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    Tinubu Signs Amended Electoral Act 2026 Into Law Ahead of 2027 Polls

    President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the Electoral Act 2026 (Amendment) into law, just days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the timetable for the 2027 general elections. The signing...
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    18 Feared Dead as Ancestral Tree Crushes Commercial Bus in Enugu

    Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Awhum community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, when a massive ancestral tree fell on a commercial bus, killing at least 18 passengers. The...

    ECOWAS Court Chief Tasks CSOs With Monitoring, Enforcement of Judgments

    The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, has called on civil society organisations (CSOs) to take a leading role in ensuring that the court’s judgments...

    15 Dead, 49 Infected as Lassa Fever Hits Taraba

    At least 15 people have died and 49 others have been infected following a Lassa fever outbreak in several local government areas of Taraba State. The Acting Head of Clinical Services at...

    World Cancer Day 2026: Nigerian Cancer Society Seeks Wider Access to Care

    The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to integrate cancer prevention and treatment into Nigeria’s primary healthcare...

    World Cancer Day: NOA Urges Early Detection, Prevention

    As the world marked World Cancer Day on February 4, 2026, the Osun State Directorate of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged residents...

    CBN Boosts Dollar Supply, Grants BDCs $150,000 Weekly Access

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the participation of licensed Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), allowing each BDC to purchase up to...

    FG Proposes ₦102.3bn for Lagos Green Line Rail in 2026 Budget

    The Federal Government has proposed to allocate ₦102.3 billion as counterpart funding for the Lagos Green Line rail project in the 2026 budget. This...

    FG Says Over 95% of Poor Nigerians Exempted Under New Tax Law

    The Federal Government has said that poor Nigerians are the main beneficiaries of the new tax reforms introduced under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The...

    Tinubu: Nigeria Set to Begin Manufacturing Aircraft Components

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that Nigeria is preparing to begin the manufacturing of aircraft components as part of a major effort to...

    itel Esports Win Deca Cup Free Fire S4 Tournament

    itel Esports have emerged winners of the Deca Cup Free Fire Season 4 Clash Squad, held on June 28, 2025, in Lagos. The team,...

    Sultan declares February 18 first day of Ramadan in Nigeria

    The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Wednesday, February 18, 2026, as the first day of Ramadan in Nigeria, following the sighting...

    Portable Fires Back at Blacklisting Claims, Says ‘I Don’t Need Anyone to Succeed’

    Controversial Nigerian singer, Portable, has reacted strongly to allegations that he has been blacklisted by top figures in the country’s music industry, insisting that...

    42% Secure Five Credits as WAEC Releases 2025 CB-WASSCE Second Series Results

    West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2025 Second Series of the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE)...

    Education Is a Lifelong Journey – Emir Sanusi

    The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that his greatest happiness comes from being in the classroom, either as a teacher or...

    Bill Gates: Africa’s Terribly Misunderstood True Friend

    Few figures in the modern world have done as much for global health and human development as Bill Gates. Yet, few have been as...

    Opposition’s Woes Are Self-Inflicted, Not Tinubu’s Doing

    In Nigeria’s fevered political climate, it has become fashionable for opposition politicians to trace every crack in their house to the hand of President...

    BAFCO Raises Alarm Over Fake Fertiliser in Bauchi

    The Bauchi Fertiliser Company Limited (BAFCO) has warned farmers in the state to beware of counterfeit fertilisers being sold in local markets ahead of...

    Nigeria’s Poverty Rate to Increase by 3.6% by 2027- World Bank

    The World Bank has warned that poverty in Nigeria is expected to rise by 3.6 percentage points by 2027. This projection was made in...