Police nab Umuahia barber for allegedly using customers' hairs for ritual A barber in Umuahia, Abia State, has been arrested after being accused of using the hair of his customers for rituals. The man, identified only as Emeka, was nabbed after a clay pot stuffed with shaved human hair was allegedly found inside his on…

…technical and entrepreneurial training aimed at improving their expertise, business capacity and ability to adapt to changing market demands. PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!Successful beneficiaries will also be provided with working tools at the end of the programme.Lag…

…to N12.62tn, underscored what he described as a pattern of fiscal recklessness, opacity and waste under the current administration. In a statement issued by Shaibu, Atiku said Nigerians were assured that the removal of fuel subsidy, increased taxation and other economic reforms would reduce borrowing and stabilise the…

Director, Capacity Development and Implementation Bureau (CDI), at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Fabio Rabbani, has lauded the Director-General Civil Aviation (DGCA), Capt. Chris Najomo, for prioritising staff training in partnership with ICAO, International Air Transport Association (IATA), and…

…begin to experience the tangible benefits of the reforms. “Nigerians have to feel the impact of reforms,” she said, adding that policy measures should ultimately improve livelihoods and strengthen the country’s competitiveness. The WTO chief noted that the global economy is moving away from excessive dependence on a fe…

…innovation, and economic growth across Africa.” Focusing on the practical impact for small and medium-scale enterprises, the bank emphasised that peer-to-peer learning remains a critical driver for navigating operational hurdles in African markets. The Head of SMEs, Partnerships and Collaborations at Ecobank Nigeria, O…

…is expected to consume about 2.5 per cent of globally traded crude oil at full capacity, its President and Chief Executive Officer, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed. Dangote made the disclosure while receiving the Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, who led a high-level delegation from the Federal Minis…

…years or more before gaining admission into the Nigerian Law School due to lack of space to accommodate them in the school, based on the quota of all the universities wherein provision is made by the law school to admit students. “In sympathy with some of the students, the law school, in collaboration with the Body of…

…described the past 365 days as a period of purposeful leadership that has positively impacted the lives of residents, particularly young people, across the LCDA.The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) congratulates Mosan-Okunola LCDA Chairman Adunni Akindele on his first year in office, commending her leadership a…

…delayed projects must prioritize their completion using their Annual, Zonal and High Impact Intervention allocations. “As a consequence, no new projects will be admitted from the identified beneficiary institutions for the 2027 Intervention Cycle until the outstanding projects are completed,” the Board stated. To ensur…

…any issue arises, SEC will resolve it. That is why SEC exists," IPO Target and Market ImpactNo date has been formally approved for the transaction, but the company continues to target a September 2026 listing. Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man and founder of the Dangote Group, had said as recently as July that he pla…

Economic hardship, housing crisis keeping Nigerian youths single - United Nations Population Fund The United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) has stated that a survey it conducted in Nigeria shows that many youths are single due to economic and housing constraints.Speaking during the commemoration of the 2026 World Popul…

…meaningfully to the national conversation on police reform and strengthen the capacity of the Nigeria Police Force to address contemporary and emerging internal security challenges towards 2035. Discussions between the police chief and the visiting NDC delegation centred on police reform, state policing, command and co…

…vanguards to equip residents with the knowledge and resources needed to reduce flood impacts. They identified inadequate waste disposal facilities as a major contributor to blocked drainage channels across affected communities. The leaders appealed to FCTEMA and the National Emergency Management Agency to provide waste…

…she struggled to actualise in Nigeria for years, but she achieved it in Canada in the space of a few years.

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has said that her office neither deployed staff to nor allocated office accommodation for the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council. Walson-Jack stated this on Wednesday during the investigative hearing of the House of Rep…

…contacting the owners of the affected accounts and had “not seen evidence of broader impact to these providers or other accounts on their services”. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview published Tuesday that the company had “paused” its own testing after the incident while it improved the security around its “sa…

…one-day seminar with the theme: “Building Resilient Schools: Strengthening Operational Capacity for Safety, Security and Child Protection in Oyo State Educational Institutions”. The governor, represented by the Head of Operations, Oyo State Security Trust Fund, Akin Oyedele, said his administration was investing heavil…

Bandits gun down worshippers inside Sokoto mosque, abduct residents Bandits stormed a mosque in Tsamaye village, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto, k!lling at least three worshippers while several others were abducted. Residents told Daily Trust that the attackers, who arrived in large numbers at about 8:30pm…

"Police officers took my phone and went through private videos of my wife giving birth" - Nigerian man recounts encounter A Nigerian man has narrated an encounter he claims he had with officers of the Nigeria Police Force, alleging that his phone was taken and searched while he was at a police station. According to the…

…to The Times on Wednesday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino told members that a funding package totalling $10 billion would become available if they signed up. Infantino said in a letter seen by the British newspaper that the decision was up to individual associations. "Should you wish to proceed, this $10 billion packa…

…for a long time after Ngwadla broke her kettle and failed to replace it. In a victim impact statement read before the court, Xaba described the lasting trauma caused by her son's murder. "I trust no one. I have become overprotective of my two boys. I no longer allow them to leave my sight. I don't allow them to go out…

"I know you naturally want to help them but giving them water might be exactly what k!lls them" - Nigerian nurse warns against giving accident victims water A Nigerian nurse has warned people against giving water to accident victims immediately after a crash, explaining that what may seem like a simple act of kindness …

…and formations nationwide. Bakari stressed the need to build sustainable institutional capacity rather than rely on isolated successes and extended condolences to the police over officers who recently died in the line of duty. Responding, Disu called for a stronger partnership between the two organisations, noting that…

Emotional moment Nigerian man reunited with his children 6 months after his wife allegedly disappeared with them (video) A Nigerian man, Uzoma Samuel Anyanwu, has reunited with his two children six months after his wife allegedly disappeared with them. Anyanwu had taken Facebook on July 9, 2026, to lament about how his…