General news.
President Bola Tinubu recalls working as a taxi driver and taking other jobs in the United States to finance his university education, linking the experience to his push for wider access to education.
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The Federal Government says landlords who rent properties to terrorists risk prosecution, while individuals convicted of supporting terrorism face a minimum 20-year prison sentence.
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Young Nigerians can register at GNACAA.org to learn governance, document public infrastructure and help verify community development projects.
The Bayelsa State Police Command has restored calm after a false social media report triggered panic and school closures, assuring residents that no bandit attack occurred in Yenagoa.
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The Muslim Community of Oyo State has officially denounced the religious demands made by the Oriire school abductors, labelling their actions un-Islamic and scheduling a mass prayer for the victims' safe release.
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The Anambra State Government has rolled out a free hypertension screening and treatment referral initiative across all local government areas to combat cardiovascular diseases and promote preventative healthcare.
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The Senate has committed to accelerating constitutional amendments to establish state police forces in response to rising terror attacks, while designing strict statutory guardrails to prevent political abuse and funding failures.
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A fragile Middle East ceasefire has been pushed to the brink after the US and Iran exchanged missile and drone strikes in the Gulf, overshadowing a diplomatic breakthrough that granted World Cup visas to Iran's national football team.
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A 35-year-old mother has accused the EFCC of killing her 16-year-old son, Sesugh, while the anti-graft agency counters that the teenager was an escaped fraud suspect who was fatally shot during an active gun battle with operatives.
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Blessing CEO Bail Application Adjourned: The Federal High Court in Lagos has deferred its ruling on social media influencer Blessing CEO's bail application until 9 June 2026, after the EFCC opened its case on how she allegedly defrauded a client of ₦36 million over a Lekki property she did not own.
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Plateau Drug Outlets Crackdown: The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has shut down 572 medicine stores and pharmacies across Plateau State for severe regulatory failures, including illegal clinical practices and the unauthorized sale of controlled narcotics.
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The Africa CDC and WHO have launched a $518 million, six-month emergency response plan to contain a fast-spreading outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
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The Senate President's office has dismissed reports that Godswill Akpabio promised automatic return tickets to APC senators who lost their primaries, clarifying that his comments were merely expressions of sympathy and solidarity.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the FCCPC and NCC to terminate Optasia's 12-year exclusive control over Nigeria's airtime lending market, mandating that local fintech firms be integrated into all future telecom credit partnerships. President Bola Tinubu has ordered the FCCPC and NCC to terminate Optasia's 12-year exclusive control over Nigeria's airtime lending market, mandating that local fintech firms be integrated into all future telecom credit partnerships.
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Former Sports Minister Solomon Dalung has slammed the Federal Government, claiming that a lack of political will and a highly lucrative "insecurity economy" are preventing the state from exposing terror sponsors and ending nationwide banditry.
