The Edo State Government spent N14.48 billion on security votes and related services between January and September 2026, despite releasing no capital funds to the Ministry of Public Security and

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has arrested several suspected illegal National Identification Number (NIN) operators and seized enrolment equipment during an enforcement operation in Gwagwalada, Abuja, and other locations.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved ₦631.3 billion for nine road infrastructure projects across Nigeria, including major reconstruction works in Kogi and Ekiti states and a road linking Adamawa

The Federal Government has agreed to pay public service workers ₦70,000 monthly as transport support for six months, while also committing to clear outstanding allowances and address other welfare concerns

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu has launched a solar lighting project targeting 42,000 households in Bende Federal Constituency, Abia State, alongside the distribution of 26 electricity

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has proposed the establishment of a national media centre in honour of late broadcasting pioneer Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi, with a focus on research into journalism,

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has accused some applicants excluded from its ongoing recruitment exercise of attempting to secure employment through unofficial channels, as controversy continues over candidates who appeared

A disagreement over the early morning Fajr prayer has ended in a 10-year prison sentence for Ayuba Sani Tumfafi, after a Kano State High Court found him guilty of killing

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned Nigerians against accepting parcels or luggage from other people for delivery after intercepting a woman travelling to Saudi Arabia with illicit

At least 20 people have been injured and about 50 houses damaged after a gas pipeline exploded in Aleto community, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, triggering a fire

The chairman of Fufore Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Yahya Saidu, has died barely three months after assuming office, marking the second time in about 18 months that the

Cannabis-infused cookies and gummies worth billions of naira have been intercepted at Lagos’ Tin Can Island Port, where smugglers allegedly concealed the illicit substances among imported vehicles and automobile spare

The Federal Government’s independent committee investigating the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, has

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has granted an absolute pardon to 130 inmates across custodial facilities in the state and commuted the death sentences of four others to life imprisonment.

Four defendants have been sentenced to death after a landmark kidnapping trial before Edo State’s Special Criminal Court, marking a major judgment for the newly established judicial panel.

Five herders travelling towards a cattle market in Jos South were reportedly killed after their vehicle came under attack in Plateau.

EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede says the vice-chancellor’s residence at a recently forfeited private university may be larger than President Bola Tinubu’s official residence at Aso Rock.

32-year-old Moniepoint Field Loan Officer has been arrested in Yobe as police investigate an alleged ₦74 million fraud.

Global ride-hailing company Uber has ended its 12-year operation in Nigeria, announcing that its services would be wound down from September 2, 2026.

of Zurmi Bello Sulaiman has died at the Federal Medical Centre, Gusau, after about five years on the throne, with Governor Dauda Lawal mourning his passing.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Angola to represent President Tinubu at an African Union summit addressing conflict prevention, resolution and peace in Africa.