The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
President Bola Tinubu has named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, in celebration of his 90th birthday. This announcement…
A two-storey structure, which housed secondary school students, crumbled during school hours, around 11 am on Friday, while examinations were in progress. A devastating building collapse…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate removal of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Plc (NSPM), Ahmed Halilu, and four other…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman be remanded in Kuje prison in Abuja pending the consideration of…
As part of measures to protect the country’s currency, the board of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting (NSPM) has terminated the appointment of the executive management…
The supreme court has ruled that the federal government should henceforth pay allocations directly to local government councils from the federation account. Delivering judgment in the…
The arraignment of Mr Saleh Mamman, former Minister of Power under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, was, on Thursday, stalled after he collapsed outside the courtroom of the…
The Federal Government has unveiled a plan to crash food prices within the next 180 days. The plan was unveiled by Minister of Agriculture and Food…
A new state may be created soon, as a bill for the creation of Tiga State from Kano has been presented at the Nigerian Senate. The…
The House of Representatives has raised concerns over unrelated expenditures by the Ministry of Women Affairs, led by Minister Uju Kennedy-Ohaneye. The expenditures include N45 million…
