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Kagara students, others released

“God had the final say” – Banky W encourages fans in new song ‘Final Say’

Journalists are not Criminals, NUJ blasts Gumi

FG shall continue to deal with insurgents, bandits, kidnappers – Buhari

Bandits sponsored by those who wanted Jonathan out —Mailafia

Biden revokes Trump’s ban on green card

Ghana receives world’s first doses of free Covax vaccines

‘We’ll lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty’ – Buhari

Mohamed Bazoum Wins Niger’s Presidency

#EndSARS: Lagos panel summons IGP

Abia Governor calls for enforcement of Anti-Open Grazing Law

‘Akeredolu won’t engage in media war with Lawan’ – aide

Senate confirms Buratai, others as non-career ambassadors

ISWAP hoists flag in Borno community after overrunning military

“Bandits are militants, they’ve only killed a few people” – Gumi

PDP reacts to rift between Govs Ortom, Bala Mohammed

Rochas Okorocha arrested for breaking into Imo govt. property

Alleged fraud: Court grants Fayose leave to travel abroad

Troops arrest 20 IPOB members, recover arms, hand them to Police

‘Is Northern blood more precious than Southern blood?’ – Fani-Kayode to Lawan

Rochas Okorocha released from police custody

NAF releases list of military crash victims

Election: 7 Niger electoral officials killed by anti-government militias

Why I dumped journalism for food hawking – Ugoma Johnson

Court rejects suit seeking to declare Ohanaeze Ndigbo as illegal organisation

Court grants NDLEA permission to destroy drugs worth N150m

LaLiga: Messi advised to leave Barcelona immediately

NCDC places Nigeria at ‘moderate risk’ of Ebola

Exclusive: Sheikh Gumi storms Minna forest over the abduction of Kagara schoolboys

Herdsmen crisis: ‘Watch your utterances’ – Abdulsalami warns govs

FG moves to galvanise mechanized farming, others with $1.2bn loan

Buhari to offload refineries, Tafawa Balewa Square, Trade fair, others to fund budget

‘Give Nigerians AK-47, they won’t run from bandits’ – Fani-Kayode to Defence Minister

COVID-19: NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca vaccine for use in Nigeria

Armed Banditry: ‘Adopt Carrots and Dagger Approach’ – Zamfara NASS caucus urges FG

Senate President condemns Kagara school abductions

Buhari Appoints Orji Ogbonnaya as NEITI Executive Secretary

FG spends N50b monthly on electricity subsidy

Another River investment firm flees with depositors’ funds

Niger: Gunmen abduct students, staff of College in Kagara

2023: ‘Jonathan ready to offer PDP his experience, resources’ – Saraki

Benue Closes School Over Strange Illness

Court dismisses suit seeking to stop Adamu from parading self as IGP

Atiku’s campaign manager, Gbenga Daniel, decamps from PDP to APC

David Mark’s daughter, Bauchi Rep join APC

Buhari urges Senate to confirm 40-year-old Bawa as new EFCC boss

Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, African to lead WTO

FG hands over National Theater to Bankers’ Committee

Insecurity: Publish names of Fulani herders under trials – FG tasks Police

Buhari must publicly disown support for ‘criminal’ herdsmen – Sen. Abaribe

Zulum rewards Yoruba doctor with N13.9m, car for serving despite Boko Haram threats

NBA faults extension of IGP’s tenure

Biden says anxious to see how Republicans vote on Trump impeachment

Osinbajo to supervise formation of N1trn coy to tackle infrastructure deficit

Nigeria To Rebase GDP — NBS

SWAN FCT shocked, mourns demise of Segun Ogunjimi

UAE govt suspends flights from Nigeria to Dubai

Buhari offers automatic employment to 110 ex-NYSC members

#OccupyLekkiTollGate: FG vows to stop planned #EndSARS protest

Senate oppose cryptocurrency ban, invites CBN Governor

Iran produces uranium metal in new violation of nuclear deal

BREAKING: Fani-Kayode Dumps PDP For APC

Give South East More APC Registration Forms – Governor Umahi

Nigeria’s ‘The Milkmaid’ loses out on Oscars 2021 shortlist

Court unfreezes accounts of EndSARS promoters

Northern governors declare open grazing outdated

Okagbare gets Guinness Book of Records recognition

Petrol price: ‘Buhari’s govt has no mercy for the poor’ – TUC

COVID-19: Ondo rejects NCDC figure, says state not ‘severely affected’

Buhari justifies construction of rail line linking Niger Republic

IPOB: Our members are in serious danger in Nigeria

#DefendLagos: Youths plan Counter-Protest as Lekki tollgate set to reopen

FG plans to replace BVN with NIN – Pantami

“I had to sleep in the office till the next morning” – People share their Monday Nyanya gridlock experience

Parliamentary workers vow to shut NASS, State Houses, others

Abia Speaker, Chinedum Orji welcomes 1000 APC members into PDP

#OccupyLekkiTollGate trends as youths oppose move to reopen Lekki tollgate

‘His wife transported victims to have birth control implants’ – US orphanage owner jailed for sexually abusing minors

Audit query: NNPC, subsidiaries must appear before us – Reps

‘Cryptocurrencies unregulated, prone to financial crimes’ – CBN

US endorses Okonjo-Iweala candidacy as DG WTO

‘I Am Laycon’ will stream in Uk, France, Australia, 23 other countries – Showmax

Nigeria’s foreign capital inflow sinks to $9.68bn, lowest in four years

Reactions as CBN orders banks to close cryptocurrency accounts

Fans celebrate Juventus Star Cristiano Ronaldo, as he turns 36

NUJ demands immediate release of kidnapped Punch reporter

Heartbreaking: Two siblings arraigned for killing makeup artiste over a man – Nigerians react

Reps Summon Agencies Over $20bn Unaccounted Oil Sales

N900bn fraud: Court rejects suit seeking EFCC to probe ex-Gov Yari

Ondo court seals off Nigerian Breweries over tax liabilities

Watch official trailer of ‘Coming to America 2’, to be released 5th March

Six die, many injured in Abuja inferno

‘We can invite foreign fighters to destabilise Nigeria’ – Terror leader

‘Avoid Unlawful Eviction of Citizen’ – El-Rufai

Justice Binta Nyako Tests Positive For COVID-19

FEC approves 20 private universities

PHOTOS: NAF holds fly-out parade in honour of immediate past Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar

“Elections will witness reduced violence after amendment to Electoral Act in June” – Lawan

‘Be first to take coronavirus vaccine’ – CAN tells government officials

Why FG is moving DPR Headquarters to Abuja

FG explains why Buratai, Abubakar, others will not be probed

FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage By Eight Weeks

Don’t disrupt academic calendar, UNIABUJA begs as students protest

Court fixes Feb. 15 to hear suit challenging NIN registration amid COVID-19

FG launches yam facility in Nasarawa

SERAP seeks probe of alleged missing N4.4b NASS funds

Barcelona To Sue Spanish Newspaper After Lionel Messi’s MASSIVE Salary Was Leaked

Governor Zulum Graces Buratai’s Pulling Out in Abuja

Again, Presidency alerts Nigerians on smear campaign plot against Buhari

COVID-19: UK imposes travel ban on 30 countries, exempts Nigeria

Court sacks Kogi lawmaker over unlawful nomination

Northern governors agree to get vaccine

AMAC proposes N10b 2021 budget

UN Chief Worried by Unchecked Powers Of Twitter, Facebook, Others

Buhari Seeks National Assembly’s Confirmation Of Service Chiefs

‘She was the grandmother I never had’ – Tyler Perry pens emotional tribute to actress, Cicely Tyson

