November 03, 2022
Nigeria: I'll Dialogue With IPOB, Other Agitators - Peter Obi
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has said he would dialogue with the members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and other agitators… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Tigray Cease Fire As Obasanjo Facilitates Talks
Ethiopia's government and Tigray People's Liberation Front yesterday agreed to a ceasefire after a week of peace talks in South Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Harmonise Taxes Paid By Jetty Operators
The Minister of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo, has disclosed that the federal government will soon harmonise taxes paid by jetty operators to address double taxation and… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Replies Shettima, Says APC in Disarray, Can't Win Election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is presently in disarray and has no hope of winning the general elections in 2023. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerians Won't Elect a Ghost President - Atiku to Tinubu
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), has fired back at Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, flagbearer of the ruling All… Read more »
Nigeria: Flood - Everybody Is Internally Displaced in Bayelsa - Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that with the level of flood disaster that has befallen Bayelsa State in 2022, almost everybody in the state is an Internally Displaced… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria May Collapse, If an Inexperienced Person Succeeds Buhari - PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has said the country needs an experienced president after 2023, noting that electing an inexperienced leader… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Nigeria: I Sold Property to Give 3000 Students Foreign Scholarships - Kwankwaso
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said he sold his personal property to sponsor indigent… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Says U.S. Terror Alert Irresponsible As Security Beefed Up At National Assembly
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, yesterday described the recent security alert in Nigeria by the United States as "unnecessary, false and irresponsible." Read more »
Nigeria: Will Buhari Fulfill His Promise On Mambila Power Project?
With less than six months of Buhari's administration, one wonders why a project as important as the Mambila hydro project which promises 50,000 skilled jobs, enormous economic… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Nigeria: Security Threat a Challenge to Police - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked men and officers of the Nigerian police to use the current security threat to review their strategy in protecting the people. Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: The Constitution, Electoral Act 2022, Lawan, Akpabio, Falana and INEC
The trigger for this rather longish article is the controversy that has surrounded recent party primaries for candidates for next year's two-part general election. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Polls - No Excuse for Failure - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said there will be no excuse for not delivering free, fair and credible next year. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Takes Presidential Campaign to U.S.
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has left Nigeria for the United States of America. Read more »
Nigeria: Concession - Govt Announces Preferred Bidder for Abuja, Lagos, Kano Airports
The federal government has announced the preferred bidders for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Mallam… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Soludo Makes U-Turn, Cancels Taxes On Hawkers, Wheelbarrow Pushers, Others
The Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo, has cancelled all taxes imposed on wheelbarrow pushers, vulcanisers, hawkers and others in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Air - Govt, Operators Disagree Over Partnership With Ethiopian Airlines
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika Wednesday said the government would go ahead with its partnership with the Ethiopian Airlines to run Nigeria Air despite opposition from… Read more »
Nigeria: Almajiri Reform Bill Will Give Hope to Millions of Children, Parents - Lawmaker
The member representing Bodinga-Dange Shuni-Tureta federal constituency, Balarabe Shehu Kakale, has thrown his weight behind the move by the Sokoto State government to reform the… Read more »
Nigeria: How $538m Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Will Address Value Chain Problems
The federal government and other international partners, yesterday in Abuja, launched the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Nigeria: 51 Nigerians Honoured for Contributions to Nigeria-China Relations
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Nigeria on Wednesday awarded 51 Nigerians for their contributions to strengthening diplomatic ties between Nigeria and China. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Indebtedness - Between Earning and Borrowing
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, struck a beautiful chord in a quote that was reported in most of the dailies yesterday. Clarifying issues… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Security Threats Must Be Tackled Before 2023 Poll - Reps
The chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Aishatu Jibril Dukku, the chairman, House Committee on Army, Abdulrazak Namdas, and others have said that… Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Fixes Nov 2023 for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Gov'ship Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 11, 2023 for the conduct of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Nigeria: Again, Shettima Represents Tinubu At Event Organised for Presidential Candidates
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is currently being represented by his running mate, Kashim Shettima, at an event… Read more »
Nigeria: Misinformation Worsening Insecurity - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says misinformation has been used to aggravate conflicts, exacerbate insecurity, distort government efforts, fuel apprehension among the citizens and… Read more »