[Premium Times] The Borno government said that though the international laws regulating the operations of the UN system exempt them from paying tax as entities, it does not apply to their workers.

[Leadership] Over 50,700 Nigerians have signed a petition calling for an end to International English Language Tests (IELTS).

[Premium Times] The authorities said flight arrivals can resume from countries like Botswana, Congo Republic, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Namibia.

[This Day] A new report jointly anchored by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that acute food insecurity was likely to deteriorate further in Nigeria and 19 other countries, particularly betwee...

[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has called off his trip to Zamfara State over what insiders called "bad weather".

[The Conversation Africa] Sub-Saharan Africa faces some of the biggest challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. For instance, Nigeria has at least 87 million people in extreme poverty. The country's unemployment rate was over 33.3%,...

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The staff of the Police Service Commission under the workers union on Thursday declared a 3-day warning strike over the alleged takeover of the recruitment of 10,000 Constables by Force headquarters.

[Vanguard] The Founder of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, Dr. Olumide Phillips, and members of the school's board have stepped down from office. Phillips served as the Chairman of the board.

[Vanguard] Asaba -- Ijaw Agenda for Governorship 2023, DIA-G23, an Ijaw sociocultural pressure group, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, to select Senator James Manager as its 2023 governorship standard-bearer, saying Ijaw e...

[Vanguard] Abuja -- Seventeen indigenous chiefdoms in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have alleged that the Nigerian government has marginalised them in the scheme of things, especially in the area of basic service delivery.

[Daily Trust] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Thursday said it has confiscated 80 bags of suspected unhealthy wheat in Gombe.

[Leadership] The minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led a ministration has more achievements than the United States government, in terms of infrastructure.

[Leadership] Magistrate Court 1 Minna, Niger State has ordered that 53 suspects who were involved in thuggery activities that claimed two lives in the state be reminded in New-Bussa Correctional Centre.

[Leadership] The assistant Coordinator North-East of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Youths Council, Mohammed Abdul Babangida, has dumped the party with other supporters to All progressive Congress (APC) in Yobe state.

[Leadership] Arising from the cancellation of his scheduled trip to Zamfara State on Thursday due to inclement weather conditions, President Muhammadu Buhari has made a broadcast to the people of the State.

[Leadership] In a bid to facilitate the movement and resettlement of some indigenous communities within the Abuja City Centre to their new locations, the Federal Executive Council (FCE) has approved a N5.4 billion contract for the construction of an ...

[Leadership] Elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday said the security situation has put the country in a state of near collapse.

[Leadership] The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the planned implementation of an electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) for all import and export operations.

[Premium Times] The Borno government said that though the international laws regulating the operations of the UN system exempt them from paying tax as entities, it does not apply to their workers.

[Premium Times] The bill seeks to repeal the 96 year-old Quarantine Act.

[Premium Times] "We have been trying our best in speaking to the residents that we are on top of the matter, despite our promise of adequate protection, they have all abandoned their houses."

[Premium Times] The existing law only allows citizenship by registration to be conferred on foreigners married to Nigerian men.

[Premium Times] The cost of the test, which currently stands between N80,000 and N90,000 in Nigeria, is almost three times the country's minimum wage of N30,000.

[Vanguard] ABOUT 342 rice farmers from 27 Commodity Interest Groups, CIGS, in Kogi State, Thursday, revealed how they recorded bumper rice harvest despite poor rainfall as they adopted the training given by the State Coordination Office of the Agro-P...

[Leadership] Niger State commissioner for local government, chieftaincy affairs and internal security, Mr Emmanuel Umar has said that the new approach put in place by the state government has helped to reduce the level of insecurity in the state.

[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari has again directed the nation's Armed Forces and other security services to deal decisively with any person or group undermining efforts at achieving sustainable peace, security and stability in the country, as...

[This Day] In line with it's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, Dana Air has donated sundry items to the Lagos Old People's Home and a number of children's Orphanages across the city.

[This Day] If the signals that started Friday last week are anything to go by, it means that a jinx is about to be broken in the aviation industry. That jinx is the hitherto cat-mouse relationship between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FA...

[This Day] The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved contracts worth N64.68 billion for 16 road projects to be executed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing.

[Premium Times] The debit card is expected to boost financial inclusion nationwide, as the the cards will be given free to Nigerians at every NIPOST outlet.