[Premium Times] The Senate said the major objective of the legislation is to discourage the rising spate of kidnapping and abduction for ransom - a menace now spreading across the country.

[Premium Times] Mr Gbadegesin, who was arrested on September 2, 2021, allegedly defrauded an American lady living in Kentucky, United States, of over $148,000.

[Daily Trust] More than 12,000 Nigerians have benefitted from the 2022 edition of the poverty alleviation programme of Abu Bakr Al-Sidiq Philanthropic Home of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, Saudi Arabia.

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- "Even if they shut down all the courts in Nigeria, they must not shut down the court of public opinion," said Agba Jalingo.

[This is Africa] Nigerian youths face a myriad of economic and social challenges. From rampant unemployment, lack of electricity, fuel scarcity to police brutality, Nigerian youths have lost faith in the government but despite these existing catalyst...

[Nigeria Health Watch] The launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) a little over three decades ago, which birthed the drive for a polio free world has resulted in significant health advances. Indeed, before the COVID-19 pandemic, pol...

[Vanguard] A female captive, said to be eight months pregnant when she was kidnapped in the ill- fated Abuja-Kaduna bound train, was reported to have delivered in the terrorists' enclave.

[Vanguard] Chairman/Chief Executive of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (retd), has urged political parties to make drug integrity test part of the screening requirements for aspirants seeking to contest political...

[Vanguard] The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, expressed expressed anger over the Federal Government's perpetual silence while public universities remained shut down for over two months.

[Vanguard] A coalition of youth groups, yesterday, held a rally at the National Assembly, NASS, to demand the speedy passage of the Nigeria Startup Bill,NSB.

[Premium Times] "Let (the) governor cut his security vote and pay pensioners."

[Premium Times] The police spokesperson in the state, Muhid Mu'azu, told reporters that a preliminary report showed the incident was caused by a power surge.

[Premium Times] In a statement on Wednesday by Nathaniel Ikyur, his media aide, Mr Ortom washes the hands of the state government from the actions of the group.

[Premium Times] The latest accident involved a Toyota Previa marked LRG 165 AA

[Premium Times] NDLEA says Nigeria requires a mentally stable set of leaders to pilot its affairs.

[Premium Times] An official says the current administration would not relent in providing lasting peace and security, not only in the area but across all the communities in the state.

[Premium Times] The coordinator, Kaltungo Primary HealthCare, Comfort Danlami, said 76 suspected cases of Lassa fever were also recorded in the Dogon Ruwa ward in the council area where the almajiri school is located.

[Premium Times] Mr Osinbajo, a professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is one of over 10 people seeking to be the presidential candidate of the ruling party, APC.

[This Day] The federal government through the Ministry of Transportation yesterday received the Full Business Case Compliance Certificate on the Badagry Deep Seaport and the Modular Floating Dockyard from the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Comm...

[This Day] The Senate, yesterday received from Senator Ibikunle Amosun, representing Ogun Central, a letter intimating the upper chamber of the legislature, his intention to run for president and at the same time, inviting his colleagues to his forma...

[This Day] A civil society organisation (CSOs) focused on the protection of education in emergency situations and keeping schools and students safe in Nigeria, the Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), has lamented the over 10.5 millio...

[This Day] A wire fraud suspect, Adedunmola Gbadegesin, was on Monday, April 26, 2022, extradited to the United States where he is wanted in a case of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

[This Day] The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed that the Bank would support Nigeria to develop Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, as part of the quest for food security in the country.

[This Day] The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has started the process of concessioning the Ajaokuta steel company and the Nation Iron Ore Mining Complex in Itakpe, both in Kogi State.

[This Day] The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has reported that it recorded 289,000 malaria cases in 2021.

[This Day] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raked in N113.2 million from the sale of nomination and expression of interest form for the 90 aspirants for the state and National Assembly seats.

[This Day] As part of efforts to avert the imminent placement of Nigeria in the International Cooperation and Review Group Process of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and its looming sanctions on the economy, the Senate yesterday passed a bill ...

[This Day] The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has slammed the federal government as well as the political class for abandoning university students to their fate to face the brunt of the strike by workers in government-owned tertiary institutions.

[This Day] The Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that Nigeria might sink if she did not substantially change leadership in 2023.

[Nigeria Health Watch] Jido Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) stands in the middle of Jido community of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. This is quite significant as the PHC, which was refurbished in 2017 by the European Union Su...