The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed insinuations following his recent visit to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda,…
Twenty-four persons suspected to be members of the notorious Aiye Confraternity have been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad. The spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, DSP…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum 2026, which begins on Thursday. According to a statement issued on Wednesday…
Chinese tech behemoth Alibaba posted an 18 percent drop in net profit during its most recent fiscal year on Wednesday, weighed by challenges in the domestic economy and an expensive…
The UN rights chief on Wednesday demanded independent investigations into reports that separate airstrikes by the Nigerian and Chadian armies in northern Nigeria killed dozens of civilians. The Nigerian military…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to a total of 75 years’ imprisonment over a ₦33.8 billion fraud linked…
Security operatives in Edo State have arrested 12 suspected cultists and sealed two apartments allegedly used as initiation centres during coordinated raids across several parts of Edo State. The state’s…
Vietnam ramped up imports of refined oil products from Nigeria and other countries after the outbreak of the Iran war to offset a drop in crude supplies for the country’s…
Nissan projected Wednesday a small net profit this year after posting a huge loss for the second year running, with the Japanese automaker saying it has “moved beyond recovery”. Like…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that aspirants seeking to contest for the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections will pay a total of ₦60 million…
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), UK PACT, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), and ARMHIIL have launched a Green Finance Investment Facility (GFiF), a blended finance platform to mobilise large-scale private…
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the growing economic ties between Nigeria and France after bilateral trade between both countries reached $4.7 billion in 2025. In a statement issued on Tuesday…
President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria will spend about US$11.6 billion on debt servicing in 2026. According to a statement by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu made the remarks…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for deeper economic integration across Africa, stressing the need for policies that prioritise the continent’s industrial growth and prosperity. According to a statement by…
Goalkeeper Bento’s injury-time own goal denied Cristiano Ronaldo his first Saudi Pro League title on Tuesday as Al Nassr drew 1-1 with second-placed Al Hilal. The yellow-clad home fans were…
Nigerian-Canadian actress Shine Rosman has spoken out about the prevalence of sexual harassment in Lagos, particularly in the Yaba area, where she said women are frequently subjected to inappropriate touching…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief Marty Makary was leaving his post, a resignation that follows weeks of political tumult at the powerful…
Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government has succeeded in returning more than one million children from the streets to classrooms over the past 30 months as part…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday stormed a residential estate in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State and abducted three persons said to be members of the same family.…
Donald Trump was due in Beijing on Wednesday on the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to ramp up trade despite…
