Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday that state governors approved the removal of $1 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to fight the Boko Haram...
Twenty-eight ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa and Tin Can Island ports in Lagos from Tuesday...
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called on Nigerians to report any form of illegal drug production in their environments....
Veteran Nigerian broadcaster and Nollywood producer and director Tunde Oloyede has passed away. The 70 year old producer, died early this morning in his home in Festac, New Telegraph reports....
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers. 1. President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday approved the extension of the tenure of the Chief of Defence Staff,...
The Federal Government has accused a former Senate President, David Mark, of illegally acquiring his then official residence, now his private property. Recall that in September...
The President’s and the Vice-President’s pay is low, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said yesterday. He criticised the private sector for not respecting the national minimum wage law,...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), yesterday announced the suspension of its indefinite strike which has seen a rise in fuel...
The Nigerian Army on Monday countered a United Nations agency over the casualty from a Boko Haram raid. The World Food Programme, WFP, an agency of...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, last night stepped up consultations with key agencies of government in a last ditch effort...
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has urged the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to responsively halt illegal migration of young and able-bodied Nigerians who undertake dangerous trips across...
Prof. Christiana Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday called on Nigerians to report any form of...
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it had sealed 16 filling stations for selling petrol above N145 per litre pump price. The Operations Controller of...
Ogun Government says it will spend N30.7 billion on the construction of roads across the state in 2018. The state’s Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr...
The Trump administration will drop climate change from a list of global threats in a new National Security Strategy the president is due to unveil on...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked state governors to prioritise their activities and ensure that they use Paris Club refund to pay workers’ salaries and...
Myanmar’s civilian President Htin Kyaw, a close ally of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has authorised the police to proceed with a case against two...
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and Rev. Supo Ayokunle, the President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on Nigerians to embrace peaceful co-existence and...
The Nigerian community in the U.S. on Sunday in Maryland pledged renewed commitment to reinforcing Nigeria’s virtues and redeem her image globally. Nigerians converged in grand...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured air travelers and other airport users that her network of airports across the country were fully prepared...
Power was restored to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport late on Sunday, hours after an outage stranded passengers in dark terminals and in planes on the tarmac....
•Ex-Senate President: I’m innocent Former Senate President David Mark is to account for over N5.4billion slush cash and campaign funds traced to him, The Nation learnt...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA ) command in Jigawa says it arrested over 617 suspects and recovered 3.5 tonnes of assorted narcotics between...
Governors are mounting pressure on House speakers over the planned review of the constitution, The Nation has learnt. Some of the speakers have been threatened with...
An estate agent who assisted ex-minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to buy properties in the UK has been arrested in Lagos. According to Premium times, Adeyemi Edun was...
•There’s agreement, says minister Minister of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige has appealed to members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of...
IMF:Nigeria can save N2.75 tn with digital payment system FIRS targets 90% tax compliance in 2018 The federal government has made good its promise to release...
A former president of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Dozie Ikedife, on Sunday advised Igbo politicians planning to contest the presidency in 2019 to perish the thought....
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Sunday said that it produced 15 million metric tonnes of rice this year. RIFAN Deputy National Vice President,...
The Igbo Union, a South Africa-based socio-cultural organisation, says arrangement has been concluded to collate the data of its members in that country. The union’s Public...
Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not planning to fire Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating alleged collusion between Trump aides and Russia during the 2016 election....
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised governments at all levels to create the enabling environment that would attract and sustain investments that would create jobs...
Nigeria’s service chiefs and Governor Ibikunle Amosu of Ogun State on Sunday paid President Muhammadu Buhari a surprise visit at the State house in celebration of...
Nigeria’s former President of the Senate, David Mark, has denied receiving over N2bn from the Peoples Democratic Party through a National Assembly account for distribution to...
Nigerian OAP and host of Hip TV show “Trending“, Nancy Isime is celebrating her birthday today and few hours prior, she took time out to reflect...
Gidado Idris, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), died on Friday at 82 without writing a book. But in an interview with Weekly...
The first son of Muhammad Sanusi II, emir of Kano, Aminu Sanusi, has joined the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The prince, who has a degree in...
A least eight people have been killed during a suicide bomb attack on Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Pakistan. According to the BBC, “dozens of people”...
The controversial Nigeria Law School graduate who was refused her call to bar for failing to remove her hijab, Amasa Firdaus, has revealed that her defiance...
•Seeks regional measures to evacuate, resettle, empower stranded citizens abroad President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday charged leaders in the West African sub-region on the need to urgently...