May 23, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - Group to Engage Political Aspirants On Housing
A housing advocacy organisation, Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN), has stressed the significance of dialogue as a mechanism for addressing the country's housing gap as… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Summon NPA, Terminal Operators Over N512 Billion Debt
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other terminal operators over $852.094 million… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest 'One Chance' Robber in Ibadan
The police in Oyo State have arrested a 30-year-old commercial driver, Oyelakin Oluwatobi, who specialises in robbing passengers. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Primaries - Jiba Wins Amac/Bwari Fed Constituency
The member representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency, Micah Jiba, on Sunday won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary for the constituency. Read more »
Nigeria: King Salman Centre, in Collaboration With Albasar International Foundation, Offered Free Eye Surgeries to 800 Patients in Kano
The King Salman Humanitarian Relief and Aid Center, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with Albasar International Foundation (Makkah Specialist Eye Hospital), has offered… Read more »
Nigeria: Mechanised Agriculture Will Unlock Benue Economy - UBA
The economy of Benue State can be unlocked with mechanised agriculture and the development of an agricultural value chain. Read more »
Nigeria: Surety Arraigned As Accused Jumps Bail
A businessman, Jerome Daniel, has been arraigned before a magistrates' court in Wuse, Zone 6, Abuja, for failure to produce an accused person he stood surety for. Read more »
May 22, 2022
Nigeria: Despite the Money in Honey, Nigeria's Production Declines
Last Friday, bee farmers celebrated the World Bee Day with a reflection on the many challenges confronting the honey value chain potentials in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Inside Multi-Billion Naira Property That Landed Suspended AGF in EFCC Net
Almost a week after operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) nabbed the embattled Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, for allegedly… Read more »
Nigeria: Calling 112 - Is Nigeria Ready for an Emergency Response?
In November 2021, a 21-story luxury apartment under construction in Ikoyi, a highbrow area in Lagos State, collapsed. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Lagos… Read more »
Nigeria: Blasphemy - Muric Demands Arrest of Pastor in Osun
The Osun State Chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the security agencies and well-meaning Nigerians to act on the alleged misdemeanours of one Pastor Akintaro… Read more »
May 21, 2022
Nigeria: Abducted Anambra Lawmaker Beheaded
Okechukwu Okoye, lawmaker representing Aguata Constituency 2 at the Anambra State House of Assembly, has been beheaded. Read more »
Nigeria: Six Months After Jos Jail Break, Over 200 Prisoners Still At Large
It's been six months since a daring jail break occurred at the Jos Correctional Centre which set free 252 inmates, leaving in its trail four dead persons and a badly bruised image… Read more »
Nigeria: Fact Check - Did CBN Actually Say Naira Will Be Out of Circulation Soon?
A news website on Friday posted a story with the headline 'Naira Notes Will Be Out Of Circulation Soon, Says CBN Official'. Read more »
May 20, 2022
Nigeria: 8 Die in Kogi Auto Crash
No fewer than eight persons have been confirmed dead in an accident at Elete along Ajaokuta-Lokoja road in Kogi State. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Presidency - I'll Run an All-Inclusive Government - Amaechi
Immediate past Minister of Transportation and Presidential aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has assured that he would run an… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Nigeria: Kidnappings - Kaduna Mulls Relocating Communities 'Harbouring Informants'
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said the state government may relocate or clear three communities along Kaduna Abuja highway due to activities of informants in the… Read more »
Nigeria: I Will Become a Farmer After Buhari's Govt - Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has revealed that he will become a farmer once his boss' administration elapses. Read more »
Nigeria: Lekki Residents 'Declare War' On Okada Riders
24 hours after the Lagos State Government announced a total ban on commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders, the Lekki Phase I Residents Association (LERA)… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Leaders With a Touch of Madness - Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria requires a leader driven by passion and madness to rule the country and put it on the right footing. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Nrc Yet to Contact Us', Relatives of Abducted Train Passengers Tell Buhari
The relatives of the 61 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train still in captivity after the March 28th train attack have lamented that almost three weeks after President Muhammadu… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Presidency - I'll Expand Amotekun, Restructure Nigeria - Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Presidential Aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised to expand the South-West Regional security Network popularly called Amotekun if… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Future Bleak Due to Oil-Dependent Economy - Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has lamented that the over-dependence on oil is killing the nation's economy. Read more »
Nigeria: FishNet Cautions Nigeria On Release of Genetically Improved Tilapia
FishNet Alliance, a network of fishers in several African countries, has called for a cautious approach to the planned introduction of the genetically improved tilapia fish into… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Blames Poor Revenue On Corruption, Leakages
The federal government has blamed Nigeria's poor revenue generation on leakage and corruption in the nation's tax system. Read more »