The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced three terrorists linked to the recent abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to life imprisonment.
The presiding judge, Justice Salim Ibrahim, sentenced the three...
The Federal Government has commenced nationwide admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in Colleges of Education and non-technological agricultural programmes in polytechnics without requiring candidates to sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The initiative implements the government's...
The Federal Government spent ₦500 million in 2025 on an emergency strategic communications campaign to counter international allegations of Christian persecution in Nigeria, according to records obtained from the government's expenditure tracking platform, GovSpend.
The payment record showed that ₦500,000,000...
Fresh scrutiny has greeted the 2026 budget after a review of the document revealed that the Federal Government plans to spend N30.15 billion on palace construction, renovation, and furnishing, as well as church- and mosque-related projects, despite mounting fiscal...
Several Nigerian survivors of human trafficking have narrated how they were deceived with promises of jobs and a better life in Côte d’Ivoire, only to be subjected to forced labour, prostitution and sexual exploitation.
The victims, identified as Monica, 17;...
A gas-laden tanker caught fire in the early hours of Thursday along Abaranje Road at Ola Farm Bus Stop in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, prompting a swift emergency response that prevented what authorities described as a potential...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has appealed to members of the public for information that could help locate Emmanuel Terfa, popularly known as "Stoner," who has been missing since January.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Police Public...
Popular Nigerian skit maker and content creator, Sydney Talker, has revealed that he has remained celibate for the past four years, saying the decision was part of a deliberate effort to focus on studying the content creation industry.
Speaking in...
More than 1,000 students of Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Maidabino in Dan Musa Local Government Area of Katsina State are reportedly receiving lessons under deplorable conditions despite the state government allocating over ₦193 billion to the education sector...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced a nationwide mop-up exercise to remove alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml from circulation.
NAFDAC made this in a statement issued on Wednesday,...
