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BREAKING: Appeal Court upholds Senate's power to suspend Akpoti-Uduaghan, cancels fine

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday upheld the Senate's power to suspend the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over misconduct in March last year. In a... Read More


Measles-Rubella: 1.29 million children vaccinated in six days in Akwa Ibom - Official

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- Data released by the Akwa Ibom State Government shows that the state has vaccinated 1.29 million children in the ongoing nationwide Measles-Rubella immunisation campaign, just six d... Read More


Why Rivers United lost Champions League match against Pyramids-Finidi

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- Rivers United head coach Finidi George did not hide behind excuses after his side's CAF Champions League group stage 4-1 defeat in the clash against Pyramids FC of Egypt, played in ... Read More


The SEDC will need protection from political extortion,By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- When he presented his budget proposals for 2024 to Nigeria's National Assembly, the first full year of appropriations under his presidency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu identified as... Read More


Electoral transparency in reverse gear, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- A democracy rarely collapses in a single dramatic moment. More often, it is slowly redesigned - clause by clause - until citizens wake up one day to discover that elections still ha... Read More


June 12, kayfabe, and defining moments, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The events leading up to and succeeding the elections of 12 June, 1993, were remarkable in several respects in Nigeria's political (and if all their consequences are included, econo... Read More


Witness shares more details of cash flow from Taraba LGs in Darius Ishaku's fraud trial

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- A prosecution witness at the FCT High Court, Abuja, on Monday provided details of how he allegedly received funds from some local governments of Taraba State, some individuals and a... Read More


Electoral Act: Peter Obi leads protesters to NASS, demands mandatory electronic transmission of results

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Monday led a group of protesters to the National Assembly, demanding the inclusion of mandatory el... Read More


BoI secures CBN approval to operate non-interest banking window

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given regulatory approval to the Bank of Industry (BoI) to operate a Non-Interest Banking (NIB) Window as part of its operations. The approval... Read More


Abia didn't budget N250million for copier - Official

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The Abia State Government has clarified that it did not allocate N250 million for the purchase of a copier for its Lagos Liaison Office. The state government, through the State Min... Read More