The Director General of the State Security Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, who was arrested in July 2022 over alleged links to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The DSS also...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have again struck in Isapa, a settlement near Eruku in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting many residents. It was gathered that bandits carried out the attack at about 6 p.m. on...
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that escalating terrorist attacks and worsening insecurity in northern Nigeria are driving hunger to unprecedented levels, putting millions at risk as the 2026 lean season approaches. Nearly 35 million people across...
Apple has announced that it is cutting jobs across its sales teams to strengthen its customer engagement efforts. Apple announced this on Monday, November 24, 2025, noting that only a small number of roles will be impacted by the layoffs. An...
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced five persons to death by hanging over the murder of a taxi driver in the state capital. The convicts — Segun Taiwo, 36; Kehinde Ademola, 46; 45-year-old Yahaya Adeniyi; Chinonso...
Nigerian-born cloud engineer, Abel Yakubu, who is based in Germany, has successfully completed a 60-hour marathon programming lesson in Abuja in an effort to break the Guinness World Record for the longest computer programming lesson. Yakubu commenced the attempt at...
In Nigeria, weddings are far more than glamorous celebrations. They form a massive, largely informal economic engine that quietly contributes hundreds of billions of naira to national productivity each year. Beneath the music, décor and fashion is what industry experts call...
President Bola Tinubu has ruled out the use of foreign mercenaries in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, insisting that the country will not outsource its core security responsibilities. Tinubu’s position was delivered on Monday in Luanda, Angola, by Vice President Kashim...
MTN Nigeria has announced that its total tax, levies, and statutory payments to the federal and state governments have exceeded N6.9 trillion, reinforcing its position as one of the country’s most significant corporate contributors to public revenue. The company said...
The Nigerian stock market extended last week’s losses on Monday, November 24, 2025, as investors shed N68 billion. The downturn was driven by 27 declining stocks, including NPF Microfinance Bank, Prestige Assurance, Sterling Nigeria, and WAPIC Insurance. Market capitalisation opened at...