Over 3,500 Nigerians are currently awaiting execution, prompting renewed calls from human rights advocates, legal experts, and international partners for the Federal Government to abolish the death penalty. The appeal was made in Abuja during an event marking the 2025...
Former United States President Joe Biden has started receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer diagnosed in May 2025. "As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment, former president’s...
Security operatives in Taraba State have arrested a suspected female kidnapper notorious for coordinating abductions in the Chanchangi area of the state. The suspect, whose identity has been withheld for security reasons, was apprehended after allegedly collecting a ₦1.5 million...
The Egg Sellers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (ESDAN) has dismissed claims by poultry farmers that middlemen are responsible for the steady increase in egg prices across the country. ESDAN President, Mrs. Olaide Graham, made the clarification in an interview...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to enhance monetary policy forecasting and decision-making, according to the CBN Governor, Dr. Yemi Cardoso. Cardoso disclosed this during a fireside chat at the London Business School,...
Security operatives at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA 1), Lagos, have arrested several passengers allegedly found in possession of over $6.1 million while attempting to board an Aero Contractors flight. According to sources who spoke to...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has raised concern over the growing cases of vandalisation of its electrical and signalling equipment across the country, particularly along the Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna, and Warri–Itakpe train routes. In a statement issued on Saturday by...
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers Association of Nigeria (LPGAR) has refuted claims that retailers are responsible for the current scarcity and rising cost of cooking gas across the country. In a statement issued on Saturday, Ayobami Olarinoye, chairman of LPGAR...
Popular gospel singer Nathaniel Bassey has disclosed that his wife, Sarah, went through five miscarriages, including an ectopic pregnancy, during the period he was leading the renowned Hallelujah Challenge. Speaking during the early hours of Friday in the ongoing October...
Stakeholders have emphasized the need for Nigeria to transition from a consumption-driven to a production-based economy to realize its $1 trillion GDP target by 2030. This call was made during the 33rd Fellows Conference of the Nigerian Society of Chemical...