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President Bola Tinubu has approved free transportation nationwide ahead of Christmas celebration. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the Federal…

Tope Temokun, one of the lawyers representing human rights activist and legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, said his client did not send Peter Obi to beg octogenarian legal icon, Afe Babalola, in the alleged defamation suit involving…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked claims that it approved a “long-cleansing herbal tea” for smokers. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, a statement on Saturday, said…

President Bola Tinubu is set to present the N47.9 trillion 2025 budget to the national assembly on December 17. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the development at a plenary on Thursday. “The president has made his…

The Federal Government says many states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will comply with the new national minimum wage by January 2025. Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, stated this at the…

Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, says Nigeria is on track to add 150 megawatts (MW) of electricity to its national grid before the year ends. Adelabu spoke to journalists after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu and…

Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the United Kingdom (UK) Conservative Party, says she is not interested in laundering the image of Nigeria after Vice-President Kashim Shettima criticised her for denigrating the country. Badenoch was born…

Nigerians were plunged into darkness on Wednesday following another collapse of the national power grid. Since January 2024 till date, the grid has collapsed 11 times. Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times…

The Federal Government has said that security operatives have arrested 10 persons on INTERPOL’s watch list while entering Nigeria, within the space of just one week. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo revealed this in Abuja…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has decried the detention of human rights lawyer and advocate, Dele Farotimi, saying he is languishing in prison for speaking truth to power. Farotimi is being prosecuted before a chief…

Google today has unveiled the findings of its 2024 Year in Search for Nigeria, showcasing the most popular searches, notable individuals, actors, musicians, topics, questions, and other subjects that captured Nigerians' attention during…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has hit back at Kemi Badenoch, leader of UK’s Conservative Party, over her comments about Nigeria. Badenoch was born in the UK in 1980 to Nigerian Yoruba parents. She returned to Nigeria, where she grew…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court has remanded a former governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello in custody at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending his bail application. It also adjourned the case to January 29, February 25, and…

Politician and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has insisted that Nigerian leaders found guilty of corrupt practices must face tough sanctions, impressing the need for an end to economic wastage in the country. Obi…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appealed to landlords and landowners in the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area to refrain from increasing rents for houses and shops. Sanwo-Olu made the plea during the inauguration of…