December 18, 2023
Nigeria: What Does the World Bank Want From Nigeria?
At the rate we are going, the World Bank will next be advising the federal government to sell off 10 million Nigerians to aliens on a distant planet in order to grow the economy by… Read more »
Nigeria: 2024 - Senate Panel Urges Govt Enterprises to N18.3 Trillion Revenue Target
The Senate Committee on Finance has tasked the government-owned enterprises (GOEs) to surpass the N18.3 trillion revenue target set for the 2024 fiscal year. Read more »
December 14, 2023
Nigeria: Stop Subsidy Payment, Increase Petrol Price to N750/Litre, World Bank Tells Govt
The World Bank has said the federal government may still be paying for petrol subsidy as fuel prices in Nigeria are currently not cost-reflective. Read more »
December 13, 2023
Nigeria: Kaduna Massacre - Villagers Sue Govt, Demand N33bn Compensation
Villagers of Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have sued the Federal Government and demanded N33 billion compensation over the recent army's airstrikes that… Read more »
December 10, 2023
Sierra Leone: Coup Attempt - Ex-Sierra Leone President Confined to Home, Under Investigation
A former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma has been confined to his home, the government said Saturday, after he was questioned over what it calls an attempted coup at the… Read more »
December 08, 2023
West Africa: An Agenda of Stability and Renewal for Ecowas
When ECOWAS leaders last convened in a summit in Abuja in July 2023, it was a hastily arranged gathering to craft a response to a military coup in Niger Republic in the wake of a… Read more »
December 07, 2023
West Africa: Coup - Ecowas Court Declines Niger's Request to Suspend Sanctions
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has, on 7th December 2023, dismissed a request by the Republic of Niger for the Court to suspend sanctions imposed by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of… Read more »
December 10, 2023
West Africa: Good Governance Can Counter Coups, Tinubu Tells Ecowas Leaders
Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, has called on West African leaders to prioritise good governance and collective… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Nigeria: Controversy Over Kwara PDP Youth Leader's 'Apology' to Saraki
Controversy continues to trail a letter of apology said to have been written by the suspended youth leader of the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru… Read more »
Nigeria: Uncertainty Over Rivers Budget As Assembly Crisis Persists
There is uncertainty in Rivers State concerning when Governor Similanayi Fubara will present the 2024 Appropriation Bill with the crisis in the state House of Assembly festering,… Read more »
December 07, 2023
Nigeria: Anyone Culpable of Kaduna Village Bombing Will Be Punished - Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured the nation that whoever is found culpable of the bombardments of Tudun Biri village that killed over 90 villagers will be punished… Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Village Massacre - Protesters Besiege National Assembly, Zaria
Protesters yesterday stormed the National Assembly premises in Abuja, over the killing of many innocent citizens by a military drone last Sunday. There were also protests in Zaria… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Nigeria: Kogi East Group Wants Governorship Tribunal Relocated to Abuja
The national socio-cultural organisation of the people of Kogi East Senatorial District in Kogi State, Uk'Omu Igala, has called for the relocation of the Kogi State Governorship… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Nigeria: How to Get 2024 Budget Right - Economists
Experts on Thursday weighed in on the 2024 budget estimates presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, concluding that while the budget is ambitious, the… Read more »
November 30, 2023
Nigeria: Challenging Accidental Leadership in Nigeria's Democracy Beyond the Ballot
Democracy, widely recognised as the most favourable form of governance, has firmly rooted itself in the fabric of Nigerian society. Despite its firm establishment, the democratic… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Nigeria: Boko Haram - Borno State Governor Wants More Troops in North East
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has called for the deployment of more military personnel to flush out Boko Haram insurgents from their enclaves in Borno and other… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Nigeria: Federal Executive Council Approves 2024 Appropriation Bill
House committees get 2 weeks to work on budget Read more »
Nigeria: Getting Primary Health Care Delivery Right for Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria
Ache's mother died a few months ago due to the absence of a primary healthcare centre (PHC) or health post in her community in Ibaji local government of Kogi State. The only PHC… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Lacks Accurate Data for National Planning - Senate Panel
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Identity and National Population, Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, has lamented the absence of accurate population data to plan Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 5,000 Ecological Disasters Seeking Urgent Intervention - Govt
The Ecological Project Office said it was currently in possession of over 5,000 requests from disaster-ravaged communities across the country seeking the federal government's… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Nigeria: PDP, APC Trade Words Over Appeal Court Judgements
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that a cabal in the Presidency is out to emasculate the country's democracy, by overturning the will of the people as expressed… Read more »
November 22, 2023
Nigeria: We Won't Allow Ceding Ogun Oil-Rich Island to Benin Republic - Senate Panel
The Senate Committee on Navy said it will come up with a plan to resist the takeover of oil-rich Tongeji Island in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State by the Benin Republic… Read more »
Nigeria: We're Also Open to Alliance With APC, LP - NNPP Replies Atiku
The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has responded to the call by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for all opposition parties to form an alliance, saying it is open to any… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Nigeria: I Don't Have Problems With INEC but Its Processes - SDP Presidential Candidate
The Chieftain and presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo has accused the Independent National Electoral… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Nigeria: 2027 - Fresh Storm in APC Over Cost of Nomination Forms, Others
Fresh storm is raging in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over high cost of contesting elections on the party's platform. Read more »