Saraki, PDP leaders visit Kwankwaso

Herdsmen eviction: Flush out criminals in your State – Buhari tells Akeredolu

New Service Chiefs: Nigerians Await Results

PHOTOS: Buhari Meets New Service Chiefs

Buhari meets new military service chiefs

Many injured as lockdown protesters, police clash in Lebanon

Court admits more evidence in Naira Marley’s fraud trial

Yabatech loses director to COVID, shuts hostel

President Buhari appoints Aghughu as the Auditor-General of the Federation

Global economy on stronger footing, but uncertainty high: IMF

President Buhari Appoints New Service Chiefs

CBN to ban defaulting exporters over dollar remittances

Nollywood-Bollywood Rom-Com, ‘Namaste Wahala’ set for Valentine’s Day release on Netflix

SERAP demands details of planned N729b payment to poor Nigerians

Northern states APC chairmen to meet in Jos Tuesday

Mat Ryan to Arsenal: Brighton goalkeeper joins Gunners on loan

Africa in danger of being left behind in COVID-19 vaccination – WHO

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Why Pigeons Refused to Fly – Femi Adesina

Restructuring alone can’t solve all our problems – Jonthan

List of Executive Orders Biden signed on Day One as US President

Ondo Farmers, Forest Guards, Drivers Protest, Back Akeredolu’s Order

Biden-Harris Inauguration: Things To know About The Young Inaugural Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman

FG announces new plan for N-Power beneficiaries

Govts share N619.34b for December 2020

Buhari swears in new members for CCB, PSC

Fayemi demands qualified female lawyers appointed as judges

UNCTAD lists Nigeria among ship-owning countries

Order On Herders To Vacate Forest: Presidency, Akeredolu At War

2023: ‘APC Has No Ideology, Was Hurriedly Formed To Snatch Power From PDP’ — Okorocha

Kelechi Madu Appointed NSCDC Acting CG As Gana Bows Out

Imo Governor Uzodinma meets Buhari behind closed doors

Lagos Taskforce to auction 88 vehicles impounded for driving against traffic

Austrian Firm to Build Pipeline Factory in Nigeria

2021 Budget: SERAP urges National Assembly to stop sale of government properties

Nigerian Wedding Guests: What Do You Love Most About Weddings?

Police lose second AIG in three days

Nigeria constitution is our problem, change it before any election – Ayodele Adebanjo

Be fair to this government, Buhari tells critics

PDP petitions Police, DSS, others over alleged attack on its Chairman

Wounds of Civil War haven’t healed— Bishop Kukah

NBS: Nigeria’s public debt hits N32.22tr in Q3

‘I made over N3m from fish farming in 2020’ – 70-yr-old retiree

Food security: Police arrest ‘illegal’ revenue collectors

‘National Assembly is ready to pass Petroleum Industry Bill’ – Lawan

Christmas message: Apologise now or quietly leave Sokoto — Muslim group warns Kukah

Diri gives scholarship to first class female law graduate

CAN, Islamic Council differ over cause of COVID-19 spike

Airline to pay Nigerian $1.630m, N50m for missing luggage

N1.5trn Customs revenue figure proves Buhari right on border closure – BMO

Turkish TV preacher jailed 1,000 years

WhatsApp Privacy Terms: Fear As WhatsApp Forces Users To Accept New Privacy Terms

FG must not be allowed to borrow unclaimed dividends – SERAP

Dangote loses $900m, drops eight places on billionaires list

‘Oloture is a work of fiction’ – Mo Abudu debunks copyright infringement allegation

“coming towards the end of my career” – Anthony Joshua

Intels reveals why it cut ties with Atiku Abubakar

New Year’s Eve Protest: Court remands Sowore, others in Kuje prison

#EndSARS protesters’ lawyer, NBA chief open defence in N21m ‘fraud trial’

CBN cuts treasury bills sale by 62% to N7.77trn

APC to Makinde: insecurity has worsened in Oyo

CBN fixes N2b capital for mobile money operators

China, Britain others lead 50 nations vaccinating citizens on Covid-19

“NIN number is free, sell it and go to jail”, NIMC tells Nigerians

2021: PIB, electoral act, constitution amendment top Senate agenda – Lawan

“What kept you busy during ASUU strike?”- Students share their stories

Sacked NDDC IMC under probe for N6.2b palliative cash

COVID-19: Current economic recession justifies my position on lockdown — Gov Bello

Crime endemic in Nigeria – US cautions citizens

Lawan welcomes release of kidnapped Kankara schoolboys

Senate President, Tinubu, others salute Buhari at 78

Physically challenged persons protest neglect, invade National Assembly Complex

Nigeria reopens border crossings with neighbours

‘How Abuja natives can tackle land grabbing’ – Stakeholders meet to branstorm on the way forward

CBN boosts poultry sector with N12.5billion

FG sets up governing board for diving professionals

INEC to accommodate COVID-19 protocols in its operations

N182bn judgment debt: Ogoni communities institute contempt case against CBN governor

Senate to pass 2021 Budget Next Week Monday

Assembly okays Makinde’s CBN N2b loan request

Nigeria: I was judged harshly before 2015 elections — Goodluck Jonathan

ECOWAS Supports Global Response To Climate Change Threat

Sule jets to US for check-up, hands over to deputy

Katsina abductions: Boko Haram denies negotiating with govt

Kano Assembly speaker, majority leader resign

‘Eliminating Poverty, Hunger High on Global Agenda’

‘Negotiating with Bandits is an Acceptance of Failure’ – Reps member, Adejoro Adeogun

Religious freedom violence: why we blacklisted Nigeria – U.S

Reps want interest-free banking in Nigeria

Hoodlums burgle Ogun Assembly, cart away mace

Invitation to Buhari: Senate disowns House of Reps

Navy declares 43 personnel wanted for desertion

Nigerians should focus on governance not 2023 polls – Fayemi

Yakubu takes oath as INEC Chairman for second term, says work has started on 2023 elections

Bill for integrated rural community development agency passes 2nd reading in Senate

CNN, BBC coverage of #EndSARS protest disgusting — Buhari

Shareholders optimistic as GTB converts to HoldCo

Defence Minister reveal reasons for delay in defeat of Boko Haram

Fayemi kicks against zoning in 2023 presidency

Buhari declares 2020 Lagos trade fair open

‘We’ll not help Nigeria fight Boko Haram again, we are not appreciated’ -Mercenaries

$25,000 Fraud: Court adjourns suit against Shehu Sani till Jan. 27

N2.2bn fraud: Fayose gets court’s permission for medical trip

Zabarmari Massacre: ‘Those killed were Boko Haram logistics suppliers, not farmers’ – Community Source

INTERPOL warns against fake, theft of COVID-19 Vaccines

We were to be rewarded with ‘good offices’ in Biafra after bombing Wike father’s church – Suspects

Presidency distances Buhari from PMB Estate in Ogun

#EndSARS: Police withdraws suit against judicial panels probes

FG to generate over 500,000 jobs through cashew production

House moves to stop FG from signing ‘obnoxious loan pacts’

After jumping bail, Court Orders Maina To Remain In Prison Till End Of Trial

UK opens visa application for Nigerians, other new immigrant workers

‘Buhari feels no empathy’- Northern Elders Forum ask Buhari to resign

Buhari replaces Okah-Donli with Sulaiman-Ibrahim as NAPTIP DG

Zabarmari Massacre: Boko Haram Claims Responsibility in a new video, issues warning

‘Always remember how far you’ve come’ – Veteran actress Iya rainbow

Borno killings: sack service chiefs now, Senate tells Buhari

Edo Jailbreak: Police re-arrests 5 escaped Inmates who went back to robbery

Boko Haram: Why I said slain 43 farmers should have obtained clearance from military – Garba Shehu

“Boko Haram is Financed Globally, FG also need Global support to fight them”- Lai Mohammed

“Let the Ban on Rice Importation Continue”- Ortom

Group say APC crisis will persist as long as injustice prevails

Kaduna Killings: ‘We need more Police officers, Allow State Policing’, El-Rufai tells FG

