December 3

• Nigeria: Chairmanship Aspirant Makes Case for Farmers

  An All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) chairmanship aspirant during the forth-coming area council's election in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT, Jibril Abubakar Giri, has called... Read more »

• Nigeria: Rethinking Labour [opinion]

  Arguably no Nigerian central banker has in recent times promoted development financing with an eye on growing the real sector and ensuring job creation like Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,... Read more »

• Nigeria: NFF Endorses New Date, Venue for Pitch Awards

  The Nigeria Football Federation and Matchmakers Consult International Limited announced at the weekend that the inaugural edition of the much-anticipated Nigeria Pitch Awards will... Read more »

• Nigeria: Chevron Shuts Gas Plant, Power Generation Down By 300 Megawatts

  The Escravos gas plant belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited on the Western Gas Network to the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System has been shut down for pipe laying and tying in of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Minister Seeks Care for HIV/Aids Infected Kids

  Women Affairs Minister Zainab Maina has called on Nigerians to show care for HIV/AIDS infected children in order to ensure a better future for the victims. Read more »

• Nigeria: A Vision That Shaped the Course of Higher Education [opinion]

  There is a sense in which it may be said that had the University of Nigeria not existed in the first place, the generation of post-independence leadership of the country would... Read more »

• Nigeria/Mali: Eaglets Beat Mali to Qualify for Morocco 2013 AYC

  The Golden Eaglets yesterday made certain of a place at next year's African U-17 Championship in Morocco with a 2-0 bashing of Junior Eagles of Mali in the return leg of the last... Read more »

• Nigeria: 2015 - UPP Zones Presidential Ticket to South East

  The newly registered United Prog-ressive Party (UPP) yesterday in Abuja said it has zoned the party's presidential ticket to the southeast geo-political zone of the country, saying... Read more »

• Nigeria: New Electricity Tariff Stifling Small Businesses - Study

  A study on the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO), which introduced by the government and saw electricity bills rising to over a 100 percent high, is stifling small and medium scale... Read more »

• Nigeria: 'Substandard Imported Soaps Crippling Local Manufacturers'

  Management of the Ekulo Group of Companies, manufacturers of Eva soaps, has said uncontrolled import of soaps into the Nigerian market is crippling local capacity to compete. Read more »

• Nigeria: Army Urged to Instill Discipline Among Soldiers

  Participants at the 2012 Commander Corps of Artillery (CCA) annual conference have called for the enforcement of discipline and re-orientation of soldiers in line with the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Ajah Crisis - Traditional Ruler, Four Others Arrested

  A traditional ruler and four others are presently being detained by the police in Lagos for their alleged involvement in the violence at Ajah area of the metropolis in which one... Read more »

• Nigeria: Minister Appoints New FCT Water Board Director

  FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed has approved the appointment of Engr. Jiniya Bidda Anto as the acting director of FCT Water Board. Read more »

• Nigeria: Mint - CBN Auditors Uncover N400 Million Fraud

  Auditors drafted from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to audit the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company have uncovered about N400 million fraud in the company, a source... Read more »

• Nigeria: Technical Hitch Hindering Oil Search in North - NNDC

  Technical and collaboration problems are major impediment to the search for oil in the north, Chairman of board of the New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC) limited, Professor... Read more »

• Nigeria: Yar'Adua Kept Family Out of Govt - Brother

  Family members of then-President Umaru Yar'Adua never interfered with governance as he would not even tolerate them doing that, the late president's younger brother Abdulaziz has... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kogi Govt Spends N6.4 Million On Own Newspaper

  The Kogi State government spends an average of N6.4 million on printing the state owned weekly newspaper, the Graphic, the Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Yabagi Bologi, has... Read more »

• Nigeria: INEC to Create More Reps Seats Before 2015

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded plans to review Federal constituencies ahead of the 2015 elections, Commission Chairman Professor Attahiru Jega,... Read more »

• Nigeria: I Wasn't Charged With Money Laundering - Bafarawa

  Former Sokoto State governor Attahiru Bafarawa has described as mischievous a newspaper report which claimed that he was charged with money laundering, among other allegations in... Read more »

• Nigeria: Police Arrest 19 Over Nasarawa Village Attack

  Police in Nasarawa State at the weekend paraded 19 suspects arrested in connection with the attack in Agyaragu, a village on the outskirt of Lafia, about a week ago. It was... Read more »

• Nigeria: Capital Oil Petitions Reps Over Subsidy Scam

  Capital Oil and Gas Industries limited has petitioned the House of Representatives over its indictment by the presidential committee on fuel subsidy verification. Read more »

• Nigeria: SARS Attack - FCT Minister Meets Intelligence Chief

  FCT Minister Bala Mohammed has met with the Chief of Defence Intelligence Agency, Major-General Sani Yusuf-Audu over Monday's attack on the headquarters of the Special Anti-Robbery... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kaduna LG Poll - Electoral Body Voids PDP's Victory in Soba

  There are conflicting accounts over the outcome of last Saturday's council poll in Soba local government area of Kaduna State. The news Agency of Nigeria (NAN) earlier reported... Read more »

• Nigeria: Govt Urged to Reduce Import Duty, Fix Refineries

  The federal government has been urged to reduce import duty on some imported raw materials used in the production of locally made products as well as fixing of the old refineries... Read more »

• Nigeria: Court Summons Ajaokuta Steel Boss Over Contempt

  A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has summoned the Sole Administrator of the Ajaokuta Steel Company, Engr. Joseph Isa Onobere, to show why he should not be punished for... Read more »