May 03, 2022
Nigeria: Euphoria As Durbar Returns to Katsina 3 Years After
Despite the scorching sun in Katsina on Monday, thousands of residents and visitors alike trooped to the emir's palace after leaving their various Eid grounds to witness the… Read more »
Nigeria: How Master Plan Will Revamp Nigeria's Energy Sector - Govt
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said the 2022 Revised National Energy Policy (RNEP) and the National Energy Master Plan (NEMP) will… Read more »
May 02, 2022
Nigeria: 'Why We Beheaded Army Couple', Militant Speaks
A gunman who is believed to be among the militants who killed a Nigerian Army couple has confessed to committing the crime. Read more »
Nigeria: Empower Us to Tackle Land Grabbing, Traditionalists Tell Ogun Govt
Traditionalists have called on the Ogun state government to review its land grabbing law with a view to empowering the traditional institution to resolve land dispute using the… Read more »
Nigeria: Sallah - Cleric Cautions Muslims Against Show-Off, Insolence
The Grand-Mufti of Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State and Chairman, Daarul-Uluumil-Islamiyyah Fi Naijiria (Duin Academy, Abuja), Dr. Rafee' Busayree Al-Ijebuwi, has urged Muslims against… Read more »
May 01, 2022
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Only 7.1% Nigerians Have Been Vaccinated - AHF
Only 14.6million are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Nigeria as of April 28, 2022, representing 7.1 per cent of the population, according to AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). Read more »
May 02, 2022
Nigeria: Sallah - Final Victory Against Terrorists in Sight - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the battle against terrorists, who falsely masquerade under the name of Islam, is approaching its conclusion. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Buhari Speaks On Who He Would Hand Over to
As the 2023 elections draw near, President Muhammadu Buhari has yet again spoken about his successor. Read more »
Nigeria: Northern Nigeria and the Ticking Time Bomb
I vividly recall the good old days when we all gather as a family to eat during meal times, stay outside in the evenings with family and friends to play various local games, with… Read more »
Nigeria: How I Escaped Death in Lagos Building Collapse - Tenant
A tenant at a collapsed 3-storey building on Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos, Engineer Adegoke Ogunbabi, has narrated his close shave with death, saying he was asleep when the… Read more »
Nigeria: Murder, Armed Robbery Charges Prepared Me for Leadership - Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that he was charged with murder and armed robbery before he became a local government chairman in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation - Transport Fare in Q1 Highest in February
The average price Nigerians pay for transportation in 2022 skyrocketed in February, reports by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have shown. Read more »
May 01, 2022
Nigeria: 10 Killed, 24 Rescued As 3-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos
A member of the National Youth Service Corps identified as Oluwakemi, has been recovered dead from the rubble of the collapsed Lagos building, bringing the death toll to 10. Read more »
May 02, 2022
Nigeria: Shiites Rally - Police Arrested 78 of Our Members in Kaduna - IMN
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) states that 78 of its members have been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command Custody during the International Quds Day rally held in… Read more »
Nigeria: My Tenants Want to Drive Me to an Early Grave, Landlord Tells Court
Alhaji Abdulwaheed Akani, an Ibadan-based landlord, on Friday, told a Mapo Grade 'A' Customary Court in Ibadan that his tenants; Oluwatosin Ogunbadejo and Blessing Olapade, want to… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari to Security Chiefs - Eliminate Terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged the heads of military and other security formations in the country to go after insurgents terrorising the citizens and eliminate them. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Likely to Keep Borrowing From Eurobond Market - Akpata
Egie Akpata is the Chairman of Skymark Partners Limited, a Lagos-based firm. He has extensive experience in financial markets; having worked at BMO Financial Group in Toronto,… Read more »
Nigeria: Eid El-Fitr - FRSC Cautions Fleet Operators Against Reckless Driving
As Muslims celebrate the Eid el-Fitr today, the Jos Zonal Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised operators of fleet vehicles to abide by traffic rules and… Read more »
May 01, 2022
Nigeria: Catholic Priest Joins Benue Governorship Race
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has joined the 2023 Benue State governorship race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Read more »
May 02, 2022
Nigeria: Retrieving the Philosophy in the 'Phd Degree in Nigeria
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported in the second quarter of 2020 that there were 76, 526 PhD holders in Nigeria. Indeed, in the absence of current and useful data, we… Read more »
Nigeria: Town Planner Laments Haphazard Developments in Edo
The Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Edo State Chapter, Mr Inanigie Abudu Udukhomho, has called on developers and other stakeholders in the built environment to… Read more »
Nigeria: National Grid Records 8,706MW Unused Energy in 7 Days
The national grid recorded 8,706.7 megawatts (MW) of electricity within seven days in the early period of April, a report by the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors… Read more »
Nigeria: 15 Passengers Injured As Luxury Bus Crashes in Abuja
Fifteen passengers sustained injuries after a luxury bus with registration number, JBD 581 XZ, crashed near a bridge in Abaji on the Abuja-Lokoja highway. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Illicit Financial Flows Aiding Terrorist Activities, Insecurity'
Proliferation of illicit financial flows enables terrorist activities and increases insecurity from the Lake Chad region and spanning the entire Sahel region; the Chairman, Board… Read more »
Nigeria: Niger Governor, CBN Director Join Senatorial Race
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the Niger North senatorial seat in… Read more »