‘We stand with Nigeria in the fight against terrorism’ – Unites States

Airlines hike fares by 100% as operating costs rise

‘Engage foreign Troops, Recruit Mercenaries to fight Boko Haram’, Zulum tells Buhari

‘Boko Haram didn’t kill 110 Farmers’, UN withdraws claim

FG to commence installation of Solar systems for 25 million Nigerians

Strike: ‘Don’t Place ASUU’s Welfare over non-teaching unions’, SSANU warns FG

Power Outage: Parts of Nigeria in Black out as national electricity grid collapses

Buhari, service chiefs under fire over Zabarmari killings, 43 farmers buried

Borno seeks Immigration support to curb cross-border crimes

#EndSARS: ‘We sold two policemen’s skulls for N1000’ – suspected hoodlums

APC crisis: Sacked Oshiomhole-led NWC drags party, INEC to court

Military nabs nine suspects over murder of Nasarawa APC chairman

Insecurity: North-East governors seek right to prosecute terrorists

#EndSARS: ‘Engage our children and youths on the need for dialogue’, Buhari tell Nigerian Women

‘Use your firearms only when necessary, don’t kill’, IGP to officers

‘NNPC deliberately shut down refineries’ – GMD

‘We need solutions urgently, Insecurity in Northern Nigeria is deteriorating’ – Sultan cries out

COVID-19: 2020 National Sports Festival rescheduled for January 2021

Senate passes bill to make health insurance mandatory

Maina’s Case: Court grants Ndume bail from Kuje Prison

2021 Budget: ‘Proposed N45.32bn too small for our region’ – North East Governors Lament

‘Electorates are discouraged, Politicians don’t fulfil campaign promises’ – Ex-INEC Boss

FG, Organised Labour give NNPC One Week to Review Fuel Price

Netherlands returns smuggled over 600-year-old Ife terracotta to Nigeria

Cybercrime: INTERPOL arrest 3 Nigerians who allegedly scammed organisations in over 150 countries

Finance Ministry, SEC working on digital currency regulation

APC mocks PDP over recent defections, says party has failed woefully

#EndSARS: CACOVID plans N150 billion youth development programme, to create 4 million jobs

Wife of newspaper vendor killed by Gbajabiamila’s aide disowns husband family’s N500m compensation

I’m Proud of You – Buhari Tells Chief of Staff, Gambari

#EndSARS: CACOVID to rebuild 44 police stations, donates N100bn for arms procurement

Expect more defections into APC, we’ll shock Nigerians with new entrants – Buni

Football Legend, Diego Maradona dies at 60

Senator Abbo dumps PDP for APC

’23 Boko Haram Terrorists Killed, 6 Soldiers Wounded In 3-week Offensive’ – DHQ

Insurgency: Airforce Destroys ISWAP Logistics Base In Borno

NFF promises to fortify Super Eagles

#EndSARS: Stakeholders seek use of non-lethal weapons, designated areas for protests

#EndSARS: CNN report contain doctored videos, shows desperation -Lai Mohammed

Burna Boy gets nominated for 63rd Grammy Awards With “Twice As Tall” Album

#EndSARS: Rebuild vandalised infrastructure in Lagos, Calabar, Senate tells FG

INEC: Buhari tells Senate to confirm Yakubu for second term

Nigeria needs N500bn annually to develop road network – Fashola

FG calls for improved fish production as Ban on importation draws closer

Nigeria’s economy will exit recession First quarter 2021 – Minister

FG exempts Minimum Wage Earners from Personal Income Tax

#EndSARS: UK lawmakers Fault Nigerian Gov’t, demand sanctions

Plateau community suffer food poisoning allegedly gotten from looted palliatives

FG laments Civil Servants disregard for COVID-19 protocols in offices

Yellow fever kills 10 Nationwide

FG to inaugurate COVID-19 Vaccine task force

COVID-19: ‘Think twice about travelling this festive period’- FG

138 NYSC members test positive for COVID-19 Nationwide

FG to sanction Air Travellers who dodge COVID-19 tests

“Let Children of Public Office Holders School in Nigerian Public Universities”- ASUU

“Kidnappers demanded Maltina, Milk, along with ransom”- Father of Kidnapped ABU student

Nigeria’s Economy slips into worst recession

‘Monetary policy not to blame for rising food cost’- CBN

FG proposes tax incentives for companies that donated to Covid-19 relief fund

‘Buhari has never controlled NNPC operations’ –Kyari

‘Next EFCC Chairman shouldn’t be a Police Officer’, Salami panel tell FG

Law students sue ASUU, demand N10bn compensation for incessant strikes

ASUU Strike: End In Sight as FG suspends IPPIS, offers N65bn to Lecturers

We are working assiduously to pass 2021 budget soon – Senate

‘Be concerned about how effective we work, not our Fat Salaries’, Senate tell Nigerians

ECOWAS Court orders FG to pay N10m each to 2 Nigerians ill-treated on death row

Nigeria civil war: ECOWAS Court fixes Nov 30 to adopt victims’ compensation terms

Youth Investment Fund: ‘Be weary of fake links, training is free’ – FG

FG sets up committee to reinvigorate teaching profession

Nigeria set to import petrol from Niger republic

FG threatens ASUU, begins registration of other rival union

Police arrests 3 Cybercrime suspects, uncovers over 50,000 email accounts

Police unveils web portal to receive cybercrime complaints

NDLEA arrests two-time female convict with cannabis sativa in Kano

Beats By Dre Ad features Burna Boy’s ‘Way Too Big’

#EndSARS: FG threatens to sanction CNN over report on Lekki Killings

“I’m tired of being blamed for Barcelona’s problems” – Messi

Nigeria records 236 new COVID-19 cases

ASUU strike won’t affect JAMB’s 2020/2021 admission process -official

Buhari eulogize Jonathan in birthday message

“1% of Private Sector Profits will fix Nigeria’s healthcare challenges” – Dangote

Congo now free from latest Ebola Virus

Kaduna State Govt opens “secret trial” of El-Zakzaky, wife

‘Most drug addicts in Nigeria lack required discipline, decent upbringing’ – Gbajabiamila

UK to ban petrol, diesel cars from 2030 in green ‘revolution’

‘FG saves N19tn in Five Years through TSA Implementation’

“Join Politics, that is the solution to #EndSARS” – Dabiri-Erewa tells Youths

Court orders arrest of ex-pension boss, Maina, trial in absentia

2.5 Million Nigerian Children Malnourished, Stunted – FG

Pirates Kidnap Five Ghanaians In Niger Delta

NYSC Records One Suspected Covid-19 Case in Anambra, 5 others in Abuja

8 ABU Students Abducted by Bandits along Kaduna-Abuja road

Bandits kill District head, 12 others in Kaduna Community

52 Imo communities abolish Female Genital Mutilation practice

Aircraft engineers lament shortage of manpower

COVID-19: States’ IGR, allocations crash by N180.4bn

Meter manufacturer to train over 300 Nigerian youths

FG to exempt small businesses from Tertiary Education Tax

Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 14.23%

Contractors, litigation, insecurity frustrating power transmission – TCN

‘Nigeria requires 20 million toilets to curb open defecation’

Association of Engineering Craftsmen inducts 334 artisans into craftsmanship cadre

COVID-19: ‘Gender based violence in Nigeria rise by 149%’

Nigeria gets Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Centre

Fuel Hike: Sanwo-Olu unveils Nigeria’s first electric car

N265bn disbursed under National Housing Fund – FG

NNPC raises petrol depot price, marketers to sell at N168-N170/litre

Nigeria’s inflation is largely driven by transport cost —Finance minister

#EndSARS: “Buhari is a patient and enduring father, almost to a fault”- Adesina

Lagos, Bayelsa, other bye-elections to hold December 5th

Nigeria to get credit tribunal to improve loan recovery, address non-performing loans

