2024-05-09 11:49
By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, May 9, 2023 The House of Representatives has launched a probe into the procurement process in the Lagos -Calabar highway. The resolution followed a motion of urgent… Read More
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2024-05-09 11:42
By Safia Abdulrahman/Perpetua Onuegbu Abuja, May 9, 2024 Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation has come out with a report that showed that out of the 93.47 million citizens th… Read More
2024-05-09 11:36
By Edith Nwapi Abuja, May 9 ,2024 A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday admitted Hadi Sirika, former aviation minister and two others to bail in the sum of N100 mill… Read More
2024-05-09 10:57
Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc, at the 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday, 8 May 2024, approved the proposed final dividend pay… Read More
2024-05-09 03:50
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the apprehension of eight individuals suspected to be engaged in internet fraud in Akwa Ibom State… Read More
2024-05-09 03:48
The late founding father and pioneer President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Reverend Emeritus Professor Christopher A. Dime, has been described as a fierce champion of environmental… Read More
2024-05-09 02:34
In a heartwarming display of family unity and cultural pride, Commissioner Laurie Cumbo, the Commissioner of Cultural Affairs of New York City, Bobby Digi and their son, Prince, made a stunn… Read More
2024-05-09 01:41
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd) says it will continue to invest in the development of huge oil and gas infrastructure to make it easy for operators and prospective inv… Read More
2024-05-09 01:16
Some stakeholders in the philanthropy business in Africa have put together a conference to advance the development of the continent through philanthropy efforts. The Programme Coordinator of… Read More
2024-05-08 22:33
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, May 8, 2024 (NAN) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the 27 All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers at the Rivers House of Assembly can&rsqu&hell…Read More
2024-05-08 22:21
…Promise Transparency in legislative duties The member representing Bonny State Constituency, Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, has emerged as the new Speaker of the 10th Rivers State House of A… Read More
2024-05-08 21:59
By Monday Ajogun Awka, May 8, 2024 Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has faulted the newly introduced cyber security levy, saying it would negatively a… Read More
2024-05-08 21:04
By Diana Omueza Abuja, May 8, 2024 The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has advised the Federal Government to reconsider its stand on going ahead with the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project… Read More
2024-05-08 11:02
By Kingsley Okoye Abuja, May 7,2024 The Senate has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate factors impeding the completion of the Abuja Centenary City project after 10 years. The senate re… Read More
2024-05-08 05:32
By Yusuf Yunus Houston, May 7, 2024 Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), says the 17 oil blocs put forward for sale under the 2024 bidding round… Read More
2024-05-05 23:38
May 5, 2024 The scholar and researcher had taken a trip to an open market. There, he met a female fishmonger. Attracted by the casual attention this researcher paid to a croaker fish on disp… Read More
2024-05-05 22:52
Zenpay Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc, has signed an Agreement with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat for the development and deployment of… Read More
2024-05-05 21:59
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Nvosi (Abia), May 5, 2024 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that he initiated forensic audit of the State Government’s account to recover stolen government… Read More
2024-05-05 05:26
Nigerian and Ugandan journalists on Saturday concluded a knowledge and experience exchange programme on the environmental impact of oil extraction. The programme was facilitated by the Afric… Read More
2024-05-05 03:11
2024-05-05 02:42
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has urged Senator Godswill Akpabio, to use his position as the President of the Senate, to help the State realize such projects as the Ibom Deep Sea… Read More
2024-05-05 02:32
The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has again raised the alarm over the safety of journalists in the country, and has called on the Inspector G… Read More
2024-05-05 02:01
[email protected] 0705 263 1058 No one in a position of authority deliberately sets out to give himself a bad image. What usually happens is that aides, family members, friends, influencers… Read More
2024-05-05 01:27
Cairo, May 4, 2024 (Reuters/NAN) Hamas negotiators began intensified talks on Saturday on a possible Gaza truce that would see a halt to the fighting and the return to Israel of some hostage… Read More
2024-05-05 01:14
By Ibrahim Bello Zuru (Kebbi), May 4, 2024 Former Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd.), has identified culture and tradition as veritable tools for strengthening unity, na… Read More
