Senate President Ahmad Lawan has broken his silence on suspension of micro blogging and social network platform Twitter by the Federal Government. Lawan stated this at a news briefing in Abuja to mark...

The National Association of Nigerian Students has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest, saying politicians have hijacked the protest to pursue their personal agenda. NANS President, Sunday...

Eight students and two lecturers have been kidnapped after gunmen invaded Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits attacked the school located along the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster, as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The Minister of Information and Culture,...

The Nigerian Army has released the list of the appointees of new postings and appointments of senior officers in a statement signed on Thursday, by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General,...

The Nigerian Senate has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for its efforts towards entrenching transparency and stamping out corruption from its system. The commendation was given...

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has revealed the reason behind his determination to construct a rail line as well as roads to connect Nigeria to neighbouring Niger Republic. According to him, it is...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday officially inaugurated the 157km double track Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. Top government functionaries  at the launch included Ministers of Information...

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken delivery of the first ever Nigeria-made cellphone called ITF Mobile. The product was presented to him by Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo,...

The Federal Government through its National Social Investment Management System has shortlisted 550,000 applicants for the final selection for Batch C of the N-Power programme. The Minister of Humanitarian...

Members of Nigeria’s main opposition party, PDP, in the House of Representatives yesterday walked out of plenary after the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, turned down a request to get the House to ask...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has congratulated the President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE)), Mr. Mustapha Isa, on his re-election as the president of the guild. The Group Managing...

Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has disclosed that the country’s Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, will be passed before the end of June 2021. Lawan who made this disclosure at the opening...

At least three persons were killed during an attack by bandits along the Kaduna-Zaria highway in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits were said to have invaded Dunki village near the...

President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over an emergency National Security meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting is expected to review the current state of insecurity in various...

The House of Representatives has passed decided to investigate decision of the Federal Government to ban operations of twitter in Nigeria. It said it will also consider the legal frame works upon which...

The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all broadcast stations in the country to suspend the patronage of Twitter with immediate effect. The NBC said the decision followed the suspension of Twitter...

The Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has announced the immediate suspension of tinted vehicle windscreens in Nigeria. The IGP announced this on Monday during a meeting with senior police officers...

The Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) militant group said in an audio recording on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, leader of rival Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram, was dead. Shekau died...

Some bandits have killed 26 persons including a police officer in another deadly attack on some communities in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Saturday. Spokesperson of the Zamfara Police...