EssentialNews
Home News Obituary Birthday Public Notice Search
Login Create account
USD USD 1.00 → EUR EUR 0.87
USD USD 1.00 → GBP GBP 0.75
USD USD 1.00 → JPY JPY 162.38
USD USD 1.00 → CAD CAD 1.42
USD USD 1.00 → AUD AUD 1.44
USD USD 1.00 → CHF CHF 0.81
USD USD 1.00 → CNY CNY 6.80
USD USD 1.00 → INR INR 95.47
USD USD 1.00 → NGN NGN 1,377.05
USD USD 1.00 → EUR EUR 0.87
USD USD 1.00 → GBP GBP 0.75
USD USD 1.00 → JPY JPY 162.38
USD USD 1.00 → CAD CAD 1.42
USD USD 1.00 → AUD AUD 1.44
USD USD 1.00 → CHF CHF 0.81
USD USD 1.00 → CNY CNY 6.80
USD USD 1.00 → INR INR 95.47
USD USD 1.00 → NGN NGN 1,377.05



Police Announce Movement Restriction For... Nigeria Must Commercialise Research To C... Video: Airport Cab Drivers Protest Faan'... MISSING: Missing Person WANTED: Sunday Peter Adu MEMORY: Mr. Martins Joe HOT: Gov Otu Eulogizes Former Agf Kanu Agabi... HOT: Bandits Threatened To Kill Oyo Pupils If... HOT: Barcelona Submit Bid To Dortmund For Kar... HOT: “my Son Is Well-behaved, These Rumours A... HOT: Lagos Lcda Plans ₦50,000 Fine, Jail For... HOT: Six Iswap Fighters Surrender To Military... HOT: Why Soludo’s Dancing Son Keeps Nigerians... HOT: Terrorists Attack Army Base, Police Post... HOT: Manchester United Agree £50m Deal For Ch... HOT: Uk Police Hunt Man Suspected Of Killing... HOT: Five Bbnaija Seasons That Left Us With U... NOTICE: Public Notice To All Esteemed Clien... Police Announce Movement Restriction For... Nigeria Must Commercialise Research To C... Video: Airport Cab Drivers Protest Faan'... MISSING: Missing Person WANTED: Sunday Peter Adu MEMORY: Mr. Martins Joe HOT: Gov Otu Eulogizes Former Agf Kanu Agabi... HOT: Bandits Threatened To Kill Oyo Pupils If... HOT: Barcelona Submit Bid To Dortmund For Kar... HOT: “my Son Is Well-behaved, These Rumours A... HOT: Lagos Lcda Plans ₦50,000 Fine, Jail For... HOT: Six Iswap Fighters Surrender To Military... HOT: Why Soludo’s Dancing Son Keeps Nigerians... HOT: Terrorists Attack Army Base, Police Post... HOT: Manchester United Agree £50m Deal For Ch... HOT: Uk Police Hunt Man Suspected Of Killing... HOT: Five Bbnaija Seasons That Left Us With U... NOTICE: Public Notice To All Esteemed Clien...

Latest News

All Stories
Police Announce Movement Restriction for Edo LG on Saturday
Breaking News

Police Announce Movement Restriction for Edo LG on Saturday

Esther Jul 10, 2026 0
Nigeria Must Commercialise Research to Create Jobs, – TETFund Boss
Business

Nigeria Must Commercialise Research to Create Jobs, – TETFund Boss

Jul 10, 2026

VIDEO: Airport Cab Drivers Protest FAAN's 2020 Vehicle Policy
Breaking News

VIDEO: Airport Cab Drivers Protest FAAN's 2020 Vehicle Policy

Jul 10, 2026

Benue Gov Backs Joint Police Taskforce with Kogi to Tackle Crime
Breaking News

Benue Gov Backs Joint Police Taskforce with Kogi to Tackle Crime

Jul 10, 2026

Tinubu Has Done His Best, Peter Obi Agrees With Adeboye
Breaking News

Tinubu Has Done His Best, Peter Obi Agrees With Adeboye

Jul 10, 2026

More Stories

Fubara Presents ₦1.854tn 2026 Budget to Amaewhule-led Assembly Breaking

Fubara Presents ₦1.854tn 2026 Budget to Amaewhule-led Assembly

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday presented a budget proposal of ₦1.854 t...

