Court Adjourns El-Zakzaky’s ‘Secret Trial’ To March 31 2021-03-08 15:40:04A Kaduna State High Court has adjourned the “secret trial“ of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El Zakzaky, and
CBN Governor To Appear Before Senate Panel Over 2021-03-08 15:35:59Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank, CBN, governor, has been summoned to appear before the Senate Committee on Public Accounts headed by Senator Matthew
EFCC Arraigns Man For Not Returning N2 Million 2021-03-08 15:30:57The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 8, 2021, arraigned Odejobi Temitope Michael before Justice E. N. Alukwu of the St
113 Arrested In Nightclubs In Lagos (PHOTOS) 2021-03-08 15:25:07A total of 113 funseekers have been arrested for violating COVID-19 protocols in Lagos State. Police authorities in the state noted that the offenders
Insecurity: Zamfara Gov’t Relaxes Curfew 2021-03-08 15:20:53The Zamfara State Government has relaxed the dust to dawn curfew imposed on Jangebe town of Talata Mafara Local Government Area of the state. In a sta
Nigerian Gov’t To Increase Agric Extension Workforce To 2021-03-08 15:14:53The Federal Government on Monday, March 8, 2021, disclosed moves to increase agricultural extension workforce to 75,000 along various value chains tow
Man Bags Death Sentence For Killing His Father 2021-03-08 15:07:55Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene, has sentenced a 31-year-old man, Edidiong Pius Ototi to death by hanging for killing his father, id
#IWD: Reps To Amend UBE Act For Girl 2021-03-08 15:02:30House of Representatives has hinted at a plan to amend the UBE Act (2004) and accommodate free education for the girl child to the senior secondary sc
Buhari Gov’t Had No Plan To Execute Bonny 2021-03-08 15:00:30Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, says Federal Government, FG, was never willing to executive the Bonny Deep Sea Port it conceived for Rivers
Valentine Ozigbo Salutes Women As The World Marks 2021-03-08 14:09:45Valentine Ozigbo, the frontrunner in the gubernatorial race in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has hailed women worldwide for their critical role i
FHIS To Provide Health Insurance To All Abuja 2021-03-07 16:09:04President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Health Insurance Scheme, FHIS, to ensure that all Abuja residents are cove
FAAN Asks NIgerian Gov’t To Suspend 25 Percent 2021-03-07 15:58:02The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has called for the stoppage of its 25 percent revenue contribution to the Federation Account. FAAN sa
Union Bank unveils multi-asset trading platform M36 -NigPilot 2021-03-07 12:36:05A NEW digital platform designed to deliver a wide range of investment products directly to individuals and other investors, M36, has launched in Niger
PDP mocks APC from withdrawing from Delta LG 2021-03-07 12:30:55Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has mocked the All Progressives Congress, APC for pulling out from the Saturday, March 6 Del
Atiku congratulates Ali Odefa, other South-East Zonal executives 2021-03-07 12:26:54Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Chief
Assault: Factional APC members finger Kwara government -NigPilot 2021-03-07 12:22:24Some factional members of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State have alleged the state government of complicit in
Gov Lalong commended for diversification of Plateau’s economy 2021-03-07 12:18:02Plateau state Governor Simon Lalong has been commended for his developmental strides in the state. A group Plateau Regeneration Group in a statem
New forex policy on remittances to attract $34.89bn 2021-03-07 12:12:40PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC has predicted that the new Central Bank of Nigeria’s CBN ‘Naira-for-Dollar’ policy may attract $34.89 bil
NGO seeks practical approach to ending poverty among 2021-03-07 12:05:25A Non-Governmental Organization is calling for a more practical approach to reducing extreme poverty amongst women as the Nigerian joins the rest of t
FCT minister agitates compulsory inclusion of health insurance 2021-03-07 11:58:21Minster of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has charged the management of the FCT Health Insurance Scheme FHIS to ensure that every resident of the
Plateau: APC leaders endorse Rep Gagdi for re-election 2021-03-07 11:51:09Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam local government areas of Plateau State at the weekend endor
PDP repositions for 2023, elects new leadership -NigPilot 2021-03-07 11:44:20In a bid to reposition the party to win future elections, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-East zone has elected new leadership to pilot the affai
Legislative laxity stalled Nigeria’s gas master plan – 2021-03-04 12:08:34Chief Executive Officer, GasInvest Ltd, Dr David Ige, has said that the absence of effective legislation is responsible for the delay in the full impl
Investors lose N82.35bn -NigPilot 2021-03-04 12:00:30TRADING on the Nigerian equities market continued its bearish trend yesterday as NSEASI depreciated by -0.40% to close at 39,364.67 basis points as ag