Kano, Port Harcourt airports to resume international flights

UniLag Crisis: Reinstated VC Ogundipe returns, addresses cheerful crowd

‘No relaxation of COVID-19 rules for Christmas Season’ – FG

Ogun to adopt ‘Adire’ fabric as Public Schools uniform

FG approves Digital identification for IDPs to improve internal security

“Identify Boko Haram Enclaves”, Buratai tells Civilian JTF

“We have shown superior ways of running government” – Obaseki

Buhari mourns Ghana’s Ex-President, Rawlings’ Death

PHOTOS: Family of three survives ghastly road accident along Kaduna-zuba express way

Canada clarifies on refugee application process

“Be fair-minded in assessing public figures”, Buhari tells Nigerians

Igbo group disowns Okeke over lawsuit against Promoters of #EndSARS protests

CBN releases guidelines for private sector agric scheme

Senate rejects N110bn budget for Judiciary

SERAP commends Sanwo-Olu over move to abolish pensions for former govs, deputies

CBN accuses #EndSARS campaigners of terrorism

Obaseki’s inauguration will comply with COVID-19 protocols – PDP

FG designates Ebonyi as Export Processing Zone

Nigeria targets $10 billion from Blockchain technology by 2030

Canada set to accept more Immigrants

WAEC Postpones 2020 examination For Private Candidates To Nov. 30

Budget Defence: Lawmakers demand apology from NIDCOM boss

Katsina IDP camps empty as Normalcy returns

CBN Opposes bid by Nigerian lawyer to remove Arabic words on Naira Notes

“Nigerians should bear with us”- ASUU

Buhari receives first COVID-19 vaccine, calls for equal distribution

FG exempts Dangote Cement from Land border closure

IPPIS: Petrol scarcity looms as PENGASSAN stops work

5G not hazardous, to be deployed in 2021 – NCC

We’ll refund customers Payment for prepaid meters – AEDC

“We might be tired of COVID-19, But it is not tired of us”- WHO

#EndSARS: NAICOM to Release Guidelines for Riots, Civil Commotion Risk Evaluation

“Dialogue with IPOB to avoid more trouble”, Orji tells Buhari

INEC appoints acting chairman as Yakubu steps aside

‘Address Unemployment to avoid another protest’ – Senate President warns

FG inaugurates committee to sell off recovered looted assets

#EndSARS promoters must face the law – Presidency

US Election: Biden thanks Americans for the “honour” to lead

Military approach alone can’t end insurgency -Zulum

Insurers gave free riot covers before #EndSARS protests – NAICOM

BBNaija: Nengi, Trikytee receive political appointment from Bayelsa gov’t

AfDB, others postpone investment forum to 2021

High Court Registrar bags 4 years Imprisonment for N80m fraud

Omo-Agege laments diversion of 13% derivation fund by oil producing states

Strange disease claims 57 lives in Enugu

‘Stop Buhari from medical trips’, Senate tells State House officials

Iran’s supreme leader mocks US democracy

COVID-19: DSS shuts school, sack over 100 teachers

“Fake news was birthed, promoted by APC”- PDP allege

NBA demands release of Lagos #EndSARS protesters

INEC budgets N1bn for commencement of voter registration in 2021

FG Approves N87.538bn For Roads, Lokko-Oweto Bridge

Dangote fertilizer plant to commence operations in December

ASUU Strike: Taraba organize Prayer Sessions for God’s Intervention

Young Nigerians Win US State Assembly Race

Nigerians in S/Africa want Nigeria to adopt United States voting system

#EndSARS: Sultan urges FG, states to allow justice prevail

Fidelity Bank hits N21.3bn Profit in Nine Months

Benue mob sets houses, church ablaze over alleged genital disappearance

IGP commiserates with Sanwo-Olu over #EndSARS Protests Losses

Osinbajo charges firms to sustain sound business ethics

APC crisis: 10 states reconcile – caretaker committee

#EndSARS: Police academy proposes courses to check human rights abuse

Protection of media essential for democracy to thrive – UN

Flooding: EU to provide N35mn support for affected communities

FG Explains Delay in Payment of October Salaries

Egypt to Deport Seven Nigerian #EndSARS Protesters for illegal residency

APC Is Frustrating Genuine Restructuring – PDP

Dubai prime minister injected with trial COVID-19 vaccine

IGP approves new heads for Police Departments

Nine Nigerians to contest in US elections

“My government will not lift a hand to stop or suppress #EndSARS Protesters”- Buhari

NCC approves e-SIM trial for MTN, 9mobile

US election: Trump Assures Americans he is Fighting for their Future

Forex inflow to domiciliary accounts falls 69% in Q2

‘Attend to cases online, Shun Gratifications’, CJN tells Judges

Nigeria/Jamaica celebrates 50 years of Diplomatic Relations, unveils Direct Flight to Jamaica

Electricity: FG to disburse N269.38bn for six million free meters

Implementation of revised electricity tariff commences Nationwide

SERAP, 261 others sue NBC, seek reversal of fines on media houses

“We could have shutdown Social Media during #EndSARS protest, but we did not” – Dare

About 70% get Credit in English, Mathematics as WAEC release 2020 results

Governors Should Urgently Implement Teachers New Salary scale – TRCN

#EndSARS: Why soldiers deployed to Lekki toll gate won’t be revealed

‘There is Money in Agriculture’ – Millionaire Farmer tells Youths

205 facilities vandalised, 319 stores looted Nationwide

#EndSARS: “I am Being Cursed in Mosques” –Aisha Yesufu

Road Safety officers ordered to return back to roads

‘Ndigbo believes in the entity called Nigeria’ – Okorocha

IGP replies Amnesty, says policemen did not shoot #EndSARS protesters

Burna Boy Dedicates New Single “20 10 20” to #EndSARS Victims

Hoodlums Looted COVID-19 Equipment -WHO

“I’m in Govt to Serve, not to make Money” – Obaseki

Desmond Elliot apologises after Nigerians lambast him over comments on social media bill

FG urged to adopt hybrid security arrangement to tackle Insecurity

#EndSARS: Lagos Police Present 7 requests as Sanwo-olu kickstarts reforms implementation

204,506 Electricity complaints received in three months – NERC

Senate Condemns Proposed 20 Electricity projects in Minister’s LGA

CBN Unveils Framework for N12.5bn Youth Investment Fund

Zulum gifts Borno Civilian JTF N180m, foodstuff Incentives

‘Yoo Myung-hee better suited for the post of WTO DG’ – US reveals

#EndSARS: Omo-Agege Begs Niger Delta Militants Not to Attack Oil Facilities

APC Youths Reject PDP Members Appointments in Presidential Amnesty Programme

Give NYSC members military training -HURIWA

Wike signs executive order proscribing IPOB, announces N20m Compensation for Slain Officers families

Court rejects Sowore, Bakare’s appeal against bail conditions

Court rejects EFCC’s plea to issue arrest warrant against Diezani Alison-Madueke

Covid-19 Palliatives: I Forgive My Accusers – Minister

Looters return 35 tractors, other stolen items in Adamawa

EFCC Re-Arraigns Two Chinese For Alleged Money Laundering

Buhari launches 2021 Armed Forces remembrance Day Emblem, urges Businesses to offer uniform men discount

‘We need technology to urgently regulate Social Media’ – FG

Niger, Benin, Togo pay N2.04bn electricity bill to Nigeria

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu reappointed for Second Term

Eid Maulud: FG Declares Thursday Public Holiday

Lekki Massacre: “We didn’t Shoot at any civilian, only intervened to restore Normalcy”- Army

