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    Gunmen Kill Five Worshippers During Taraweeh Prayers in Kebbi Mosque

    The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of five worshippers during an attack on a mosque in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack took place around 8:30...
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    First Lady Receives Utukpa-Oritse Title from Olu of Warri

    The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has conferred the traditional chieftaincy title of Utukpa-Oritse on Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, during a colourful ceremony in Warri, Delta State. The...

    Labour Unions Shut NAFDAC Lagos Office Over Factory Closures

    Members of organised labour on Thursday staged a protest at the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), as a dispute over...

    Sokoto Fruit Sellers Under Watch as NAFDAC Cracks Down on Chemical Use

    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered the use of calcium carbide, a harmful chemical, by some fruit dealers to ripen fruits for sale in...

    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...

    Lagos Counterfeit Drug Syndicate Busted: Millions of Fake Medicines Seized

    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has successfully dismantled a large network of secret warehouses in Lagos used for...

    CBN Cuts Interest Rate to 26.5% as Inflation Continues to Fall

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the country’s benchmark interest rate to 26.5 per cent, as inflation continues to slow and foreign reserves rise. The decision was taken at the...

    CBN Grants National Licences to Opay, Moniepoint, Palmpay, Others

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has upgraded the operating licences of several major financial technology (FinTech) companies and microfinance banks, allowing them 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...

    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...

    JAMB Completes Automation of Question Setting to Strengthen Exam Integrity

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has completed the full automation of its question-setting process for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, marking a major...

    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)...

    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...