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Abuja court to rule on joinder application in Pantami-PDP suit

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday heard an application seeking to join Gombe State governorship aspirant, Usman Garry, in the suit instituted by Isa Pantami and the Peop... Read More


Nigerian states record 27% rise in tax revenue - Official

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- Nigeria recorded a 27 per cent increase in tax revenue collected by 23 states in the first half of 2026, as the government's new tax regime takes effect and efforts intensify to cu... Read More


Nigeria's health insurance enrolment rises to 23 million - NHIA

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- Nigeria's health insurance enrolment increased to 23.06 million people in the second quarter of 2026, up from 16.2 million in late 2023, the Director-General of the National Health... Read More


Experts call for wider adoption of proven health innovations in Nigeria

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- Health experts have called for effective health innovations to be scaled up and integrated into existing health systems to improve healthcare delivery and expand access to essentia... Read More


Wike, Obi and Tinubu: The Three Gladiators of Nigerian Politics, By Sunday Adelaja

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- In my last article I called Nyesom Wike the El-Terrible of Nigerian politics. In this article I want to make a case for the three most consequential political figures in the moder... Read More


How I paid money into ex-CCT chairman's wife's account, covered his children's school fees - Contractor

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) opened its corruption case against former Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) chairman Danladi Umar with its first prosecuton witness... Read More


Nigeria reviews national security strategy to address terrorism, cyber threats, misinformation

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has inaugurated a committee to review Nigeria's National Security Strategy (NSS) 2019 and develop a new framework to address emer... Read More


AGFUND to expand development initiatives in Africa, seeks Nigerian partners - Saudi Prince

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Chairman of Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, says the fund is seeking partnerships with governments, local organi... Read More


Ondo govt appoints committee for Fasoranti's burial

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Ondo State Government has set up a committee to coordinate the state burial of Reuben Fasoranti, the late leader of Afenifere, who died at the age of 100. The committee, chair... Read More


Kaduna and the meaning of Tinubu's second march, By Tunde Rahman

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- History has a way of choosing its own geography. When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose Kaduna to flag off his 2027 re-election campaign on Saturday, 24 October, he chose more than... Read More