FG vows to halve Data and Internet cost by 2025

The Federal Government has vowed to half the cost of data and Internet services by 2025. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa...

As President I didn’t pursue personal interest – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said everything he did while in office was in the best interest of the country rather than for his...

Sule, head of team investigating deaths in Niger State dies 

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has expressed shock over the death of Ibrahim Sule, a former Commissioner of Health. Until his death, he was the...

The NFL’s Washington Redskins officially drop ‘racist’ name and logo after nearly 90 years...

The NFL's Washington Redskins has announced it would officially retire the name "Redskins" and the team's logo after years of controversy about the name...

CBN bans forex for maize importation

Banks have been directed to stop processing Forms M for the importation of maize with immediate effect. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) who made...

Governor Umahi suspends Ebonyi Auditors-General indefinitely

Ebonyi state's auditor-general, Innocent Nweda and the Auditor General for local government in the state, George Ukpai have been suspended indefinitely by Governor David...

COVID-19: FG releases fresh guidelines for schools’ resumption at all level

The Federal Government has released guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools at every level in the country but failed to disclose the...

Edo guber: ‘Mass defection from APC, end of road signpost for Ize-Iyamu’ – PDP 

The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday described the mass defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to its fold, ahead of the Edo governorship...

COVID-19: Nigerian govt hints on Coronavirus being airborne 

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday hinted that Coronavirus is airborne. Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this during the Presidential...

Naya Rivera’s body recovered from Lake Piru 5 days after she went missing

Naya Rivera's body has been recovered from Lake Piru five days after she went missing while out on the lake with her son, 4. Ventura...

Women are wicked, I fear us – actress Regina Chukwu

Actress Regina Chukwu has said that women are wicked and that she fears women. She stated this on her Instagram page on Monday July 13,...

Passengers can now arrive airport 1 hour 30 minutes before flights – Hadi Sirika

Recall that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had earlier advised passengers to arrive at the airport three hours before their flight so...

Nigeria loses N2.5 trillion to fraud every year- Forensic body reveals

The Society for Forensic Accountants and Fraud Prevention (SFAFP), a body that studies the management of funds by Government agencies, has revealed that Nigeria...

Recovered funds don’t generate interest – Ibrahim Magu counters presidential panel

Ibrahim Magu, the suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says allegations that the Commission under him re-looted interests on...

FG releases guidelines for schools resumption

The Federal Government has issued guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools in the country. The guidelines, which failed to disclose the date of...

Corruption: I saved billions of dollars as finance minister, says Okonjo-Iweala

Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has advised governments across the world to be more transparent and accountable amid the coronavirus pandemic. She observed that...

COVID-19: UNILORIN sets for 70 percent virtual lectures

The Management of the University of Ilorin have said that 70 per cent of lectures will be done virtually while only 30 per cent...

FG has agreed to pay salaries of private school teachers owed during the lockdown-...

The President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Yomi Otubela, says the Federal government has agreed to pay the salaries of...

Dating a yahoo boy is the most dangerous thing – Nigerian lady recounts how...

A Nigerian lady has described dating a yahoo boy as the most dangerous thing to do, as she recounted how her boyfriend almost used...

APC Governorship Candidate In Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu Accused Of Laundering N700m, May...

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu is at the risk of being arrested after being...

Ivory Coast vice president resigns, days after PM’s death

Ivory Coast’s Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan has resigned, President Alassane Ouattara’s office said on Monday. The secretary-general of the presidency, Patrick Achi told reporters...

I Slapped Minister Of Niger Delta, Akpabio, For Sexually Harassing Me –Ex-NDDC Managing Director,...

Former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, Joi Nunieh, on Monday said that she slapped Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, for...

BREAKING: Fire guts World Trade Centre, Abuja

Fire on Monday gutted a section of the World Trade Centre building located in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. An eyewitness told The PUNCH that...

Native Doctor And Girlfriend Spotted Shopping In Benin (Video)

A native doctor in his full regalia has been spotted yesterday, July 12th, taking a woman , said to be his girlfriend on a...

Nigerian man begin search for a rich companion for his mom who is in...

A Nigerian man has taken to Twitter to announce that he is searching for a rich companion for his mom who is in her...

Two Madagascan lawmakers dies of COVID-19

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Sunday said two lawmakers – one member of the senate and one deputy – had died after becoming infected...

Magu could not account for 332 recovered properties – Report

Ibrahim Magu, suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been accused of failing to give a proper account of...

86th Birthday: Why I enlisted in the military but fled… – Wole Soyinka

Nigerian Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, who clocked 86 (13 July 2020) has elucidated his motive for enlisting in the Nigerian Army officer Corp...

Ignore fake recruitment advert, Army urges Nigerians

The Nigerian Army has called on members of the public to ignore an advert purportedly seeking to enlist young Nigerians into the army. Maj. Nsima...

EFCC: Magu worked for Osinbajo, Tinubu, they are his godfathers – Fani-Kayode

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has alleged that Ibrahim Magu, the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, worked for...