Terrorists aligned with the Islamic State militant group have captured a military base in Borno state after overnight clashes with troops, sources told AFP on Saturday.

The Governor of Borno State, Prof Babagana Zulum, has revealed that there are foreign interests sponsoring the Boko Haram terrorist group to recruit children as fighters.

The House of Representatives has faulted the Federal Government for giving schools the go-ahead to resume on Monday despite the increasing cases of COVID-19.

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has reached an advanced stage towards launching a multibillion naira airline by pooling together its aviation assets especially planes in debt-ridden Arik Air and Aero Contactors

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted the public to be aware of a fake recruitment form, circulating on social media, warning that the commission was currently not recruiting.

Following the increase in the number of recorded cases of coronavirus in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended the work-from-home directive to all state public servants on Grade Levels 14 and below to Monday,

Edo State Government on Saturday said that the suspension of schools’ resumption is applicable to all educational institutions in the state.

The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of enrolment activities at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Headquarters.

Retired Brigadier Mohammed Buba Marwa is the new chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

A group which described itself as Pan Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction Coalition, PANPIEC, has asked former vice-president Atiku Abubakar and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu to forget about contesting

The pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has said it has no objection to a southerner becoming Nigeria’s president in 2023.

The Federal Government on Saturday said it would establish six modern custodial facilities in the six geo-political zones in the country.

Three staff unions in Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, will tomorrow embark on an indefinite strike to protest the non-implementation of their demands by the state government and the university management.

The age-old war between between neighbouring communities of Aguleri and Umueri in Anambra East LGA flared up again on Saturday morning over dispute over a piece of land.