‘Nigerians mainly import Chinese goods’ – NBS

CBN set to push zero balance account opening

#EndSARS: Nigerian Architects to design modern facilities for Police force

‘Why Covid-19 palliatives were still at some warehouses’ – CACOVID

Stanbic IBTC Records N183 Billion Earnings, N66 Billion Profit in Nine Months

FG announces Job Creation committee

‘Why Kogi rejected World Bank’s N1.1 billion support fund’- Bello

Looting: 520 suspected hoodlums arrested in Lagos

Hoodlums Loot Abuja NYSC Camp, steal mattresses, household items, others

“N159bn Lost to oil theft, pipeline vandalization”- NNPC

NAFDAC delists Ciprofloxacin tablets, blacklists Indian Company for manufacturing fake drugs for Nigerians

‘EndSARS protest was politically motivated’- Bello

Looted Wheat, Maize Seeds Poisonous – FG Warns

Nigeria Prepares to Supply electricity to Chad

#EndSARS: Reconstruction of destroyed facilities in Lagos to gulp N1tn

#EndSARS: ‘FG will fulfill commitments made’ – Senate

Looted COVID-19 palliatives not hoarded, meant for the vulnerable citizens – NGF

Plateau gov’t denies hoarding palliatives, blames ENDSARS for delayed distribution

“No hoarded COVID-19 palliatives in Abuja” – Minister

Kwara sets up N500m support fund for looted businesses

“Carry out a house to house search for looted property, Arrest looters”- Gov Ayade

ECOWAS Validates Report on Elimination of Child Labour

FG to set up N25bn youth fund to address #EndSARS – Finance Minister

Six feared dead in Taraba’s COVID-19 Palliatives Looting Stampede

‘Buhari is not Nigeria’s problem’ – Zahra Buhari

#EndSARS protests lasted too long – Williams Uchemba

Correctional Service to publish names, pictures of escaped inmates in Edo, Ondo Jailbreaks

State Govts dragged to ICPC over alleged hoarding of COVID-19 palliatives

Palliatives looted from Kaduna Warehouse unsafe for consumption – State Govt

FCT Senator Aduda trains 70 Abuja residents on film, video production

‘It Has No Effect On The Economy’, Ndume reacts to demands for Lawmakers Pay reduction

Why Buhari did not speak on Lekki shootings in nationwide address – Adesina, Dare

Nigeria records 77 new COVID-19 cases

Looting: Nigeria losing investment friendly attraction -NACCIMA

#EndSARS: INEC postpones Lagos, Imo, Bayelsa, other by-elections

Afenifere, Ohanaeze condemn Lekki Shootings, Lootings, Destructions

“You are the cause of our trouble,’ Hoodlums to Nnamdi Azikiwe’s Statue in Onitsha

Edo Jailbreak: ‘Good number of Escaped Inmates have willingly returned’- State Gov’t

Security Operatives thwart attempts to Loot COVID-19 Palliatives Warehouse in Abuja

#EndSARS: ‘Young Celebrities should represent youths to dialogue with FG’ -Ndume

Canada Contributes U.S.$3m to Nigeria’s UN Covid-19 Basket

Ebonyi Proscribes ASUU, releases N500m for Staff payment.

‘Stop Agitating for New Roads, FG owes Construction firms N392bn’- Minister

Senator’s aides conveyed thugs to attack #EndSARS protesters -Ex-DSS director

Handle #EndSARS protests with restraint, maturity- Sultan to FG

Dangote calls for total ban on tomato importation to boost local production

Israel warplanes strike Gaza following rocket fire

Victims of Apo unrest will be “adequately compensated” – FCT Minister

FG Disclaims Discovered Covid-19 Palliatives in Lagos Warehouse

Buhari’s FULL SPEECH on #EndSARS protests

‘I am yet to speak to Buhari since Lekki shooting’ – Sanwo-Olu

African Union ‘strongly condemns’ violence in Nigeria

Lekki Massacre: Beyonce, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj Sympathize with Nigerians

Grooming cassava entrepreneurs

Lagos Shootings: ‘We have not recorded any deaths’, Sanwo-Olu says as he extends curfew

FG to set up 5-man committee to tackle IPPIS complaints

VIDEOS: Mob sets Tinubu’s TVC on fire following Lekki Massacre

NBA demand identity of killer soldiers of Lagos #EndSARS Protesters

#EndSARS Protesters Massacred, Others Injured as Soldiers Enforce Curfew in Lagos

Senate confirms Dahir-Umar as DG PenCom

How Not to End The #EndSARS Protest

#EndSARS: Hoodlums attack Kogi Prayer Walk, beat and abduct Pastors

Niger State Tanker Explosion Kills 6, Injures 3

2021 Budget: ‘Make Provisions for ASUU and #EndSARS Victims before I Sign’- Gbajabiamila

OIDA dissociates self from mercantilist FCT natives who protested against #EndSARS campaigners

#EndSARS: Sanwo-olu Imposes 24-hour curfew in Lagos

State Governors and Policing Under the Constitution by Dr. Sam Amadi

Nigeria SARS victims on display as protests rock nation

How agritech is changing global food distribution

#EndSARS: Governors Call for Judicial Panel to investigate Police Brutality

‘Exercise Crocodile Smile VI has nothing to do with #EndSARS’- Nigerian Army

#EndSars: ‘SWAT training begins Oct 19 to tackle Ember Months robbery, Violent crimes’- IGP

Police to Sack 37 SARS officers, prosecute 24 others for Misconduct

Maguire will bounce backafter setbacks, says Man Utd boss Solskjaer

Liverpool face Everton threat as Man Utd bid to stop the rot

Gerrard backs international football despite spike of Covid-19 cases

Serie A: Ibrahimovic set for Milan derby, Ronaldo in quarantine

Bale in line to make Spurs return – Mourinho

NUJ Demands Release of Publisher from Police Detention, Rejects ‘Attempt To Stifle Press Freedom’

APC to senate: Ignore PDP’s ‘Selective Criticism’ of Lauretta Onochie’s INEC Appointment

HRW Demand prosecution of police officers harassing #EndSARS protesters

ASUU Strike: Hope Rises As FG agrees to pay lecturers N30bn earned allowance

‘Nigeria’s Electoral Process too Archaic, Cumbersome and Expensive’- INEC

#EndSARS: ‘We are following the protests in Nigeria’ – UN

‘Stop Harassing #EndSARS Peaceful Protesters’, IGP warns Officers

FG Lifts ban on Football, bars fans

NYSC members must undergo Coronavirus tests as Camp reopens – FG

APC NEC members pass vote of confidence on Buni-led NWC

FG blames ASUU strike for Nationwide #EndSARS protests

Covid-19: All civil servants to resume Oct 19 -FG

Senate begins 2021 budget defence, set passage for Dec. 3

Reconstitute NHRC Governing Council – Falz Tells Buhari

Insecurity: ‘SARS were useful in Northern States’ – Lalong

Senate confirms Nasir Isa Kwarra as NPopC Chairman

#EndSARS: Minister bans protests in Abuja

NYSC Camp to Reopen November 10 -FG

Nigeria’s inflation rate hits 13.7%, food prices soar

‘We regret registering for IPPIS’ – ASUP

Gas Explosions: Senate moves to avert further deaths

774,000 Jobs: Buhari approves Nov 1st for take off

#EndSARS: ‘Stop protests, Allow FG Implement Reforms’- Senate

IPAC Demands Withdrawal of Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner

‘Prof. JP Clark Died an Intellectual Colossus’ -Omo-Agege

ASUU Strike: Senate, FG Delegation Meet Over Lingering Strike

#EndSARS: FG agrees to Protesters 5-Point Demands

CSOs Demand Immediate Withdrawal of Lauretta Onochie’s INEC nomination

Renowned Writer, Prof. John Pepper Clark dies at 85

Senate Confirms Eight New Supreme Court Justices

Buhari appoints Onochie, three others as INEC Commissioners, seeks Senate confirmation

FG extends suspension of new electricity tariff

‘Pay-As-You-Go is not Possible’ – MultiChoice

Buhari addresses #EndSARS Campaigners

Accident Claims Four Lives on Lagos -Ibadan expressway

#EndSARS: IGP Finally Dissolves SARS, Nigerians rejoice

Buhari directs IG Adamu to reform, tackle SARS after mass protests

Apara, not Tinubu guilty of fraud, Alpha Beta reacts to allegations by ex-MD

Senate begins PIB debate on October 20

Covid-19 Violation: Lagos Gov’t pardons Funke Akindele, husband

Police restricts vehicular movement in Ondo ahead of elections

‘Fake and worn out tyres cause road accidents in Nigeria’- FRSC

Nigerians React to Force PRO Saying SARS operatives cannot be Scrapped.

