FG spent N5.24trn on debt service in 2022 – Minister
The Federal Government spent N12.87 trillion against the N17.126 trillion budgeted for 2022 as at November 30, 2022.
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,...
Zenith Bank, BUA Foods, GTCO shares drive stock market
Zenith Bank, BUA Foods and Guaranty Trust Bank stocks on Wednesday drove the performance of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX).
The market gained N34 billion as...
Police arrest 3 Facebook scammers, rapists in Delta
The Delta State Police Command says its operatives have arrested three suspected Facebook scammers, kidnappers, and rapists in the state.
The command’s spokesman, DSP Bright...
CBN opens up on sale of Polaris Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Fairview Acquisition Partners did not acquire 100 per cent equity in Polaris Bank Ltd.
The CBN said the...
Witness: How Lagos doctor raped wife’s niece
A medical doctor, Oyebimpe Akinbunmi, on Wednesday, told the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State how the Medical Director...
Nigeria records 35 new COVID-19 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the last week of December 2022.
The NCDC stated on...
20 rice farmers feared dead in Kebbi boat mishap
No fewer than 20 farmers were feared dead after a boat carrying about 100 rice farmers capsized in Koko/Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi...
Tinubu slams Atiku, says PDP doesn’t mean well for Nigeria
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has accused his challenger on the platform of the Peoples Democratic...
Buhari’s visit: DSS arrests terrorists behind Kogi’s explosion
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the mastermind of the Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack which occurred on 29th December, 2022,...
EFCC secures 3,785 convictions in 2022, highest since inception
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it secured a total of 3785 convictions across the country in 2022.
The figure, which emerged from...
