The 36 state governments have asked the Federal Government to refund over 176 billion naira said to be proceeds of stamp duties between 2015 and 2020. They made the demand in a suit filed before the Supreme...

Following up on President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent announcement of the declaration of two hundred and eighty seven billion Naira (N287bn) Profit After Tax (PAT) in year 2020 by the Nigerian National...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Wednesday said it has appealed the judgement of the Federal High Court in Rivers State which held that the agency does not have the right to collect Value Added...

Suspected bandits have again attacked two Kaduna villages: Unguwan Maje and Ungwan Laka communities, killed a police inspector and kidnapped 23 others in Chikun Local government area of the State. The...

The Federal Government has approved the National Policy on the fifth-generation (5G) network in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who addressed...

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 597 new COVID-19 cases. It also recorded 17 new deaths arising for COVID-19 complications. The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, received briefings from the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, and other heads of security agencies at the Presidential Villa,...

Four persons have been killed in a fresh attack in Plateau State. The victims were killed by suspected herdsmen on Monday at Renwienku village of Miango District in Bassa Local Government Area of the north-central...

Dubai’s flagship carrier, Emirates on Friday announced the extension of suspension of Nigeria flights until September 19. An Emirates customer service representative announced the extension in response...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared Valentine Ozigbo as the validly elected candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Anambra governorship election slated for November 6, 2021. A...

Police authorities in Zamfara have confirmed the abduction of 73 Students of Government Day Secondary School in Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the command, Mohammed...

Troops of 25 Brigade operating under the aegis of Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) neutralised 4 terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) along Damboa-Bulabulin-...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed  Nanono and his Power counterpart,  Saleh Mamman. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and  Publicity, Femi Adesina,...

Bandits have abducted a yet-to-be ascertained number of students following an attack on Kaya Day Secondary School in Zamfara State. The incident occurred at about 11am on Wednesday in Maradun Local Government...

President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority. This was done during the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President at the State...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to hear a fresh bail application filed by former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Ahmed Mohammed...

The Director- General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed as the Assistant Director-General of Health Emergency Intelligence at the World Health Organisation...

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday signed the Ondo State anti-open grazing bill into law, Donald Ojogo, the commissioner for information and orientation, has said. The governor signed the bill on...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said focus on job creation, consistency in policy and innovation helped a lot in stimulating a five percent growth of the Nigerian economy in the second quarter of 2021,...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks in the country to publish the names and Bank Verification Number (BVN) of defaulters of its forex policy. This was disclosed in a circular issued...