Nigeria’s unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in the first quarter of 2024, up from five percent in the previous quarter, according to a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tu ...

The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist group that seeks independence for Nigeria’s southeastern region, faced another delay as Justice Binta Nyako of ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), its benchmark interest rate, by 50 basis points to 27.25 percent to further control inflation.CBN Governor Olayemi Car ...

Following the claim by NNPC that it purchased petrol from Dangote refinery at at N898 ($0.54) per litre, and the denial of that claim by Dangote r ...

U.S. Election Drives Conversations in NigeriaBy Olatunde Marolan(Lagos) As the United States gears up for one of its most contentious elections in history, the battle between former President ...

At least one soldier was killed, and four others were wounded in an ambush by terrorists in Maru County of Zamfara State on September 21, 2024.According to a report from Zagazola Makama, the ...

But Expert Suggests Islamist Insurgencies in Sahel Threaten Nigerian Communities  By Segun Onibiyo and Steven KefasResidents of Kajuru county, bordering Kaduna metropolis, are in a celebrat ...

At least 17 militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) drowned while attempting to cross a river along the border between Nigeria and Niger. The militants were trying to travel fro ...

Nigeria has renewed its demand for permanent representation for Africa on the United Nations Security Council, citing its significant contributions to global peacekeeping missions.Speaking a ...

Kaduna State authorities have confirmed the death of Kachalla Sharme, a notorious bandit commander linked to the 2021 abduction of 121 students from Bethel Baptist High School.Sharme was kil ...

A notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Sani Black, was killed in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, in an operation by local civilian guards supported by the military. Sani Black, known for ter ...

Dueling Accounts from the Governor vs. Economic and Financial Crimes CommissionBy Segun Onibiyo and Steven KefasAbuja - On the night of September 18th, 2024, operatives from Nigeria's Ec ...