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Primaries: APC inaugurates screening and appeals committee

Mr Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), has inaugurated a high-level legislative screening and appeals committee for the…

Air Force offers free medical services to IDPs, Niger communities

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is offering free medical services to more than 1,000 persons displaced by flood…

Enugu Govt denies stopping churches, hospitals from issuing birth certificates

The Enugu State Government says it did not direct hospitals and churches to stop the issuance of birth certificates.

Saraki’s speeches against Buhari crude, extremely derogatory – Presidency

The Presidency has condemned and described as crude and extremely derogatory speeches hitting the news credited to Sen. Bukola Saraki…

Nigerian Govt working on generating more energy via geothermal sources

The Federal Government said on Thursday that it was working towards generating more energy through geothermal sources, to enhance Nigeria’s…

Presidential ticket: Atiku inaugurates committee to mobilise support

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated a committee charged with mobilising support for his emergence as…

US imposes sanctions on China for buying Russian weapons

The US has imposed sanctions on the Chinese military over its purchasing of Russian military jets and surface-to-air missiles.
South-West Youths Agenda endorses Amosun for presidency

Paris Club Refund: Nigerian govt releases N17.3b to Ogun

Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The Federal Government of Nigeria has released the sum of N17.3 billion to the Ogun State government from…

Osinbajo orders NEMA to supply more relief materials to flood displaced people

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday ordered the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently supply additional relief materials to all…

Nigerian Army in frantic search of missing Major-General, drains Jos pond

Some Nigerian soldiers are draining a mining pond at Dura, Du District, Jos South Local Government of Plateau, in search…

Buhari to new DG DSS: Have we ever met before?

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met, for the first time, with the newly appointed Director-General of the Department…

4 Shiite members arrested for attacking Police in Zaria

Four members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites, have been arrested for attacking the police during a…
Obono-Obla

I’m not under any pressure to resign – Obono-Obla

Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, Chairman, Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, has denied reports that he was…

700 Nigerian children die daily – MNCH2

The Maternal and New Child Health (MNCH2), a UK-DFID funded programme, has claimed that Nigeria loses about 700 Nigerian children…
BPE explains why it has been unable to pay N1.8 billion severance packages to the ex-staff of the SAHCOL since 2018.

FG releases N1.05bn to settle outstanding labour liabilities of defunct PHCN

The Federal Government has released about N1.05 billion to settle outstanding claims and entitlements of 408 staff and retirees of…
NiMet

NiMet predicts thunderstorms, rains for Friday

 The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted chances of scattered thunderstorms and rainfall over most parts of the country on…
Senator Peter Nwaoboshi

I was never invited by any Panel – Nwaoboshi

Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, representing Delta North in the Senate has said that he was never invited before any panel contrary…
Fraud

Female M.D arraigned over alleged N20m

The Female Managing Director of Topfun Nigeria Ltd, Abiodun Giwa, 48 has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for…
APC

Ogun APC to adopt indirect primaries if consensus fails

The All Progressive Congress (APC), Ogun State which is supposed to have its direct primaries by next Tuesday has suddenly…

Police recover $470.5m, N123m from commercial banks, INEC officials

The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said $470.5 million and N123  million hidden in some commercial banks belonging to the Nigerian…

I’m not in PDP because APC denied me election ticket – Dogara

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said he returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not because…

Police recover 9,657 prohibited firearms, 26,994 ammunition across 36 States

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said 9,657 prohibited fire arms and 26,994 ammunition have been recovered from illegal possessors…
Senator Peter Nwaoboshi

Federal Govt. secures arrest warrant against Sen. Nwaoboshi

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property has secured a warrant of arrest against embattled Delta…
Bauchi charges journalists to shun fake news, hate speech

Osun poll: Observer group expresses concern over dissemination of fake news

An election observer group, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA Africa), has expressed concern over the dissemination of…

2.7 million Nigerian women engage in abortion

A Public Health Scientist, Mrs Suzanne Bell on Thursday said the abortion rate by women of reproductive age in Nigeria…
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu

2019: Sen. Adamu pledges more democracy dividends

Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa State), has promised to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people of his constituency if…

Police confirm kidnap of Borno APC chairman’s 4-year-old-son

The Borno Police Command on Thursday confirmed the kidnap of a four-year-old son of the Borno State Chairman of All…

Buhari names Campaign Organisation, appoints Amaechi as D-G

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a campaign organisation for his re-election in 2019 with Minister of Transportation…

FG to advance research on earthquake mitigation – Onu

Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja said it would advance research activities to mitigate any earthquake hazard in the country.
NCC, CBN to unveil refund framework for failed airtime, data transactions

NCC, NASS to partner against social media misuse

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it plans to collaborate with the National Assembly in enacting a law…