The Senate has confirmed the appointments of Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and Saidu Mohammed as Chief Executive Officer...

President Bola Tinubu on Friday presented a ₦58.1 trillion budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly, outlining his administration’s fiscal, security and...

The United States government has added Nigeria to a list of countries facing expanded travel restrictions, citing concerns over national security, visa screening, and vetting processes. The move...

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night met with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other organised labour unions over the planned nationwide protest scheduled for Wednesday. The meeting,...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk, has rejected corruption allegations made against him by the Chairman of the Dangote...

Billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote on Sunday accused the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, of paying about $5 million...

Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, has announced a reduction in petrol pump prices to ₦739 per litrenationwide, effective Tuesday, starting with MRS filling stations in Lagos. Speaking on...

The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence imposed on Maryam Sanda, daughter-in-law of a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the murder of her husband, Bilyamin Bello. In a...

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Friday ordered the remand of former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, in Kuje Correctional Centre after he pleaded not guilty to an eight-count...

The Bayelsa State Government on Friday confirmed the death of Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo and announced a three-day state mourning in his honour. In an official statement signed by the Commissioner...

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced the commencement of recruitment for 50,000 police constables into the Nigeria Police Force, a major step in the nationwide manpower expansion recently...

The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin to help restore stability after last weekend’s failed coup attempt. The approval was announced...

The Federal Government has launched the Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG), a new initiative that will provide Nigerian students with access to up to ₦50 million in investment funding to support innovative...

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has refused an application by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to be moved from the Sokoto Correctional...

Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was...

The Defence Headquarters says the Nigerian Armed Forces achieved “significant progress” in November against terrorists, bandits and other criminal networks nationwide, rescuing 318 kidnapped victims...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled a new set of cash-withdrawal limits, formally ending the special approval system that previously allowed individuals to withdraw up to ₦5 million and corporate...

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday formally issued expulsion certificates to 11 prominent members, including former governors Nyesom Wike and Ayodele Fayose, in what the party...

Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office with immediate effect, citing health concerns in an official letter submitted to President Bola Tinubu on December 1. In the...

Northern Nigerian governors and traditional rulers on Monday called for a six-month suspension of mining activities and the creation of a ₦1 billion monthly regional security fund as part of sweeping...