The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a suspected billionaire drug baron, Amadi Simon, in Switzerland, alongside two female kingpins in Nigeria.
The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a...
The Sokoto State Government has confirmed the death of 33 children following a renewed outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in several parts of the state.
Health authorities disclosed that 256 suspected cases have so far been recorded across eight local government...
Access Holdings Plc has announced that its gross earnings grew by 13.3 per cent to N5.53 trillion in the 2025 financial year.
Access Holdings said this was supported by strong growth in net interest income and a 40.9 per cent...
After years of missed government targets and a national grid that delivers less electricity than many single cities in the developing world, Africa's richest man is betting his next mega-project on solving Nigeria's most intractable infrastructure crisis.
Aliko Dangote announced...
The crisis rocking the Arewa Consultative Forum deepened on Wednesday as the forum announced the immediate suspension of its Board of Trustees Chairman, Bashir M. Dalhatu, over alleged financial misconduct and constitutional violations.
The development came as the ACF national...
Oil prices rose over $1 on Thursday, May 7, 2026, as investors weighed the prospects of a Middle East peace deal succeeding.
Brent crude futures were up 54 cents, or 0.5%, at $101.81 a barrel at 0615 GMT, while U.S....
The Nigerian stock market rebounded on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, reversing the previous session’s loss with a gain of N628 billion.
The gain was driven by renewed investors’ interest in blue-chip and medium-cap stocks.
Key gainers included Airtel Africa, Chemical and...
Some residents in Lagos State have expressed concern over the recent surge in the price of tomatoes, forcing many households to adopt alternatives.
A 50kg basket of tomatoes now sells between N115,000 and N125,000, compared to between N35,000 and N40,000...
Holders Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) set up a Champions League final against Arsenal after a 1-1 second-leg draw at Bayern Munich secured a 6-5 aggregate victory on Wednesday.
PSG exploded on the counter less than three minutes in, and Ballon d'Or...
The High Court sitting in Gombe, the capital of Gombe State, has convicted and sentenced a magistrate, Mohammad Kumo, to two years and six months imprisonment for bribery.
Kumo was initially arraigned on December 3, 2025, on three-count charges of...
