Amid long queues and insufficient refilling stations, the cost of one standard cubic metre of Compressed Natural Gas has jumped from N230 to N450. Our correspondent gathered from retailers that the government reviewed the price recently to N450, reducing its subsidies. However, while trucks pay N450/SCM, car drivers and commercial drivers still enjoy some subsidies, […]

The full list of subjects in the newly introduced school curriculum has surfaced online after the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, shared it on Wednesday. Olusegun, in a post on his X handle, displayed an unsigned and unmarked image said to contain the subjects for Junior Secondary School and Senior […]

The federal government has debunked claims by the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, that the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) coordinates a policy of payments and offers incentives to bandits. In a statement shared on its X account on Monday by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin sought on Monday to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow’s allies, blaming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated much of eastern Ukraine. “This crisis was not triggered by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but was a result of a coup in Ukraine, […]

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has decried Saturday’s Boko Haram attacks on Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area and Mussa in Askira/Uba of the state, which left several people dead and others homeless over the weekend. Reacting in a statement on Sunday, the senator lamented the continuous targeting of innocent citizens, especially farmers […]

The Budget Office of the Federation has disclosed that the North-West geopolitical zone received the highest share of Federal Executive Council projects approved under President Bola Tinubu, amounting to N5.97tn or more than 40 per cent of the total N10.92tn approvals. The Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, made this revelation in a statement […]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors issued a 10-day ultimatum to all relevant government agencies on Monday, warning that its members would embark on a nationwide strike if the demands were not met. NARD disclosed this in a communiqué signed by its President, Dr. Tope Osundara; the General Secretary, Dr. Oluwasola Odunbaku; and Publicity and […]

Morocco, captained by Ballon d’Or nominee Achraf Hakimi, could this week become the first African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. A matchday 7 win over Niger in Rabat will give the Atlas Lions an unassailable lead in Group E unless second-placed Tanzania triumph in Congo Brazzaville earlier that day. But a Tanzanian triumph will […]

The Päijät-Häme District Court on Monday sentenced Nigerian-born Finnish, Simon Ekpa, to six years in prison for terrorism-related crimes and other offences, according to official court documents seen by BBC News Pidgin on Monday. The 40-year-old former municipal politician from Lahti was convicted on multiple charges, including participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation, […]

A Non-Governmental Organisation under the auspices of the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has demanded the implementation of Federal Government policies designed to reduce the rising cases of deaths traced to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) resulting from unhealthy food and beverage consumption in Nigeria. The three government policies, according to the NGO, include effective […]

The Anambra State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Ayamelum Constituency, Bernard Udemezue, for three months. Udemezue was suspended over a message and content he shared on social media, which the House described as “damaging content”. The lawmaker, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, had shared on his social media […]

Nigeria’s education sector took a significant step toward reform on Monday with the launch of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Digital Teacher Licensing and Registration Portal in Abuja. The initiative, unveiled at the UBEC Digital Resource Centre, was described by the Minister of Education, Dr. Morufu Olutunji Alausa, as “a bold and historic […]