School Resumption: ‘No School Should Charge For 3rd Term Fees’- FCTA

#EndSARS: Massive Protests Rock Abuja, Lagos, Owerri and Benin

Buhari presents 2021 Budget, says Revenue Generation Remains his Biggest Challenge

#EndSARS: Senate demands arrest, prosecution of security personnel involved in extrajudicial killings

Kaduna Government names Ahmed Bamalli new Emir of Zazzau

Two Lawmakers dump PDP for APC

“Be ready for a long-drawn strike in universities”- ASUU to Students

Why Nigeria Police Force can’t end SARS

Police interview with Singer Naira Marley Springs Controversy

Omo-Agege mourns ex-Delta Attorney General, Dafe Akpedeye

Senate eulogise late Senator Rose Oko for being bipartisan

2020 Teachers Day: Buhari approves special salary scale for teachers

‘Be patient with any law you doubt’, Buhari begs Nigerians

‘End SARS, not Ban SARS’ Nigerians tell IGP

Job Creation: Nigerian Youths learn secret principles to reduce unemployment rate

Nigeria on verge of destruction before Buhari rescued it from PDP – BMO

America’s President Trump, wife test positive for coronavirus

Mixed Feelings as Nigeria Celebrates 60th Independence Anniversary

‘Nigerians, Return to our age-old ethical and high moral values’- Buhari

Buhari’s 60th Independence Day Address

“Nobody can stop our Oct 1st Sit-at-home order” – IPOB

Nigeria@60: “We must become a disciplined society to attain greatness” – Abdulsalami

NERC finally suspends electricity tariff hike

PIB: “NNPC will not be scrapped but commercialised”- Sylva

Durban to host 2023 World Table Tennis Championships

‘Return of Uduaghan is timely, a sort of homecoming’- PDP

Kano-Niger railway construction : ‘Use the funds to fix bad roads instead’, Ayu tells FG

‘Peace Must Return to Borno’, Zulum affirms despite convoy attacks

NLC-TUC suspend strike after new deal with FG on electricity, fuel prices

Nigeria@60: Youths Plant Trees in Palaces around FCT

Gas Explosion: Many injured, few feared dead in Lagos

Nigerians Criticize Buhari’s Approved Kano to Niger Republic Rail Contract

US Election: Mike Tyson Will Vote For The First Time In 2020

APC will not lose Ondo like Edo’, APC Chieftains say

NAFDAC recovers fake drugs worth over N10m, seals factories

FEC approves $1.96bn for proposed rail contract from Kano to Niger Republic

Three Nigerians named among TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2020

Apocalyptic tanker fire in Lokoja leaves over 30 students, passersby dead

Nigerian Rape Survivor Wins Bill Gates’ 2020 Changemaker Award

Zulum donates house, N20m to Late Col. Bako’s family

CBN reduces lending rate to 11.5%

Nigerians Should accept the Water Resources Bill -FG

NLC, TUC plans nationwide protest over petrol, electricity price hike

Obaseki receives certificate, commends Buhari for support

‘Tinubu holding fake National Leader position in APC’, Gov. Obaseki says

Edo governorship tribunal ready to receive petitions from Ize-Iyamu, APC, others

Health workers suspend 7-day nationwide warning strike

Emir Of Zazzau Dies at 84

PDP’s Obaseki Wins Edo Governorship elections

Ize-Iyamu casts vote, confident of winning Edo polls

PDP protests siege on Gov. Wike, others by security agents in Benin on election eve

FG to begin work on Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail line soon -Amaechi

Buhari signs Police Bill 2020 into law

Landlords outstanding electricity bills should not be enforced on tenants -NERC

Constitution review: Abuja natives submit memoranda seeking State, more federal constituencies, LGA’s

Babalakin resigns as UNILAG Pro-Chancellor

Nurses, midwives set to strike over Fuel, Electricity hike

Kidnappers of ex-US soldier demand N20m ransom

‘Rapists will now be punished with Surgical Castration and death’- El-Rufai

Bill Gates suggests What Nigeria can do to come out of poverty

24m Nigerians so far registered on the National Identity Database – DG, NIMC

‘Kanayo O. Kanayo Becoming a Lawyer is all the Motivation you Need to Chase Your Dreams’- BellaNaija

Nigeria Generates N350m Yearly From Sports – Minister

Messi Urged To Snub Premier League Move

‘Racism is a crime’ Brazilian govt support Neymar in racism row

Confusion as International Flight Passengers Present Fake Covid-19 Results

7,000 people sign petition requesting EU, UK to bar el-Rufai over Killings.

Buhari unveils Nigeria at 60 logo

Nigeria’s Economy will recover in Q1 2021 – FG

Building collapse claims at least 2 lives in Abia

Covid-19: African govt asked to include nutrition financing in recovery plan

Kerosene Price increased by 3.28 per cent in August

Soyinka backs Obasanjo, says Nigeria divided like never before under Buhari

Igbo presidency: Kalu, Southeast lawmakers lobby APC interim leadership

‘Kaduna – Abuja train stoned by hoodlums, not attacked by bandits’ – NRC Managing Director

US imposes visa ban on Nigerians over electoral violence in Kogi, Bayelsa polls

Kim Kardashian answers criticisms on her new Maternity Wear Collection

FG warns of possible flood in all Nigerian states

Udeze calls for Super Eagles’ Hall of Fame Museum

Ndume: Soldiers rebuilding Borno houses, teaching students

Osinbajo, Lawan, others meet to ensure NASS, executive smooth relationship

Don’t release money for food, fertilizer import – Buhari to CBN

Ondo INEC fire is plot to rig, say PDP, Jegede

Benue Assembly passes infectious diseases bill

Kogi PDP gives conditions for participating in LG elections

FG to fix Refineries with Money Saved From Subsidy Removal

Premier League Clubs To Replace Black Lives Matter Logo On Jerseys

Guardiola Hails De Bruyne As World’s Best Midfielder

Real Madrid Worried About Hazard Fitness, Weight

Salaries of 135 health workers suspended in Gombe

At least 1,165 killed, 113 abducted in Northwest Nigeria in eight months – Report

INEC: ‘No Face Mask, No Voting’, plans e-balloting from 2021

Flood Sweeps At least 50 houses, Properties In Niger State

Nigeria to witness an Increased Cost of Bread Nationwide

Covid-19: Nigeria yet to receive Russian vaccine

Mohammed, AGF, NBC dragged to court over broadcasting code

80 Civil Servants Sacked in Niger State

INEC office in Ondo on fire, over 5000 smart card readers destroyed

‘Subsidy removal, a courageous move by Buhari’- Ex-Lawmaker

Nigerians Warned of Possible Disease Outbreak from Cow Lungs consumption

Air Passengers Without Covid-19 Negative Test to Pay $3,500 Fine – NCAA

Nigeria’s Debt Rises to N31trn in 3 Months – DMO

Man kills 17 months old step son over alleged distraction of wife’s love

IGP Finally produces Bayelsa gov candidate after third court order

FG Asks Public Hospitals To Replace Striking Doctors With NYSC Members

Benue Governor attack Army for killing Gana, Benue’s most wanted criminal

Buhari plans to bring joy to Nigerians by addressing class inequality

Imo state signs two developmental bills into law

North-Central Elders demand Sack of Service Chiefs

CSOs demand breakdown of FG’s N30.5bn COVID-19 expenditure

Nigeria bars Air France, Lufthansa, KLM, others as int’l flights resume

Lagos council to auction abandoned containers

Nigerian Governors set to implement tax reliefs for businesses

Sharia Law: Kano judiciary submits Judgment to Femi Falana

Lawmakers, NLC rejects hike in fuel, terms it “unacceptable”.

