Benin City: More than 60,300 Nigerians have returned home since 2017 through assisted voluntary migration programmes, the International Organisation for Migration has said. Ms Sharon Dimanche, IOM’s Chief of Mission …
March 2026
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Abuja: The Ministry of Defence has ordered the Military Pensions Board to make retired soldiers its top priority, warning that delayed payments are inflicting severe hardship on veterans and their …
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Lagos: No fewer than 2,020 banking professionals were on Saturday inducted as chartered bankers by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), with the institute charging them to harness …
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Security and Defence
NSCDC Nabs Child Trafficking Ring, Rescues 5 Babies in Imo
by Peter Otutuby Peter OtutuOwerri: The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested six suspects, including a 52-year-old man and five pregnant women, over an alleged child trafficking operation in Imo State. Furthermore, …
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Abuja: Nigerian Army troops have killed 10 terrorists, arrested suspects and freed kidnap victims in a sweeping 24-hour counter-insurgency operation spanning multiple theatres across the Northeast, the military said. A …
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Analysis
ANALYSIS | NIGERIA’s CNG PUSH: A Turning Point Amid Soaring Petrol Prices
by Toye Faleyeby Toye FaleyeCan Tinubu’s Reform Deliver Real Relief or Repeat Old Promises? TOYE FALEYE reports Rising Petrol Costs and Public Hardship Nigeria faces a worsening economic crisis as petrol prices soar to …
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Abuja: Iran has called for justice and lasting peace for Palestinians as the world marked Quds Day, observed annually on the last Friday of Ramadan. Iran’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Mahdavi …
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Abuja: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday returned $225,895 and ₦62.79 million to fraud victims from the United States and South Africa. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this …
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News Across the Nation
Uzodimma: Tinubu’s Reforms Saved Nigeria From Global Fuel Crisis
by Peter Otutuby Peter OtutuOwerri: Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma says President Bola Tinubu‘s reforms prevented fuel scarcity and domestic price hikes despite the crisis roiling the Middle East. During their visit, Uzodimma told members …
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Kano: The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested four suspected phone snatchers during a raid at Dorayi Babba in Kano’s Gwale Local Government Area. The command’s Public Relations …