Man dies after suffering three-hour erection from blood 2021-03-08 17:40:54A coronavirus patient in the US suffered a painful three-hour erection due to a rare complication of the disease. The unidentified 69-year-o
Tambuwal canvasses more funding for BCDA 2021-03-08 17:33:50By Musa Na Annabi Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has appealed to the federal government and the National Assembly to adju
Covid’s impact could mean millions more child marriages: 2021-03-08 17:10:55The outsized impact Covid-19 has had on women in some countries could result in an additional 10 million child marriages in this decade, according to
Breaking: Zamfara Govt rescues ten kidnap victims 2021-03-08 16:53:32Zamfara State commissioner for security and home affairs Hon. Abubakar Duran has announced the liberation of ten kidnap victims comprising of four wom
2021 IWD: Enugu governor’s wife pushes feminism, inclusive 2021-03-08 16:36:10The wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugochi Ugwuanyi, has urged Nigerian women in authority to rise, champion and protect the rights and priv
IWD: Raise your children right to reduce cases 2021-03-08 16:19:46Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has urged mothers to ensure
Virologist tells Nigerians to give COVID-19 vaccine a 2021-03-08 16:11:35 Dr Solomon Chollom, a Jos based Virologist, has urged Nigerians to give the COVID-19 vaccine a chance in the country, saying that vaccines save
Breaking: Bandits storm Kainji National Park, kill one 2021-03-08 15:59:03By Wole Mosadomi Bandits have invaded the Kainji National Park in Borgu Local Government area of Niger state and killed one of the Park guards while f
Minister seeks support for women participation in politics 2021-03-08 15:55:47The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has called for the support of prominent Nigerians to encourage womenfolk in political p
Delta Council Polls: IPAC warns DSIEC against subverting 2021-03-08 15:50:00By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has condemned the alleged attempt by the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (
Ex-power minister, Wakil, sent to prison over alleged 2021-03-08 15:48:13…EFCC slams him with 2-count charges of corruption and abuse of office By Soni Daniel, Abuja A former Minister of State for power in the countr
PTF members receive COVID-19 vaccines 2021-03-08 15:47:40 Members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja received jabs of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines during its
Nigerians’ll receive same Covid vaccine given to Buhari 2021-03-08 16:45:40 The Federal Government says eligible Nigerians will receive the same jabs of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine administered to the Presi
IWD tragedy: Women among ’19 abducted’ as bandits 2021-03-08 16:43:33 Armed bandits have reportedly abducted 19 people during an attack in Kutunku village in Wushishi LGA of Niger state. It was gathered that the
Buhari’ll resolve Nigeria’s challenges – APC governors 2021-03-08 16:40:05 The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has expressed optimism that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government will resolve all the c
Wike rubbishes registration, revalidation exercise of APC 2021-03-08 16:38:09 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has rubbished the ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress
Court adjourns El-Zakzaky’s “secret trial” 2021-03-08 16:13:44On Monday, a Kaduna State High Court adjourned the “secret trial“ of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El Zakza
Nigeria divided, witnessed more hatred, disunity under APC 2021-03-08 16:08:51Sule Lamido, former Governor of Jigawa State, on Monday, said Nigeria was more divided under the All Progressives Congress, APC. Lamido said Nigeria h
Watch your utterances, Army knocks Sheikh Gumi 2021-03-08 15:54:34 The Nigerian Army has warned popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi and other “opinion merchants” in the country to exercise res
COVID-19: FG threatens to suspend flights from UAE, 2021-03-08 15:47:55 The federal government has threatened to suspend flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Netherlands as a reciprocal action. Bos
Jay Jay Okocha snubs Kanu, Enyeama in his 2021-03-08 15:35:00 Former Super Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has snubbed Vincent Enyeama and other notable ex-internationals in his Afric
‘You’re important to anti-graft war’ — Bawa asks 2021-03-08 15:22:51 Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says all staff members of the agency are important to the
‘The war is not over’ — SGF warns 2021-03-08 15:10:05 Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has warned Nigerians that the war against COVID-19 is not yet over. He u
Ogun state becomes first state to take delivery 2021-03-08 15:05:54 The Ogun state government has taken delivery of doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Dapo Abiodun, governor of the state, confir