2024-05-04 03:44
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji-Mohammed Idris (2nd Left-Front row), Minister of State for Environment and Ecological Management, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, UNESCO Co… Read More
2024-05-04 03:26
As the international community marks the World Press Freedom Day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged Nigerian authorities… Read More
2024-05-04 03:20
By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, May 3, 2024 The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested 195 suspects and rescued 19 abducted persons in the state within a month. The police also recov… Read More
2024-05-04 00:47
After canceling Thursday morning final exams, President Jonathan Holloway sought a means to “de-escalate” the four-day long protest on the College Avenue campus. Story & Phot… Read More
2024-05-03 23:55
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC), Dr. Dili Ezughah, has advocated a healthy attitude by Nigerians to promote national unity and cohesion. Dr. Ezughah stated this i… Read More
2024-04-23 06:56
2024-04-23 06:35
Former Vice Chancellor of University of Uyo and a leading Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Prof. Akpan Hogan Ekpo, has said that Nigerian economy cannot grow without constant power… Read More
2024-04-23 06:13
President Bola Tinubu has called for the establishment of a regional counter-terrorism centre that will serve as a hub for intelligence sharing, operational coordination, and capacity buildi… Read More
2024-04-23 05:57
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command, says it has impounded 8, 400 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) concealed in 28 drums smuggled from the country en… Read More
2024-04-23 05:54
President Bola Tinubu will today, Tuesday, April 23, depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official visit. On the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the… Read More
2024-04-23 05:25
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an ecology focused Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) has called for a drastic reduction in use of plastics to save planet earth from suffocation… Read More
2024-04-23 05:20
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, April 23, 2024 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday emphasised the need for a “strengthened and updated” United Nations to better reach… Read More
2024-04-22 23:56
By Rukayat Adeyemi Lagos, April 22, 2024 The share value of FBN Holdings Plc on the stock market fell by 84.32 per cent on Monday, following the announcement of Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu as the… Read More
2024-04-22 23:19
The 2023 Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has taken a dig at the Coastal road project of the President Bola Tinubu administration, saying that the timing of t… Read More
2024-04-22 21:12
L-R: Vice Chairman, Air Peace, Mrs Alice Onyema; Chairman, Air Peace, Dr Allen Onyema; MD, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; and MD, Graviti Hill Ltd, Dr Ken Onyeali-Ikpe at a specia… Read More
2024-04-22 11:16
Monday, 22 April, 2024 “When you reach home, tell my mother, Say it was a boa that his son transformed into And never returned home.” The actor comes on the stage singing and dan… Read More
2024-04-22 10:43
The Victor Moore Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation dedicated to making a positive impact and enhancing educational facilities, recently donated 20 desktop computers and 50 school m… Read More
2024-04-22 01:50
All is now set for the April 29, 2024 take off date for Hensard University in the 2023/2024 academic session. A two-day orientation of the 147 pioneer students admitted into its Foundation S… Read More
2024-04-22 01:07
Geneva/New York Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF have welcomed the news that a new oral cholera vaccine (OCV), Euvichol-S, has now received WHO (World Health Organisation) prequalificat… Read More
2024-04-22 00:45
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria’s 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr. Nyesom Wike to “prov… Read More
2024-04-13 16:08
By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, April 13, 2024 Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area in Rivers, has been freed. He was… Read More
2024-04-13 16:01
President Bola Tinubu has called for unity of purpose and more collaboration between the federal government, state governors, and members of the National Assembly to achieve national develop… Read More
2024-04-13 15:48
By Grace Alegba Lagos, April 13, 2024 The Naira on Friday experienced huge appreciation at the official market, trading at N1,142.38 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of… Read More
2024-04-13 15:40
By David Adeoye/Suleiman Shehu Ibadan, April 13, 2024 Gunmen suspected to be members of a group calling itself O’odua Nation agitators early Saturday in Ibadan invaded the Oyo State Se… Read More
2024-04-13 15:27
By Emmanuel Antswen Makurdi, April 13, 2024 Gunmen attacked one of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Benue in the 2023 race, Mr. Terwase Orbunde on Friday and abd… Read More
2024-04-13 15:14
By Franca Ofili Abuja, April, 12, 2024 Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine – Men5CV – recommended by the World Health Organisation(WHO), t… Read More
