Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election under the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement. Makinde made the announcement during a...

Nigeria has formally applied to join the International Energy Agency as an associate member, according to the agency’s Executive Director, Fatih Birol. Birol disclosed on Wednesday that the request was...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Rwanda through renewed diplomatic and economic cooperation. The two leaders...

The Lagos State Government has announced the emergency closure of the outbound carriageway of the Eko Bridge leading to Lagos Island for safety investigations and repair works. The closure will take effect...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission remitted more than N322bn and $116.9m into the Federation Account within two months following the...

The Defence Headquarters has denied reports alleging civilian casualties during recent military airstrikes in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, insisting that the operation targeted armed bandits...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, in the early hours of Monday to participate in the Africa Forward Summit, a major continental gathering focused on economic transformation and regional...

The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has resumed the issuance of petrol import licences to petroleum marketers in a fresh policy shift. The...

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have repelled a coordinated attack by suspected ISWAP fighters on the Headquarters of 27 Brigade and the Buni Gari checkpoint in Yobe State, killing more than 50 terrorists. The...

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has revealed that she held talks with South African Foreign Affairs Minister Ronald Lamola over renewed xenophobic tensions and anti-foreigner...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, over a ₦33.8 billion fraud case linked to the Zungeru and Mambilla hydroelectric power projects. The judgment was delivered...

The Federal Government has commenced the reconstruction of the Carter Bridge in Lagos, officially handing over the project to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). Speaking during the...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to the Federal Government. The order was granted...

Vice President Kashim Shettima says reforms introduced by the administration of President Bola Tinubu in the mining sector have attracted more than $2.6 billion in foreign direct investment over the past...

Non-academic staff in Nigeria’s public universities have begun steps to suspend their ongoing nationwide strike, raising hopes for the full resumption of campus activities. The decision was announced...

The Federal Government has intensified efforts to close Nigeria’s metering gap under the Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP), with thousands of prepaid meters now available for free distribution...

President Bola Tinubu has met with global investors in Paris, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to transparency, fiscal discipline, and sustained economic reforms. At the meeting, the Minister...

Eighteen members of the African Democratic Congress in the House of Representatives have announced their defection, with 17 lawmakers joining the National Democratic Congress and one moving to the All...

Nigerians living in South Africa are increasingly requesting voluntary repatriation amid renewed fears over xenophobic tensions, with officials in Abuja confirming that many of those seeking evacuation...

Founder of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia, has retired as Chairman of the bank, marking the end of a defining era in Nigeria’s banking industry. Ovia, who established Zenith Bank in 1990, is credited with transforming...