Gunmen who abducted 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have reportedly issued a 24-hour ultimatum to their parents to pay a ransom of ₦1 billion for their release, threatening to harm the victims if their demands ...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has appointed Deputy Comptroller Oladapo Afeni as the 30th Acting Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, with a pledge to strengthen intelligence-led enforcement, block revenue leakages and protect Nigeria’s economic ...
New cooking gas depot prices have emerged across Nigeria, with Dangote Refinery recording the lowest listed rate at N980 per kilogram, below prices offered by other selected suppliers. The latest figures come as Nigerian households face rising liquefied petroleum gas ...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has reported a remarkable financial turnaround, recording $22.5 billion in revenue and $4.7 billion in net profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with a net loss of $117.2 million in the ...
The Lagos State Government has disputed reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu appointed Dr. Hassan Sanuth as the new Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), following claims that the incumbent, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, had been asked to resign ...
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja, has issued an interim injunction restraining the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Police Service Commission (PSC) from implementing the proposed reinstatement of retired officers from Cadet ...
Police operatives in Abia State have recovered 28 human skulls and skeletal remains during a raid on suspected kidnappers’ camps in the Umuaku and Nneato forests of Umunneochi Local Government Area. The operation was conducted on Saturday by tactical teams ...
Suspected kidnappers believed to be holding National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway have been traced to a forest hideout in Imo State, following drone surveillance and intelligence-led operations by security agencies. The ...
A senior lecturer at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Dr Matthew Uwuigbe, has died after reportedly collapsing in a hotel room following a sexual encounter with a 21-year-old commercial sex worker identified as Angela Defa Jacob. The incident ...
The Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) has backed the Federal Government’s plan to sell crude oil to domestic refineries through forward contracts but raised concerns over the proposed N1,350-per-litre petrol price ceiling, demanding clarity on how costs above ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized counterfeit packaging materials valued at over ₦200 million from five shops at Old Court Road Market in Aba, Abia State, following an operation targeting suspected counterfeit packaging ...
The Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), says its airstrikes across Borno and Adamawa states killed 103 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and destroyed several logistics hubs and storage facilities between October 10 and 18, ...