The Nigerian stock market recorded its second positive performance in the week as N13 billion was added to investors’ wealth on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. The uptick was driven by increased investor interest in stocks such as Alluminium Extrusion Industries,...
United States President Donald Trump has added Nigeria to a list of countries facing partial travel restrictions. The White House announced this via a statement issued on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. The White House said Trump was imposing partial travel restrictions...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained popular TikTok content creator Habeeb Hamzat, widely known as Peller, following a viral video showing him driving recklessly and crashing his vehicle during a livestream. According to a statement issued by...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has explained how he funded his children’s education in Switzerland, dismissing allegations that the expenses were products of corruption. Ahmed made this known...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, says he will not be intimidated by powerful commercial interests in the discharge of his regulatory duties in the petroleum sector. The President...
The Gombe State Ministry of Health has recorded 54 deaths from snakebites in 2025, the State Epidemiologist, Dr Nuhu Bile, has disclosed. Bile made this known on Tuesday in Gombe during a meeting of the State Public Health Emergency Management...
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago has terminated the appointments of all his special sdvisers as part of efforts to restructure governance in the state. Bago announced this during the maiden State Executive Council meeting with the newly sworn-in Commissioners in...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed the receipt of a formal petition from Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, against the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority...
Lagos-based financial technology startup, Thrifto, has officially gone public, unveiling a nationwide digital platform designed to modernise and secure Nigeria’s long-standing group savings culture. The fintech, which reinventes informal savings models such as ajo and esusu, announced its public launch...
A terrorism suspect who admitted to being a Boko Haram commander once told a court in Abuja that his group would eventually take over Nigeria, despite being in detention. The disclosure was made by the Director of Civil Litigation at...