September 29, 2022
Nigeria: Wasting of Recovered Assets
Government should organise transparent public bidding and auction sessions to dispose of the assets Read more »
September 27, 2022
Nigeria: MSF Calls for Inclusion of North-West in UN's Humanitarian Plan
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders has called for the inclusion of North-west Nigeria in the United Nations' Humanitarian Plan,… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Parade Notorious Kidnap Kingpin Who Flaunts Dollars On Social Media
A former staff member of a new generation bank and leader of a notorious kidnap gang in Bayelsa State, who notoriously flaunts dollar bills on social media, John Ikechukwu Ewa (aka… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Nigeria: $23m Abacha Loot - Serap Sues Buhari, Malami Over Failure to Publish Copy of Agreement With Us
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over the failure to publish details of the agreement the federal… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Nigeria: $47m Paris Club Refund - Court Sets Aside Consent Judgment Favouring Firm
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho has set aside a consent judgment entered in favour of Panic Alert Security Systems Ltd against the Trustees of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Confirms Ariwoola's Appointment As CJN
The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola was screened and confirmed by the Senate as the substantive head of the Judiciary arm of the Nigerian… Read more »
September 20, 2022
Nigeria: Abdu Aboki Bows Out of Judiciary After Over 40 Years Meritorious Service
The Supreme Court last Thursday organised a Valedictory Court session to officially mark the bowing out of Justice Abdu Aboki, from the Bench of the Apex Court, having attained the… Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Feeds Harps On Effective Collaboration to Address Challenges in Nigeria's Poultry Industry
The Pandagric Novum Limited (PNL), manufacturers of Supreme Feeds, has emphasised that increased partnership with customers is needed to tackle the challenges facing poultry… Read more »
September 18, 2022
Nigeria: Security Agencies Intensify Attacks On Bandits, Terrorists
Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed door with security chiefs on Thursday several bandits were neutralised as notorious terror kingpin, Bello Turji,… Read more »
Nigeria: Techniques of Institutional Corruption and Negotiations With Terrorists in Nigeria - the Falsity of Mediation
Corruption is a societal ill. So is terrorism. Negotiation and mediation are means of controlling societal ills and misunderstanding. But corruption has become systemic in Nigeria… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Nigeria: Benin Monarch Advises Host Communities Against Violence
In a bid to reduce conflicts between host communities and multinational companies, the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has sued for collaboration between the two… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Nigeria: Falana Petitions EFCC, Seeks Probe of Fraudulent Fuel Importation, Smuggling of Products to Neighbouring Countries
Foremost human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has called for the investigation of fuel importation by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Asks Court to Order Lecturers Back to Work
The federal government has referred the prolonged strike embarked upon by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Nigeria: You Have Till December to Crush All Terrorists, Bandits, Buhari Orders Armed Forces
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, mandated the armed forces to quell the gale of insecurity across the country by the end of the year. Minister of Interior, Alhaji Rauf… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Nigeria: Again, Falana Faults Lagos Parking Fee, Insists Agency Lacks Legal Power to Collect Levy
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has cautioned the Lagos State government not to usurp the powers conferred on local governments to fix and collect parking fees in the state,… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Nigeria: Bandits Are Becoming More Sophisticated, Daring - Masari
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has lamented that the bandits terrorising the state are becoming more sophisticated and daring, especially in frontline local… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Nigeria: Yuguda - Ponzi Schemes Are Cancers to Capital Markets
The Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Lamido Yuguda reveal how the commission is fighting to rid the capital market of Ponzi schemes. Kayode Tokede captures… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Naval Chief Disputes NNPCL, Petroleum Ministry's Oil Theft Figures
Nigeria's Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, yesterday disputed oil theft figures from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the ministry… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Condemns Killing of Islamic Cleric By Soldier
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he called "the unprovoked and cold-blooded murder of a Yobe State-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Goni Aisami, by a callous soldier he had… Read more »
Nigeria: SERAP, NGE Sue Buhari, Others Over Threat to Shutdown 53 Broadcast Stations
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari, AGF, Others Dragged to Court Over Alleged Unlawful Interference in NDDC
President Muhammadu Buhari, and four others have been dragged before a Federal High Court, Abuja, over their alleged unlawful interference in the operations of the Niger Delta… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Nigeria: Terror Leader Moves to Forcefully Marry 21-Year-Old Train Abductee
The leader of the terror group that abducted some of the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers have threatened to forcefully marry 21-year-old train abductee, Azurfa Lois John. Read more »
Nigeria: Bauchi Govt Rescues 69 Persons Abducted By Bandits, Raids Their Hideouts
The Bauchi State Government has disclosed that no fewer than 69 persons that were abducted by bandits have been rescued by a combined effort of security agents and vigilantes,… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: Lagos Extends Okada Ban to Four More LGAs
The Lagos State government has ordered a ban on commercial motorcycles also known as Okada in four more Local Government Areas (LGAs) and their respective Local Council Development… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Theft - Arrest of 3m Barrel-Capacity Supertanker Reflects Scale of Crisis
The arrest of a supertanker with capacity for three million barrels of oil, about three times the one million barrels per day (bpd) currently being produced by Nigeria, clearly… Read more »