Nigeria’s senior national team, the Super Eagles has dropped a place to 51st in the latest FIFA...
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No Plastic Rice In Nigeria- Minister
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has dismissed claims by the Nigria Customs Service (NCS)...
No Quick Fix To Recession– Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that there is no quick fix to the current problems...
500 Ex-militants Get Training In Advanced Farming
Five hundred ex-militants are undergoing training in advanced farming as part of the...
DSS Alleges Plot To Disrupt Activities In Abuja By Wike...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alleged plots by some protesters, suspected to be...
Buhari Asks States To Clear Workers’ Outstanding Salaries With...
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on state governors to use at least 25 per cent of the refunds...
No New Chibok Girls Released– FG
The Nigerian government has denied reports claiming the release of another set of 21 Chibok school...
El-Rufai Meets Buhari Over Southern Kaduna Attacks
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the...
Borno Earmarks N13 Billion To Rebuild Liberated Communities
Borno State has allocated N13, 020, 133.985.00 to the newly established Ministry of Reconstruction...
Herdsmen Will Not Be Allowed To Intimidate Our People- Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State in this interview speaks on how he has been managing...
Plastic Rice In Lagos Markets As Customs Awaits NAFDAC’s...
The Nigeria Customs Service yesterday said it has sent the 102 bags of rice suspected to be plastic...
How I Was Attacked In Kafanchan- El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State yesterday narrated how his convoy was attacked in...
He Must Vacate Office Jan. 19, Says UN
The United Nations (UN) Security Council said yesterday that President Jammeh must respect the...
Customs Officer Kidnapped In Front Of Lagos Eatery
Two armed men yesterday stormed Tastee Fried Chicken (TFC) at 22 Road, FESTAC Town, Lagos and...
Over 240,000 Students Now Enrolled In NOUN– VC
Over 240,000 Nigerians are now students of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, a feat...
FG To Reward Whistleblowers With 5% of Recovered Loot
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a whistleblowing policy to expose fraud and...
Wike Audio: Nigeria Police Invite Foreign Forensic Experts...
The Nigeria Police will hire foreign forensic experts to investigate the leaked audio where Rivers...
Military Begins Road Construction Into Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian military on Wednesday said it had commenced the construction of roads into the Sambisa...
PENGASSAN Warns Mobil To Reinstate 150 Sacked Workers
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has warned Mobil...
Nigeria’s Debt Service Bill Tops N4tr In Three Years
By the end of 2017, Nigeria would have spent N4.1 trillion on debt servicing. The 2017 budget...
Church Of England Appoints Nigerian As First Black Bishop In 20...
The Church of England has appointed its first black bishop for 20 years in a move that...
Customs Intercepts 102 Bags Of Plastic Rice
The Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 102 bags of...
Forex: ‘More Companies To Fold Up In 2017’
There is fear that unemployment rate may jump next year as more companies may close shop due to...
Queen Elizabeth To ‘Step Down’ From Royal Duties Dec 31
Queen Elizabeth II of England is to step down as patron of more than 20 national organisations at...
47 Career Ambassadors Assigned Portfolios
The Federal Government has assigned portfolios to all the 47 career ambassadors cleared by the...
2019: Politicians Launch New Party, Submit Application To INEC
Politicians across the six geopolitical zones took a leap on Monday night in Abuja, by holding the...
Nigerian Army To Set Up Cattle Ranches Nationwide
The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has said that the Nigerian Army would be raising up cattle...
Tell Buhari We Are Very Hungry, Youths To Ministers
Some ministers on Tuesday in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to exercise more patience, saying...
Buratai Warns Against Delay In Payment Of Troops’ Salaries
Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai, yesterday, warned against delay in payment of...
Airfares Rise By 100 Per Cent As Workers Shut Arik
The plight of air passengers in the country worsened yesterday as Arik Air, the largest airline in...
13 Important Takeaways from Michelle Obama’s Farewell...
Michelle Obama sat down with Oprah Winfrey on Monday night for her final farewell interview at the...
