Nigerians should be prepared to pay more for electricity – TCN boss NEWS DIGEST - Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr Usman Mohammed has said that consumers should be prepared to pay more...

Nigerians to enjoy hourly train services on Lagos-Ibadan route soon – NRC NEWS DIGEST - The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says Nigerians will soon enjoy hourly train services on the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge rail line. The...

Mother, daughter, vulcaniser burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun NEWS DIGEST - A woman, her daughter and a vulcaniser on Saturday suffered varying degrees of burns after a petrol-laden tanker fell and exploded at Atatun,...

Nigerian Air Force kills ISWAP leaders in Borno NEWS DIGEST - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has neutralised some key leaders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) at Jubillaram and...

Declare Kalu’s seat vacant - PDP chieftain NEWS DIGEST - A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia, Chief Charles Ike, has charged the Senate leadership to declare the Abia North Senatorial seat...

Govt to set up garment/textile factory in Katsina NEWS DIGEST - The Federal and Katsina State Governments on Saturday concluded arrangements for the establishment of Garment /Textile factory in Funtua under the Manufactured in Nigeria,...

Okada riders to start paying road tax in Kwara - Govt NEWS DIGEST - The Kwara State Government has said that Okada operators in the state would begin the payment of road tax. The government made...

Nigerian govt hindering efforts to recover $163m traced to Gov Bagudu - US NEWS DIGEST - The United States Department of Justice says the Federal Government led by the President Muhammadu Buhari is blocking attempts...

Court discharges, acquits 91 Shi’ites in Kaduna NEWS DIGEST - Justice Hajaratu Gwada of Kaduna High Court on Friday discharged and acquitted 91 members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites,...

Nigerian govt releases N386m to fight coronavirus NEWSD DIGEST - The federal government has released N386m to forestall unforeseen outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 virus, hitherto known as coronavirus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)...