The Federal Government has reinstated Emirates’ winter flight schedule to Nigeria following the offering of daily slots to Air Peace at the Dubai Airports, DXB. This is contained in a letter to the Emirates...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a 2022 budget of N17.126 trillion against the N16.391 trillion estimate presented by the president. The Senate is also expected to pass the appropriation...

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially written the National Assembly, rejecting the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The rejection was conveyed in letters read in the two chambers of the National Assembly...

The World Health Organisation says there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week. WHO...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday stated that Nigeria has entered the fourth wave of coronavirus disease following a 500 per cent increase in the number of cases in the past two weeks. This...

Israel’s health ministry Sunday recommended banning Israelis from travelling to the United States, and added several European countries to its Covid “red list”, aimed at containing the...

The death toll from Sunday’s attack on communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State has risen to 38. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on patrol have intercepted 34 children along the Okene-Lokoja Expressway in Kogi State. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed this...

All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, says he will not reject calls to contest for the Presidency in 2023. Tinubu stated this in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with members of the Northern...

A member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau, has been killed allegedly by bandits. Gadagau was Chairman, Committee on Local Government and Rural Development, in the State...

The Federal Government has confirmed that the United Arab Emirates has conceded seven flight slots to Nigeria’s carrier, Air Peace. The move follows the withdrawal of Emirates’ 21-slot winter schedule...

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd), has identified Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (GSIM) and ISGS as groups backing...

President Muhammdu Buhari has nominated Mr. Muazu Jaji Sambo from Taraba State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, read Buhari’s letter at the upper chamber...

MTN Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Ltd have emerged the two successful winners of the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology to support the delivery...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, the presidency said in a statement. Ramaphosa, who is fully vaccinated, began...

The NFF has announced that it has sacked Gernot Rohr as the head coach of the Super Eagles, with Austin Eguavoen appointed to take over from the German on an interim basis. The NFF made this disclosure...

The Nigerian Federal Government has started the administration of COVID-19 booster shots, days after it gave its approval. “Following the detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Nigeria, the...

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to settle all verified outstanding claims by its contractors in its efforts to facilitate sustainable development of the oil-rich region. A source...

The United States Government has announced the donation of 2.5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Nigeria this week. This disclosure is contained in a public statement issued by the United States Embassy...

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, Dangote Oil Refining Company has awarded scholarships to students of 137 tertiary institutions and secondary schools from its host communities...