Rob Posts Public Apology to Dream & Blac Chyna
This Saturday, Rob Kardashian admitted in a series of Instagrams that his fiancée Blac Chyna left...
2017 Budget: FG Targets N565bn From Recovered Loot, MTN Fine
The Federal Government hopes to raise a total of N565bn from recovered loot and fines to be paid by...
Suspected One Chance Dupes Man Of N.2m In Abuja
Some suspected ‘one chance’ fraudsters operating in an unmarked taxi at the weekend duped a...
Man Opens Fire On Praying Muslims In Switzerland
A man burst into a Muslim prayer hall in the Swiss city of Zurich on Monday and started shooting...
US Embassy In Ankara On Lockdown After ‘Security...
The United States has put its embassy in Ankara on lockdown after assassination of the Russian...
Jammeh ‘Sacks’ US Ambassador Who Urged Him To Concede
The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has sacked the US ambassador who called for him to accept...
2016 Revenue Projections Failed- FG
Over half of this year’s capital projections have failed due to shortfall in expected revenue...
Putin Reacts To The Assassination Of His Ambassador’s In...
Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin has reacted to the murder of his Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey...
FG To Close Abuja Airport For Six Weeks For Rehabilitation Of...
The Minister of State for Aviation, Mr. Hadi Sirika, monday said the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...
Customs Intercepts Cache Of Smuggled Arms, Military Gadgets
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Tin Can Islands Port Command has intercepted a cache of arms...
Ayade To Appoint 6,000 More Aides
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State said, yesterday, that he will soon appoint 6,000 more aides...
Recession: FG Closes 9 Foreign Missions
The Federal Government has approved the closure of nine foreign missions and their conversion to...
Taraba Killings: Death Toll Hits 42
The death toll in weekend’s Tiv farmers’ killings in Taraba State has risen to 42, it was...
Electoral College Vote Seals Trump Victory As US Next President
President-elect Donald Trump has received a majority in the US Electoral College as votes from...
Kafanchan: Curfew In 2 Kaduna LGs Following Protest Over Killings
A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on Jema’a and Kaura local government areas (LGAs) of Kaduna...
Senate Leader Ndume Seeks To Save Magu, Visits Buhari
The report of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami...
Watch Beyoncé’s Visual Christmas Card To The World
Queen of the universe Beyoncé Knowles-Carter just dropped the perfect gift for everyone on your...
Rob Announces Blac Chyna Split On Instagram
Rob Kardashian says in an Instagram post that fiancee Blac Chyna has left him and taken their...
Emir Sanusi’s Daughter Sets For Royal Wedding (WATCH)
One of the beautiful daughters of Emir of Kano, Fulani Siddika Sanusi will walk down the aisle with...
JAMB: Computer-based Test Has Curbed Exam Malpractices – CPAN
The recent introduction of Computer-based Test (CBT) by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation...
Muslim Woman Donates Rice To Over 50 Christian Widows For...
One Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani had donated some bags of rice and other food stuff to over 50 Christian...
74 Journalists Killed In 2016
At least 74 journalists and other media workers were killed worldwide in 2016. 53 of the victims...
Unconfirmed Report Indicates Shekau’s ‘Capture’
There were indications yesterday that leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau, may...
Militants Attack East Congo As President Kabila’s Term Expires
Militiamen in eastern Congo attacked a prison on Monday, engaging in gun battle with security...
RRS Nabs 22 Year Old Fraudster Posing As Girl On Instagram
A 22-year-old part-time student of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, Falope...
MMM Founder Accuses Media Of Causing Panic Among Participants
As subscribers await the resumption of operations of Mavrodi Moneybox Mondial (MMM) Nigeria in...
Things Will Be Better In 2017– Lai Mohammed
The Minister for Information, Arts and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended Nigerians for...
Forbes Names Dangote, Putin, Others Most Powerful Persons In The...
Foremost entrepreneur and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, was at the weekend named along...
Buhari Calls For Review Of ECOWAS Treaty
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need to review the ECOWAS Treaty in order to make the...
Yuletide: Expert Predicts 19% Inflation Rate In December
A financial expert, Dr Uche Uwaleke on Saturday predicted that inflation rate may rise to 19 per...
Soldiers Tasked On Selfless Service, Patriotism For National...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has advised graduates of the 75 Regular Recruits Intake of the...
Only 38.5% Passed 2016 WASSCE– WAEC
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2016 West African...
Corruption: Senate To Probe N213bn Power Intervention Fund
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has urged the Senate Committee on Power, Steel...
We Need To Improve On Governance, Accountability, Buhari To...
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need to review the ECOWAS Treaty in order to make the...
Bayelsa Detects 5,000 Ghost Workers From Payroll
Bayelsa Government on Saturday said it had fished out 5,000 ghost workers from its payroll. Dr...
Rivers Poll: UK, US, Germany, France Call For Probe Of Killings
The United Kingdom High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright and his United States, France...
Norway Donates N3.6bn To Victims Of Boko Haram
Norway has donated $11.5m approximately N3.6bn to improve basic education, support girls and women...
Buhari Celebrates 74th Birthday, Salutes Army For Colourful...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday marked his 74th birthday anniversary with a special birthday...
Trump Nominates US Ambassador To Israel
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated David Friedman, a hardline Zionist, as US ambassador...
Obama Vows Action Against Russia Over Election Hacks
US President Barack Obama has vowed to take action against Russia for its alleged interference in...
Facebook Finally Gets Serious About Fighting Fake News
Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social...
Gambia: Adama Barrow To Declare Himself President
The Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow, has told the BBC he will declare himself...
Putin Calls For Syria Ceasefire As #Aleppo Evacuations Continue
A nationwide ceasefire is the next step to restore peace in Syria after the recapture of Aleppo in...
Music Video Alert: SMD’s Iyanya Features Don Jazzy &...
The newest member of the SMD crew, Iyanya, finally drops the official music video of his...
Di’Ja Stuns As Model For Made In Nigeria Outfits (PHOTOS)
The adorable Mavin princess exhibited her multi talent by keeping her microphone aside and posing...
Solange Marrying Music & Art Is Pure Magic, See What She...
The “Cranes In The Sky” diva keeps raising the bar of creativity in every live...
World Celebrities Stand For Syria, Campaign To Raise Relief Fund
Many world celebrities have stood up in unison to not just raise awareness regarding events...
See Breath-taking Pre Wedding Photos Of Zahra Buhari
This will probably be the most talked about wedding of the year. President’s daughter, Zahra...
FG Confirms Discovery Of Crude Oil In Borno
The federal government yesterday confirmed the discovery of crude oil in Borno State, North East...
Woman Kills Husband In Quarrel Over N200 Soup Money
A young housewife in Sabon Gari, Zaria, is being accused of stabbing her husband to death in the...
23 Rights Groups Seek Review Of EFCC Act By NASS
A coalition of 23 concerned Nigeria Political Pressure groups has called on the National Assembly...
Exxonmobil Sacks 150 Nigerian Workers
Exxonmobil has sacked about 150 Nigerian workers in what its management described as a regular...
Fayose Withdraws N5m From Troubled Accounts
Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose yesterday stormed the Ado-Ekiti Branch of Zenith Bank to withdraw...
Falcons: Reps Berate Dalung, NFF
Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday condemned the “unsavoury treatment” meted...
Buhari Lauds Amina Mohammed’s Appointment as UN Deputy...
The new UN Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday announced the Minister of Environment...
Government Moves To End Niger Delta Crisis, Merge Agencies
The Federal Government yesterday moved to end militancy in the Niger Delta region. Addressing State...
You Are A Liar, Senate Hits Back At SGF Lawal; Insists On His...
The Senate on Thursday hit back at the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir...
Falcons: NFF Thanks Buhari But…
The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed heartfelt appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari...
