A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday morning, leaving several coaches toppled and causing panic among travellers.
The mishap occurred at about 11:09 a.m. at KM 49, between...
The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has uncovered and closed 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country.
The crackdown, revealed in the commission’s latest achievements...
The Benue State House of Assembly has suspended four members for six months over an alleged attempt to impeach the Speaker, Aondona Dajoh.
Those suspended are Alfred Berger (Makurdi North), Terna Shimawua...
Gaza City and surrounding areas are now officially in famine, according to an assessment released Friday by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The global hunger monitor warned that...
Palestinians are leaving parts of Gaza City after Israeli forces established positions on the outskirts, marking the first stages of a long-anticipated ground offensive. The city, home to more than a million...
The Katsina State Government has confirmed that 32 worshippers were killed in the recent bandit attack on a mosque in Malumfashi Local Government Area.
A government delegation led by Secretary to the State...
At least 140 civilians were killed in July by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The rights group warned that...
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz Bank accounts linked to the immediate-past Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has set September 26 as the date for the coronation of Oba Rasidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The date was agreed after a private meeting between the governor...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed that all passengers on civil flights must switch off their mobile phones during critical stages of flight, specifically takeoff and landing.
The...
President Bola Tinubu has approved a landmark subsidy on the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals, slashing the price per session from N50,000 to N12,000 — a reduction of 76 percent.
The Special...
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Ukraine to give up its aspirations of joining NATO and relinquish hopes of reclaiming annexed Crimea, ahead of high-stakes meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
Rescue efforts are underway in Sokoto State after a boat carrying more than 50 passengers capsized on Sunday morning, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed.
In a statement, NEMA...
President Bola Tinubu on Friday departed Abuja for a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The president, accompanied by ministers, special advisers,...
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has lifted the lifetime ban imposed on Ms. Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger previously sanctioned for unruly behaviour.
AON spokesperson, Professor Obiora...
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across Nigeria, marking the first batch of approvals under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Minister of...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), chaired by President Bola Tinubu, has approved a seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
Minister...
The Federal Government has formally nominated Dr. Taoheed Olufemi Elias as Nigeria’s candidate for election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar,...
The Federal Government has ordered the withdrawal of the legal case against Ms. Comfort Emmanson, the passenger at the centre of a controversial incident aboard an Ibom Air flight.
The Minister of Aviation...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the treatment of Ms. Comfort Emmanson during an incident aboard an Ibom Air flight on August 10, 2025, and the lifetime flight ban imposed on her by the...
