April 22
Nigeria: Breaking Gender Barriers Through Education
Africa Renewal
Nigerian gender advocate roots for empowerment of women and girls Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima, Jonathan, Abubakar, Others Attend Dialogue On State Police
Premium Times
The state policing bill currently before the National Assembly seeks the removal of police from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list. Read more »
Africa: Keeping the Dreams Alive - Supporting Children in Northeast Nigeria [press release]
ICRC
When someone goes missing due to conflict, the children they leave behind can feel that loss more than most. In response, we ran a program for children in Maiduguri to make sure… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Eyes $2.25bn World Bank Loan At 1% Interest Rate
Premium Times
"It is virtually a grant. It is for about 40 years, ten years moratorium and about 1 per cent interest. So that also is part of the flow you can count," an official said. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Stops Kano Govt From Charging Litigants Exorbitant Filing Fees - Official
Premium Times
Plaintiff says the judgement will improve access to justice for low-income litigants across the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Yoruba Nation Agitators and the Need to Curb Secessionist Tendencies
Premium Times
With the Ibadan security breach, the police and other units of the intelligence community have once more been exposed for their gross incompetence. Read more »
Nigeria: High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting Holds in Abuja, Nigeria [press release]
Premium Times
Representatives from regional and sub-regional organisations, civil society and various entities of the United Nations will attend the meeting. Read more »
Nigeria: IG Wants NSCDC, FRSC Merged With Police
Vanguard
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has advised the Federal Government to merge the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Federal Road Safety… Read more »
Nigeria: War On Insurgency - Badaru-Abubakar's Silent Revolution [opinion]
Premium Times
Nigeria is certainly not out of the woods but the signs are good and encouraging. Read more »
Nigeria: Tiktok Sensation Peller Joins City Plug Talent Ahead of 'Peller's Palava' Release
Leadership
Nigerian TikTok sensation and rising content creator, Habeeb Hamzat, better known as Peller, has been unveiled as the latest addition to the array of talents managed by City Plug,… Read more »
Nigeria: Wike-Backed Rivers Assembly Overrides Fubara, Passes Amended LG Bill
Premium Times
The Rivers State House of Assembly overrode Governor Fubara's withdrawal of assent to a bill on Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: FG to Achieve 6000 Megawatts Using Hydro, Solar Plants - Adelabu
Vanguard
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has unveiled plans to increase power generation from 4000 Megawatts to 6000 using the hydro and solar plants. Read more »
Nigeria: Energy Crisis - Discos Still Under Pressure As Allocation Drops to 3,059mw
Vanguard
Electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, weekend, remained under pressure to meet the demand of customers under Band A, expected to enjoy a minimum of 20 hours of daily supply,… Read more »
Nigeria: Aiyedatiwa Declared Winner of Ondo APC Primary
Vanguard
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has secured the nomination of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming November 16 governorship election, following his… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubunomics - The Rich Getting Richer, the Poor Getting Slaughtered [column]
Vanguard
"Yes, we will do anything for the poor man; anything but get off his back." -- Leo Tolstoy, 1828-1910. Read more »
Nigeria: Nass Orders CEO of Alliance Hospital, Others to Face Organ Harvesting Charges
Vanguard
In the ongoing case involving the Alliance Hospital and Services Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Dr. Christopher Otabor, and three others over an alleged organ harvest, the House of… Read more »
Nigeria: Massive Banking Stocks Sell-Off Persists
Vanguard
... As investors lose N1.57trn Read more »
Nigeria: Abducted RCCG Pastor, Passengers Regain Freedom in Oyo
Vanguard
Pastor Olugbenga Olawore and other passengers of a 14-seater bus, who were abducted on Friday in Oyo State have been released through combined efforts of the security agencies. Read more »
Nigeria: Okuama-Ewu Identifies 11 Persons Killed By Military, 413 Houses Destroyed
Vanguard
Okuama-Ewu in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State has revealed the names of 11 people that troops of the Nigerian Army purportedly shot dead when they overran the… Read more »
Nigeria: Incessant Electricity Grid Collapse
Vanguard
HIS administration, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently told security chiefs, aspires to transform Nigeria into a trillion dollar economy. Ambitious and lofty as this aspiration… Read more »
Nigeria: SEDC As Valid Answer to the South-Eastern Question
Vanguard
The great performance of the economy of Eastern Nigeria which was predominantly made up of what is now known as the South-East geopolitical zone has been a personal marker for what… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Wike Was Allowed Into National Caucus Meeting - Senate Minority Leader
Vanguard
·Says Damagum's survival not defeat for Atiku or victory for Wike, but in interest of PDP Read more »
Nigeria: APC Stakeholders Want Chairmanship Returned to N/Central
Daily Trust
The All Progressives Congress (APC) North Central Stakeholders Forum has called on the party to return its national chairmanship to the North Central zone in the spirit of… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Monarch Demands N100m As Homage for Land
Daily Trust
The Onojie of Uromi, Anslem Edenojie, has demanded N100 million from the Justice Alero Edodo-Eruaga-led Edo State Private Property Protection Committee as homage for five parcels… Read more »
Nigeria: Minister Lauds Taraba Govt's Efforts At Developing Tourism Sector
Daily Trust
The Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, has commended Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas for paying special attention to the development of the tourism sector. Read more »