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Nigeria on Wednesday lost out in the joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, with the joint bid by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania clinching the hosting right. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also…

The issues between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, which have impacted emirate airlines and the granting of visas to Nigeria, have been called for an expedient resolution by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday. According to…

Abbas Tajudeen, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has outlined why it has become so challenging to stop corruption in Nigeria in its tracks. This was stated by the Speaker on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing at a Policy…

Nigerian Air Force has confirmed one of its aircraft crashed in Niger State on Monday. The Air Force said the aircraft was on a casualty evacuation mission when the crash happened. Read Also: FG Unveils One-Year Programme To Convert…

Presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, says he will support the strengthening of social media regulations if appointed Minister of Information and Culture by President Bola Tinubu. Alake, from Ekiti State, is one of the 28 ministerial…

The National Assembly, NASS, has pledged to review and address the organised Labour demands within the next one week. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio said this when organised labour took its mass protest to the…

Femi Falana, a human rights attorney, has urged federal university administrators nationwide to "immediately suspend the plan to increase tuition and school fees, especially because the majority of people have been rendered impoverished…

According to a recent study, Nigeria is the 90th-most accessible country to other countries in terms of visa-free travel. IATA (International Air Transport Association) data was used exclusively and officially in the study that…

The governor of Kebbi State, Nasiru Idris, has sacked his special adviser on Youth, Babangida Sarki, for allegedly posting gay pornography on his WhatsApp status. MDB gathered that Mr Sarki on Sunday posted a short video of gay…

The freshly replaced airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18/36L of Murtala Muhammad Airport are purportedly stolen. In Nigeria's busiest airports, the removal of the approach lighting systems had caused security…

Some Nollywood actors and directors have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that oversees the famous Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. Richard Mofe-Damijo, Kunle Afolayan, Jade…

Obafemi Hamzat, the deputy governor of Lagos State, claimed that a Senegalese friend had informed him that costs in his nation were 15 times higher than those in Nigeria. This was said by Hamzat on Thursday during a briefing for the…

This certificate will serve as official documentation of a vehicle’s legal owners upon successful completion of the necessary requirements and procedures in Nigeria. The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government on Tuesday…

A $500 million loan has been granted by the World Bank Group to aid Nigeria in advancing women's empowerment. Under the leadership of the new President, Bola Tinubu, the World Bank authorised a second loan. It represents an…

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dissociated itself from calls from certain quarters in the party to the immediate past Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike to defect to the APC to provide leadership for…