E
Esther
Jul 10 0
Bwala Queries Bombing Breaking

Bwala Queries Bombing

Former Presidential Spokesman, Mr. Daniel Bwala, has questioned the option of bombing suspected k...

E
Esther
Jul 10 1
Fubara Arrives Rivers Assembly to Present 2026 Budget Breaking

Fubara Arrives Rivers Assembly to Present 2026 Budget

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday arrived at the State House of Assembly co...

E
Esther
Jul 10 0
UK-Based Lawyer Begins Process of rejecting Nigerian Citizenship Breaking

UK-Based Lawyer Begins Process of rejecting Nigerian Citizenship

A prominent UK-based Nigerian lawyer, Mr. Chukwuma Okoro, has initiated the process of renouncing...

E
Esther
Jul 10 0
Nnamdi Kanu's Wife Denies Filing for Divorce Breaking

Nnamdi Kanu's Wife Denies Filing for Divorce

Mrs. Uchechi Kanu, wife of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu...

E
Esther
Jul 10 1
Ndume Faults Tinubu’s Silence, Breaking

Ndume Faults Tinubu’s Silence,

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume has criticised President Bola Tinubu for maintaining silence on pressi...

E
Esther
Jul 10 0
View All Stories

essentialnews.ng

Friday, July 10, 2026 NGN 1.44
BREAKING NEWS
Breaking News
© 2026 The Daily News • All Rights Reserved • Breaking News Coverage

Browse by Category

106 categories

Top Topics

View All
Ndume Faults Tinubu’s Silence,
Breaking News

Ndume Faults Tinubu’s Silence,

54 minutes ago

Lagos Business School Graduates 304 Executives, Calls for Ethical Leadership
Breaking News

Lagos Business School Graduates 304 Executives, Calls for Ethical Leadership

1 hour ago

Dangote Refinery Sourced 22% of June Crude from Overseas – Report
Breaking News

Dangote Refinery Sourced 22% of June Crude from Overseas – Report

1 hour ago

Edo seeks partnerships to curb maternal, newborn deaths
Breaking News

Edo seeks partnerships to curb maternal, newborn deaths

2 hours ago

Financial literacy: Why we’re targeting secondary school students – NDIC
Breaking News

Financial literacy: Why we’re targeting secondary school students – NDIC

2 hours ago

How Nigerian students can participate in 2027 International STEM Olympiad
Education

How Nigerian students can participate in 2027 International STEM Olympiad

6 hours ago

Gov Alia backs state police, says federal police is overstretched
Security & Public Service

Gov Alia backs state police, says federal police is overstretched

6 hours ago

Enugu State Forest Guard issues standing operational order
COMMUNITY NEWS

Enugu State Forest Guard issues standing operational order

7 hours ago

How fire razed Gombe church, destroy N100m worth property
Breaking News

How fire razed Gombe church, destroy N100m worth property

8 hours ago

MultiChoice now fully integrated into global media group, says Canal+ CEO
BUSINESS SPECIAL

MultiChoice now fully integrated into global media group, says Canal+ CEO

9 hours ago

Load More Topics

Hot Gist

Gov Otu Eulogizes Former Agf Kanu Agabi At 80
Lifestyle

Gov Otu eulogizes former AGF Kanu Agabi at 80
Bandits Threatened To Kill Oyo Pupils If Troops Came Closer — Defence Minister
The Metrosection

Bandits Threatened to Kill Oyo Pupils if Troops Came Closer — Defence Minister
Barcelona Submit Bid To Dortmund For Karim Adeyemi
Sports

Barcelona Submit Bid to Dortmund for Karim Adeyemi
“my Son Is Well-behaved, These Rumours Are Heartbreaking,” Says ‘fake’ Agency Dg’s Father
News Xtra

