The Niger State Government has announced that pastoralists entering the state must now obtain an official permit as part of efforts to strengthen security and regulate livestock movement. The Commissioner for Nomadic and Pastoral Affairs, Umar Rabe, disclosed the policy…

Edo State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, on Thursday said females topped the list of suspected drug traffickers arrested in the state in July. Ofoyeju stated this at an event held at the command’s headquarters…

Seplat Energy Plc has signed a binding Heads of Agreement with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) to sell a 10 per cent working interest in the NNPC/Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (SEPNU) Joint Venture for $281.6 million (₦384.38…

Young people in Lagos with innovative ideas to tackle climate change can now apply for grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 under the Lagos Youth Climate Action Fund, an initiative supported by the Lagos State Government and Bloomberg Philanthropies. The…

The Lagos State Government generated ₦1.685 trillion in revenue in the first six months of 2026, with internally generated revenue (IGR) accounting for nearly seven out of every ten naira earned during the period. A review of the state’s second-quarter…

The National Association of Nigerian Students has condemned the abduction of students of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Saapade, Ogun State, describing the incident as another disturbing sign of worsening insecurity around tertiary institutions. In a statement signed by its President, Akinteye…

Top headlines this Friday morning include the Nigerian Army investigating a leaked DSS intelligence memo warning of planned attacks in Adamawa and Borno states. This is as President Bola Tinubu explains why his government tracked and arrested families of kidnappers…

An unidentified man has been found dead in an uncompleted building at Albishiri Area in Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger. The community leader, Dangana Abubakar, said residents discovered the body hanging inside the uncompleted building in the morning on…

Since 2023, Mohammed Ma’aji, a Nigerian Army colonel and the alleged leader of a thwarted coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, had been seeking promotion to the rank of brigadier general. After missing out twice, he reasoned that if…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old man simply identified as Godwin for allegedly defiling two minors in Ogale, Eleme Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that the suspect was said to have…

President Bola Tinubu has stated that the creation of four additional divisions of the Nigerian Army to complement the existing eight was to ensure that the military responded swiftly to acts of insecurity wherever they happened. He added that the…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with two separate culpable homicide cases that claimed the lives of two persons in different parts of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a…

Nigeria recorded 245 incidents of civic space violations in 2025, with state actors involved in 219 of the cases, a new report by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has found. The report, titled ‘Silenced Voices, Shrinking Space:…

The Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency, Dr Abba Aliyu, speaks with select journalists on the agency’s completion of a nationwide energy mapping exercise that identified more than 750,000 communities, as well as the central role of electricity in driving economic…

Three major landslides within weeks in Cross River State have drawn questions over the state’s spending on erosion and flood control. Budget documents show increased allocations in 2026 despite years of limited funding and inconsistent implementation of key intervention projects.…