Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Thursday, took on the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, contending that the nation’s twin challenges of insecurity and poverty cannot be resolved overnight.
He emphasised that relevant stakeholders...
The Nigerian government on Wednesday said it has become very difficult to sustain subsidies on electricity in the country.
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja.
Mr Adelabu explained that the indebtedness of the...
In recent years, the prices of major staple foods in Nigeria have risen significantly.
The situation became more complex after President Bola Tinubu announced the end of fuel subsidy payments during his inauguration as president on 29 May 2023.
The upward...
A group of 60 lawmakers has initiated a move to end the current presidential system and revert to the parliamentary system previously used in Nigeria’s First Republic.
The group, known as the Parliamentary Group, introduced a constitution alteration bill on...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised the federal government’s bilateral agreement with the United Kingdom, allowing English lawyers to practise in Nigeria.
On Tuesday, Nigeria and the UK formalised a new trade agreement to boost trade and investment between...
Wife of one of the kidnapped victims of an 18-seater bus along Akunu-Akoko in Ondo State, Bukola Atitebi, has cried out to President Bola Tinubu, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and Nigerians for help in securing her...
Traders Association Singer Market, Kano, on Monday, pledged to reduce and stabilise prices of essential commodities in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the chairman of the association, Ibrahim Danyaro, disclosed this to journalists on Monday...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four brothers and 30 others, for alleged internet fraud.
EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
He gave the names of the siblings as Chukwuebuka Egbo,...
Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Abuja and Lagos chapters, have protested the new circular on certificate verification by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN).
The nurses converged on the...
Last week, Nigerian stocks reported their first weekly depreciation this year, dropping 2.5 per cent, as investors reaped accumulated gains on some stocks that have fairly appreciated.
The market saw a lull in earnings releases during the week, allowing investors...
