The Federal Government says it targets reducing the poverty rate to 0.6 percent and the unemployment rate to 6.3 percent by 2030 and 2050. Sen. Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, said this at a news briefing […]

A Federal high court sitting in Lagos has ordered that a reproduction warrant should be issued for Azeez Fashola a.k.a. Naira Marley to enable him to attend trial in the alleged case of fraud filed against him by the Economic […]

Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday. She was awarded the prestigious prize “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight […]

Stakeholders at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the National Judicial Institute capacity building workshop for Justices and Judges have called for urgent enactment of a law to tackle to address the issue of unexplained wealth or assets […]

A 65-year-old man, Mohammed Baburam, has been arrested in Potiskum, Yobe State for allegedly chaining and starving his wife for one year. Baburam was arrested by operatives of the Yobe Command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. Spokesperson […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it was unfazed by the press conference addressed by former Vice President and Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar earlier today. The party’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, said: “The press […]

Primeboy, an up-and-coming singer and childhood friend of the late singer Mohbad, has revealed a distressing incident from his relationship with the deceased musician. Primeboy recounted how he was physically assaulted by Mohbad when he attempted to mediate in a dispute between the […]

The Emir of Kano, His Highness, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has commended KMC YAYI Micro Finance Bank for reducing the growing rate of unemployment in the North by offering over 1000 youths in Kano and other northern states job opportunities. […]

The Ogun state lawmakers has passed a resolution seeking release of its detained member Muhammed Bello out of the detention of Department of State Security (DSS). Bello who is representing the Sagamu1 state constituency was arrested and detained by DSS […]

The immediate past President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has explained why he joined the race to take over from Godwin Obaseki as the governor of Edo State in 2024. The legal luminary announced his intention at […]