A 29-year-old South African has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja for attempting to smuggle 2.6 kg of methamphetamine to the Middle East, Nigeria’s National Drug...

The Nigerian Navy has pledged to apprehend and prosecute the owners of a seized vessel allegedly involved in illegal oil bunkering who are currently at large. The Navy insists the ship, MV Cecelia, was...

President Bola Tinubu stated that Nigeria cannot sustainably service its debts using 90% of government revenue. He warned that continuing such practices would lead the country to destruction. Tinubu made...

The Nigerian military is conducting a mass burial for personnel killed in a recent bandit ambush and air crash in Niger State. The solemn ceremony comes after gunmen attacked troops in the state on August...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has resumed orientation activities in Maiduguri, Borno State for the first time in 13 years. The exercises were halted in 2011 due to the Boko Haram insurgency. On...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 13 suspected railway vandals found with large quantities of stolen rails and sleepers worth N800 million Naira. The suspects were paraded...

Former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery by UK authorities following a probe by the National Crime Agency (NCA). Alison-Madueke, 63, allegedly accepted illicit...

President Bola Tinubu has his newly inaugurated cabinet ministers to meet the high expectations of Nigerians during their swearing-in ceremony on Monday at the Presidential Villa. “I welcome you...

Nigerian track star Tobi Amusan has been cleared of doping violations with the provisional suspension on her lifted. “A panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, by majority decision, has today found that...

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday released the portfolios for the 45 confirmed ministerial nominees. The list, released in a statement includes former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike as Minister of...

Thirty six Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush by insurgents in Niger State, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) revealed on Thursday. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations,...

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday issued a security alert to the Nigeria Railway Corporation about a potential attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service. In a memo signed by the DSS Director...

The Federal Government on Tuesday withdrew the illegal firearms possession case against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. The government had filed the charges against Emefiele...

A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 helicopter crashed Monday afternoon while conducting a casualty evacuation operation in Niger State. The accident occurred near Chukuba Village south of the state capital Minna. Air...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) says it has no plans to further hike the pump price of gasoline, despite recent speculation of an imminent increase. “We at NNPC Retail value your patronage,...

Reigning world champion Tobi Amusan has yet to receive clearance to compete at this week’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest as she remains under provisional suspension, according to the...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) concluded its extraordinary summit in Abuja with President Bola Tinubu’s resolute statement on the ongoing Niger Republic crisis. In his closing...

A pre-dawn attack on a village in Nigeria’s Plateau State has left 20 dead and over 10 injured, according to local reports. The assault took place early Thursday in the Heipang district of Barkin-Ladi...

President Bola Tinubu has launched a new presidential committee tasked with recommending tax and fiscal policy reforms. The inauguration ceremony was held Tuesday in Abuja. Last week, the Presidency announced...

As ECOWAS continues diplomatic efforts to resolve Niger’s political crisis, President Bola Tinubu met Sunday with five northern Nigerian governors whose states border the coup-stricken nation. The...