Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt because it offered bondholders payments in rubles, not dollars, credit ratings agency S&P has said. Russia attempted to pay in rubles for two dollar-denominated...

Few hours after Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo declared his interest in the 2023 presidential election,  National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is...

Nigeria’s Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday officially declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. He made the declaration in a short broadcast shared via his official Twitter...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has today struck out eight of the 15 counts contained in the charge against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government. Justice...

Burkina Faso’s former president, Blaise Compaore was on Wednesday sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment by a military tribunal for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara...

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to enforce the National Gender Policy by allotting 35 per cent of appointments in the public sector to women. Justice Donatus...

The Central Bank of Nigeria has fined four commercial banks a total of N800 million for failing to comply with regulations prohibiting consumers from transacting in cryptocurrencies. According to the CBN,...

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari this Wednesday signed a new executive order ( Executive Order 11 ) on National Public Buildings Maintenance. The signing of the document preceded the weekly virtual...

The Federal Government has detected over 1,500 workers who joined the Federal civil service with fake appointment letters in the past year. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan,...

The Nigerian government has lifted the nationwide midnight curfew, limitations on gatherings as well as other restrictions imposed on citizens more than two years ago to curb the spread of coronavirus. “The...

At least 11 soldiers have been killed and some others injured by bandits otherwise called terrorists who attacked a military base in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The gunmen who came...

146 of the 362 passengers on the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train are unreachable six days after the train was attacked by terrorists. The Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria,...

The Federal Government has ordered telecommunications companies to immediately bar all outgoing calls for all Nigerians who have failed to link Subscribers Identity Modules( SIM) with their National Identity...

An Appeal Court in Enugu on Friday dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe, from office. Governor Umahi and his Deputy had...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that Coach Austin Eguavoen has stepped down in his role as the handler of the Nigeria national team, the Super Eagles. A statement by the NFF on Thursday,...

A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal sitting in Abuja has restrained Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin on April 1. The...

Nigerian state governors have apologized to victims and families of the Abuja- Kaduna train attack on Monday saying the unwarranted murderous act has put to question the collective ability of Nigerian...

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has temporarily suspended its service along the Abuja-Kaduna route due to to what it described as unforeseen circumstances. It made this announcement on Tuesday morning. NRC’s...

Several people have been injured and more are feared dead or kidnapped after gunmen attacked passengers on a train travelling between Abuja and Kaduna. entering carriages and opening fire before soldiers...

Ukraine is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia but such a pact would have to be guaranteed by third parties and put to a referendum, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...