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Breaking: Buhari, Osinbajo to receive COVID-19 vaccines publicly Saturday

President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will receive their COVID-19 vaccines publicly on Saturday.
APC chieftain David Kente says the party chances of winning governorship election in Taraba is bright despite recent debacle at Supreme Court.

APC chieftain blames elite for Nigeria’s crisis

Chief David Kente, an APC chieftain in Taraba, blamed Nigerian elites for the insecurity and tension in the country.
Sen. Orji Kalu

Orji Kalu tasks Police on arresting killers of Suswam’s brother

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has urged security agencies to investigate circumstances that led to the…
CP Ari Muhammed Ali, Delta State Commissioner of Police

Delta LG Polls: CP orders restriction of vehicular movement

The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali ahead of the forthcoming local government election slated for Saturday,…

FFK: How Yahaya Bello lifted food embargo against Southern Nigeria

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) has narrated how Governor Yahaya Bello ensured the food embargo against Southern Nigeria was…

APC calls for credible Delta LG poll

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has tasked the Delta Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) to ensure that the state’s March 6,…
Federal Civil Servant, Maimuna Lami Gogo Shiru, honoured for successfully saving over N7 trillion for in various cases she handled for FG

Federal Govt to civil servants: Work from Home

The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja extended the work-from-home directive for civil servants from GL 12 and below until…
Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, FRSC and other FRSC Officers.

FRSC boss vows to end assaults on patrol operatives

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has vowed to end the knockdown and indiscriminate assault…

To take COVID-19 vaccine is not by force

The Federal Government has said that Nigerians will not be mandated to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Boko Haram releases Pastor Yikura hours before deadline

Yikura, abducted on Christmas Eve last year when Boko Haram attacked Pemi village in the Chibok Local Government Area, was…

Northern traders lift food embargo on southern Nigeria

Northern Nigeria Cattle and foodstuff traders have agreed to lift foodstuff supplies embargo on southern Nigeria, following the intervention of…
Governor Seyi Makinde: says 300,000 Oyo residents to receive HIV test kits

Makinde approves N319m to procure pick-up vans

The Oyo State Government has approved the sum of N319 million for the procurement of 20 units of pick-up vans…

Arik Air seeks priority vaccination for aviation workers

Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, Chief Executive Officer, Arik Air, has called for the immediate vaccination of aviation workers as COVID-19 frontline…

North East Governors to Buhari: Mambila Electricity project existed only on paper

North East Governors Forum has appealed to the Federal Government to fast-track work on the Mambila Hydroelectric Power Project.

Lagos leads as COVID-19 kills 16 Nigerians in 24 hours

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 16 additional COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths…

Oba of Lagos, Akiolu under fire for keeping $2m, N17m in palace

Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu is under fire over his comment on Wednesday that hoodlums who invaded his palace during…

Buhari orders security forces to shoot on sight anyone with AK-47 

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly ordered the military to shoot on sight on anyone seen with AK-47 rifle in the…

FEC approves N6bn for water projects in Ogoniland

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N6.04 billion for the provision of potable water in the four local government…

What Nigerian universities must do to advance nation’s economy – Jonathan

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged Nigerian universities to aspire to produce the kind of workforce that would…

EFCC secures 2 convictions for counterfeit notes

The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), secured the conviction of Badamasi Hamisu and Isah…

Edo Judge charges journalists on objective reportage

Justice Joseph Acha of Benin City High Court, on Wednesday, charged journalists covering court proceedings to be objective in their…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu: Rising COVID-19 cases in Lagos confirm third wave alarm

Sanwo-Olu promises not to neglect Lagos identity

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday reiterated his administration's commitment to the actualisation of the six pillars of…

Sanwo-Olu commissions Glover memorial hall (Photos)

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, commissioned the renovated Glover Memorial Hall in Lagos Island.
Bello Matawalle and Buhari: SERAP says they should be held liable for school abductions

Buhari’s declaration of no-fly zone in Zamfara in order – Matawalle

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Wednesday said he agreed with President Muhammadu Buhari's no-fly zone order imposed on the…

Lagos seeks private investors for feedlots establishment

Lagos State Government has on Wednesday, called on private investors to partner with it, in establishing feedlots.
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says federal government must renegotiate with states for solutions to the nation's current economic challenges.

Covid-19: LG administration can’t be the same again – Obaseki

Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that local government administration in Nigeria can never be the same again, in…

Senate wades into abandoned Badagry-Sokoto Expressway project

The Senate has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, initiate a Build-Operate-Transfer or Public-Private Partnership arrangement…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says federal government must renegotiate with states for solutions to the nation's current economic challenges.

Obaseki’s a liar, our strike not politically motivated – Edo NUT

The leadership of Edo state Wing of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has debunked allegation made by the state governor,…

Buhari condoles with Gov. Bagudu over brother’s death

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State over the loss of his brother, Shehu…
Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan

Senate amends law to accommodate Lafia Teaching Hospital

The Senate, on Wednesday, commenced an amendment to the University Teaching Hospitals (Reconstitution of Boards) Act 1985, to accommodate the…