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Gunmen kidnap ex-NYSC DG Tsiga in Katsina

Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Maharazu Tsiga, a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, was reportedly kidnapped in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Ca... Read More


Tinubu increases 2025 proposed budget from 49.7trn to 54.2trn

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has increased the proposed 2025 budget from 49.7 trillion to 54.2 trillion, citing additional revenues from key government agencies. Th... Read More


Nigerian professor sentenced to three years in prison for election fraud

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- A Nigerian professor, Ignatius Uduk, has been sentenced to three years in prison for perjury and publishing false election results during the 2019 general elections in Essien Udim S... Read More


Ogun monarch who assaulted 73-year-old man remanded in prison

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The suspended traditional ruler of Orile Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, has been remanded in prison after failing to meet his bail conditions following his assault on a 73-year-old m... Read More


Greenland and America's strategic calculus

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Greenland, known for its icy expanse near the North Pole, has a name that misleadingly suggests a land of forests and vegetation. Yet beyond its frozen landscape, the island holds i... Read More


FG approves N1.334tr to begin second phase of Lagos-Calabar road

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- A sum of N1.334 trillion has been approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for constructing the Calabar-Akwa Ibom section of the Lagos-Calabar road. The second phase of the ... Read More


Fire outbreak destroys building in Ilorin

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- A fire outbreak on Tuesday destroyed one room of a four-bedroom flat at Temidire Community, Upper Gaa-Akanbi Area, Ilorin. The fire, which started at about 4 pm, was contained by t... Read More


Hardship: UNILORIN 200-level student commits suicide, two others rescued from taking their lives

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- A 200-level male student of the Mass Communication, University of Ilorin (name withheld) has reportedly committed suicide in Ilorin. According to the Guardian, the student took a p... Read More


Kwara opens portal for recruitment of 1,800 teachers

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has announced that the application portal is open to recruit 1,800 teachers, 100 non-teaching staff, and 200 security guards, as app... Read More


Kwara gov inaugurates committee for transfer of Kampe game reserve to FG

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- A steering committee for transferring the Kampe Games Reserve to the Federal Government as a National Park on Tuesday was inaugurated by the Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulra... Read More