The Federal Government is set to evacuate 271 stranded Nigerians from South Africa on Monday amid growing concerns over potential xenophobic attacks targeting undocumented foreign nationals. According...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday signed the 2026 National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act into law, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s efforts to modernise identity management,...

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned oil marketers, depot owners and retail operators to reduce petrol pump prices in line with falling global crude oil prices...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has directed the immediate activation of the Fusion and Trigger Room within the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to strengthen early warning, coordination and...

The Federal Government has signalled plans to review the N70,000 national minimum wage, saying the current salary benchmark may no longer reflect Nigeria’s prevailing economic realities. Chief of Staff...

At least eight people, including an infant girl, have died after a three-storey shopping complex collapsed in the Alakija area along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Thursday. The Lagos State Emergency...

The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended prominent lawyer Mike Ozekhome from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the outcome of disciplinary proceedings against...

The Senate on Wednesday passed the bill seeking to establish state police in Nigeria, marking a major step toward decentralising the country’s policing system and strengthening internal security. The...

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted a truck loaded with thousands of military camouflage uniforms, suspected illicit drugs and shoes allegedly being transported to the South-East. The...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved a 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park following growing security concerns in the affected communities. The curfew,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) State Police Bill, 2026, to the Senate, seeking speedy consideration of the proposed legislation...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed former University of Lagos Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission...

The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has rescued 47 persons, mostly women and children, who were held captive by ISWAP terrorists in Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of...

Nigeria recorded significant revenue gains from rising global oil prices during the four-month conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel, generating an estimated $17.78 billion in gross oil...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the continuation...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on his victory in Saturday’s governorship election, describing the outcome as a vote of confidence in his administration. In...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two elderly men, aged 84 and 75, for allegedly dealing in illicit substances and supplying drugs to secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia...

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been re-elected as Governor of Ekiti State after emerging victorious in the governorship election conducted by the Independent National...

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining Nigeria’s current zero-case status for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) while strengthening the country’s role in epidemic preparedness...

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved N83.2 billion for interventions by the Anticipatory Action Task Force (AATF) to mitigate the impact of flooding and other climate-related emergencies across...