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JAMB sets release date for 2023 UTME results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the...

CBN responds to withdrawal rumors of new Naira notes from circulation

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked reports claiming that it plans to withdraw the newly redesigned Naira notes from circulation. In an official statement released...

Lagos State gets Nigeria's first electric buses

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced that the Lagos government has received the first batch of electric buses for public transportation, making it the first state in Nigeria...

I'll govern Kogi with Godly fear - Dino Melaye

Dino Melaye, who is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the upcoming Kogi governorship election on November 11, has promised to run an inclusive government if elected into office....

Defence agency NDLEA claims Tinubu was not prosecuted in the US in drug case

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) filed preliminary objection to a lawsuit by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and a chieftain of the opposition party, Senator Dino Melaye...

FG explains $1.2m cost for evacuation of Nigerians from Sudan

The Nigerian Government has given a clarification on why it cost the sum of $1.2 million for the buses that were used to evacuate Nigerians from Sudan. The government stated that the amount was negotiated...

Peter Obi responds to the postponement of 2023 census by the FG

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has postponed the 2023 national census, which was scheduled for May 3-7, indefinitely. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential...

FG indefinitely postpones census

The 2023 national census, which was originally scheduled to take place from May 3-7, has been indefinitely postponed by the federal government. The announcement was made...

Lamidi Apapa faction of Labour Party accused of sabotaging Peter Obi via tribunals

The Labour Party has...

Dual citizenship doesn't bar Nigerians from running for office, says Michael Aondoakaa

Michael Aondoakaa, the former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the allegation that President-elect Bola Tinubu...

Peter Obi thanks Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema for rescuing stranded Nigerians in Sudan

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed admiration for Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema, for his offer to evacuate stranded Nigerians...

Police received INEC letter to investigate suspended Adamawa REC

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed that it received a letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), requesting that it investigates the role of the suspended...

Governor Matawalle lifts suspension on monarch who turbaned bandit leader

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has reinstated Alh. Aliyu Garba Marafa as the Emir of Birnin Yandoto, according to an announcement by Kabiru Balarabe Sardauna, Secretary to the State Government....

APC disbands PCC and commends Buhari

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that was established in October for the purpose of campaigning for the election of the president-elect,...

Escapee from Zamfara abduction, 84 still held captive

One abductee out of the 85 who were kidnapped by terrorists in Zamfara managed to escape from their captivity on Friday night and has since returned home. The...

IPOB lawyer demands Nnamdi Kanu's release as proof of apology from Buhari

The legal representative of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People...

Sowore refuses Buhari's apology and gives reasons why Nigerians cannot forgive him

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore for the 2023 general elections, has rejected an apology made by President Muhammadu Buhari as his...

Buhari apologizes for his administration's actions causing pain

In a controlled gathering at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari expressed his regret for any harm caused to Nigerians during his administration, with just 38 days...

FG declares Eid-al-Fitr public holidays on Friday and Monday

The Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria has officially declared Friday, April...

FEC grants citizenship to 385 people

The Federal Executive Council, also known as FEC, which is the highest decision-making body in Nigeria with regards to matters of the executive branch of government, has announced that...