Electoral Act Amendment: Opposition protests as senators back manual results transmission
The Senate on Tuesday bowed to public pressure and approved the electronic transmission of election results to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing...
2027: Action Aid, others lead National Assembly protest over Senate rejections of real-time result...
The ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) and several other notable civil society organisations (CSOs) on Monday and Tuesday lead massive protest of hundreds of Nigerians to...
PAGMI gains momentum as mining marshals flush out thousands of illegal miners in Kebbi
The Federal Government’s Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (PAGMI) has received renewed momentum following a sweeping crackdown that dislodged thousands of illegal miners from...
Senate fixes emergency plenary for Tuesday as debate on e-transmission of results persists
The senate has scheduled an emergency plenary sitting for Tuesday, February 10.
In a notice on Sunday, Emmanuel Odo, clerk of the senate, said the...
Nnamdi Kanu orders end to IPOB’s five-year Monday sit-at-home in south-east
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it has cancelled the Monday sit-at-home across the south-east with immediate effect.
In a statement on Sunday, Emma...
2027: INEC registers 2 new parties, 170 applicants fail Constitutional requirements
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the registration of Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as two new political...
Christians, Muslims top beneficiaries as Al-Habibiyyah disburses millions of naira worth zakat in 15...
Thousands of beneficiaries including Muslims and Christians have benefitted from the annual zakat disbursement of the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society (AIS) in Abuja and environs.
The...
Primary school teacher awarded N50m, car, house
A primary school teacher, Solanke Francis Taiwo, has emerged as the Overall Best Teacher in Nigeria for 2025, winning N50 million, a brand-new car,...
At N5.7trn, currency in circulation eeached all-time high in 2025
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that Nigeria’s currency in circulation jumped to N5.7 trillion as of December 2025, making it an...
Tinubu stumbled after stepping on metal in Turkiye –Presidency
The Presidency has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu briefly lost his balance on Tuesday after stepping on a metal object during his official visit...