2024-04-13 13:19
By Okeoghene Akubuike Abuja, April 14, 2024 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director for a second five… Read More
2024-04-13 13:14
PSC’s Arase pays glowing tribute for activist’s contributions to Policing By Diana Omueza April 12, 2024 Bishop Mathew Kukah, Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, has ad… Read More
2024-04-13 12:45
It was about 41 years ago that I met Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, a brilliant, self-effacing, and consummate academic, when he was a member of the Board of Directors of Nigercem Nkalagu, now in Ebonyi… Read More
2024-04-13 12:14
Chief Ayo Opadokun, Secretary-General of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), has slammed Nigeria’s military for setting back the democratic journey of the country with the 1966… Read More
2024-04-12 15:34
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, April 12, 2024, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Monday Osazuwa, a Senior Supervisor with the Central Bank of Nige… Read More
2024-04-12 15:30
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, April 12, 2024, sentenced Idris Okuneye, a.k.a Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment over mutilation o… Read More
2024-04-12 15:19
Abuja, 12 April 2024 Today, Officer Cadet Owowoh Princess Oluchukwu, became the first-ever Nigerian female officer to graduate from the UK’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMA… Read More
2024-04-12 15:09
Lagos, Nigeria Konga’s latest addition to its family of technology products, Starlink Satellite Internet Kits, has been met with overwhelming customer demand. The company is Starlink&r&hell…Read More
2024-04-12 15:02
The accident scene By Chiazo Ogbolu Ikeja, April 12, 2024 A falling 40-feet container killed a woman inside her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. Her driver, how… Read More
2024-03-29 03:35
Elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief (Dr.) Edwin. K. Clark has lamented that invasion of his country home by military personnel following the killing of 17… Read More
2024-03-29 01:27
Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu is an Imo State-born national political leader. He was part of the delegation that accompanied Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on a recent courtesy call on the Abia… Read More
2024-03-28 23:44
By Rukayat Adeyemi Lagos, March 28, 2024 Zenith Bank Plc. on Thursday expressed optimism that it would submit its 2023 full-year audited financial statement to the Nigerian Exchange Lt… Read More
2024-03-28 23:29
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has emphasized the critical importance of bridging the energy access gap to the creation of economic prosperity of the country. The… Read More
2024-03-28 23:14
When Lt. Colonel Abdullahi Hassan Ali, 49, assumed duties as Commanding Officer of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army, all his mother, Hassana, could do was pray. Three years… Read More
2024-03-28 22:37
Lagos, Nigeria Konga Travels and Tours, a leading provider of travel services in Nigeria is pleased to announce the launch of its Canadian visa assistance services through strategic partners… Read More
2024-03-28 22:23
ABUJA Days after urging Nigerian banks to expedite action on the recapitalisation of their capital base in order to strengthen the financial system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thur… Read More
2024-03-28 06:21
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia on Tuesday commissioned the 11.5-kilometer Nunya-Eluama Road project for rehabilitation. Speaking during the ceremony in Nunya, Isiukwuato Local Government Area, Otti… Read More
2024-03-28 06:07
… Sanwo-Olu says Dangote prioritizes Nigerians’ welfare above profit The Aliko Dangote Foundation, (ADF) has flagged off the distribution of 80,000 10kg bags of rice to the vuln… Read More
2024-03-28 05:58
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, has expressed its commitment to enter into partnership with key international and local partners in the ongoing drive to strengthen the count… Read More
2024-03-28 05:39
A green economy is an economy that aims to reduce environmental risks and ecological scarcities and to promote sustainable development without degrading the environment. It is closely relate… Read More
2024-03-28 05:19
Washington, March 28, 2024 The bodies of two of the workers who went missing when a bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a cargo ship crashed into it have been recovered, authorities said on… Read More
2024-03-28 05:07
President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal. President Tinubu notes that President-elect F… Read More
2024-03-28 04:58
President Bola Tinubu says the federal government will provide scholarships up to the university level for all the children, including the unborn, of the Nigerian Army personnel killed in ac… Read More
2024-03-28 04:43
Ashanti Akpan, a Super Falcons-eligible midfielder, has received a promotion to the Chelsea Ladies’ first team, marking a significant milestone in her young career. The talented midfie… Read More
2024-03-19 01:09
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday joined former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku; Afenifere chieftain, Pa. Ayo Adebanjo, members of the Nationa… Read More
