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An extensive traffic diversion on Apongbon Bridge that will last for six weeks begins on Thursday, February 5, 2026, Lagos State government has announced. The government explained that the traffic diversion is to enable the […]

The United States has dispatched a “small team” of troops to Nigeria following recent security cooperation between both countries. Dagvin Anderson, the general in charge of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), spoke of the development in […]

British prosecutors on Wednesday told a London court that former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, lavished more than £2m (N4bn) at Harrods, allegedly using funds provided by oil executives who benefited from lucrative […]

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) says it has disbursed N1.33 billion to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the 2025/2026 academic session. In a statement on Friday, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFund director of communication, said […]

The Nigerian passport has ranked 89th place out of 199 in the 2026 Henley Passport Index. The index is updated annually, and is premised on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA), and […]

The late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has become the first African musician ever awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The announcement on Saturday 19 December 2025 has put the late freedom fighter in the club […]

Former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Joe Keshi, has faulted the ambassadorial list sent to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu for confirmation. He also questioned the character of some of […]

Thirteen days after the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began its strike, major hospital services remain paralysed, leaving patients stranded. The strike, which began on 1 November, has grounded operations in several federal and […]

Over 68 per cent of electricity consumers in Nigeria are illegally bypassing their prepaid meters and consuming power without payment, the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has revealed. This disclosure came yesterday in Abuja during […]

A retired Professor of Sociology at the University of Lagos, Lai Olurode, has said that the recent threat by United States President Donald Trump to launch military action against Nigeria is not driven by any […]

A new Vatican decree approved by Pope Leo has tweaked various titles used by Catholics to describe Mary, the mother of Jesus. Among the popular Mary titles used by the denomination are “co-redemptrix” and “mediatrix”. […]

The inspector-general of police has withdrawn the fraud charge filed against Andy Uba, the former Anambra south senator. ​​Uba and his co-defendant, Benjamin Etu, were facing charges over an alleged N400 million fraud. According to […]

The United States Embassy in Lagos has stated that visas granted by the country to foreign nationals are based on privilege, not a right. The US Consulate in Lagos made this clarification on Thursday in […]

Petroleum marketers have warned that the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, could exceed N1,000 per litre following President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a 15 per cent ad valorem import tariff on […]

Major marketers of petroleum products yesterday warned that the introduction of the 15 per cent import duty on petrol and diesel could signal another round of fuel price increase. The approval of the duty by […]

PRESIDENT TINUBU CHANGES SERVICE CHIEFS President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture. […]

For years, Nigeria’s South-east has become an epicentre of violence linked to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). IPOB is a group leading an […]

The Senate, yesterday, confirmed the appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN) as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), making him the sixth substantive occupant of the position since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule […]

Zenith Bank Plc’s Founder and Chairman, Dr. Jim Ovia, CFR, accompanied by the bank’s Group Managing Director/CEO, Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, OON, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, carried out the prestigious closing gong ceremony at […]