August 02

• Nigeria: Drama as Minister Briefs Diplomats on Insurgency

  Minister of Special Duties and the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolutions of Security Challenges in the North, Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, yesterday... Read more »

• Nigeria: The Imbroglio On Nitel Liquidation

  The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL)'s liquidation imbroglio is far from being over as the federal government is yet to reach a compromise with the Senate which still... Read more »

• Nigeria: Idaah Assures Lobi Stars of Government Support

  Lobi Stars' quest for a second Federation Cup title received a boost yesterday when the commissioner of Youths and Sports, Egbiri Idaah assured the team of unflinching support from... Read more »

• Nigeria: Oritsejafor Condemns Kano, BIU Killings

  President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor said the association is saddened by the explosions in Kano where many people were killed and others... Read more »

August 01

• Nigeria: APC Registration Will Make No Difference If... - Braithwaite

  Former presidential candidate of Nigeria Advance Party (NAP) Dr Tunji Braithwaite has said the registration of All Progressive Congress (APC) will make little or no difference if... Read more »

• Nigeria: INEC Deserves Commendation - Bashir Tofa

  The presidential candidate of the National Republican Convention (NRC) in the annulled June 12, 1993 election, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, said the Independent National Electoral... Read more »

• Nigeria: 52,000 Fish Farmers Trained in Delta

  At least 52,000 fish farmers have been trained in the management of aquaculture in Delta State. The Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Antonia Ifeanyi Ashiedu said 52 of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Abia to Empower Youths, Women

  Wife of the Abia State governor, Lady Mercy Odorchi Orji, yesterday expressed the commitment of the state government towards empowering youths and women in the state. Read more »

• Nigeria: Yoruba Youths Sympathise With Kano Blast Victims

  Youths under the auspices of Yoruba Community Youths in Kano State, yesterday paid a visit to scene of the Monday blasts and hospitals where they sympathised with victims and... Read more »

• Nigeria: Jigawa Varsity Takes Off With Three Faculties

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• Nigeria: 'APC Should Reflect Federal Character'

  Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria [HURIWA] has welcomed the registration of the three merging opposition political platforms that have metamorphosed into All Progressives... Read more »

• Nigeria: 'Give Us Jobs to Ameliorate Our Sufferings'

  Widows of the 64 policemen killed in Alakyo by suspected members of the Ombatse group in Nasarawa State on May 7 have called on the government to give them jobs in order to... Read more »

• Nigeria: Nasarawa Polytechnic, Nollywood Actors Collaborate On Peace

  Nasarawa State has been in the news for some months now specifically over the May 7, 2013 killing of scores of security operatives by the Ombatse cult members in Alakyo village in... Read more »

• Nigeria: NHIs to Spend N3 Billion On Kids, Pregnant Women

  The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has received about N3.1 billion from the office of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to resume provision of free care for pregnant... Read more »

• Nigeria: Grandmother, Others Paraded Over Sale of Eight-Month-Old Baby

  The Plateau State Police Command yesterday paraded four women in connection with the sale of an eight-month-old baby. Among them was the baby' grandmother, who was alleged to have... Read more »

• Nigeria: Osun Pays N600 Million to Demolition Victims

  The Osun State government said it has paid N600 million as compensation to victims of the recent demolition exercise in the state. Read more »

• Nigeria: Fifa Queries NFF Over LMC

  The world football governing body, FIFA, has asked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to furnish it with details of the company registered to run football league in Nigeria for... Read more »

• Nigeria: APC - This Will Deepen Democracy - Nakande

  Former minister of state for information and communication, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki Nakande has commended INEC over its decision to register the APC saying the development would... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kogi Commissioner Warns Against Exam Malpractice

  The Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Yabagi Bologi, has warned students against examination malpractice, saying it does not do any good to the society. Read more »

• Nigeria: We Will Meet On the Field, Falae Tells APC

  National leader of newly registered Social Democratic Party (SDP), Olu Falae yesterday said the emergence of the All Progressive Congress (APC) would make Nigeria political scene... Read more »

• Nigeria: Deportation - Kalu's Ultimatum Has Political Undertone - Lagos Govt

  The Lagos State government has said that the seven day ultimatum by former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, to the state government to apologize to the 67 persons... Read more »

• Nigeria: Cricket - Nigeria Promoted to ICC World League Division 5

  The Nigerian National Cricket team has gained promotion to the International Cricket Council (ICC) World League Division 5 after placing second at the just concluded Division 6... Read more »

• Nigeria: Wada Seeks Modalities On LG Autonomy

  Kogi State Governor Idris Wada has called on the House of Representative Committee on States and Local Government Affairs to work out modalities that would ensure true local... Read more »

• Nigeria: Five Almajirai Found Dead in Jigawa

  Five almajirai were yesterday found dead at Sabuwan Gwaram in Gwaram town in Birnin-Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Read more »

• Nigeria: Civil Defence Arrests 36 Vandals in Cross River

  Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Cross River State, Dr. Benito Eze, said Tuesday that his men arrested 36 persons over vandalization of Power... Read more »