Troops beat back ISWAP assault on Borno base, kill terrorists

On Friday night, troops serving under Operation Hadin Kai successfully repelled a coordinated assault carried out by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) against a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Mairari,…

Army swears in 3,439 fresh recruits

Nigerian Army has graduated over 3,439 recruits  from the Nigerian Army Training Depot in Zaria… The recruits, who are members of the 89 Regular Recruit Intake, completed six months of…

“​You are an exceptional performer,” Tinubu says, marking Wike’s 58th

President Bola Tinubu has rejoiced with the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike as he marks his 58th birthday on December 13… In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the…

Supreme Court rejects Tinubu’s pardon, upholds Maryam Sanda’s death sentence

Supreme Court on Friday overturned President Tinubu’s pardon of Abuja housewife Maryam Sanda, confirming the death sentence from lower courts… Sanda was in 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for killing…

NMDPRA launches gas trading market, licenses JEX markets

Barbara Bako, Abuja Nigeria on Thursday took a major step toward creating a fully transparent and investment-ready gas market as the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) presented…

Dangote refinery drops petrol to N699 per litre

The Dangote Refinery has reduced its petrol gantry price, slashing the ex-depot rate from N828 to N699 per litre.… Real-time market data published on Petroleumprice.ng on Friday showed that the…

Panic at IHS Towers as ICPC raids Amnesty International event

Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Thursday stormed the IHS Towers office in Wuse 2, Abuja, disrupting an event being hosted by Amnesty International…

Senate takes up screening of Tinubu’s 32 Ambassadorial picks

The Senate on Thursday witnessed an unusual concentration of political heavyweights as President Bola Tinubu’s 32 ambassadorial nominees appeared at the National Assembly for screening. Those in attendance included former…

Nigeria advances toward T+1 settlement as SEC announces sweeping market reforms

Barbara Bako, Abuja. Nigeria is moving closer to a T+1 and eventually T+0 settlement cycle as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rolls out a broad set of reforms aimed…

CBN approves 82 new BDCs under revised 2024 guidelines

Barbara Bako, Abuja. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted final operating licences to 82 Bureau De Change (BDC) operators following the implementation of the revised Regulatory and Supervisory…