The Italian coast guard confirmed on Thursday that the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was recovered from the wreckage of a superyacht off the coast of Sicily. Once touted as “unsinkable,”...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized three petrol tankers in Lagos State that were being used to transport edible vegetable oil. According to a post by the...

The Federal Government has announced an increase in the fees for obtaining a Nigerian passport, effective September 1, 2024. According to a statement from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) spokesperson,...

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola officially retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Thursday after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. During his valedictory speech at the Supreme Court complex...

The National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has fined Fidelity Bank N555.8 million for violating customer data privacy laws. The penalty, announced by NDPC’s National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji,...

Ukraine launched one of its largest drone strikes on Moscow on Wednesday, targeting the Russian capital with at least 11 drones that were successfully shot down by air defenses, according to Russian officials....

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a remarkable surge in remittance inflows, which reached $553 million in July 2024. This figure marks a 130% increase compared to the same period in 2023,...

The Federal Government has established a 10-member committee to ensure the enforcement of the Supreme Court’s judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments in Nigeria. The ruling, delivered...

The Nigerian government has announced that the sale of crude oil to Dangote Refinery and other local refineries in naira will commence on October 1, 2024. This decision was disclosed by the Minister of...

President Bola Tinubu is set to travel to France on Monday, August 19, according to a statement released by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The president’s visit to France...

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of $2,045,000 and seven properties linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The ruling, delivered...

More than 20 medical and dental students, along with a House Officer, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State. The students were on their way to the Federation of Catholic Medical and...

The Nigerian Federal Government has accused a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, of employing deceptive tactics following a French court’s ruling that allowed the...

Ukraine has achieved a series of victories following a surprise cross-border assault into the western Russian region of Kursk. Still, the challenges of holding the seized territory are mounting as Russian...

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has officially recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun for appointment as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The recommendation was made during the NJC’s...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) announced on Thursday that the country has recorded 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero deaths across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following a significant outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that...

The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that an additional 22 state-owned tertiary institutions have been approved to participate in its student loan scheme. This initiative is part...

Senator Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, has revealed that he receives N21 million in allowances every month, in addition to a monthly salary of about N1 million. This...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the implementation of a Zero Percent Duty Rate (0%) and Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption on selected basic food...