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FG confirms Ebola case in Abuja: 44 close contacts identified for tracing

The Federal Government has confirmed a case of Ebola in the Federal Capital Territory...

SSS arraigns five suspects over kidnap of 20 NYSC members

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspects before the Imo State...

Suspended NSCDC commandant apologizes over death of 37 miners in Minna

The suspended Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),...

America’s biggest bank JPMorgan moves to launch operations in Nigeria

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has deposited ₦50 billion ($38 million) with the Central Bank...

Eight Nigerian soldiers killed in Borno landmine explosion

Eight Nigerian soldiers were killed after their patrol vehicle detonated a landmine planted by...

Global crude eases as Trump issues Russian sanctions waiver

Global crude oil benchmarks slipped in early trading on Monday following a decision by...

Tinubu’s plan to skip campaign rallies revives questions about his health

President Bola Tinubu has signalled he will skip some campaign rallies ahead of the...

Boko Haram attacks Borno military base, killing 10 soldiers

At least 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and more than 20 others injured...

Shell sells gas pipelines serving 130 factories to Nigerian firm Vaaris

Shell is selling the business that pipes natural gas to more than 130 factories...

Subsidy windfall: Abia records biggest gain and biggest jump in social spending

No state gained more in percentage growth from the subsidy windfall than Abia, and...

139 migrants, including children, dead as overcrowded boat capsizes

At least 139 migrants, 15 of them children, died when an overcrowded boat carrying...

2027 Elections: APC rejigs campaign council – Wike, Adeleke, Soludo named state coordinators

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has restructured and expanded its Presidential Campaign Council for...

Formula 1 confirms historic return to Africa with 10-year Rwanda deal

Formula 1 will return to the African continent for the first time in almost...

20 Killed as gunmen ambush traders and security convoy in Zamfara

At least 20 people, including eight security personnel, have been killed after heavily armed...

Subsidy windfall: Kaduna only state where social spending per head stalled

Kaduna State increased its spending far faster than its revenue after the petrol subsidy...

AfDB unveils finance agenda for biodiversity COP17

The African Development Bank plans to promote park bonds and other financing mechanisms to help African countries meet biodiversity targets at COP17.

Nigerian govt spent N0.7trn on projects in six months, paid N7.7trn in interest

Pluboard Series: The Subsidy Windfall Since President Bola Tinubu ended the petrol subsidy in May...

Interest payment on debt costs Africa $75bn yearly, UN says

African governments pay an estimated $75 billion annually in excess interest because of persistent...

Atiku dismisses Tinubu’s 30-day fuel discount as “election-laced” stunt

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has rejected the federal government's 30-day petrol discount at...

Weeks after Uber’s exit, Moove shuts down in Nigeria

Moove, a mobility company that finances vehicles for ride-hailing drivers, announced on Thursday that...