Hike In Electricity Tariff receive rejection by Atiku, other Nigerians

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson And His Family Recovering from Covid-19

Immigration announces entry procedures as international flights resume Sept 5.

Aviation Minister Shakes Up NCAA, sacks Directors.

Edo Guber: “Enough Is Enough”, Oba of Benin scolds Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu over Pre-Election Violence

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes up American citizenship

FG Declares November 1st as National Youth Day

FG blames COVID-19 for delay in awarding scholarships

12 children rescued from 55 year-old trafficker in Anambra

Canoe Capsizes, claims 8 lives in Kebbi amidst flooding disaster

Tyler Perry now a billionaire -Forbes

Petrol depot price increased to N151.56/litre

FCTA to stop unhygienic meat transportation by 2021

Nigeria’s active GSM subscribers now 199.3m -NCC

FG may extend 774,000 public works jobs

Naira appreciates against dollar in black market

NERC implements Increase in Electricity tariff

COVID 19: ‘Don’t assume that the curve is flattening’- Health Minister

Fani-Kayode demands N6bn, apology from Daily Trust for “Character Defamation”

CBN reduces Interest Rate On Savings Deposits to 1.25%

FG projects committee inspects facilities at Immigration hqtrs in Abuja

Treated WASSCE students return to class after testing negative for COVID-19

2023: ‘I will not hesitate to be Nigeria’s President’- Orji Uzor Kalu

Zoom users quadruple, making its shares to soar

‘Nigeria is witnessing a rise in Rape, incest cases’- IPAS

IG, police hierarchy brainstorm on community policing in Uyo

‘Patronize trains to reduce road Pressure in ember months’- FRSC

‘Nigeria’s Rising Number of Missing Persons’- Human Rights Watch

‘Nigeria paid $14 million for fuel in June despite subsidy removal’ – NNPC

Health workers issue 15-day strike notice to FG, amidst Covid-19

‘Police will be Neutral and Apolitical in Edo, Ondo Elections’- IGP

25 year Man docked for allegedly stealing church properties

Ighalo nominated for Man U awards

Actress Omotola and family recover from COVID-19 as world positive cases hit 25 million

SERAP Drags Buhari to court over Failure to Publish Details of N800bn Recovered Loot

‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of Colon cancer

Buhari gives Akufo-Addo last warning over ill-treatment of Nigerians in Ghana

Coca-Cola to cut 4,000 jobs After COVID-19 hits Q2 profits

Kano elders petition Buhari, say Ganduje’s N300bn Chinese loan slavery

Facebook grants N500m to Nigeria’s SMBs to help lessen COVID-19 impact

Helicopter crash kills two in Lagos, destroys buildings in Ikeja

Chelsea sign former PSG defender Thiago Silva

N-Power: FG approves outstanding payment to exited beneficiaries

We’re ready for Edo election, INEC chairman says

Mali junta says it has freed ousted president Keita

Mental health: Asido calls for youth volunteers

Buhari sacks Amnesty programme boss, appoints Dikio interim administrator

Mosque Massacre: New Zealand gives life sentence to killer

Buhari bans estimated billing, order mass metering for Nigerian electricity consumers

#justiceforUwa: Police parade suspected killers of UNIBEN student

Buhari tasks Lawyers on speedy justice delivery

N10bn approved for transport operators palliatives

Buhari inaugurates new permanent secretaries

‘We will not collapse Amotekun into community policing’- Akeredolu

‘Foreigners Exchange Arms for Gold in Zamfara’- Governor

Coup: EU stops training of Malian army, police until democracy is restored

‘i dont want want to be NFF president’– Fashanu

Nigerian Oshoala unlucky as Wolfsburg defeat Barca in Women’s UCL

17 year old Nigerian, Prosper Nwoko rules Australia youth athletics

NUJ, CSOs slam Fani-Kayode over verbal abuse of journalist

FG to create 12m jobs through gas expansion programme

20 teenage girls benefit from Karu community outreach

Group Condemns Suspension Of Police Recruitment Requirements By IG

‘Don’t Send Your Children to School In Northern Cyprus’- FG

N14.92bn released for Pension Payment to Retirees

Airlines risk $3,500 fine if passengers without COVID-19 test result are airlifted

WHO declares Africa Polio free

No COVID-19 testing infrastructure at airports – NCAA

Stop consuming Australian apple blackcurrant juice, NAFDAC warns

Buhari group says Nigeria’s 6% GDP decline, not a bad omen

Lagos Health commissioner to continue work despite testing positive for COVID-19

Amaechi, Sylva reconciles to reposition APC ahead of gubernatorial elections

FCT Nursing School in need of adequate Water, Electricity

Students React as ASUU threatens to Continue Strike

“Stop Testing Our Will”, IPOB warns DSS, Others

Sports Stakeholders react to Amokachi’s appointment as Buhari’s SA

Nigeria reciprocates, bans EU flights from entry

N13bn approved for community policing across Nigeria

Nigerian Embassy in Canada Shut down

Arotile’s Death: Court frees two suspects

CAN rejects CAMA, says Church can never be controlled by FG

N5.49 Billion approved for Federal Secretariats, FCT Dam projects

Coup d’état: Nigeria Charges Mali to Immediately restore constitutional order

Airforce Kill ISWAP leaders in Borno

Nigerians Remember Ebola Heroine Dr. Stella Adadevoh, 6 years after her Death

774,000 jobs: Reps Minority Caucus reject 30 slots per lawmaker

Imo to establish second state-owned university, prepare indigenes for Post Covid-19 Era

NUJ slams NBC for ‘outrageous’ Nigeria Info fine

Nigeria records highest inflation rate since March 2018

NUC Laments influx of fake foreign University degrees

Bayelsa governor appeals tribunal judgment, seeks stay of execution

Telegram Launch Video Call Service

Fraud Alert : Access Bank Warns Customers to be Vigilant

Fans react to Burna Boy’s fifth album ‘Twice as Tall’

N8.49 Billion approved for COVID-19 Testing Equipment Purchase

Mailafia: NBC Fines Nigeria Info FM 5milion naira, Gov’s Demand Probe

Wenger Turns Down Barca Job After Talks To Replace Setien

Sharia court sentences man to death for blasphemy, rape

Fuel Scarcity Looms as PENGASSAN begins strike

Obasanjo, Ooni of Ife Calls for scrap of BBNaija, urges youth to take over politics

Former US Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington dies at 90

US Ambassador visits Tinubu in Abuja

DSS release Obadiah Mailafia after interrogation

Ronaldinho In Trouble For Hosting Parties During House Arrest

Lille spends $35m To Seal Deal For Osimhen’s Replacement, Jonathan David

Sanwo-Olu leads APC campaign in Ondo ahead of guber polls

Immigration Intercepts Cameroonian with Five Nigerian Passports

US Donates 200 Ventilators to Nigeria

Ashafa set to revamp housing sector, hails Buhari over appointment

US Warns Citizens against Travelling to Nigeria

Edo 2020: More Drama sets in as election draws closer

NBA names Victor Williams CEO of NBA Africa

Insurgency war: Equip Police with heavy military weapons, North East Gov’s tell FG

