May 15
Nigeria: 20 Projects, Policies Approved By Nigeria's FEC At Two-Day Meeting
Premium Times
The Federal Executive Council also approved the award of contract for the building of bus terminals and other transport facilities in the Federal Capital, Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Man, or Bear?
Leadership
Social media especially TikTok is buzzing with the "Man or Bear?" trend with over 65,000 responses so far asking if women would prefer to be left alone in the woods with a man or… Read more »
Nigeria: Matric Board Releases More Results
Premium Times
Over 26,000 UTME results are still withheld and under investigation over possible examination misconduct. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Begins Allocation of New Oil Blocks
Premium Times
The commission said the 2024 block licensing round would last for approximately nine months. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Regulator Accuses MTN MD of Evading Court Service
Premium Times
"We sent our officers to the MTN office in Lagos to serve them but we were denied access." Read more »
Nigeria: Burna Boy's Tshwala Bam remix receives lukewarm reception
Fame Frenzy
Nigerian superstar Burna Boy recently jumped on a remixed version of Tshwala Bam, an amapiano track by TitoM and Yuppe featuring S.N.E. Read more »
Nigeria: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Thank Nigeria for 'Unforgettable Trip'
Fame Frenzy
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, visited the West African country where locals warmly welcomed them. Read more »
Nigeria: Exclusive Networks Inaugurates West African Office in Lagos
This Day
Exclusive Networks, a global cyber security specialist organisation, recently, inaugurated it's West African office in Victoria Island, Lagos, with the aim of creating job… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Judiciary Has Gone Transactional - Obi
Leadership
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has repeated his call for stronger institutions and rule of law to save Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: Airport Access Fees...No More VIPs, Everybody Must Pay, Govt Declares
Leadership
In a major policy shift, the federal government has put an end to the long-standing practice of allowing VIPs to access airports and use facilities for free through complimentary… Read more »
Nigeria: Despite PIA, Petrol Import Monopoly Persists
Leadership
The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) has failed to break the monopoly in Nigeria's petrol import market, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited continues to dominate… Read more »
Nigeria: Kidnappers Delay Ransom Talks, Ask for Foodstuff, Cough Syrups From Victims' Families
Daily Trust
The abductors of 13 villagers in the Piko community in Shere ward of Bwari Area Council of the FCT have told families of the abducted victims to provide them foodstuffs and cough… Read more »
Nigeria: Explosion Hits Shell Gas Facility in Bayelsa
Daily Trust
Multiple explosions rocked the gas processing plant operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) at Gbarain, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, were on… Read more »
Nigeria: Obasanjo Calls for Further Dialogue On Parliamentary System
Daily Trust
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for further dialogue regarding a proposal by 60 members of the House of Representatives advocating for a transition from Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: We've Been Dumped After Elections - APC Women Leaders
Daily Trust
Women leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from across Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday protested at the party's national secretariat… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN, IMF and Future of Development Finance in Nigeria
Daily Trust
When the Central Bank of Nigeria began a massive sack of some of its staff in the Development Finance Department while redeploying others, the message was clear that something was… Read more »
Nigeria: Extended Continental Shelf - UN Grants Nigeria's Request for More Maritime Territory
This Day
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the efforts of the High Powered Presidential Committee (HPPC) on Nigeria's Extended Continental Shelf Project, which worked over many years for the… Read more »
Nigeria: Table Tennis - Aruna Quadri Reclaims African Title in Rwanda
Premium Times
Aruna registered a commanding win in the final in Rwanda. Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends Cybersecurity Levy
Daily Trust
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria and UN Seek U.S.$306 Million for Urgent Food and Nutrition Crisis Response
OCHA
With a deteriorating food security and nutrition crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states this lean season*(May to September), the Government of Nigeria, national and… Read more »
Nigeria: Outrage As Korra Obidi Announces Hawaii Vacation After Receiving $50,000 GoFundMe Donations
Premium Times
Korra launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $100,000 to support her with legal fees for a child custody battle with her ex-husband, Justin Dean. Read more »
Nigeria: Academic Union Gives Govt, States 2 Weeks Deadline to Address Grievances
This Day
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal and state governments two weeks to respond to its grievances over welfare and funding of… Read more »
Nigeria: Death Toll in Zamfara's Mysterious Disease Rises to 13
Leadership
The outbreak of an unidentified disease in Zamfara State has now claimed 13 lives, with over 500 reported cases, primarily affecting children and women in several communities. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 1,680 Kidnappings in the Last 10 Years
Agenzia Fides
Nine students are still in the hands of the kidnappers who on May 9 attacked the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi state, northern Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Sack 50 Communities, Abduct Hundreds of People in Zamfara - Lawmaker
Premium Times
The lawmaker representing Zurmi/Shinkafa federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Bello Hassan, told BBC Hausa Service on Tuesday that terrorists sacked at least 50… Read more »