First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has said she will wear an Akwete wrapper if President Bola Tinubu is re-elected for a second term, praising the traditional fabric for its quali...
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Body says proposed law is unnecessary, targeted at Christians By Olayinka Ajayi LAGOS — The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to...
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has organised a financial literacy campaign for students in Ebonyi State to enhance their knowl...
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles wrapped up preparations for the 2026 WAFU B U-20 Championship with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Ivorian Ligue 2 side Athlétique Club de Zu...
The appeal comes 13 years after the veteran actress received public support to fund treatment for kidney- and heart-related complications.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained Nigeria’s economic growth projections at 4.1 per cent for 2026 and 4.3 per cent for 2027, expressing confidence that on...
By Bukola Aro-Lambo
ExxonMobil, through its subsidiary ESSO Exploration and Production Nigeria Offshore East Limited, has announced a $1 billion investment to unlock about 40,000 barrels per...
By Nse Anthony-Uko
Taylor Swift fans have paid $25 for pieces of trash — including cigarette butts and an ovulation test kit — collected near the US pop queen’s wedding to...
By Henry Oduah
Benin U-17 women’s head coach Idah Azonsou is targeting a place at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Completesports.com reports. The Young Amazons lost 3-...
By Adeboye Amosu
…As oil prices surge 7%, Brent hits $80/b The renewed US-Iran hostilities that sent global crude prices surging on Wednesday could halt — or reverse — the petrol pr...
By Nse Anthony-Uko
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that it will impose sanctions on individuals, businesses and financial institutions that reject the standard N100 banknote, i...
By Bukola Aro-Lambo
ICT company, ipNX, has identified fibre infrastructure as the foundation for building a resilient and competitive digital economy, urging sustained investment in broadban...
By Olamide Ojuokaiye
As part of its commitment to financial education, UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa(UBA) Group, partnered with Slum2Sc...
By Bukola Aro-Lambo
President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that US bombing of Iran will increase significantly if Tehran continues to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz. “This is in...
By Henry Oduah
Morocco star Ismael Saibari will miss his team’s World Cup quarter-final showdown with France, coach Mohamed Ouahbi confirmed on Wednesday. “Everyone is 100 p...
By Henry Oduah
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has joined the Nigerian government and other stakeholders to identify ways to increase investment in migration governan...
By Innocent Odoh
Chief Magistrates' Court in Katsina remanded Bashir Kurfi in police custody over his claim that the Katsina State Government sponsored bandits to Hajj.
By Ogalah Dunamis
The Senate on Wednesday approved the 2026 budget proposal of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), endorsing a revenue target of N11.074 trillion and an expenditure estimat...
By Samson Elijah
Iran’s military said it had targeted sites in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain with one-way attack drones on Thursday, state media reported, in retaliation for US strikes ...
By Henry Oduah
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the nomination of Lamido Yuguda Abubakar as chairman of the board of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to the Senate...
By Samson Elijah
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to urgently review the impact of the revocation of the operating licences of 4...
By LONGTONG YAKUBU
Nigeria has intensified efforts to modernise its inland waterways system by seeking support from the World Maritime University (WMU) to strengthen maritime education, cap...
By Yusuf Babalola
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has placed Nigeria on its 2027 watchlist for a potential reclassification as a “Frontier” market, citing regulatory reforms aimed ...
By LEADERSHIP News
Earlier this week, someone shared a video of an elderly man, believed to be in his mid 70s, dancing and grinning with unrestrained joy after receiving payment from the Ka...
By Muazu Elazeh
Forum inaugurates Board of Trustees, backs state police, and calls for stronger collaboration with traditional rulers to tackle insecurity across Northern Nigeria.
By Mohammed Lere
South Korea’s highest court upheld ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s seven-year prison sentence on Thursday over crimes tied to his botched 2024 martial law declar...
By Henry Oduah
The gradual establishment of solar-powered mini-grids across Adamawa State represents one of the most consequential development initiatives in the state’s recent history....
By LEADERSHIP News
The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The vital oil and g...
By Henry Oduah
The wife of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Asiya El-Rufai, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to ensure her husband enjoys his constitutional rights whi...
By Akinbayo Wahab