2024-03-19 00:33
United States of America Representative for Washington D.C, Dr. Oye Owolewa, will host an important Seminar on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the R.I.S.E Demonstration Center… Read More
2024-03-18 23:22
By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, March 18, 2024 A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says Nigeria is still struggling to fulfil its potential as a… Read More
2024-03-18 22:06
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 18, 2024 The Nigerian Military has debunked claims that it has embarked on reprisal attacks on Okuama Community in Delta. Some members of the community had on… Read More
2024-03-18 21:09
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 18, 2024 The Nigerian Army has accused Okuama Community in Delta of “resorting to media propaganda and shenanigans to divert attention from the gruesome… Read More
2024-03-18 20:41
The NNPC Ltd will be at the 2024 CERAWeek Conference scheduled to hold in Houston, United States from 18th to 22nd March 2024. GCEO, NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari will headline the Plenary Sessio… Read More
2024-03-18 12:06
Heirs Holdings has launched its first-ever television commercial. The newly released television commercial (TVC) showcases the company’s diverse portfolio, spanning the power, energy… Read More
2024-03-18 11:59
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has expressed its readiness to strengthen the Aba Shoe Industry through its strategic programme aimed at introducing the use of technol… Read More
2024-03-18 11:53
Monday, 18 March, 2024 On October 29, 1974, the Nigerian Ministry of Defence, through the Ministry of External Affairs, wrote to Nigerian missions and embassies abroad that it wanted to buy… Read More
St. Lucia Receives $6 Million As Afreximbank Makes Historic First Disbursement From Caribbean Office
2024-03-18 11:30
The facility will help in the infrastructure rehabilitation of St. Lucia, including 25 schools damaged during tropical storm Bret which affected the country in June 2023 CAIRO, Egypt The Afr… Read More
2024-03-18 05:33
…says, manufacturers must focus on consumers’ rights. The Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Hajia Fatima Aliko Dangote… Read More
2024-03-18 05:25
By Jessica Dogo Abuja, March 18, 2024 The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have partnered to enhance processes related to the Natio… Read More
2024-03-18 05:15
…as CEO, Kayode Lawal highlights indispensable contributions of women to societal progress, economic development Lagos, Nigeria: March 15, 2024 Polaris Bank’s International Wome… Read More
2024-03-18 04:40
Last week, we read how the signs are not looking good for a nation like ours that wants to be reckoned with internationally. We concluded by asking the federal government to look at ways to… Read More
2024-03-18 04:12
The pursuit of material possessions can often lead to a sense of emptiness, as true fulfillment is rarely found in objects that lack intrinsic value or meaning. Although material possessions… Read More
2024-03-15 11:58
By Ijendu Iheaka Umuahia, March 14, 2024 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has advised Nigerian leaders to urgently device strategies to migrate from food deficit to food sufficiency to avert impending… Read More
2024-03-15 11:53
The wife of Abia Governor, Mrs Priscilla Otti, says increased public education and regular eye examination are key to solving the problem of glaucoma in the society. Otti said this on Thursd… Read More
2024-03-15 01:56
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dennis Brutu Otuaro as Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). Dr. Otuaro, according to the statement that announ… Read More
2024-03-15 01:38
Top officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Presidency, including cabinet members in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, have been fingere… Read More
2024-03-15 01:18
By Naomi Sharang/Kingsley Okoye Abuja Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’Adua (APC-Katsina) has emerged Chairman, Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) rep… Read More
2024-03-15 00:48
President Bola Tinubu has called on state governors to set aside political differences and collaborate with the federal government to build the nation. Speaking during the breaking of Ramada… Read More
2024-03-15 00:37
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 14, 2024 The Northern Governors’ Forum said it has agreed to new options at a meeting with service chiefs to address the recent spate of kidnappings in t… Read More
2024-03-15 00:32
By Nathan Nwakamma. Yenagoa, March 14, 2024 A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Thursday, resolved a legal dispute that threatened to stop the Oloibiri Museum and Research Centr… Read More
2024-03-15 00:15
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Temitope Ilori as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) for an initial term of four years. Dr… Read More
2024-03-14 23:46
By David Adeoye Ibadan, March 15, 2024 Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, announced the passage unto glory of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr… Read More
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