“My Son Is Well-Behaved, These Rumours Are Heartbreaking,” Says ‘Fake’ Agency DG’s Father
Lagos Lcda Plans ₦50,000 Fine, Jail For Residents Without Waste Bins
News Xtra

Lagos LCDA Plans ₦50,000 Fine, Jail for Residents Without Waste Bins
Six Iswap Fighters Surrender To Military In Borno
Metro

Six ISWAP Fighters Surrender to Military in Borno
Why Soludo’s Dancing Son Keeps Nigerians Talking
News Xtra

Why Soludo’s Dancing Son Keeps Nigerians Talking
Terrorists Attack Army Base, Police Post, Hospital In Borno
Metro

Terrorists Attack Army Base, Police Post, Hospital in Borno
Manchester United Agree £50m Deal For Chelsea’s Andrey Santos – Reports
News Xtra

Manchester United Agree £50m Deal for Chelsea’s Andrey Santos – Reports
Uk Police Hunt Man Suspected Of Killing Wife, Two Daughters, Fleeing To Zimbabwe
International

UK police hunt man suspected of killing wife, two daughters, fleeing to Zimbabwe
Five Bbnaija Seasons That Left Us With Unforgettable Moments
Breaking News

Five BBNaija Seasons That Left Us With Unforgettable Moments

Featured Entertainment News

Live Updates
🔴 BREAKING

Latest News

Music News

View All
View All Music News
Trending Topics
#Artists #Albums #Concerts #Reviews #Interviews

Hot Local Gists

Heavy Rain Damages Abuja Bus Terminal, Leaves Commuters Stranded

Heavy Rain Damages Abuja Bus Terminal, Leaves Commuters Stranded

A heavy downpour on Tuesday caused major traffic disruption along the Nyanya–Keffi Expressway in Abu...
Lagos Upgrades Takwa Bay PHC To Boost Healthcare Access In Coastal Communities

Lagos Upgrades Takwa Bay PHC To Boost Healthcare Access In Coastal Communities

The Lagos State Government has upgraded the Takwa Bay Primary Health Centre to improve healthcare de...
We Will Build A Christ-Centred Government – Eno Assures Ibom Residents At Easter

We Will Build A Christ-Centred Government – Eno Assures Ibom Residents At Easter

During the Easter celebrations, Governor Umo Eno assured residents of Akwa Ibom State that his admin...
43 Inmates Regain Freedom As Lagos Moves To Decongest Prisons

43 Inmates Regain Freedom As Lagos Moves To Decongest Prisons

Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of 43 inmates from correctional facilities across Lagos...
Taraba Launches Statewide Youth Database For Better Planning

Taraba Launches Statewide Youth Database For Better Planning

The Taraba State Government has launched a comprehensive youth database aimed at improving planning,...
Akwa Ibom Chief Judge Orders Release of 100 Inmates

Akwa Ibom Chief Judge Orders Release Of 100 Inmates

The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State has ordered the release of 100 inmates from correctional faciliti...
Lagos Strengthens Public Service As Sanwo-Olu Distributes Vehicles To Directors

Lagos Strengthens Public Service As Sanwo-Olu Distributes Vehicles To Directors

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday presented official vehicles to Level 17 officers in the Lag...
From Streets to Classrooms: Sanwo-Olu Unveils $25M Learning Initiative

From Streets To Classrooms: Sanwo-Olu Unveils $25M Learning Initiative

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced plans to sign an executive order aimed at preventing schoo...
Monthly Environmental Sanitation to Resume in Lagos April 25

Monthly Environmental Sanitation To Resume In Lagos April 25

The Lagos State Government has announced that the monthly environmental sanitation exercise will res...
Ogun Govt to Dismantle Illegal Parks, End Street Trading at Sango Tollgate

Ogun Govt To Dismantle Illegal Parks, End Street Trading At Sango Tollgate

The Ogun State Government has announced plans to relocate illegal motor parks and stop street tradin...
Kaduna Launches Massive Livestock Programme to Empower 5,000 Farmers

