June 15, 2022
Nigeria: NCDC Confirms 36 Monkeypox Cases in 15 States, FCT
A total of 36 confirmed cases of monkeypox and one death have so far been reported from 15 states and the FCT this year. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Tweep Accuses Wande Coal, Entourage of Assaulting Brother
A Nigerian Twitter user, Folarin, who identifies as an activist on the microblogging site has taken to his account to claim that ace singer, Wande Coal and his entourage… Read more »
Nigeria: Another Chibok Girl Found With a Baby
Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade have reportedly rescued one Mary Ngoshe, who is believed to be one of the girls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno… Read more »
Nigeria: Prices of Fuel, Bread Jerked Inflation to 17.71 Percent in May
Nigeria's Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 17.71 in the month of May, a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has shown. Read more »
June 14, 2022
Nigeria: Aviation Fuel - We Are Yet to Feel Impact of Govt's Intervention - Airline Operators
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has said it is yet to feel the impact of the federal government's intervention in the aviation fuel crisis. Read more »
June 15, 2022
Nigeria: Abuja Community Gets Solar-Powered Borehole From Lions Clubs
The Lion Clubs International, District 404A2 Nigeria, has urged the wealthy in the country to complement government's efforts in building infrastructure in the grassroots to boost… Read more »
Nigeria: How Abuja Farmer Was Killed, Dumped Inside Well By His Workers
The police in Abuja have narrated how a farmer, Hussaini Aliyu Takuma, was killed and his body dumped inside a well opposite his farm by his workers in Jeida community of Kuje Area… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Nigeria: I've Never Been a 'Side Chick' - Tacha
Nigerian reality TV star, Natacha Akide, simply known as Tacha, claims she has never been a 'side chick' to anyone. Read more »
June 15, 2022
Nigeria: Gridlock As Hoodlums Attempt Attack On Abuja IDPs' Camp
There was palpable tension yesterday among residents and motorists around Area 1 axis of Abuja when some hoodlums reportedly attempted to attack an Internally Displaced Persons'… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Nigeria: Amina Mohammed On Kingibe's 3-Man List for Tinubu's Running Mate - Sources
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babagana Kingibe, has forwarded three names to the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses $1.7bn Court Case Against JP Morgan
Nigeria has lost a $1.7 billion London court case against JP Morgan Chase & Co for the bank's role in the transfer of millions of dollars to a former oil minister convicted for… Read more »
Nigeria: Pirates Abduct 8 Passengers On Bayelsa Waterway
Gunmen have abducted eight passengers in a Yenagoa-bound speedboat from Brass in Bayelsa State. Read more »
Nigeria: Zulum Presents 20 Commissioner Nominees to Borno Assembly
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has presented 20 names as commissioner nominees to the House of Assembly for approval. Read more »
Nigeria: 33 Players Picked for European Clubs At Ugboaja Scouting Programme
At the end of the five-day Ejike Ugboaja FC scouting programme in Abuja, 33 talented young Nigerian football players have been selected by scouts for some of the top clubs in… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Nigeria: Omah Lay to Remove Burna Boy From New Album
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Stanley Omah Didia popularly known as Omah Lay has announced that he would remove Grammy award-winning artiste, Burna Boy, from his forthcoming… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Nigeria: 2022 Hajj - Kwara to Airlift 1st Batch of Pilgrims Thursday
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced that the airlift of the first batch of 500 pilgrims for the 2022 Hajj will commence on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Read more »
June 14, 2022
Nigeria: Abdulrazaq Pledges More Support for Entrepreneurs As Youth Fair Ends
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, at the weekend pledged continuous support for young people, including those involved in various enterprise. Read more »
June 15, 2022
Nigeria: Poor Financial Provision Bane of Great Green Wall - Environment Minister
Poor financial provision/mobilisation has been a major obstacle to the effective and impactful implementation process of the activities of the laudable Great Green Wall (GGW)… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank Says Inflation Will Push Additional 1m Nigerians Into Poverty By End of 2022
The World Bank has said that inflation in Nigeria, which it stated was already one of the highest in the world before the war in Ukraine, is likely to push an additional one… Read more »
Nigeria: The New Move to Regulate Social Media Platforms in Nigeria
The federal government through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Monday issued a new internet code entitled a "Code of Practice for Interactive… Read more »
Nigeria: Omolade, 39-Year-Old Nigerian Footballer, Found Dead in Italy
A Nigerian footballer, Akeem Omolade, has been found dead in Palermo, Italy. Read more »
Nigeria: 16,799kg Illicit Drugs Destroyed in Oyo
The Ibadan zonal office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday destroyed 16,799 kilogrammes of narcotic drugs seized within Oyo State. Read more »
Nigeria: Aviation Fuel - We're Yet to Feel Impacts of Govt's Intervention - Airline Operators
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) said it is yet to feel the impacts of the federation government's intervention on the aviation fuel crisis. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Lost N1.25trn Aircraft Maintenance in 2021
The Federal Government has said Nigeria lost $2.5 billion (about N1.25 trillion) of investments in the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in 2021 because of lack of… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Nigeria: 153 Universities' Repository Hosts Over 2 Million Open Educational Resources - NUC
The Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, (NUC), Prof Abubakar Rasheed, has disclosed that its Open Educational Resources, (OER), repository established in 2017,… Read more »