August 03, 2023
Nigeria: APC NEC Passes Vote of Confidence On INEC, 2023 Presidential Election
The APC NEC says the 2023 presidential election that brought President Bola Tinubu to power was free, fair and credible. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Suspends Operations of Enugu Development Agency
The SSG announced the suspension on Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Inaugurates Campaign Council, Says It'll Win Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber Polls
INEC will conduct governorship elections in the three states on 11 November. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Ministerial Nominee Helped Abacha Steal Nigeria's Billions
Both men were not always allies. In fact, at the time Mr Bagudu was helping Mr Abacha steal Nigeria dry, Mr Tinubu was financing some political and civil society actors demanding… Read more »
Nigeria: Ministerial Nominee Wants EFCC, ICPC Unbundled
"If I have my way, I will advise the President to unbundle, first of all, bring out ICPC, and EFCC together and unbundle them," he said. Read more »
August 02, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal Protest - Nigerian Govt Files Contempt Suit Against Labour Leaders
The move, launched at the National Industrial Court in Abuja, seeks to have the labour leaders jailed for their alleged disobedience to the court's order. Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: Atheists Face Discrimination, Forced Into Hiding in Nigeria's North
Mr Bala's travails are a stark reminder of the risks associated with openly embracing atheism in Nigeria, especially in the Muslim-majority north. Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Defence Chiefs Meet in Abuja
The ECOWAS gave the junta in the Niger Republic a week to leave the stage and allow President Bazoum to resume work. Read more »
August 02, 2023
Nigeria: NLC Demands N30,000 Subsidy Palliative for Six Months in Lagos As Protests Observed in Ogun, Osun
The Lagos State government pledges to look into demand and respond soon. Read more »
Nigeria: Alake Appears Before Senate, Wants Social Media Regulations Strengthened
"That is the first thing I'll do; I'll strengthen the laws and applications of those laws and I'll support anything that comes from the hallowed chamber on laws. I'll support the… Read more »
Nigeria: President Forwards New List of 19 Ministerial Nominees to Senate
President Tinubu had last Thursday forwarded a list of 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Read more »
Nigeria: Ministerial Nominees - Senate Screens Fagbemi, Pate, Alake, Two Others (Live Updates)
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday forwarded a list of 28 ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Read more »
Nigeria: I'll Ensure Free Flow of Information From Presidential Villa - Tinubu's New Spokesperson
"We will be more open in terms of providing access to information to radio networks, television networks, newspapers, and online news media than ever before." Read more »
Nigeria: How ₦8,000 Palliative Will Be Disbursed to 12 Million Poor Households - Wale Edun
Mr Edun says the federal government will use biometric validation to transfer of N8,000 palliative to the identified vulnerable and low income households to cushion the hardship of… Read more »
Nigeria: Ministerial Nominee Decries Lack of Supervision of Central Bank
"The national economic management team - the Ministers of Finance and Budget and National Planning, the Accountant-General of the Federation and other relevant ministries must have… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Broadcast - APC Has No Plans to Stimulate Domestic Crude Refining - PDP
"it is instructive to observe from the speech, that the APC has no marshal plan to stimulate domestic crude refining as an answer to the crippling energy and manufacturing deficits… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank President to Visit Nigeria
While in Nigeria, the bank said Mr Banga will meet with President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Investigates Plane Crash in Lagos
The aircraft was on a test flight within Lagos with two passengers onboard before it crashed around Oba Akran, Ikeja area of Lagos State, with no fatalities. Read more »
Nigeria: Ministerial Nominee Weeps During Senate Screening, Says She Comes From Poor Family
Katsina nominee, Hannatu Musawa, says her father sold kolanut to send her to school. Read more »
August 01, 2023
Nigeria: Presidential Election Court Reserves Judgement On Atiku's Case Against Tinubu
Atiku's legal team sparred with the lawyers to Mr Tinubu, INEC, and APC in the final legal fireworks in court, on Tuesday, over the credibility of the 25 February presidential… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Former Emir Sanusi's Portrait Was Reintroduced At Coronation Hall - Official
The government said the photo ought to have been there permanently. Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea Declare Support for Niger Coup As Soldiers Arrest Politicians
"Any military intervention against Niger would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali," they warned, adding that such a move could result in… Read more »
Nigeria: UNESCO Backs Osinbajo's New Organisation
Future Perspectives, a non-profit co-founded by the immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, will work with the UNESCO agency. Read more »
Nigeria: Youth Group, Professionals Bicker Over Ministerial Nominee From Benue
The Senate on Monday screened Mr Utsev, despite his inability to defend some discrepancies in his biodata as contained in the resume he submitted to the lawmakers Read more »
Nigeria: NLC Knocks Tinubu, Says President's Speech Not 'Silver Bullet'
"Our review of today's broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu leaves us with the impression that the promises and assurances made by President Tinubu are not the silver bullet… Read more »