Kaduna Launches Massive Livestock Programme To Empower 5,000 Farmers

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, says his administration’s overarching strategy is to transform the...
Edo Assembly Committees Seek Govt Control of Radisson Hotel, MOWAA

Edo Assembly Committees Seek Govt Control Of Radisson Hotel, MOWAA

The Edo State House of Assembly ad hoc committees investigating the legal, financial, administrative...
Abia Converts Free Green Shuttle Service to Subsidised Paid Transport

Abia Converts Free Green Shuttle Service To Subsidised Paid Transport

The Abia State Government has transitioned its previously free Green Shuttle mass transit service in...
Osun Government Releases First List of Successful Public School Applicants

Osun Government Releases First List Of Successful Public School Applicants

The Osun State Government has announced the release of the first batch of candidates selected for em...
Former Kano Commissioner Returns Official Car After Exit

Former Kano Commissioner Returns Official Car After Exit

Umar Doguwa, the former Kano State Commissioner for Water Resources, has returned his official vehic...
Minna Water Shortage: Gov Bago Urges Residents to Exercise Patience

Minna Water Shortage: Gov Bago Urges Residents To Exercise Patience

Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State has appealed to residents—especially those in Minna—to re...
Lekki–Ajah Expressway Fully Closed For Lagos Road Works

Lekki–Ajah Expressway Fully Closed For Lagos Road Works

The Lagos State Government has announced a full closure of the Epe-bound carriageway of the Lekki–Aj...
Lagos Local Government Launches Free Gas Refill Initiative For Thousands

Lagos Local Government Launches Free Gas Refill Initiative For Thousands

The Chairman of Agege Local Government Area, Abdulganiyu Obasa, has announced a free 3kg cooking gas...
Lagos Police Roll Out 24-Hour Coastal Road Patrol to Boost Security

Lagos Police Roll Out 24-Hour Coastal Road Patrol To Boost Security

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced a round-the-clock anti-crime patrol along the coastal r...
Uba Sani Flags Off Distribution Of Transformers, Solar Streetlights

Uba Sani Flags Off Distribution Of Transformers, Solar Streetlights

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has officially launched the first phase of a statewide initiative to...
Lagos Launches Fresh Enforcement Drive Against Unlawful Waste Disposal

Lagos Launches Fresh Enforcement Drive Against Unlawful Waste Disposal

Officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) have stepped up enforcement operations acr...

Hot International Gists

US, Iran trade new strikes in fight over Hormuz strait

US, Iran Trade New Strikes In Fight Over Hormuz Strait

The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and T...
UK police hunt man suspected of killing wife, two daughters, fleeing to Zimbabwe

UK Police Hunt Man Suspected Of Killing Wife, Two Daughters, Fleeing To Zimbabwe

 UK police are urgently tracking a man suspected of murdering his wife and two young daughters...
Trump ally, Farage quits UK parliament over £5m gift controversy

Trump Ally, Farage Quits UK Parliament Over £5m Gift Controversy

Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, announced Tuesday that he will ste...
Two dead, 20 injured in Portugal bus crash

Two Dead, 20 Injured In Portugal Bus Crash

Two people were killed, and 20 others were injured, three of them seriously, in a bus crash in the s...
Prince Harry, Elton John lose case against UK tabloid

Prince Harry, Elton John Lose Case Against UK Tabloid

Prince Harry and Elton John on Tuesday lost their case against the Daily Mail’s publisher for allege...
How US is using cash, threats to dump migrants in Africa

How US Is Using Cash, Threats To Dump Migrants In Africa

It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to sca...
Kenya police ban march on protest anniversary

Kenya Police Ban March On Protest Anniversary

Kenyan Police said it would not allow a planned march in Nairobi on Tuesday to mark an annual day of...
AI may fuel global inequality without joint rules, global governance — UN

AI May Fuel Global Inequality Without Joint Rules, Global Governance — UN

The United Nations has warned that artificial intelligence could deepen global inequality unless cou...
Hamas announces dissolution of Gaza governing body

