The Ministry of Petroleum Resources yesterday denied plans to hike the price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, contrary to earlier media...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has dismissed reports that he gave masquerades in Okene N2 million and vehicle each. Speaking to state house correspondents after he...
Mamman Nur, a factional leader of Boko Haram terrorist group, has been “fatally injured”, the Nigerian Army said on Friday. Deputy director public relations of the...
The Christian Welfare Initiative (CWI) has joined other Nigerians calling for the restructuring of the country to foster peace, justice and development. In his welcome address...
Rwanda and Uganda both have said they had not struck any deal to take in African migrants from Israel under a scheme condemned by rights groups...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday alleged threats to his life by those opposed to the implementation of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment...
Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers said on Friday that there was an orchestrated plan to create the impression that Rivers was not safe through the promotion...
The Borno Government on Friday announced the extension of curfew in Maiduguri for another seven days from 8:00 p.m. to 6: 00 a.m. The government on...
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Friday, says a reception centre has been established in Port Harcourt for 5,037 Nigerians being evacuated from Libya. Onyeama said...
The Ojora of Ijoraland, His Royal Highness, Oba Abdulfatai Oyeyinka Aremu Aromire, Oyegbemi II, has urged the Federal Government to give autonomy to local governments in...
A new law set to come into force on Saturday in Germany will strengthen calls by women for equal pay, the nation’s Women’s Affairs minister said...
Liberian President-elect, George Opong Weah, is set to pay another visit to The Synagogue Church of All Nations. According to sources, the visit of the Liberian...
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has authorised the release of N5.6 billion out of its share of N13.5 billion Paris Club Debt refund, to pay one...
Alhaji Hashimu Jibrin-Gurku, representing Karu/Gitata constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has appealed to people of the state to continue to support President Muhammadu...
Management of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching (UPTH) has vowed to deal with medical doctors or nurses who refused to render urgent medical care...
Saudi Arabia’s air force intercepted on Friday a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-allied rebels towards the southern region of Najran, Saudi-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya reported....
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has sealed four filling stations in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State for hoarding fuel and selling...
Forty two ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos from Jan....
Motorists in Osogbo on Friday besieged filling stations within the metropolis which were dispensing petrol at the approved N145 pump price. A correspondent of the News...
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Mahamat on Friday, welcomed Ethiopia government’s decision to pardon and suspend ongoing judicial cases against members of political...
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Edo says it arrested no fewer than 57 suspects for various crimes in 2017. The State Commandant...
An agriculturist, Mr Richard Ogundele, has advised the Federal Government to allow the current rice production system firm up and become self-sufficient, before it could contemplate...
Mr Segun Adeniji, General Manager, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), says the waste management challenges facing the Lagos metropolis will soon be over when the state...
Mr Ayuba Aloson, a relative to one of the abducted Chibok girls on Friday lauded the Nigerian Army’s effort over the rescue of Salomi Pogu, the...
Mauricio Pochettino insists he isn’t concerned about Tottenham missing out on a top four finish in the Premier League despite their damaging 1-1 draw against West...
The Federation of Informal Workers Organisation of Nigeria (FIWON) in Osun has urged artisans to embrace innovative ideas which will help in boosting science and technology...
The Philippines is investigating if the deaths of 14 children had any link to a dengue vaccine whose use the government has suspended due to health...
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in Durumi, Abuja on Friday called on relevant authorities to hasten their relocation back to their communities. The IDPs told the...
The U. S. has abundant means to hold Iran accountable for any violence against demonstrators, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said. “We have ample authorities to...
The Kano State Government on Friday set up a Caretaker Committee to manage the GSM Farm Centre market with immediate effect. Alhaji Ahmad Rabiu, the state...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned that bilateral legal accords with the U.S. were “losing validity”, lashing out at Washington over the conviction of a...
UN express deep concerns over Pakistan’s decision to expel two million Afghan refugees one month’s time. According to a statement, Pakistan’s cabinet on Tuesday decided to...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded the immediate resignation of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, from the Federal Executive Council over his role in...
Some residents of Igbogbo in Ikorodu community, a suburb of Lagos, whose houses were demolished in Dec. 2017 have appealed to the state government to hasten...
As petrol scarcity bites harder in Dutse, residents have urged the Federal Government to take decisive measures to restore normalcy in the supply of the product...
Sudan has recalled its ambassador from neighboring Egypt for consultations, the foreign ministry said, without giving details on why or how long he would stay. Egypt’s...
A Federal Government Delegation has arrived Libya to commence mass evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the North African country home. Mr Sani Datti, the Head of...
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) has presented certificate of return to the President-elect, George Weah; Vice President-elect, Jewel Howard-Taylor, and the newly elected members of the...
Edo State chapter of the People’s DemocraticParty (PDP), has accused the State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, of padding the 2018 budget estimate with about N4 billion....
Sen. Magnus Abe on Thursday commended the Ogoni people in Rivers for embracing the cleanup of their neighbourhood by the Federal Government. Abe, lawmaker representing Rivers...