Legendary Nigerian highlife musician, Sir Victor Uwaifo died on Saturday at the age of 80 in Benin City. One of his children, Uwaifo Peter de Rock, broke the news of the demise of the Professor of Visual...

Gunmen have freed over 100 pupils kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in Niger State nearly three months ago, the school’s head teacher said on Thursday. The head teacher, Abubakar Alhassan did not say...

Nigeria’s domestic gas penetration aspirations have received a major boost as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kaduna State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.01% (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. This is according to the recently published...

Several persons are feared killed with many others injured after suspected herdsmen attacked Yelwa Zangam village in the Zangam District of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack...

The Plateau State government has re-imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos North Local Government Area (LGA). The 24-hour curfew earlier imposed in the council area was relaxed last week to dusk-to-dawn alongside...

The leaders of Ogoniland in Rivers State under the auspices of the Ogoni Liberation Initiative have pledged to cooperate with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) in the exploration and production...

The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Abdulmumeen Kamba, and the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Buhari-Aleiro, have been impeached. The impeachment was announced by the Chairman House Committee on...

Bandits have attacked the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State, killing two officers and abducting one other officer. This was disclosed by NDA spokesman Major Bashir Muhd Jajira. “The...

The Abuja Division of the National Industrial Court (NIC) has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors to suspend its ongoing strike nationwide. National Industrial Court judge John Targema...

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 388 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The cases were reported in 12 states and the Federal Capital...

Fifteen more abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state have regained their freedom. John Hayab, the state chairman of the Christian Association...

Chief Mrs. Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, wife of late Nigerian Head of State, Major General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead. The former first lady passed on Monday at 97. Her husband was the Supreme Commander...

 The 21st Olu of Warri Kingdom, Omoba Tshola Emiko, has been crowned as Ogiame Atuwatse III. This comes after a series of activities lined up for the coronation of the monarch, who ascended the throne...

The Nigeria National Petroleum  Corporation (NNPC), has hailed the recent Appeal Court judgment affirming its operatorship of the Oil Mining License 11 (OML 11), describing it as a huge victory for Nigeria...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Prof. Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for a second term of five years. Others reappointed by the President include...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It was gathered the President scheduled the meeting to receive updates on security efforts and give...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a committee to immediately commence the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The steering committee, which has 12 months duration for the assignment,...

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has reiterated the Corporation’s commitment to supporting the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG)...

Nigeria on Monday recorded 584 new cases of COVID-19 with four deaths reported. This was disclosed by The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Lagos recorded the highest number of infections (201),...