The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to reduce petrol prices and begin renegotiating the national minimum wage, warning of further action if its demands...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will begin nationwide collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on Friday, October 9, as preparations intensify for the 2027 general elections. INEC...

The Federal Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol sold at NNPC stations, with public transport operators to receive priority. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,...

The Federal Government is set to make a formal reconciliation declaration over the 1967 Asaba Massacre, 59 years after hundreds were killed during the Nigerian Civil War. Delta State Governor, Sheriff...

Twenty prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, abducted while travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State, have been rescued. The victims were released on Wednesday,...

The Federal Capital Territory Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress has declared an indefinite strike in Abuja over unresolved disputes concerning the promotion and career progression of teachers. The...

The World Bank has raised Nigeria’s 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.3 per cent from 4.0 per cent in 2025, projecting further growth of 4.4 per cent in 2027 and 2028. The projection was contained in...

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 101 Special Forces Battalion in Kukawa, Borno State, have repelled a major attack by Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists on their military base. The attack occurred...

The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that all 25 persons on board its ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, died in the crash at Igbokoda, Ondo State. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, expressed...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning for Nigerian Air Force personnel who died in the crash of a military aircraft in Ondo State. The President also directed that national...

A military aircraft with 32 people on board has crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, after disappearing from radar while en route from Benin to Lagos on Monday. The Minister of Aviation...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized alcoholic beverages worth about ₦300 million packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml in Lagos State. The agency...

A combined team of Nigerian Army, Department of State Services (DSS) and Amotekun operatives has killed a senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Abdussamad Ohida, alias Anwar, in...

President Bola Tinubu has announced the operationalisation of new Nigerian Army formations in Zamfara, Kebbi, Oyo and Osun states to strengthen security and improve response to threats against vulnerable...

Families of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from Oyo State have been thrown into panic after kidnappers reportedly demanded N50 million each for victims abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha...

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have killed 16 terrorists in a coordinated ambush on a terrorist enclave in Boima, Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The Nigerian Army also said three soldiers...

Public servants across the federal, state and local governments are set to commence a three-day nationwide warning strike today over unresolved demands by the Joint National Public Service Negotiating...

The Federal Government has launched the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System, assigning a unique 11-character digital postcode to every addressable building across Nigeria. Minister of Communications,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has moved beyond its period of economic reforms and entered an era focused on shared prosperity. In his Independence Day address, Tinubu said the reforms...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the Appropriation (Amendment) (No. 4) Bill, 2025, extending the implementation of the 2025 budget from September 30 to December 31, 2026. The amendment was passed...