The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says students account for the 40 percent of newly registered voters.

The Federal Fire Service said property valued at more than N8 billion was destroyed by fire in Cross River from January to Oct. 26.

In another development, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it will conduct governorship elections for Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states on November 11, 2023.

Dr. Eucharia Nwaichi, a biochemist at the University of Port Harcourt, has won the prestigious 2022 John Maddox Prize for her evidence-based approach to uniting conflicting communities over pollution in the Niger Delta.

A Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, has ruled that the extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, was against his fundamental rights.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has applauded the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign and reissue higher denominations of the Nigerian currency, the Naira.

Petrol scarcity hit different parts of Nigeria forcing motorists to spend hours at filling stations in Lagos and Abuja, while battling to get the product, while black marketers had a field day, selling a litre of fuel at N300-N400 in many parts of the country.

Sen. Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation on Wednesday reassured of the take-off of Nigeria Air in December, in spite of the perceived opposition by some groups.