The Bola Tinubu administration has its sights set high for 2024, projecting a record N26 trillion budget to boost Nigeria’s economy. The proposed spending plan, the largest in the country’s...

Finance Minister Wale Edun has announced that the new administration has secured a $1.5 billion zero-interest loan from the World Bank. Minister Edun disclosed the World Bank financing deal to reporters...

The Court of Appea sitting in Abuja has overturned the election of Senator Elisha Abbo, representing Adamawa North. The court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate...

The Federal Government has moved the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting from Wednesday to Monday. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, disclosed the latest development while briefing State...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed new heads for several agencies critical to trade, investment and industry. The sweeping changes, announced Friday, put Tinubu allies and technocrats at the helm of bodies...

In a stunning political move, Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah has officially defected from the Young Progressive Party (YPP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ubah, who represents Anambra...

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, wife of deposed Gabonese president Ali Bongo, has been imprisoned after months under house arrest following a military coup in August. Bongo’s lawyer, Francois Zimeray, confirmed...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ola Olukoyede as the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the country’s leading anti-corruption agency. The appointment comes after...

In a move signaling change, President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the chief executives of three major agencies within the Ministry of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy. The agencies impacted...

Belgian footballer Eden Hazard has stunned the football world by announcing his retirement at the premature age of just 32. The attacking midfielder left Real Madrid this past summer upon expiry of his...

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the results for the 2022 Senior Secondary School Certificate Exams. 61.6% of candidates achieved the minimum of 5 credits including English and Math,...

A Federal High Court has disqualified former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva from contesting in the upcoming gubernatorial elections on the grounds of exceeding term limits. Justice Donatus Okorowo...

A former police officer has been sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of a pregnant lawyer in Lagos last December. Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court convicted ex-Assistant Superintendent...

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba faces a lengthy suspension after his B sample confirmed a positive doping test last month. The French star was provisionally suspended in September after elevated levels...

Imprisoned Iranian human rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her “fight against the oppression of women in Iran.” The 51-year-old vice president...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has refuted circulating rumors that it plans to raise pump prices for petrol following the end of subsidies. In a statement on Friday, NNPC management...

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed three additional ministerial nominees, bringing the total approved so far to 48 out of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial appointees. Lawmakers approved...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced Monday he will seek another term in the upcoming December presidential election. El-Sisi confirmed his widely expected candidacy at a national conference,...

The Nigerian Air Force has announced that several Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists were neutralized in recent airstrikes targeting the group’s hideouts around Lake Chad in Borno State. According to...

Nigeria’s organized labour unions last night agreed to suspend their intended nationwide strike for one month following an agreement with the federal government. The breakthrough came after marathon...