The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, has resigned from office following allegations of certificate forgery leveled against him. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
After a decade of steering Nigeria’s elections through sweeping reforms and digital innovations, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu,…
The Federal Government is in advanced negotiations with China’s Export-Import Bank for a $2 billion loan to finance the construction of a new electricity super grid…
A British Airways (BA) flight from London to Abuja was diverted to Barcelona, Spain, in the early hours of Monday, after Osita Obierika, a retired Nigerian…
The minister of science and technology, Uche Nnaji, on Monday failed to attend a press conference his office convened to address allegations of certificate forgery against…
The Kano State Government has enrolled 380 youths into the State Corporate Security Institute in Gabasawa for paramilitary training aimed at curbing phone snatching, thuggery, and…
Pressure is growing on Nigeria’s Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Nnaji, to step down following allegations of certificate forgery. Two prominent civil society organisations…
An unconfirmed number of people have died in a tanker fire accident that occurred at midnight along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway. The spokesperson for the Ogun State…
The leader of a notorious kidnapping gang in Kwara state, Maidawa has been killed in an airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force, the state government has…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed readiness to shelve his presidential ambition in 2027 if a younger, vibrant, and widely accepted candidate emerges under the…
