The federal government of Nigeria spent a total of $2.78 billion on debt servicing in the first seven months of 2024, data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed. These figures were disclosed in the CBN’s recent ‘International Payments Data’ report, which also showed that Nigeria recorded $1.18 […]

In a fresh agreement between President Bola Tinubu and his counterpart in the People’s Republic of China, President Xi Jinping, Nigeria has dumped Taiwan for One-China policy, THISDAY has learnt.This is just as China may have agreed to put pressure on Russia not to be meddlesome in Mali, Niger Republic […]

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disclosed that they know the sponsors of the #EndBadGovernance protests that rocked the country in August. Some Nigerians and groups took to the streets in many cities between August 1 and 10 to protest against the prevailing hardship in the country. Addressing […]

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for an increase in student upkeep allowance from N20,000 to N40,000 following the hike in the price of fuel. The NANS Senate President, Babatunde Akinteye, disclosed this during a news conference on the state of the nation in Abuja on Monday. […]

The Department of State Services has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. Pro-democracy activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, announced his release in a tweet on Monday night. “BREAKING: The fascist regime of @officialABAT has released the @NLCHeadquarters […]

Operatives of the Department of the State Services have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. According to reports, Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. The NLC president […]

Nigerian para-powerlifter Folashade Oluwafemiayo clinched a gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, shattering two world records in the process. Her remarkable lift of 167kg not only broke her previous world record in the women’s 86kg Para-Powerlifting category but also made her the first Para-athlete in history to achieve such […]

BREAKING: Another 196 Nigerian Soldiers Tender Resignation Letters To Army Chief Lagbaja Over Corruption, Low Morale, Others No fewer than 196 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, for voluntary retirement. The action comes amid worsening security […]

The Presiding Judge, Portharcourt Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Faustina Kola-Olalere has declared the employment dismissal of Dr. Williams from the service of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as wrongful. The Court ordered the NNPC to pay Dr Williams the sum of N24.6m unpaid salaries during […]

ABUJA — THE United States billionaire philanthropist and Chairman Gates Foundation, Bill Gates has announced a $2.8 billion investment aimed at enhancing the country’s healthcare, nutrition, and agricultural sectors. Speaking at the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on […]