July 08, 2023
Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap Ekiti's All Progressives Congress State Chairman
The Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ekiti, Segun Dipe, who confirmed the development to journalists, said the chairman was abducted on Saturday. Read more »
Nigeria: Relief to Lagos Motorists As Eko Bridge Is Reopened - Sanwo-Olu Talks Tough
Governor Sanwo-Olu issues quit notice to traders and squatters as governor reopenes damaged Eko Bridge Read more »
July 09, 2023
Nigeria: Balogun, an Institution in Nigeria's Banking Sector - Shettima
Mr Shettima said the late FCMB founder was a banking icon who was everything the ailing world desired. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Nigeria: We'll Remove Bottlenecks to Investments, Reposition Economy to Favour Youth - Tinubu
"We have a responsibility to revolutionise the economy so that our youth can share in the nation's prosperity, otherwise, we are only waiting for the dreams to be charted." Read more »
Nigeria: Osun Governor Adeleke Appoints 25 Commissioners, 25 Special Advisers
The names of the appointees have been sent to the Osun State House of Assembly by the governor. Read more »
Nigeria: President Tinubu Sets Up Committee On Tax Reforms, Oyedele Is Chair
Taiwo Oyedele of PriceWaterhouseCoopers is chair of the committee. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Govt Seeks Alumni Support As School Marks 70th Anniversary
Lagos City Senior College, Yaba, was founded on 3 January 1953 by Nigeria's first President, the late Nnamdi Azikiwe. Read more »
Nigeria: Stop My Monthly Pension, Ex-Governor Daniel Tells Abiodun
Mr Daniel says as a senator he is no longer entitled to the pension. Read more »
Nigeria: Soyinka Blasts Ilorin Emir for Cancellation of Isese Festival
Wole Soyinka urges the emir of Ilorin to apologise and make peace with the Osun priestess. Read more »
Cameroon: How Internationally Connected Cameroon Elites Plundered U.S.$656 Million
How tax cases involving hundreds of millions in payments from state coffers to questionable entities were snuffed out. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Demand 10% Jobs for Persons With Disabilities Implementation
The lawmakers asked the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to direct the HoSF and MDAs to adhere strictly to the provisions of Section 29 of the discrimination… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Fayose Visits Tinubu, Says He'll Not Quit PDP
Mr Fayose says the opposion parties will not constitute themselves into armies of counter production to national development. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Nigeria: Reps to Probe NPA, Nimasa, Customs, Others Over Auctioning of Govt Properties
The investigation will cover the period between 2010 and 2022 to establish the extent of alleged illegal auctioning of public property and the non-remittance of revenue realised… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: My Govt Will Eliminate Nigeria's Security Challenges - Tinubu
Mr Tinubu says his administration has put in place a mechanism that will comprehensively address all the challenges facing the armed forces for them to effectively carry out their… Read more »
Nigeria: #GandujeGate - Kano Govt Goes After Ganduje Over Bribery Video
Mr Ganduje, while he was governor, was caught in a video receiving dollars from a contractor and keeping it in his cloth. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Calls for Remedial Works On Erosion Sites in Imo
The Senate observed that the total collapse of the Obodoukwu, Urualla, Akokwa, Umumaisiaku, Umuchima and Umueshi gully erosion sites has become treacherous, leading to loss of… Read more »
Nigeria: Speaker Abbas Steps Down Recommendation Seeking to Release Nnamdi Kanu
This followed a recommendation by Ginger Onwusibe (LP-Abia) following a motion by Eze Nwachukwu Eze (PDP-Ebonyi) in Abuja during plenary. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Fix New Date for Census - NPC
President Bola Tinubu will fix a new date for the national population and housing census, the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, has said. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate to Probe $10 Million Gas Supply Contract Awarded By Buhari Administration
The Buhari administration awarded the contract to a private firm, Acugas Limited, in 2017 to supply gas to the Calabar Generation Company Limited (Calabar Genco). Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Pledges Support for Nigeria's Census, Says 'Extreme Poverty' Causing Internal Migration
"I hope that during the demarcation you did, you would have noticed the migration of people to urban centres because of the extreme poverty and unemployment." Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Akeredolu Not Yet Fit to Return to Work - Ondo Government
The Ondo State government says Governor Ajeredolu's doctors will determine his return date. Read more »
Nigeria: Parties Set for Final Addresses As Tinubu, APC Close Defence in Atiku's Petition
The presidential election court says it will fix a date for closing arguments of parties in the Atiku's case challenging Mr Tinubu's victory in the 25 February presidential… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Nigeria: Senate Minority Parties Unveil Agenda, Pledge to Promote Democracy in Nigeria
The six opposition parties have 50 senators in the 109-member Senate. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Pledges Support for Completion of Major Gas Project
President Tinubu commended UTM FLNG Limited as well as its technical partners, Technip Energies of France, and its Japanese counterpart, JGC. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Combats Flooding On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway's Long Bridge
"One side of the Sagamu-bound carriageway has been desilted; on the second side, work is ongoing." Read more »