economic hardship, deployment of security forces has been initiated…
Flight disruption looms as FG grounds Arik Air planes
The federal government has directed the immediate suspension of Arik Air aircraft operations. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, gave the directive on Tuesday. The minister did not…
Sunday Igboho Denies Opposing Planned #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protests, Says Tinubu’s…
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has debunked a statement published across media organisations (not SaharaReporters) that he opposed the planned nationwide…
Lawyer Slams ₦1bn Suit On FG, Security Agencies Over Planned Protest
A Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje has instituted a ₦1bn Fundamental Right Enforcement suit against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the security agencies in the country, over alleged move to stop the…
There Was No Rally Against Buhari Despite Hunger – Fayose Faults Hardship Protest
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has faulted a planned #EndBadGovernance protest against the President Bola Tinubu administration alleging that the organisers of the rally have sinister motives.…
South Africa’s ex-leader Zuma expelled from ruling ANC
South Africa’s ruling ANC on Monday expelled its former leader ex-president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival party…
Average cost preparing a pot jollof rice hits N20,000 in June- Report
The average cost of cooking a pot of jollof rice increased by 19.6%, from N16,955 to N20,274, between March and June 2024. This is according to the latest edition of the SB Morgan Jollof Rice Index, which stated…
Private Jets in Nigeria increase from 44 to 157
The number of private business aircraft operating in Nigeria has risen from 44 in 2005 to 157 in 2024, an investigation has revealed. This was…
100 injured in Russia train, truck collision
At least 100 people were injured on Monday when a passenger train carrying more than 800 passengers collided with a truck at a railway crossing in southern Russia, officials said. A video published on social media…
FG suspends import duties, taxes on essential food items to address hunger
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi has announced the Federal Government’s suspension of import duties and taxes on essential food items to make basic necessities more…
Zenith Bank to raise N290 billion through rights issue, public offer
Zenith Bank Plc is set to raise N290 billion through a combination of a rights issue and a public offer as in compliance with the new minimum capital requirements for Nigerian commercial banks introduced by the Central…
19 parties reject LG Electoral Commission, want SIECs scrapped
Nineteen political parties in the country, under the auspices of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), have rejected a proposed bill by the Senate to create a Local Government Independent Electoral Commission.…
Yoruba traditional rulers beg youths to shun #EndBadGovernance protest
The Yoruba Obas Forum (YOF), comprising prominent traditional rulers in the South-West region, appealed to Nigerian youths on Tuesday to shun the #EndBadGovernance protest slated to start August 1. “As your fathers,…