May 15
Nigeria: 6 Arrested for Raping 12-Year-Old Girl
Six men have been arrested for raping a 12- year-old girl at Argungu LGA of Kebbi State. Read more »
Nigeria: Afe Babalola Builds N500m Olympic-Size Swimming Pool in Abuad
The Director of Sports, Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. Gboyega Babalola, has said that the founder, Aare Afe Babalola, has invested over N500,000,000 in… Read more »
Nigeria: How Sokoto Raise Igr to N3.4bn Quarterly - Gov Aliyu
The Sokoto State Governor Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu has explained that the removal of sharp practises has seen the state raise its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to N3.4bn quarterly. Read more »
Nigeria: Wike Administration Left Rivers in Debt - Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has revealed that a huge debt burden was left behind for his administration. Read more »
Nigeria: 2 Reverend Sisters Remanded Over Child Adoption
Two reverend sisters of Roman Catholic Church were on Monday remanded in police custody by the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State over… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Sets to Roll Out Guidelines for Cng Vehicle Conversion
The federal government is to roll out guidelines for the conversion of petrol-powered vehicles into Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered vehicles to ensure the safety of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Firm Unveils $40,000 Funding for Entrepreneurs in Agric Value Chain
Heifer Nigeria, has launched a $40,000 funding through the AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria 2024, an enterprise development programme designed to identify and support innovative,… Read more »
Nigeria: Yachi Demands Maximum Support for Finidi, Amokachi
A former General Manager of Babanawa FC, Harry Kwaghfan Yachi, has called on Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and other football stakeholders to give unwavering support to Super… Read more »
Nigeria: Limits of Corporate Authority
In recent days, the National Assembly has summoned some of the country's most influential private sector figures, including Dangote and BUA, among others, to address the rising… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity and Banditry - Assessing Paths to Reconciliation, Justice
It is not uncommon to acknowledge that abductions have become alarmingly routine across the country. Nigerians have reluctantly come to accept insecurity as yet another factor they… Read more »
Nigeria: Foundation Supports 12 Female Students in Osun
An NGO, Guidance Community Development Foundation (GCDF) has provided financial support to 12 students of the Local Education Authority (LEA) Commercial Grammar School, Iwo, Osun… Read more »
Nigeria: Removing Immunity for Corrupt Political Office Holders
If there is one statement the immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, made during his first inauguration in 2015, that seems like a prophesy is that if Nigeria does… Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends Cybersecurity Levy
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions in the country. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Must Create an Anti-Bullying Policy
The recent viral video of the bullying of a female student in Lead British International School, Abuja, brought to the limelight the persistent issue of bullying and abuse of… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Directs TETFund to Support Funding of Teaching Practice
Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arch Sonny Echono, says the Fund recently received a communique regarding the Presidential directive on the support… Read more »
Nigeria: Constitute Varsities' Governing Boards in Two Weeks or We Shut Down - ASUU to Tinubu
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, berated President Bola Tinubu over what they described as "non-chalant attitude" towards university… Read more »
Nigeria: Obasanjo Backs Call for Home-Grown System, Says Western Democracy Has Failed
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, gave his support to a group of 60 members of the House of Representatives pushing for a change from the current presidential system… Read more »
Nigeria: Content Creator Shot Dead in Abuja
A skit maker identified as Chidike Emmanuel has been gunned down in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Read more »
Nigeria: Ease of Doing Business - Foreign Investors to Get Visas Within 48 Hours - Govt
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the constitution of a committee to streamline visa… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, UN Seek U.S.$306m to Solve Food, Nutrition Crisis in North East
The Government of Nigeria, and national and international partners Tuesday launched an appeal seeking US$306 million to fast-track food assistance, nutrition supplies and services,… Read more »
Nigeria: I Inherited Huge Debt From Wike, Says Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has revealed that a huge debt burden was left behind for his administration. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Seeks Collaboration Among Ecowas States to Develop Tourism Sector
The Federal Government of Nigeria has demanded collaboration among the ECOWAS states to develop the tourism sector in order to compete with other regions. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Confirms Killing of Soldiers in Katsina, Says Scores of Terrorists Neutralised
The military high command, on Tuesday, confirmed killing of four soldiers attached to the Operation Hadarin Daji. Read more »
Nigeria: Late Inmate of FCT Rehab Centre Arrested While Selling Fried Yam At Wuse 2 - Family
The family of the inmate allegedly tortured to death at the Abuja Rehabilitation Centre located at the Kuchiko community in Bwari Area Council in the FCT said the deceased was… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Commissioner Resigns for Brother to Emerge LG Chairmanship Candidate
The Commissioner for Technical Education and former member of the House of Representatives for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Delta State, Joan Onyemaechi, has resigned… Read more »