Fifteen persons have been confirmed killed in Adamawa State, in a cholera outbreak.

The figure might be much much higher as no fewer than 300 other affected persons are in hospitals.
The epidemic has so far ravaged four local government areas of the state.

MARKETERS have expressed optimism that they would be able to lift premium motor spirit (also known as petrol) directly from Dangote Refinery as scarcity of the product persists across the country.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly investigate the spending of the billions of naira of Ecological Fund collected by Borno State since 2001, including the N816 million collected by the state between January 2024 and June 2024.”

”I didn’t come to look for money and exploit the situation; I came to work. I asked for the votes, and Nigerians gave them to me, ”

UK state debt is equivalent to the country’s annual output, data showed Friday, as the new government warns of tough decisions on tax and spending ahead of its maiden budget. “Public sector net debt… was provisionally estimated at 100 percent of gross domestic product at the end of August,” the Office for National Statistics said […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,650 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,645 per dollar on Wednesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,544.02 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,544.02 per dollar from N1,539.65 […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has called on political parties to suspend all campaign activities ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.

NECO blacklisted 21 supervisors in 12 states. They also de-recognised one school in Ekiti state for mass cheating in three subjects

As you read, you will learn about typical red flags to look out for in fake phones, particularly with Android smartphones

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday granted the request of the Federal Government and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to settle out of court an appeal challenging his removal from office. The decision of the court followed information that the two parties in the suit had intensified efforts to […]

Gunshots were fired on Wednesday night as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the Kogi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, in an attempt to arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,645 per dollar from N1,640 per dollar on Tuesday. However, the Naira appreciated to N1,539.65 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,539.65 per dollar from N1,656.49 per dollar on Tuesday, […]

The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party, LP, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of singling it out for punishment for the role it played in the defence of the party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi and the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, during the 2023 general elections.

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,656.49 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,656.49 per dollar from N1,546.51 per dollar last week Friday, indicating N109.98 depreciation for the naira. However the Naira appreciated to N1,640 per […]

Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has declared that the present hardship confronting Nigerians was getting out of control and called on the federal government to remedy the situation immediately.