Countries complaining about Nigeria’s multiple foreign exchange rates – Okonjo-Iweala
Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday, listed conditions that could make Nigeria benefit from the global body. She gave the conditions when she visited…
Strange disease: Three dead, 284 hospitalised in Kano
Three persons have been confirmed dead following the outbreak of a strange disease suspected to be caused by food poisoning in the Kano metropolis. The outbreak, which occurred last Thursday,…
CBN introduces new charges for USSD services
The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced new charges for customers using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services. The apex bank said effective Tuesday, customers will pay a flat fee…
US contacts Nigerian visa applicants affected by Trump’s travel restrictions
The United States mission has said that it was prioritising immigrant visa applicants in Nigeria affected by the travel restrictions under Presidential Proclamations 9645 and 9983 signed by former President…
UPDATED: Wakili charged with murder, kidnapping, remanded in prison
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, ordered that alleged notorious Fulani warlord in Ibarapaland, Abdullahi Wakili, 70, be remanded in a correctional facility. The…
Senate may probe govs’ role in N6.25bn NDDC palliative scam
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, on Tuesday, said it would extend its N6.2bn Covid-19 palliative fund probe to the nine governors of the Niger Delta region,…
Nigeria’s inflation rises again, hit four-year high February
The consumer price index which measures inflation increased by 17.33 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday revealed this in its report on Consumer…
Differential wage bill: Start with govs, political office holders, Labour tells National Assembly
• El-Rufai, other governors behind wage bill, Labour alleges • Speaker defends sponsor, asks workers to articulate grievances The organised labour has again criticised political office holders over a bill…
Bill to allow NASS to summon president scales second reading
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed through second reading a bill to empower the National Assembly to summon the president. The Constitution alteration bill also seeks to give the…
Ibrahimovic recalled to Sweden squad after 5-year gap
Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return to Sweden’s squad after an almost five-year hiatus to play in World Cup qualifiers at the end of March, head coach Janne Andersson said on Tuesday.…
WHO Chief says ‘work not over’ after Hantavirus evacuation
Only 3.4% of Nigerian men attend antenatal clinic visits with spouses – UN Women
South Korea to hand cash payouts to 36 million people to ease rising fuel prices
Governor Adeleke deposes Osun monarch jailed in US over COVID-19 fraud
Supreme court affirms 12-year jail term for man who raped his 15-year-old house help in Abuja
Abducted ex-Jigawa lawmaker dies in captivity after N50m ransom payment
FIFA names Technical Study Group for FIFA World Cup 2026
White House Press Gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty
College football star Ahmad Hardy shot at concert
Abducted Anambra medical doctor regains freedom

































































































