The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, has reportedly hosted a group of suspended lawmakers from Rivers State while they are in the United Kingdom. According to a post on X.com (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday by Lere Olayinka, the minister’s Senior...
Pascal Dozie, the prominent Nigerian businessman who founded Diamond Bank and served as the pioneering chairman of MTN Nigeria, has died at the age of 85. His family announced his passing in the early hours of Tuesday, expressing “deep sorrow, but with gratitude to God for a life...
Police in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, have used tear gas to disperse protesters in the Maitama area of the city on Monday. The demonstrators, who had gathered to voice their concerns over a range of national issues, were forced to scatter as police deployed tear gas. The...
The Nigerian presidency has dismissed widespread reports circulating on social media that President Bola Tinubu has removed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, from office. Reports claiming Professor Yakubu had been replaced by a...
Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly refuted online claims that the country has been included in a list of nations facing an entry ban into Saudi Arabia, effective from April 13th, 2025. The Ministry issued a statement on Monday signed by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special...
