The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria’s Northwest has climbed to nearly 800,000, following a sharp rise in violence across the region, according to new data.
Figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) indicate that...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address a joint session of the National Assembly on June 12 as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 2026 Democracy Day celebration.
The address is one of several events outlined by the Federal Government through an...
The Nigerian stock market closed lower on Tuesday as investors recorded a loss of N478 billion following profit-taking in major stocks.
The decline was driven by losses in large- and mid-cap stocks, including PZ Cussons, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), ABC...
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency says the return airlift of Kaduna pilgrims from Saudi Arabia will commence on June 15, 2026.
The chairman of the agency, Salihu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued by the agency’s Public Relations...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the impact of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF), following the disbursement of ₦128 billion in affordable mortgages to 1,859 families across 25 states.
The President said the initiative, implemented...
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after the Eid-el-Kabir holiday in Lagos, during which he undertook a series of important political, governmental, and national engagements.
Tinubu, whose plane touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, concluded its prosecution in the alleged N10.27 billion fraud case involving Ali Bello, a nephew of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, and his co-defendant, Dauda...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has pledged to expand women’s representation in governance, with its National Chairman, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, assuring that more opportunities will be created for women in elective and appointive positions ahead of the 2027 general...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on security, warning that escalating killings, kidnappings and terrorist attacks have plunged the country into a deep national crisis.
The call was...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an investigation into allegations of unauthorised access to its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database, following the circulation of sensitive voter information linked to a political party’s primary election in the Federal...
