The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at basic prices grew by 3.11 per cent in quarter one of 2022 on a year-on-year basis. The NBS said this showed a higher growth rate compared to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that he has no house in the United Kingdom (UK). Speaking to King Charles III in the UK, Buhari said his houses in Nigeria were built before he was elected as President, adding that he...
A leading cement manufacturing company in Nigeria, BUA Cement, has donated water, electricity, and other projects worth about N360 million to communities in Sokoto State. The projects include a 10,000-litre capacity mechanised borehole to improve water supply at Gagi community...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, says security agencies have successfully restored confidence and hope among residents of Abuja and its environs following earlier notice of terror threats issued by some embassies in the country. The IGP disclosed that...
The Kaduna State Government has debunked the report of an attack on the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement issued on Thursday, described the report as mischievous and fake. “The...
The Oyo and Ogun State Police Commands said they have beefed up security on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway following the resurgence of criminal activities along the route. There have been recurring reports of kidnapping and other security challenges along the 131-kilometre...
The University of Jos (UniJos) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended the sit-at-home order earlier issued and directed its members to resume academic activities. The UniJos ASUU Chairman, Prof. Lazarus Maigoro, made this known via...
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has vowed to prioritise the resuscitation of the nation’s economy through the development of the solid mineral sector, stating that the nation is richly blessed and can...
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, has told the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to get ready to assume Nigeria’s presidency in 2023. Adamu, who spoke at the Town Hall meeting between the...
England coach, Gareth Southgate, has announced his 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Among those included were Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Harry Maguire, Phil Foden, and James Maddison. However, the most notable absentees were James Ward-Prowse, Tammy Abraham,...