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Multiple explosions rocked Maiduguri, Borno State on Monday evening, with Boko Haram suspected of planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at various locations including the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital gate and Monday Market Roundabout.
The Federal Government says President Bola Tinubu’s economic and governance reforms are showing early positive results, with investor confidence on the rise. Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, shared this update during a press conference in London.
Nigeria’s inflation rate decreased slightly to 15.06% in February, according to the latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report, a slight dip from 15.10% in January.
President Tinubu swore in Taiwo Oyedele as the Minister of State for Finance during a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Several passengers were injured after an Abuja-Kaduna train derailed near Asham, triggering panic along the busy railway line.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) accuses top figures within the All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to make President Tinubu the sole contender for the 2027 presidential election. The ADC vowed to fight back against this plan.
Anambra State Government, with support from local security forces, sealed over 1,000 shops at the Bridgehead Drug Market in Onitsha over non-compliance with the suspension of the Monday sit-at-home order.
Gunmen suspected of being bandits attacked Sabon Gyero community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing one and kidnapping seven, including three women and four children.
The Nigerian government has fulfilled its pledge to reward D’Tigress for their historic victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket. The rewards, including house documents and national honours, were presented in Lyon, France.
Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, ordered the demolition of an estate illegally built on a green area in Guzape, Abuja, after it was converted from a Park and Recreation site to residential use without approval.

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