‘Stop Southern Kaduna Killings Now’, Nigerians to FG

Naira Marley fined N100,000 for violating covid 19 travel ban

Robots assist doctors treat COVID 19 patients in Rwanda

2023: Elder Statesmen Clamour for Igbo Presidency

NCC Revises USSD price to N1.63 per 20 seconds session

House of Reps summon ministers over Chinese loans

Insurgency: Buhari set to overhaul national security architecture

Nigerians react to Tiktok ban threat

‘I never approached NDDC for contracts, Akpabio lied’– Uduaghan

Sumner Sambo joins Arise News as Political Editor

Banks implement new guidelines on loan recovery

PDP still number one party in Imo despite setback – Ihedioha

Lagos disinfect schools ahead of students resumption

SPECIAL VIDEO: Temitope Arotile: Ambition, death and burial of Nigeria’s first combat helicopter pilot

‘You can’t scare me out of office’, smoking Buhari tells PDP over calls for resignation

Helicopter pilot Arotile’s suspected killers handed to police for prosecution – Airforce

Police in Lagos rescue asthma patient who ran out of inhaler, buy one for him

Defection: Dogara was only a “circumstancial member”of PDP, Bauchi Chief of Staff says

Gbajabiamila ask House clerk to slam Akpabio with lawsuit over NDDC contract allegations

Abuja Police free Press TV journalists after public pressure

Police arrest Press TV journalists in Abuja for covering Shiite protest

‘I won’t sack service chiefs as directed by Senate’ – Buhari replies Lawan

Buhari cabal member and publisher, Isa Funtua dies of cardiac arrest

FULL VIDEO: How NDDC Acting MD Pondei fainted at House of Reps hearing

‘Security under control despite threat by bandits, insurgents’, Buratai tells Buhari

PHOTOS of railway station in Agbor Buhari named after Goodluck Jonathan

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed visits Babangida in Minna

Buhari commends Premium Times publisher, Olorunyomi over CPJ award

“Why I’m not interested in being President in 2023” – Lawan explains

Nigerian-based African scientists record huge success in Covid-19, Lassa fever research

Nigeria’s BetKing in $11 million sponsorship deal with Kenya league

Buhari eyes $500mn a year from gold mining to boost revenue

Twitter Hack: Nigerians Left Out on High-Profile Account Heist

Buhari mourns young airforce helicopter pilot, salutes Arotile’s bravery

NASS Clerk Omolori, 149 others sacked without notice amidst tension in N/Assembly

Hushpuppi Scam? A special video report by NEWSMAN Nigeria on Youtube

‘Cancel age requirement for job seekers in MDA’s’, Senate tells Buhari

Nigerian veteran Obafemi Martins returns to Shanghai club aged 35

GoKada CEO, Fahim Saleh hacked to death in his New York apartment

Nigerians want airforce to probe death of first female combat helicopter pilot, Arotile

Seven policemen dead, 11 others injured in ghastly accident

CBN set to ban importation of maize, encourages local production

‘We are ready to resume’-Private school owners tell FG

COVID-19: Nigeria set to ban some countries from entry

Nigerian Army redeploys 37 Generals, appoint 5 Colonels

Rice farmers to drop price of Nigerian rice to N12,000 per bag

‘Killings in Southern Kaduna too much to bear’, Senator La’ah tells Senate

BOI provides more loans, moratorium for Covid-19 hit sectors in Nigeria

Lovestruck American defrauded, kidnapped in Imo

‘No aides, workers asked to isolate over Covid-19’, – Delta State govt

Anthony Joshua urges elite athletes to unite in fight against racism

Nigeria develops Covid-19 test kit

Starvation Hits African Refugees amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Customs intercepts 140 foreign rice bags hidden in sand truck

Why Buhari must prosecute Magu if indicted – PDP

Lives lost, property destroyed as Bandits-Military wage war in Sokoto

‘How Buhari Disappointed Shiites, Buharists’ – El-Zakzaky’s son

Covid 19: ‘Reopen Churches Nationwide For God’s Sake’ – CAN

Trump Scoffs Kanye West’s Presidential Bid

Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw identity revealed by critic

Appointments: ‘FCT Must Be Treated As A State’, Lawan Tells Buhari

Abomination: Police arrest CAC Pastor for raping daughter, abortion

WAEC releases timetable for 2020 WASSCE exams

Uzodinma lifts Covid-19 lockdown on markets in Imo state

Aduda protests absence of FCT nominee on Buhari’s list for eleven judges

‘Malami scuttling Buhari’s anti-graft gains’ – Odekunle spits fire, Magu still detained

Nigerians, international students in United States risk deportation over Covid-19

Five Chinese sailors kidnapped in Lagos waters

Magu invited to probe panel, not arrested – EFCC, DSS

NLC rejects fuel price increase, accuse PPPRA of defrauding Nigerians

Alleged scammer Hushpuppi, associate Woodbery extradited to US for trial

Abuja, Lagos airports resume flights on July 8, others July 11 – Aviation Minister

‘Increase in transport fares not our fault’, –NURTW appeals to passengers

Jobs fiasco: NASS right over hearing mode, Keyamo outburst a necessary evil by Sesugh Akume

Wearing facemask during exercise is harmful, WHO warns

Buhari names FCT nominee as career ambassador-designate, sends list of 41 others

COVID 19: Release 74 prisoners qualified for amnesty -Falana tells FG

Nigeria orders DSTV to suspend tariff hike, may enforce pay-per-view

‘Don’t overburden taxpayers, widen tax net’, Senate President tells FIRS

Senate suspends plenary in honour of late Lagos East Senator, Osinowo

‘Beware of fake NIS recruitment sites’- Immigration CG Babandede warns

BBC partners MTN to deliver free news on MyMTN App in Nigeria

Buhari gets new Chief Personal Security Officer, nephew reposted

Buhari Extends Partial Lockdown, Domestic Flights, Interstate Movement Allowed

Burna Boy wins 2020 BET Award for Best International Act

Buhari extends partial lockdown, domestic flights, interstate movement allowed

Atiku mourns late Hama Bachama, Homun Honest Stephen

Nigerian Army unleash special forces against bandits in Katsina

Ten million people affected with Coronavirus, 500k dead

Sixty years since historic Lumumba speech launched Congo independence

Elected opposition-leader forms first cabinet as Malawi President

Wole Soyinka Centre holds webinar on data journalism, Yemi Kale headlines event

Ighalo maintains goal-per-start record, African players perform high

Wealthy men and the pen in Nigeria

‘Tinubu has not been dumped, remains APC leader’, Buhari blasts Fani-Kayode, critics

Becoming the party we were intended to be by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu

‘I’m yet to decide on 2023 presidential ambition due to Covid-19’, Tinubu speaks on APC crisis

Abuja Airport reopens with robots guiding airline passengers, check temperatures

VIDEO: NEC, Buhari dissolve APC National Working Committee, Buni chairs Caretaker Committee

Buni Caretaker Committee to deliver new APC National Working Committee in six months

‘Nigeria loses about $28bn annually to power shortages’- World Bank

Why we must not disintegrate, President Buhari admonishes APC members

Shocker: Buhari recognises Giadom faction of APC, will attend NEC meeting Thursday

Covid-19: New report explains how Africa can expand digital economy, lower connectivity costs

Edo 2020: Obaseki gets greenlight to contest PDP primaries, Ogbeide-Ihama withdraws case

Fayemi, Amaechi fingered in APC crisis, attempts to take Giadom to Buhari fails

EPL: David Luiz agrees Arsenal contract extension

‘D’Banj is not our youth ambassador’ – United Nations

VIDEO: Lance Corporal blasts Chief of Army Staff, Buratai, over incessant killings across Nigeria

Ghanaian President apologises to Buhari over demolition of embassy building, suspects arrested

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NIN mandatory for foreign diplomats – FG

By Blessing Shemiye Bala January 17, 2021 94 No comment

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“The centre is being set up based on the request of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in order to simplify the process for diplomats. The National Identity Number is mandatory for diplomats who will reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more, the statement read”, Isa Pantami said in a statement.Continue Reading

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