…world press conference organised by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning and the NESG to announce the summit scheduled for October 26 and 27 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The summit, themed ‘Growth that Works: Delivering Jobs, Productivity and Shared Prosperity,’ will bring together government,…

…nature of the decline across varieties and retail sizes points to a general softening in rice prices during the period.August and September rice pricesFood itemWeightAugust (N)September (N)Nigerian manufactured rice50kg52,250.0051,571.43Imported rice (long grain)50kg56,093.7554,328.13Imported rice (short grain)50kg52,3…

…the presidency.Duke made the promise during an appearance on Channels Television's Morning Brief on Wednesday, October 7, where he criticised President Bola Tinubu's handling of the economy and laid out how he would manage the petroleum sector differently.Donald Duke pledges to bring petrol prices down to about N300 pe…

…“No fall sick o, na Gen Z full hospital now,” was uploaded in August before gaining wider attention after it was circulated by social media blogs. A 15-second version of the video on X on September 1 reportedly attracted more than 1.7 million views, while the original TikTok account was later made private. Madonna Univ…

…films and listen to music. According to him, telecommunications companies are also beginning to offer streaming services, making copyright protection important for both traditional and digital content platforms. “The failure to protect creative works on emerging digital platforms can expose content creators to increase…

…Wednesday, urged the government to declare a state of emergency on substance abuse, warning that the growing trend is worsening the mental health crisis and creating an unsafe society in Nigeria. Olajide, who is also the Chairman of the Mental Health Action Committee, Ogun State, stated this on Wednesday during a menta…

The police in Yobe state have arrested a nine-year-old boy for allegedly setting a house ablaze, k!lling his two stepmothers and two younger brothers at Rugan Badali in Karasuwa Local Government Area of the state.Channels TV reports that the suspect claimed he burnt the house after his father accused him of stealing a…

…Bar Association (NBA) Garki branch, confirmed their release on bail. While championing the fundamental right to free expression, Barrister Askira used the opportunity to offer a word of caution to the youth, urging them to remain law-abiding and to avoid actions that might inadvertently place them on the wrong side of…

…He said, “Feedback and formative assessment are among the most effective drivers of learning. When feedback is specific, timely and actionable, it enables students to make meaningful progress. And when formative assessment is meaningfully integrated into teaching, it informs practice and strengthens instruction. “In ma…

…parallel market, the naira held steady against the dollar, with the exchange rate remaining flat at N1,370 per dollar.Forex turnover rises sharplyTrading volumes in the official market surged during the session.NAFEM interbank forex turnover jumped 334.8% to $313.545 million, up from $72.119 million in the previous ses…

Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in the Hollywood classics On the Waterfront and North by Northwest and later played Superman’s adoptive mother, Martha Kent, has died at 102. Saint died peacefully of natural causes on Tuesday at her Los Angeles home, surrounded by family and loved ones, according…

…ended on a high after the club secured promotion last season, with Burnley Women winning the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division title. Burnley confirmed on June 23 that Ogunbote would leave the club at the end of the month, ending her nearly five-year spell in Lancashire. At Chelsea, she now occupies…

…receiving treatment at a hospital in Lambata, where he had been admitted after sustaining serious injuries during the attack. Several other residents were also injured in the incident, with Ibrahim and two others, Rabiu Jibrin and Bashar Mohammed, receiving treatment at the hospital. A villager, Mohammed Umaru, who con…

…was Flying Officer IM Adeshina. Tributes shared on social media showed Adeshina was only nine days ago celebrated as the best graduating cadet of Branch Commission Course 3. He was commissioned into the Nigerian Air Force as a flying officer on September 26, 2026. In one of the pictures taken at the commissioning, the…

…the town where his family resides. He said he planned to surprise his family by returning earlier than expected but was shocked to find his wife with another man in their bedroom.One day, I travelled. I was supposed to come back. She called me and asked 'are you coming back?'. I said No I am not coming'. I was actually…

…that the influencer had shared footage of her journey on Snapchat earlier that morning, before the bus crashed along the Ore ExpresswayPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!The Nigerian social media community has been thrown into mourning following th…

…a serving NAF officerFlying Officer IM Adeshina was commissioned into the Air Force only nine days before the fatal ATR-42 crash in IgbokodaFlight Lieutenant IS Bako, who had only recently been promoted, was among the three officers whose deaths drew tributes from colleagues and loved onesPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast wi…

…Authority (NCAA), said he was briefed by the airline's country manager on Wednesday morning. He explained that the passenger had originally been denied entry into Madagascar by customs authorities and was subsequently picked up by Kenya Airways to be returned, as the carrier that had brought him into the region.PAY ATT…

…describing the circumstances leading to the lecturer's death as a matter concerning his private life. "We are not denying that he is our staff, but whatever he did and what happened, it is his private life. The girl in question is not our student, and everything happened outside our institution," he said.

…of the incident said the bandits reportedly moved around Shagari farmlands in the morning before heading towards Sanyin Nawal, where they allegedly stopped some vehicles and robbed travellers. The attackers were also said to have spent time around a nearby pond before allegedly eating food and drinking Maltina, while a…

…the need for people to pay closer attention to what they bring into their homes. Her warning comes amid ongoing concerns over the circulation of substandard and falsified products in the country. “I don’t understand what’s happening in this country anymore. When you go to hospitals, you see young people dying with kidn…

…that suspected gunmen seized Pa Joseph Iduoriyekemwen, 90, from his home in Amagba, Benin City, in the early hours of Tuesday.The abduction of the ADC Edo South senatorial candidate's father raised fears of a political motive behind the attack.Edo State Commissioner for Information Kassim Afegbua condemned the kidnappi…

…expected improvement in economic growth and a sharp decline in inflation in 2026. The warning was contained in its latest Africa Economic Update, which projected that Nigeria’s economic growth would accelerate from 4.0 per cent in 2025 to 4.3 per cent in 2026, before rising further to an average of 4.4 per cent in 2027…

…9, 2024, from injuries sustained in the attack. During the trial, the prosecution called nine witnesses, including the deceased's wife, Hajia Jumai Dahiru (PW1), and the defendant's siblings, Nafisat Dahiru (PW2) and Auwwal Dahiru (PW3). It also tendered nine exhibits, including the defendant's blood-stained shirt (Exh…

A New Jersey insurance executive f@tally shot his wife and daughter before turning the gun on himself inside their mansion. David Grodnick, 61, his wife Lora Grodnick, 62, and daughter, Sloane Grodnick, 24, were each found with gunshot wounds to the head in the Montgomery Township home on Oct. 2, according to the Somer…