The House of Representatives has appointed Frederick Agbedi, member representing Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State, as the new Minority Leader. Agbedi emerged following the resignation...

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has ordered the arrest of former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, for failing to appear before...

Three persons, including a vice principal and a six-year-old child, were killed when armed bandits attacked Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu, in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State on...

Minister of Works Dave Umahi has given contractors handling the Abuja-Lokoja road project 72 hours to fully mobilise to site and utilise funds already released by the Federal Government. Speaking during...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats, alongside the immediate release of N10 billion...

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to ban the importation of foreign textile materials as part of efforts to revive Nigeria’s textile industry and boost local cotton production. The resolution...

The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, security chiefs and other top government officials to provide details of funds released to security agencies over the...

Three passengers have been confirmed dead following the derailment of the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) at Agbor, Delta State, on Monday. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said emergency response...

The Federal Government has introduced stricter financial controls governing procurement and imprest management across ministries, departments and agencies, in a move aimed at strengthening accountability...

A Federal High Court in Lagos has declared unlawful the National Assembly’s proposed N110 billion expenditure on vehicles and allowances for lawmakers, ruling that the allocations violated procurement...

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI have rescued 360 abductees from a Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) enclave in the Mandara Mountains area of southern...

Troops of the Nigerian Army have recorded fresh successes in ongoing operations against criminal elements in Kwara and Taraba states, rescuing two kidnap victims and arresting five suspected armed criminals. In...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on Nigerians to continue praying for peace, unity and stability in the country, assuring citizens of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to restoring security...

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Thursday attacked the Byazhin area of Kubwa in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), killing a local vigilante and abducting four residents,...

The Federal Government has made significant progress toward the establishment of state police, with a constitutional amendment expected soon to pave the way for its implementation, the Chief of Staff...

Retiring State House staff are among the first federal civil servants to benefit from the newly approved gratuity scheme introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Permanent Secretary, State...

The Senate has condemned the abduction of schoolchildren, teachers and a toddler in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, describing the attack as a brutal assault on the nation’s future and...

Armed bandits have abducted seven students in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State after attacking their residences in the early hours of Wednesday. The incident occurred at about 4:00 a.m....

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group to death by hanging for their involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo,...

Gunmen have abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Power and APC governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, along with her twin sons in Ibadan. The victims, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke...