The Nigerian military has revealed that ninety-eight students of Government Girls’ Secondary School Chibok of Borno State out of the 276 abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, are still in captivity.
This was disclosed by the head of the Intelligence Unit of the Joint Military Taskforce in...
Britain’s new king will be formally known as Charles III after suggestions that Queen Elizabeth II’s heir might have taken a different regnal name.
Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday September 9, hailed Britain’s new monarch King Charles III, and said Britons “must come together as a people to support him”,...
A Nigerian man, Sulaiman Dosunmu pleaded guilty to his involvement in $7 million bank fraud before the United States District Judge, Noel L. Hillman in Camden federal court on Tuesday.
The 41-year-old resident of Darby, Pennsylvania admitted his role in a bank conspiracy targeted at 12 different financial institutions in...
The Appeal Court has scheduled Tuesday next week for the hearing of the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, against the Federal Government.
Kanu is challenging the remaining seven count charges filed against him by the Nigerian government.
Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja...
Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, says Nigeria is positioning to become a major gas supplier to Europe following the global energy crisis caused by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Mr Sylva spoke on Tuesday during a panel session at the 50th Anniversary Edition of Gastech...
A renowned musician and actor, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy, has said he will organise the biggest rally ever for the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Charly Boy declared this on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday adding that he has publicly endorsed Obi for...
A Cypriot journalist Esra Aygin has revealed that Nigerians become victims of trafficking, sex slavery, and abuses including killings in the hands of their compatriots in Cyprus.
Aygin said most of them who are students travel to Cyprus do so because of many promises their fellow Nigerians have for them...
The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike burst into ‘Tongues’ on Monday as he issued another strong warning to those attempting to undermine him in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Wike, who was in Aba, Abia state to commission the Okezuo Abia Flyover along the Aba -Enugu Expressway in Osisioma...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the aggregate Value Added Tax (VAT) was reported at N600.15 billion for Q2 2022.
This is according to the VAT Q2 2022 Report released in Abuja yesterday.
According to the report, this shows a growth rate of 1.96 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter...
Fidelity Bank Plc has entered into a binding agreement for the acquisition of 100 per cent equity stake in the United Kingdom arm of Union Bank Plc following a letter of ‘No Objection’ issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
This was revealed in a statement issued by Fidelity...
Telecommunications companies in Nigeria will from September 1, 2022, begin to earn more from calls terminating on their network from outside the country.
The Nigerian Communications Commission has set $0.10 as the new fixed International Termination Rate
The ITR, which is the rate paid to local telecom operators by international operators to...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has declared a comprehensive, total and indefinite strike action beginning on Monday, August 29, 2022.
ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke announced this in a statement on Monday night, August 29, after the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Union held in Abuja.
He said:...
A two-storey building under construction has collapsed in one of the GSM markets in Kano State.
The building located on Beirut road, a busy area in Kano metropolis collapsed at about 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 30.
Many people are feared trapped underneath the rubble at the time of filing this report.
A witness...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to eight bills passed by the National Assembly.
In a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Nasir Illa, on Monday, listed the bills as Counselling Practitioners Council of Nigeria, Civil Aviation Act, Nigerian Metrological Agency,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised an alarm of Nigerian politicians seeing elections as war.
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the INEC, Festus Okoye who spoke at the inauguration of the Election Crisis Communication Team (ECCT) organised by the Centre for Democracy and...
Persistent brain drain by doctors is depleting the country’s medical care expertise and taking the country farther away from the recommended number of doctors...
Persistent brain drain by doctors is depleting the country’s medical care expertise and taking the country farther away from the recommended number of doctors per population,...
A supporter of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ukamaka Ejezie aka Mama Biafra, has been released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
IPOB’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed this in a series of tweets.
The 80-year-old woman was reportedly arrested during a court appearance of IPOB’s...
British Airways is reportedly considering stopping flights to Nigeria from December 1, 2022, as the trapped $464m foreign airlines’ fund crisis lingers in the country.
The airline has reportedly closed its inventory, meaning travel agents would not be able to issue fresh tickets for their clients, but individuals can buy tickets only online,...
Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff has said that 137 out of about 261 borders in the north-east and north-west regions of the country are unguarded.
Delivering a lecture on “security, defence & development in Nigeria” at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos on Thursday August 25,...
