Over 632 people have been confirmed dead in Morocco, following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake, the strongest recorded in the country in more than 120 years. The earthquake struck on Saturday morning, damaging buildings in major cities and sending...
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, has asked security agencies to find and prosecute killers of Stephen Naman, a seminarian in Zangon Kataf LGA of the state. On Thursday night, bandits invaded Kamantan and Sabon Kaura in Zangon Kataf,...
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate recall of all career and non-career ambassadors from their duty posts worldwide. The president, who gave the ambassadors October 31 deadline to return to Abuja, however directed that Nigeria’s Permanent Representatives...
Nigeria generated N1.49 trillion as the aggregate revenue from value-added tax (VAT) in the first half of 2023, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), released on Monday. The figure represents a 25 percent increase...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted various quantities of ephedrine, skunk and nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas concealed in semovita packs and dry pepper. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated...
Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is determined to make the solid mineral sector Nigeria’s “new oil and gas”. Alake spoke on Friday in Abuja at the graduation of participants...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the replacement of Victor Akinjo as the Ondo state representative nominated to the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The president directed that he should be replaced with Otito Atikase. Tinubu...
Abdul Samad Rabiu, chairman of BUA Group, says his company is working towards reducing the price of cement. The planned price reduction, he said, is in a bid to support the economic plans of the federal government. Dave...
The federal government says only N2 billion has been released from the N5 billion loan it offered to each state as a palliative to cushion the impact of the petrol subsidy removal. Wale Edun, minister of finance and...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria is seeking a partnership that provides opportunities for all to engage in trade, prosperity and shared progress with no marginalisation. The vice-president spoke at the 15th BRICS summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa....