There Is Hardship In The Land, Saraki To Buhari
Senate President, Bukola Saraki yesterday told President Muhammadu Buhari that there is hardship in...
Mum Delivered Of Baby With Two Heads
Two heads are better than one — so goes the popular saying. But there are times when two heads...
The Gambia: ECOWAS Leaders Meet On Saturday To Break Impasse
The Presidency said yesterday the discussion by leaders of the Economic Community of West African...
Unremitted Revenue: FG Recovers N793m From MDAs
The federal government yesterday announced that it has recovered additional sum of N793billion...
Minister To Give Budget Breakdown On Monday
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, will on Monday give a...
Air Passengers Stranded As Aviation Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder...
Air passengers in Nigeria are stranded at airports nationwide, as airline operators jostle for...
Rivers Re-run: Govs of Bauchi, Benue, Kanu, Plateau Donated N1b...
Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the Governors of Bauchi, Benue, Kano and Plateau...
Boko Haram: US Donates Fresh $92m To Displaced Persons
The United States has announced a donation of nearly $92m as additional humanitarian assistance to...
Nigerians to Pay More for International Passports
The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede yesterday...
Nigeria Lost Over N1.5 trillion To Attacks By Niger Delta...
The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, lost N1.5 trillion due to attacks on its...
FG Unveils N7.02trn Package To End Recession
As part of moves to get the country out of recession, the Federal Government has outlined new...
N1tn Abuja Land Scam: EFCC Seizes 12 Properties From Bala...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized at least 12 properties from a former...
Beyoncé & Mariah Carey’s Children Pose for a Cute Photo...
When Beyoncé paid a visit to Mariah Carey‘s Christmas show at New York City’s Beacon...
Data Price Hike An Act Of National Interest- Senate
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has acted in national interest on the issue of data...
Why Trump’s Secretary Of State Pick Is So Controversial
Boosters of Donald Trump’s candidate to be the next secretary of state talk about his...
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Cairo Cathedral Bombing
So-called Islamic State say it was behind a bomb attack on a church in Cairo on Sunday in which at...
British Police Nab Six Over Christmas Terror Plot
British police say they have arrested six people suspected of plotting terror attacks for...
#Aleppo Evacuation Delayed, Opposition Blames Pro-Assad Militia
The evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo was delayed on Wednesday and, while a war monitor said...
Reps Probe Oil Firms Over N500bn Debt To PPMC
The House of Representatives yesterday commenced the probe of Oando Oil and Total Oil over N500...
Lagos Midwives Protest Non-payment Of 11-month Salaries
Many medical workers in Lagos are angry. The aggrieved workers, who claimed they were engaged by...
Malabu Deal: No Evidence To Nail Diezani, Adoke, Aganga- Malami
The minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), yesterday...
Patience Jonathan Faces Fresh Hurdles Over $15.5m
Detectives have stepped up the probe of former First Lady Mrs. Patience Jonathan by retrieving her...
Gambia’s Jammeh Receptive To Mediators- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday that Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh was receptive to...
Falcons To Storm Aso Rock– Report
The Super Falcons will reportedly march to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on ...
Non-adoption of Data Price Floor is a Disaster Waiting to...
The Executive Vice Chairman, of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta...
How Nigeria’s N53 Trillion Budget Of 18 Years Failed- Report
The controversy over performance of the 2016 budget is just the latest in a series of...
Vice Chancellor Docked For Alleged N800 Million Fraud Returns...
The embattled Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Olusola Oyewole...
Senators Protest Removal Of Kano, Plateau From North-East...
National Assembly has removed Kano and Plateau states from the proposed North-East Development...
FG To Increase Salaries Next Year– Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has assured Nigerian workers of a pay...
How Dasuki Paid Dokpesi N2.1bn Without A Contract- Witness
A prosecution witness in the trial of former chairman of Daar Communications and Investment Plc...
Avoid Holding Service In Uncompleted Buildings, CAN To Churches
The national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has commiserated with the...