Hamas Announces Dissolution Of Gaza Governing Body

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced Monday the dissolution of the body that has governed t...
Russian strike kills 14 in Kyiv ahead of crucial NATO summit

Russian Strike Kills 14 In Kyiv Ahead Of Crucial NATO Summit

Russia fired missiles and drones into apartment buildings in Kyiv for the second time in a week on M...
Millions gather to witness Khamenei funeral procession

Millions Gather To Witness Khamenei Funeral Procession

Vast crowds gathered for the funeral procession of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehra...
Earthquake: Venezuela’s Rodriguez Confirms Phone Call With US Rubio

Earthquake: Venezuela’s Rodriguez Confirms Phone Call With US Rubio

A senior Venezuelan official, Rodriguez, has confirmed holding a telephone conversation with US Secr...
US Blacklists Nigerian, Firms Over ISIS Funding

US Blacklists Nigerian, Firms Over ISIS Funding

The United States government has imposed sanctions on a Nigerian individual and several companies ov...
Pentagon Restores Name of US Pacific Command

Pentagon Restores Name Of US Pacific Command

The United States Department of Defense has restored the name “US Pacific Command” for its Indo-Paci...
Ukraine’s Zelensky Arrives France for G7 Talks

Ukraine’s Zelensky Arrives France For G7 Talks

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has arrived in France ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) summi...
US, Iran Reach Deal to End War, Reopen Strait of Hormuz

US, Iran Reach Deal To End War, Reopen Strait Of Hormuz

The United States and Iran have reportedly reached a landmark agreement aimed at ending hostilities...
Trump to Host UFC Cage Fight for 80th Birthday

Trump To Host UFC Cage Fight For 80th Birthday

United States President Donald Trump is set to host a UFC-style cage fight at the White House to mar...
Iran Launches Missile Attacks on US Bases in Jordan and BahrainJ

Iran Launches Missile Attacks On US Bases In Jordan And BahrainJ

Iran has launched missile and drone attacks targeting United States military bases in Jordan and Bah...
Pope Arrives in Barcelona to Bless World’s Tallest Church

Pope Arrives In Barcelona To Bless World’s Tallest Church

The Pope has arrived in Barcelona, Spain, for a special visit to bless what is widely described as t...
UK Gives Apple, Google Deadline to Activate Child Nude Image Filters

UK Gives Apple, Google Deadline To Activate Child Nude Image Filters

The United Kingdom government has given major technology companies, including Apple and Google, thre...
Rubio pledges continued counterterrorism cooperation with Nigeria

Rubio Pledges Continued Counterterrorism Cooperation With Nigeria

Marco Rubio has said the United States will continue active counterterrorism cooperation with Nigeri...
See More Caveat Posts

Pride of Nigeria

View All
Genevieve Nnaji Returns to Screen in BBC Thriller Series ‘Wahala’
Featured

Genevieve Nnaji Returns to Screen in BBC Thriller Series ‘Wahala’

78 Read more
THE MAN WHO FED THE FUTURE: By Samuel Ogunremi
Featured

THE MAN WHO FED THE FUTURE: By Samuel Ogunremi

195 Read more
Billboard faces backlash over ‘one-hit wonder’ tag on Rema
Featured

Billboard faces backlash over ‘one-hit wonder’ tag on Rema

148 Read more
EU extends carbon tax to washing machines, car parts
Pride of Nigeria

EU extends carbon tax to washing machines, car parts

An EU environmental levy on imports will be extended to cover scores of products made with steel and aluminium like washing machines and car parts

231 Read more
Editor's Picks

In Case You Missed It

Become a columnist, reporter or editor at EssentialNews
Now Accepting Applications
Join Our Team

Become a Columnist,
Reporter or Editor at
EssentialNews.ng

Join our growing community of contributors and help share important stories that matter to Nigeria. Your voice, your stories — published to thousands of daily readers.

Columnist Reporter Editor
  • Publish stories to thousands of daily readers across Nigeria
  • Build your personal brand and grow your audience
  • Access to a dedicated editorial dashboard and analytics
Apply Now Read Our Stories