Day: May 18, 2026
ig Brother Naija opens Season 11 auditions, announces registration dates
Organisers of Big Brother Naija have announced the opening of auditions for the show’s 11th season, unveiling registration details and requirements for prospective housemates. In…
Lawyer, accomplice arraigned over forgery of Lagos revenue stamps
A 66-year-old lawyer, Tunde Awogbade and one other, Obayomi Olaleye, were arraigned by the police on Friday before an Igbosere Magistrate Court sitting at the…
Communities release details of 39 abducted students, seven teachers in Oyo
Details of the students and teachers kidnapped recently in Oyo State have been released. THE PRIME NEWS recalls that an unspecified number of students and…
Kidnappings: Senate vows to fast-track state police as IGP visits Oyo
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, over the weekend, paid a visit to Oyo State following the tragic terrorist attack and abduction incident that…
Nigerian Navy dismantles reconstructed illegal refinery
The Nigerian Navy has dismantled an illegally reconstructed refining cluster, along the Rivers–Bayelsa border, recovering about 8,500 litres of suspected petroleum products. The Director of…
63% of Nigerians want interest rates reduced – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 63.3 per cent of Nigerians want interest rates reduced ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled for…
FG cracks down on unapproved contract variations in MDAs
The Federal Government, through its Bureau of Public Procurement, on Sunday barred government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies from processing upward revisions of contract sums without…
Two Nigerian states key into mini-grid projects to electrify 33,262 homes
The governments of Kaduna and Adamawa states have officially issued Certificates of Occupancy (C of Os) for critical mini-grid project sites being developed by the…
PenCom announces enhanced pension package for police personnel
National Pension Commission (PenCom), has announced planned proposals on enhance retirement benefits of Nigerian Police Officers under the contributory pension scheme. The commission disclosed this…
NPA announces arrival of nine ships at Lagos ports
No fewer than nine vessels have berthed at the Lekki, Tin-Can Island, and Apapa ports in Lagos State, awaiting clearance to discharge petroleum products including…

