April 26
West Africa: Three More West African Countries Inaugurate Malaria Vaccination
Premium Times
The three West African countries are the latest to participate after successful rollouts of routine malaria immunisation for children in other countries. Read more »
Nigeria: 11 Months After Subsidy Removal - Nigerians Still Face Fuel Scarcity, Long Queues
Leadership
Eleven months after the federal government removed fuel subsidy and opened up the market for competition, Nigerians are still grappling with the harsh realities of fuel scarcity… Read more »
Nigeria: Industry Summit Debuts to Revive Automotive Sector
Daily Trust
All is now set for the maiden edition of the Nigeria Auto Industry Summit (NAISU) organized by the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) in partnership with the National… Read more »
Nigeria: I Have Power to Direct NCAA to Suspend Dana Air, Keyamo Insists
Daily Trust
Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has insisted that he has power to direct the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend airlines. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Withdrew Our Officers From Kano Anti-Corruption Commission - Police
Daily Trust
The Kano State Police Command has reacted to the recent withdrawal of police officers from the state anti-corruption commission.A statement issued by the command's spokesperson,… Read more »
Nigeria: WHO Commends Malaria Vaccine Roll-Out in Three More African Countries
Premium Times
"Today's launch brings to eight the number of countries on the continent to offer the malaria vaccine as part of the childhood immunisation programme." Read more »
Nigeria: Cost of Preparing Jollof Rice Up 29.3% - Report
Premium Times
The SBM Jollof Index tracks how much it costs to make a pot of jollof rice for a family of five Read more »
Nigeria: New Minimum Wage Announcement Not Feasible On May 1 - Tuc President
Premium Times
The TUC earlier submitted N447,000 as the new minimum wage but we have harmonised our figure with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Wins 2023 ICC Development Award for Africa
Premium Times
The Nigeria Cricket Federation under-17 championship continues to provide competitive playing opportunities for boys and girls across the country Read more »
Nigeria: Save the Children, GSK Launch $1m Initiative to Boost Childhood Vaccinations in Nigeria, Ethiopia
Vanguard
Save the Children and GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, have joined forces to launch a new $1 million initiative aimed at accelerating childhood vaccination rates in Nigeria and Ethiopia. Read more »
Nigeria: 119 Inmates' Escape - Govt May Relocate Suleja Prison
Leadership
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubumi Tunji-ojo, said yesterday that the federal government is likely to relocate the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, following… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Nigerian Senator, Ayogu Eze, Is Dead
Premium Times
The former senator died Thursday morning in an undisclosed hospital in Abuja after a protracted illness. Read more »
Nigeria: We Will Continue to Take Difficult Decisions for Nigeria Despite Short-Term Pain - Tinubu
This Day
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, said his government would continue to take difficult decisions for the Nigerian people, despite the short-term pains that often come with… Read more »
Nigeria: Contract Scandal - ICPC Detains TETFund Director
Premium Times
ICPC initially invited three senior TETFUND officials but detained only one. Read more »
April 25
Nigeria: Nigeria Is Pioneering a New Vaccine to Fight Meningitis - Why This Matters [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigeria recently became the first country to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Throw Naira Notes Around to Show Love - but It Could Land You in Jail [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigeria's currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the country's Economic and… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 100 Inmates Escape Prison Due to Heavy Rains
DW
A search is on for the scores of prisoners who fled after rain brought down a perimeter fence. The incident happened close to the Nigerian capital. Read more »
Nigeria: Flights Diverted As Fire Breaks Out At Lagos Airport
Daily Trust
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has diverted all flight operations from the E wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) following a fire at the… Read more »
Nigeria: Flights Diverted As Fire Breaks Out At Lagos Airport
Premium Times
"Efforts are on to ventilate the smoke from the building. In the meantime, all flight operations in Terminal 1 of MMA have been diverted to the D Wing," FAAN's Director of Public… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Woman Breaks Guinness World Record With Longest Interview Marathon
Premium Times
Since June 2023 when Hilda Baci, the Nigerian Jollof Queen achieved a new Guinness World Record for the longest cook-a-thon, many Nigerians have been making attempts at setting or… Read more »
Nigeria: Inmates Escape As Rainstorm Destroys Nigerian Correctional Centre
Premium Times
A storm during a heavy rainfall destroyed parts of the old Suleja custodial centre around 9 p.m., allowing many inmates to escape from the facility Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Judiciary - Give Nigeria Functional Justice System
Leadership
President Bola Tinubu has implored the judiciary to embark on reforms that would ensure a functional justice system that will support a rapidly growing economy, guarantee basic… Read more »
Nigeria: Concerns As Fuel Queues Worsen in Abuja, Lagos, Others
Daily Trust
From Abdullateef Aliyu and Dotun Omisakin (Lagos), Seun Adeuyi (Abuja), Ahmad Datti (Kano), Maryam Ahmadu-Suka (Kaduna) & Mumini Abdulkareem (Ilorin) Read more »
Nigeria: FG, States Must Be Committed to Malaria Eradication
Daily Trust
Today, March 25, is World Malaria Day, held each year to raise global awareness of the life-threatening disease. With this year's theme, 'Accelerate the Fight Against Malaria for a… Read more »
Nigeria: Yahaya Bello and the Perils of Power
This Day
It doesn't surprise me that the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is now a fugitive from the law. Read more »