April 23
Nigeria: Paris Olympics / d'Tigress Will Have Adequate Preparation - NBBF
Daily Trust
The Nigeria women's national basketball team, D'Tigress, will have adequate preparation ahead of the summer Olympic games in Paris, according to the head of the basketball… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Jonathan, Abdulsalami, Ooni, Others Back State Police
Premium Times
Most of the leaders spoke in support of the establishment of state police except the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Read more »
Nigeria: Commercial Transport Operators Hike Fares As Petrol Stations Shut Outlets
Premium Times
The transport operators hiked fares due to fuel scarcity as petrol stations shut down outlets following the withdrawal of service by IPMAN. Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Targets 1.5m Kids for Polio Vaccination
Daily Trust
The Kwara State Government has said that it targets about 1.5 million children of zero to five years of age for polio vaccination across the 16 LGAs of the state. Read more »
Nigeria: SEC Workers Seek Commission's Exemption From 50 Percent Surplus Remittance
Daily Trust
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unit of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has called on the federal government to exempt the commission from the 50… Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Assembly Overrides Fubara, Passes LG Amendment Bill Into Law
Daily Trust
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday passed the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill into law by overriding the withdrawal of the assent of the state governor,… Read more »
Nigeria: Mariam Bolaji Wins 2024 Spanish Para Badminton International
Daily Trust
Nigeria Para Badminton star, Mariam Eniola Bolaji has won the women's singles SL3 title at the just concluded Spanish Para Badminton International 2024 in Victoria, Spain. Read more »
Nigeria: Don't Panic Over Earth Movement, Experts Advise Plateau Community
Daily Trust
A team of experts that carried out an investigation of an earth movement in Zot community in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State during the weekend have said that there is no cause… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Grid Collapse Persists - TCN
Daily Trust
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that the inability to maintain a balanced frequency between demand and supply of electricity consumption is the major reason… Read more »
Nigeria: 70 Percent of Kano Inmates Awaiting Trial-Ncos
Daily Trust
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, says 70 per cent of inmates are awaiting trial across the custodial centres in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Is People-Centred Justice Nigeria's New Reform Focus? [analysis]
Daily Trust
The Federal Ministry of Justice's plans to institute a "people-centred justice" approach through reforms of the justice system may bring Nigeria into the global best practices. Read more »
Nigeria: When Nigeria's Governors Act Like Messiahs? [opinion]
Daily Trust
It is very unfortunate that today Nigeria's governors are competing with each other for embellishing their cities with construction of multi-billion flyover bridges that are said… Read more »
Nigeria: Crime Reports Scaring Investors Away From Anambra - Bizman
Daily Trust
An Abuja based businessman, Gabriel Chukwunwendu has stated that negative news of cultism, kidnapping and killings being churned out of Anambra state is scaring investors away. Read more »
Nigeria: Recapitalisation - Access Bank Confident of Raising $300m - AIG-Imoukhuede
Daily Trust
Mr Aigboje Aig-Imokhuede, Chairman of Access Holdings Plc, says he's confident that the bank would raise 300 million dollars in capital for Access Bank, considering the bank's… Read more »
Nigeria: What to Know About New Firstbank's Acting CEO, Alebiosu
Daily Trust
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), on Sunday, announced Olusegun Alebiosu as its new acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer pending the approval of the Central… Read more »
Nigeria: Kudos, Caution On Student Loans
Daily Trust
On April 3, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed into law the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, which creates the facility for… Read more »
Africa: Affordable Healthcare Compulsory for Africa - Shalina Healthcare
Vanguard
Afro-focused multinational company, Shalina Healthcare, recently marked 40 years of operation in Africa, reiterating unwavering commitment to delivering quality healthcare at… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Urges Oil & Gas Operators to Leverage Capital Market for Funding
Vanguard
The Federal Government (FG) has urged the oil and gas operators to create ingenious ways of raising capital especially leveraging the nation's capital market to expand their… Read more »
Nigeria: 560 Naval Personnel to Participate in 2024 Inter-Command Competition
Vanguard
The Nigerian Navy has commenced the 2024 Inter- Command Football, Volleyball and Tug of War competition ,with a view to discovering new talents that would represent the Service at… Read more »
Nigeria: Okuama-Ewu - Help, We're Dying in Forest, Displaced Residents Beg Oborevwori
Vanguard
·Urge him to ask the Army to vacate our homeland Read more »
Nigeria: Private School Owners Beg Govt On Improved Security, Tax Reduction, Others
Vanguard
Private school proprietors, under the aegis of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPP, have appealed to government to provide adequate security, reduce… Read more »
Nigeria: Minna - 5 Children Suffocate in Abandoned Car
Vanguard
Five children, three of the same parents, have died from suffocation in an abandoned car in Minna, Niger State. Read more »
Nigeria: Junior Pope - Fufeyin Gifts Survivor of Boat Accident N2m
Vanguard
ThankGod Ikoma, a survivor of the tragic boat accident that claimed the lives of Nollywood actor, Junior Pope, Engr Precious Ofurum, and others has received a life-changing… Read more »
Nigeria: Tin-Can Customs Surpasses Q1'24 Revenue Target By 139 Percent
Vanguard
The Tin-can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, said it has surpassed its first quarter revenue target for 2024 (Q1'24) by 139 per cent with a total collection… Read more »
Nigeria: Kenyan Police Arrest Binance Chief Who Fled Nigeria
Vanguard
Police authorities in Kenya have arrested Nadeem Anjarwalla, an executive of cryptocurrency platform, Binance, who fled Nigeria some weeks ago. Read more »