News

Read the latest news, breaking news, headlines, updates and happenings in Nigeria and the world.

‘Lawmakers demand N480m from varsities to approve 2025 budget’

Again, some lawmakers in the National Assembly have set up a bribery scheme targeting federal universities and other tertiary institutions in the coun

$6bn Mambilla project: FG, Sunrise Power await Paris court verdict

Former presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Olusegun Obasanjo have defended Nigeria in the $2.3 billion arbitration proceedings filed against the country b

Why Sharia panels are generating controversy in South-West

There is an uneasy calm in the South-West geopolitical zone over the plan to set up Sharia panels in states within the region, Daily Trust can report.

Nigeria-China trade volume exceeded $20bn in 2024 — Chinese envoy

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has disclosed that the trade volume between Nigeria and China in 2024 exceeded $20 billion. The diplomat

3 killed, many injured as explosion rocks Niger mining site

At least three persons have died while others sustained injuries after an explosion at Sabon-Pegi community in Mashegu LGA of Niger State. Sources fro