February 05
Nigeria: 'There Are Plots to Weaken Tinubu Administration'
Professionals and businessmen in the country under the aegis of Forum of Nigerians Professionals in Politics (FNPP) have alleged plots by certain unpatriotic persons to distract… Read more »
February 03
Nigeria: 4.6m Go to Polls in 26 States, 80 Local Govt Areas Today
Abbas Jimoh (Abuja), Ado Abubakar Musa (Jos), Bassey Willie (Yenagoa), Hope Abah (Makurdi), Magaji lsa Hunkuyi (Jalingo) & Mohammed Ibrahim Yaba (Kaduna) Read more »
February 01
Nigeria: Nigeria Would Have Been Worse Without Subsidy Removal - Govt
Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, has said that things would have been worse in Nigeria if fuel subsidy was not removed. Read more »
Nigeria: Obasanjo Almost Punched Me for Demanding Constitutional Amendment - Olanipekun
A former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Wole Olanipekun (SAN), yesterday narrated how former President Olusegun Obasanjo almost punched him when he advised him to… Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti Obas to Govt - Deploy More Security Operatives
Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers has called on the federal government to deploy more security personnel to Ekiti as the state is generally under policed. Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Ex-Governor Breaks Silence On Frosty Relationship With Saraki, PDP
A former governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has debunked reports that he is at loggerheads with his predecessor, Bukola Saraki. Read more »
January 22
Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks Review of Global Tax System
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that redressing the imbalance in the international tax regime has become imperative, calling for a review of global taxation. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Urged to Prioritise Tertiary Education for Economic Revival
A civil society organisation, Advance Intellectual Forum, has urged the federal government to further prioritise tertiary education as a catalyst for economic revival in the… Read more »
January 18
Nigeria: U.S. Secretary of State, Blinken, to Visit Nigeria Next Week
U.S. Secretary State, Antony Blinken, is to visit Nigeria next week as part of his tour of some African countries between 21 and 26 of January, 2024. Read more »
January 19
Nigeria: Gombe Fixes April 27 for LG Polls
LP demands polls for Cross River Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Meets Kano APC Leaders After Apex Court Ruling
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday hosted a delegation comprising the leadership of the Kano State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa,… Read more »
Nigeria: Bodija Explosion and Security Gaps in Oyo State
January 16, 2024 showed us how vulnerable we are in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Just when Nigerians were thinking end will come to sad news such as the massacre in Plateau State… Read more »
Nigeria: Aedc, Partners Sign Deal to Deliver Uninterrupted Power Solution in Abuja
As part of efforts to consolidate integrated power solutions, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) signed a tripartite agreement with Daystar Power Solutions Limited… Read more »
January 17
Nigeria: APC Rules Out Zoning in Edo, Adopts Direct Primary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has ruled out zoning of its ticket and adopted the direct mode of primary for the election of its candidate for the Edo State governorship… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Never Interfered in My Cabinet Selection, Governance - Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said that his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari, since leaving office never made overtures to influence his governance including the… Read more »
January 16
Nigeria: Edo 2024 - Same Old Politics, Same Old Tricks
The upcoming Edo State governorship election is a pointer to all the ills that bedevil Nigerian democracy. They are apparent right from the method by which candidates emerge.… Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court - Tinubu's Non-Interference Rekindles Hope in Judiciary - Marafa, IPAC
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kabiru Marafa, has said the non-interference of President Bola Tinubu in the judgment of the Supreme Court on… Read more »
January 15
Nigeria: Airlines' Trapped Funds - Pressure Mounts Despite U.S.$61 Million Release
There's a mounting pressure on the federal government to make significant releases to clear the foreign airlines' trapped funds amidst their threat to exit Nigeria. Read more »
January 11
Nigeria: Govt Releases 23 New High-Yield Crop Varieties to Farmers
In its efforts at achieving food sufficiency in Nigeria, the Federal Government has released 23 high-yield crop varieties to farmers. Read more »
January 05
Nigeria: Failure Not an Option Under Me, Tinubu Warns Service Chiefs
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the the security chiefs to ensure that there is conclusive victory against the myriad of security threats facing the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Heading in Wrong Direction - Edwin Clark
Nigeria is going the wrong direction and it can't go the right direction unless the country is restructured from the top to bottom, against the unity government foisted on all by… Read more »
Nigeria: Rubber Stamp Legislature Watching Nigeria Drift Aimlessly - Pat Utomi
A professor of political economy and management expert, Professor Patrick Utomi, has described Nigeria's legislature as rubber stamp watching the country drift aimlessly. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Assembly Passes N2.267trn Budget
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday passed a total of N2,267,976,120,869 as the 2024 budget of the state at a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon.… Read more »
January 04
Nigeria: 15,000 Nigerian Students in Benin Republic Affected By Govt Ban - NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Benin Republic says there 15,000 Nigerians studying in the country. Read more »
January 05
Nigeria: How Bickering Over Consensus Candidacy for By-Election Led to Crisis in Ondo PDP
With a month to the by-election into the vacant seat of the Akoko North East/Akoko North-West Federal Constituency of Ondo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is… Read more »