No fewer than 91 students from Zamfara state who are on state-sponsored scholarships have been expelled by Cyprus International University over the failure of their state government to pay their tuition fees.
One of the affected students who spoke to BBC Hausa on condition of anonymity said
“We started having the...
Labour Party, LP, candidate of Anambra State House of Assembly for Oyi state constituency, Obinna Okafor, has explained the rationale behind the defection of LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, himself, and other prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to Labour Party.
Okafor, who made the disclosure, weekend, during...
Nigerian governors are of the opinion that elections may not hold in several north-west states as a result of the persistent insecurity in the area .
North-west comprises seven states — Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
According to TheCable, the governors shared their perspective with President Muhammadu Buhari...
Nigeria and the United States government have reached an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot.
The agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami on Tuesday, August 23.
Mr. Malami signed...
Netflix's global Netflix Creative Equity Fund (https://bit.ly/3CrVog8), which was launched in 2021 and will be distributed to various initiatives over the next five years with the goal of building a strong, diverse pipeline of creatives around the world, includes a US$1 million scholarship fund for students from Sub-Saharan Africa....
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the federal government a fresh condition following the government decision to enforce no-work-no-pay policy.
The lecturers have now give a fresh condition.
ASUU insisted that the Federal Government would have to pay the salary backlog to lecturers, conserving that without the move,...
The Nigerian army has finally explained why 234 soldiers recently withdrew from the military.
Army spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said in a statement that the voluntary retirement is a routine exercise in the army.
Nwachukwu stressed that it is within the rights of soldiers to withdraw from service when they deem it...
The Federal Government has revoked the operating licenses of African Independent Television(AIT), Silver bird, MTV and 49 other broadcasting stations.
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) ordered the stations to shut down in the next 24 hours over indebtedness.
It said the stations are operating illegally as they are yet to renew...
Following the foreign exchange crisis currently facing Nigeria, foreign airlines like the British Airways and Turkish Airlines have said they will no longer issue tickets to passengers in naira but in Dollar.
The development is happening a few hours after Emirates Airlines announced suspension of flights to and from Nigeria...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said it reduced the minting of the naira in order to boost electronic banking transactions in the country.
The CBN Deputy Governor, Economic Policy Directorate, Dr. Kingsley Obiora, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the Grand Finale of the eNaira Hackathon.
The...
Asphalt laying and installation of street lights has commenced on the Second Niger Bridge at Onitsha in Anambra State/Asaba in Delta State by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The bridge is expected to gulp a whopping 386 billion Naira, an amount reportedly more than one year budget of several states...
Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), urged Nigerian students not to vote for politicians who have their children studying in institutions outside the country.
Osodeke made this known Wednesday, August 17, while was speaking on a Twitter Space Webinar, organised by Premium Times and tagged, "ASUU strike,...
The famous Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) in Lagos State has called for its recognition as a university.
Founded in 1947, the federal polytechnic is Nigeria’s first higher educational institution.
Joe Ejiofor, the Deputy Registrar said the institution has the requirements, including facilities, needed for an upgrade.
He disclosed that there are...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has questioned the decision of his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party in picking Atiku Abubakar as presidential candidate.
Atiku is from Adamawa State, in northern Nigeria and was Obasanjo’s deputy between 1999 and 2007.
Obasanjo felt the decision is not politically correct and in the spirit...
Emirates Airlines has announced the suspension of its flight operations to Nigeria, starting September 1, 2022.
The flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 18, citing the inability to repatriate its earnings in foreign exchange from Nigeria.
At least $600 million of...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has assured Nigerians that the results of the 2023 general elections would be transmitted electronically.
Yakubu who hosted a delegation of Media Trust Group on Wednesday August 17, said electronic transmission of elections results from the polling units (PUs) would be...
The crisis in the Nigerian aviation sector seems to have no visible end as the price of aviation fuel otherwise known as Jet A1 hit N903 per litre yesterday August 16, from N880 on Monday August 15.
Daily Trust reported that the development has put pressure on airline tickets with passengers...
The leadership of the main market in Onitsha, Anambra State has extended market hours by one hour from 5pm daily.
Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Chief Innocent Ezennia, who disclosed this to reporters said the extension was to cover paralysed business activities occasioned by the weekly sit-at-home directive.
