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President Bola Tinubu warmly congratulates Nigerian musical talents nominated for the 2024 Grammy Awards: Burna Boy, Davido, Olamide, Tems, Asake and Ayra Starr. President Tinubu celebrates these musical marvels that have placed Nigeria on the cultural command list through their...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over fake certificates of pharmaceutical products being imported into Nigeria. Speaking on Monday at the stakeholder engagement meeting with regulators, policymakers and law enforcement agencies...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) the winner of the run-off election for the Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State. Ukpong-Udo, who returns to the National Assembly for a...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has fully restored the collapsed national power grid. TCN Public Affairs Director General Ndidi Mbah revealed this in a statement on Sunday night. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby declares that the...

Nigeria's Supreme Court spent more than N12 billion in violation of financial regulations over five years, the latest audit report by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation (OAuGF) has revealed. The funds should be recovered and remitted...

Troops of the 114 Battalion (Rear Guard) of the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, together with other security forces, on Saturday destroyed the hideouts of multiple bandits and rescued four kidnap victims in Yorro Local Government Area of...

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Shittu Ibrahim, has been declared winner of the State House of Assembly rerun election for the Saki West state constituency in Oyo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the result...

Ifeanyi Eleje, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Ebonyi South Senatorial District by-election, has described the elections as “hugely flawed”. Eleje, who made this claim on Saturday in Afikpo while speaking to journalists, further described the...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will hold nine by-elections and 35 repeat elections in 26 states on Saturday. In the by-elections, a total of 74 candidates are competing for nine limited seats in the state and national assemblies. While...

The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release on bail of Nigerian journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha on Thursday and calls on authorities to drop all charges against him and reform the country's laws to ensure journalism is not criminalized. “Saint...