The Nigerian Waste Management Directory (NIWAD) 1.0, developed in partnership with the Embassy of Sweden in Nigeria, was unveiled in Abuja.

By Godwin Oritse & Cynthia Alo The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in partnership with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), has unveiled a results-driven reform agenda aimed at improving port operations and strengthening Nigeria’s trade competitiveness. The initiative was unveiled at the opening of a three-day operational workshop held in Apapa, Lagos on the theme […]

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Managing Director of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), Abdu Mohammed Bello, has disclosed that transmission losses on the national grid have dropped significantly to 7.05 percent, from levels close to 10 percent recorded at the agency’s inception. Speaking at NISO’s first anniversary in Abuja, Bello said the reduction followed targeted operational […]

By Udeme Akpan The price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light crude has dropped by 14.2 per cent to $94.41 per barrel from $110 per barrel on Tuesday in the global oil market, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire by Donald Trump. Iran also indicated it would ensure the safe passage of oil tankers through the Strait of […]

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri The National Congress Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has successfully conducted its Local Government Congresses in Borno State, with the committee chairman, Alhaji Musa Halilu Ahmed, hinted that the party adopted a consensus model to safeguard its internal unity. Speaking in Maiduguri, the state capital attracted R&B suite, Ahmed, […]

A pro-government movement, the Grassroots Initiative for Otu/Odey 2027, has launched a campaign calling for the re-election of Governor Bassey Edet Otu and his deputy, Dr Peter Odey, in 2027.

There are over 10 million Nigerians who fall into this category and there are over 4,000 schools set up across the country for the purpose

The Nigerian Naira maintained a relatively stable but cautious position against the United States Dollar during early morning trade on Thursday, April 9, 2026.

The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) has announced plans to honour the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, with a fellowship at a special convocation ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, April 15.

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A 500-level student of Covenant University, Toluwase Jesutunmise, has died after collapsing during a football training session on campus.

By Ebunoluwa Sessou The General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, Dr. Sam Aboyeji, has urged Christians to intensify prayers for peace and national security even as Christians and non Christians across the country are faced with insecurity challenges. Speaking at a press conference to herald the 2026 edition of the International Conference […]

Recently, after the mass killing in Jos, Plateau State, President Bola Tinubu said he was not elected “to comfort and create widows and widowers”. Yet since he became president barely three years ago, his administration has overseen the creation of thousands of widows, widowers and orphans whose husbands, wives and parents were killed in terrorist attacks. […]

Tension has gripped Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, after 12-year-old JSS 2 student, Ufokobong Edwin Godwin died following alleged bullying by a senior student over his refusal to share provisions.

Iran has accused the United States of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement, even as Donald Trump maintains that the truce remains intact amid rising tensions across the Middle East.