The troops of Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, conducting counter terrorism and anti-banditry operations in Kebbi State, have rescued a kidnapped female victim and disrupted a planned ransom exchange.

By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — Former Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has congratulated Governor Agbu Kefas and the people of Taraba State on the state’s 35th anniversary, urging leaders and citizens to unite in unlocking its development potential. Sambo, in a statement issued to journalists on Thursday, described the 35th anniversary as a significant […]

…. 20.6m cases, 9.8m deaths recorded worldwide in 2024By Chioma Obinna The just-released GLOBOCAN report has revealed that the global cancer burden is rising sharply, with 20.6 million new cases and 9.8 million deaths recorded worldwide in 2024. It also showed that deep inequalities in prevention, early detection, treatment and cancer surveillance continue to leave […]

The US Department of State said on Friday it had approved the possible sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles and related equipment to South Korea at an estimated total cost of $125 million.

…He was a distinguished journalist, gentleman — NGE, NUJ, GOCOP LAGOS—PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE; the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, FCT council and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, yesterday, mourned the death of the founder and Managing Editor of The Eagle Online, […]

The Nigerian naira is trading at about ₦1,345.94 to the US dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Thursday, August 27, 2026, according to the latest available live exchange-rate data.

•States still foot-dragging on CPS implementation By Rosemary Iwunze Five Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, out of 18 licensed operators accounted for 54.41 per cent of new Retirement Savings Account, RSA, registrations in the first quarter of 2026, Q1’26, indicating continued concentration in Nigeria’s pension market. According to the Q1’26 industry report released by the National […]

By Hadiza Yusuf The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called for increased government investment in public education, saying poor funding and inadequate attention to teachers’ welfare are contributing to the decline in the country’s education system. The union made the call on Thursday, in Kano during the launch of the Go Public, Fund Education […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri In the wake of the 2007 general elections, widely regarded as flawed, the late President Umaru Yar’Adua established a 22‑member Electoral Review Committee to examine the exercise and advise on areas requiring reform. Yar’Adua, who was displeased with the do-or-die approach that characterised the election that brought him to power, vowed that […]

DSS joined other security operatives in investigating the NFF over utilisation of N17bn Federal Government intervention fund released to the Federation for players’ wages and bonuses