President Muhammadu Buhari has filed a notice of preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to entertain the suit filed by Sen. Ifeanyi Araraume on his alleged illegal removal as non-executive chairman of the Board of...
The former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has advised biosafety professionals to keep an eye on the possibility of terrorists in the country resorting to bioterrorism to achieve their objectives. Peterside said...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 21.47 per cent on a year-on-year basis in November 2022. Nigeria’s headline inflation rate stood at 21.09 per cent on a year-on-year basis in October 2022. The NBS...
Maryam, the daughter of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerian students and youths to vote for her father in the 2023 presidential election. Abubakar gave the admonition while speaking at a summit...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered over N30 billion from the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. The briefing...
An official of Fidelity Bank, Emmanuel Ebere, has been confirmed dead after he slumped at the Awolowo, Ikoyi branch of the bank in Lagos State. It was learned that Ebere, who was attached to the  Information and Communication Technology unit...
Commercial banks in Nigeria, on Thursday, commenced the dispensation of newly redesigned naira notes to customers. Scores of customers were paid the newly redesigned naira notes by the banks at the counter. It would be recalled that the Central Bank of...
Gunmen have shot the Director for Youths Mobilisation Officer of Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Rhino Owhorkire. It was gathered that Owhorkire was shot on Wednesday night while going to home in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of...
United States President Joe Biden has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts in deepening democracy not only in Nigeria, but also in Africa. The US President said this on Wednesday in Washington during his meeting with leaders of six...
Kaduna State Government has begun the implementation of its Education Sector Donor Coordination Framework to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of development assistance to the sector. Mr. Salisu Lawal, Director, Planning and Physical Development in the state Ministry for Education,...