“Formerly, traders will be in a hurry...
Four students of the Kuramo Senior College in Lagos drowned in the Elegushi bar beach today August 16.
Eight of the students visited their school to collect their recently released West African Examination Council (WAEC) results. Shortly after they collected their result, they decided to go to the beach along with...
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has again decided to reopen the institution for academic activities despite the ongoing industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
LAUTECH stated that the resumption date for academic activities for the 2021/2022 academic session would be August 18, 2022.
This...
A meeting between the Federal government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU ended in a deadlock on Tuesday August 16, with no end in sight to the lingering strike by the academic union.
The striking lecturers met with the Professor Nimi Briggs committee today for about...
Nigeria’s inflation rate increased from 18.60 percent in June to 19.64 percent in July 2022, making it the highest recorded since September 2005.
This was revealed in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) consumer price index (CPI) report for July 2022 released on Monday August 15.
Giving a breakdown of the report in a...
The total debt owed to the World Bank Group by Nigeria rose by $660m in the first six months of 2022, the Punch has learnt.
This is according to data from both the Debt Management Office and the financial statements of the World Bank.
According to data from the DMO, Nigeria...
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has assured his supporters that he is ready to take back Nigeria and give to the youths.
Obi spoke on Saturday in Owerri, Imo state capital, while inaugurating a new secretariat donated to the party by one of his supporters.
He said...
Devotees of the Osun Deity defied earlier warnings by the Osun State Government to avoid drinking from the Osun River.
The state government said the water has been contaminated by activities of artisan miners and was not safe for consumption.
Despite the warning, on Friday, August 12, devotees, tourists and other...
A corps member currently serving in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Adetuberu Adetoyese, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment over internet fraud-related offences by Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.
The court, on Thursday found 28-year-old Adetuberu guilty of the two counts of cybercrime preferred...
The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, on Friday night, attended the ongoing convention at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG Camp for the first time.
The 70th Convention, which commenced earlier in the week, is taking place at The Redemption City, formerly known as...
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says the federal government cannot intervene in the case of alleged organ harvesting involving Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy president of the senate.
The former deputy senate president and Beatrice, his wife, are facing charges bordering on conspiracy to arrange/facilitate the travel of another person with...
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced Mazi Chika Edoziem as its new leader.
IPOB said Edoziem would pilot its affairs until its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is released.
A statement by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said Edoziem would relinquish the leadership role to Kanu when he is released.
The statement...
The federal government has said that there is no more shortage of booklets for the production of passports in the country.
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this at the commissioning of the Enhanced Passport Production Centre in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital on Tuesday August 9.
He said the newly commissioned...
Almajiri system of traditional Qur’anic education, which aimed at spreading the study of Islam in Northern Nigeria, collapsed during colonial rule leading to some of the students becoming tools for bandits and insurgents in recent years.
According to Alfacare Help and Care Organisation, a firm that seeks and works for...
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
WAEC’s Head of Nigeria Office (HNO), Patrick Areghan, announced the release of the results on Monday in Lagos.
He disclosed that the results of 365,564 candidates, representing 22.83 per cent of...
The South East Revival Group (SERG) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately comply with the resolutions of the United Nations, UN, Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, on the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to avert a...
Governor Samuel Ortom on Thursday August 4, unveiled Benue state’s security outfit known as Community Volunteer Guards.
In his address during the passing-out of the first batch of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guard at the IBB square in Makurdi, Ortom said that his administration would apply for a license to legally...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has suggested ways in which Nigeria can tackle the security challenges the country is facing.
Osinbajo said Nigeria’s current security challenges require the country’s military and other relevant stakeholders to be several steps ahead of perpetrators while also stepping up local production of armaments.
He said this...
Media personality, Denrele Edun has shared his experience with some applicants of Big Brother Naija reality TV show.
Denrele who admitted to being “instrumental” in the show’s proceedings in an interview on Lunch Time with Vanguard, said he got a lot of nudes from people who wanted to go for BBNaija and monetary offers...
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has asked Google to block terrorists organisations from YouTube.
Lai Mohammed who made the request when a team from Google visited him in Abuja on Thursday August 4, listed Biafra Digest TV, Umu Biafra TV, Biafra Digest, Asa Biafra TV as examples of channels that spread subversive information/ contents.
The...
