May 21
Nigeria: Nigeria's Cocoa Export Accounted for 29% of Total Agric Export in 2023 - Kyari
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has stated that Nigeria's coca export accounted for 29 per cent of total agricultural export valued at N1.24… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Brutality Triggers Protest in Imo Oil-Producing Community
Police brutality yesterday triggered off protest by women in the oil-producing area of Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Read more »
Nigeria: FAO Advocates Ai to Transform Global Agri-Food Systems
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has emphasised on the need for governments across the globe to invest massively in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionise… Read more »
Nigeria: NAPTIP Decries Surge in Baby Factories, Buying and Selling of Children Across the Country
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, Ph.D., expresses deep concern over the increasing… Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Laments Sack, Suspension of Imo Members' Salaries, Seeks Stakeholders' Intervention
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri Zone, has raised the alarm over sack, salary suspension, harassment and other forms of maltreatment of its members in some… Read more »
Nigeria: UK Research Outcomes On Water Privatisation Should Be Eye Opener to Lagos State Government - RDI
The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has urged the Lagos State government and other states in Nigeria to learn from failed water privatisation in the United Kingdom (UK) and… Read more »
Nigeria: MohBad's Autopsy Report - 'Cause of Death Uncertain'
The reasons behind the death of late Singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, a.k.a Mohbad, may not be known, as the autopsy was concluded as "uncertain". Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: How I Survived Assassination Attempt, Says Senator Achonu
The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last Imo State governorship election, Senator Athan Nneji Achonu, has said that he almost lost his life to gunmen during the election. Read more »
Nigeria: Mele Kyari Blames Oil Output Decline On Underinvestment, Theft, Pipeline Constraints
Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, at the weekend blamed Nigeria's persistent failure to meet its production… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Plans New Policy Guidelines On Organ Transplant
In a bid to address growing cases of unethical practices in organ donation and transplantation in the country, federal government has said it will soon launch new national… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S., Nigeria Begin Implementation of 'Open Skies' Air Transport Agreement
The United States and Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, have begun the implementation of an 'open skies' air transport agreement, about 24 years after the bilateral deal… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Urges States to Provide Land, Begins Nationwide Groundbreaking
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, yesterday said he was set to commence the nationwide official groundbreaking for the phase 1 of the Renewed Hope… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Army Says It Stopped Attempted Coup Involving American Citizens
The leader of an attempted coup yesterday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed and some 50 people, including three American citizens arrested, a spokesman for… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, Indonesia Trade Volume Reached $6bn in 2023
The President, Nigerian-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI), Ishmael Adegorioye Balogun, has stated that trade volume between Nigeria and Indonesia has hit over $6… Read more »
May 19
Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints Infracorp As Lead Developer of Nigeria's Green Industrial Zone, Evergreen City
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of The Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) as the Lead Arranger and Developer of Evergreen City, Nigeria's green… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Plans New Policy Guidelines On Organ Transplant
In a bid to address the growing cases of unethical practices in organ donation and transplantation in the country, the Federal Government has said it will soon launch national new… Read more »
Nigeria: Revoke Contracts Over Abandoned Road Projects, Ogoni Group Tells Fubara
An indigenous group, Khana Patriotic Stakeholders and Professional Forum (KPSPF) has called on the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara to revoke contracts awarded to some companies… Read more »
May 17
Nigeria: Tinubu Hosts Senegalese President, Faye
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, hosted the new Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, and called for an alignment of purpose and structure in West Africa to… Read more »
Nigeria: Amid Nigeria's Underproduction, Dangote Refinery Orders 24m Barrels of U.S. Crude Oil - Report
Nigeria's new Dangote mega refinery near Lagos is seeking to buy millions of barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up processing rates, a sign of the challenges that… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's New Rules for VIPs
President Tinubu's decision to toll everyone at the airport is commendable. Read more »
Nigeria: Aviation Stakeholders Fret Over Recent Aircraft Incidents Across the Country
Aviation industry stakeholders have expressed deep concern over the many aircraft incidents in recent time, insisting that the development is aggravating their fears and compelling… Read more »
Nigeria: Declare State of Emergency On Schools' Safety, Group Tells Govt
The Executive Director, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, yesterday, appealed to the federal government to declare a state of… Read more »
Nigeria: Emirates Resumes Flight to Nigeria October 1
Two years after it suspended operations to Nigeria, the Middle East Mega Carrier, Emirates Airlines has announced that it would resume flight services to Nigeria from October 1,… Read more »
Nigeria: Wale Edun - No Attempt to Illegally Use Pension Funds
*Says FG will be guided by rules*Organised labour warns against tampering with funds*FAAC shares N1.2tn from N2.192tn gross revenue*Naira slides to N1533/$1 at official market,… Read more »
Nigeria: 10th Nigeria Pitch Awards - Finidi, Osimhen, Obasogie, Ajibade, Others Vie for Honours
Organisers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards are set to take the 'uncommon transformation' city of Uyo by storm with the 10th edition of the country's longest-running football awards… Read more »