President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers in Nigeria . He has also increased the maximum number of years of service for educators from 35 to 40. The Minister of Education,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of N10 billion to the National Population Commission (NPC) for continuation of the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) in the remaining 546 local government...

US President Donald Trump who has been hospitalised for COVID-19 infection has been slammed by critics for driving outside the medical facility on Sunday so he could wave to a group of supporters on...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is self-isolating after participating in a meeting that was attended by a person who subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, she has announced on...

The Presidency on Sunday night reacted to recent calls by individuals and groups for the restructuring of the country. The reaction came in the form of a statement released to journalists by the Senior...

Three scientists who discovered the virus Hepatitis C have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. The winners are British scientist, Michael Houghton and US researchers, Harvey Alter and Charles...

October 4, 2020 will be unforgettable in Premier league history. Both Manchester United and Liverpool suffered historic and unbelievable defeats on the same day. Reigning Premier League champions, Liverpool...

Nigeria has recorded its lowest daily number of coronavirus infections in almost seven months with 58 new cases reported on Sunday. This brings the total infections in the country to 59,394. The Nigeria...

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from embarking on routine patrols. The...

White House Physician, Navy Cmdr. Dr Sean Conley has said the US President, Donald Trump is doing “very well” in hospital. The President was flown in a helicopter yesterday evening from the...

A five-man panel of the Appellate Court has overturned a ruling which nullified the election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State. In a unanimous judgment, the five-man panel of the court said the...

The Federal Government has ordered unity schools in the country,  earlier closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to reopen on October 12, 2020. Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, announced...

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been conferred with the African Leadership Commendation Award by the African Leadership Magazine. The award was conferred...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and First Lady, Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 and would immediately quarantine and begin the “recovery process.” He announced the...

Two of Nigeria’s former heads of state, General Yakubu Gowon and President Goodluck Jonathan joined President Muhammadu Buhari in the celebration of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary...

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 153 new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. This  brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country  to 59,001 ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said  it makes no sense for Nigeria to sell petroleum products at prices lower than those sold in neighbouring countries. He made this assertion on Thursday morning while...

US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden last night in Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in a heated verbal  exchange laced for the main part with diatribes in the first presidential...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in four newly appointed Permanent Secretaries of the Federal Civil Service. The  swearing-in ceremony took place just before commencement of the weekly virtual Federal...

Kuwait has sworn in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, to receive the body of his half-brother, the late ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah who died in the United States at the age...