The Olympic Games, Paris 2024, has ended, and I accept that our performance should have been a lot better. It obviously fell short of our objectives, expectations, and hopes of Nigerians. I must apologize to […]

Odin Blikra Vea and Askild Bryn, two men from Norway, have broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon. In a recent blog post, GWR said Blikra Vea and Bryn “earned a […]

Immigration, refugees and citizenship Canada (IRCC) says over 71,459 Nigerians obtained Canadian citizenship between 2005 and 2024. IRCC is a department of the government of Canada responsible for matters relating to immigration to the North […]

The Senate of the University of Benin has shut down academic activities at the institution following Wednesday’s protests. Disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Benedicta Ehanire, said the shutdown […]

This represents a 41 percent increase from its N9.16 trillion budgeted deficit for the review period. Details of data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Quarterly Economic Reports for 2024 showed that the deficit […]

TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc has published its audited financial report for the period ended 31 December 2024, reporting a pre-tax profit of N42.2 billion. This represents a 140.35% increase compared to the N17.5 billion pre-tax […]

Oando PLC has successfully completed its acquisition of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from Italian energy giant Eni for a total consideration of $783 million. The company confirmed via a press release that the […]

The Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Umo Eno, has insisted that he has no apology for supporting President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. Eno stated this on Friday while announcing his defection […]

Buhari, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday, April 9, expressed confidence in the progress being made by the governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC and […]

Contrary to reports on social media as well as on a handful of traditional media outlets that a NAF helicopter had crashed in Kaduna earlier today, 1 July 2024, be informed that no helicopter crash occurred. […]

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency has suspended its earlier announced increase in navigational charges. This was made known through a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of NAMA, Abdullahi Musa, on Monday. […]

The police in Canada have arrested a woman in connection with an alleged online threat targeting specific members of the Nigerian community. The incident, which was reported to Canadian authorities by the Nigerians in Diaspora […]

The West African Examinations Council has temporarily withdrawn access to the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results for school candidates, following the discovery of technical issues during an internal review process. In a […]

Until last Saturday, the country had forgotten that suicide bombers once held the northern part of the country hostage. For some years, suicide bombing was almost a daily occurrence as terrorists carried out suicide attacks […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has extended his felicitation to the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of this year’s Eid -el-Kabir festival. In a goodwill message signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Friday, said Nigerians are paying electricity tariffs that are more than the new minimum wage of ₦70,000 that was approved by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The NLC also said […]

The European Union (EU) has fined Meta the sum of $840 million over alleged unfair trading conditions and ‘abusive’ Facebook ad practices. Giving details on the fine, the EU noted that Meta is guilty of breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its […]

In a landmark move that sets a new benchmark for customer-focused banking in Nigeria, Sterling Bank has championed the cancellation of bank transfer fees by major banks, announcing it will no longer take any money for […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has declared that the outcome of its 99th National Executive Committee meeting demonstrates a renewed unity among its leaders aimed at repositioning the party. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, […]

Toyota Nigeria Limited has announced plans to roll out three electric vehicles in the country in the next three years as part of its support for the government’s green deal initiative. Managing Director of TNL, […]

There is anxiety in the downstream arm of the oil and gas sector as operators await the decision of the Federal Government on the naira-for-crude deal between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the […]

The Executive Chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Rasaq Olusola Ajala, has said the Council’s decision to sell Sallah Rams at heavily subsidised rates is rooted in a desire to support Muslim residents […]