Nigeria: Govt Pleads With Resident Doctors to Suspend Strike As ASUU Threatens Shutdown of Varsities Friday

The Federal Government has enjoined the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its ongoing industrial action as the Government has already addressed Nineteen… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Condemns Singing of Tinubus Political Anthem At Judges Conference

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday said that it was unethical for members of the executive arm of government to sing President Bola Tinubus political slogan at a judges… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Places Nations Security On Red Alert

The federal government has put the countrys security apparatus on the highest level of alert in response to worsening insecurity and recent attacks in some parts of the country. Read more »

Africa: Africa Losing Over $50bn Yearly to Illicit Financial Flows, Says ICPC Chair

The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), has said Africa loses over $50 billion annually to illicit financial… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Feels Your Pain, Deeply Troubled, Shettima Tells Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls' Families

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday told families of the abducted schoolgirls in Kebbi State, as well as killers of the late Brigadier-General Musa Uba and the late Vice… Read more »

Nigeria: Your Call for Foreign Invasion of Nigeria Reckless and Unpatriotic, APC Tells PDP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the call for foreign invasion of Nigeria by the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, as reckless and… Read more »

Nigeria: 15% Fuel Tariff - How Its Reversal Saved Nigeria From Economic Shock

A nation's economy is like a patient on the operating table: sometimes the difference between healing and harm is not just the surgeon's skill, but also their ability to time the… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Probes Alleged Illegal Removal of Equipment Leasing Authority Boss

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions has commenced fresh scrutiny into the controversy surrounding the leadership of the Equipment Leasing… Read more »

Nigeria: Former, Serving Lawmakers Endorse Baraus 2027 Kano Guber Bid

More than 200 serving and former members of the Kano State House of Assembly, have endorsed the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, describing him as the most… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Demands Probe of $30m Safe-School Funds, Canvasses Recruitment of 100,000 Troops After Kebbi Abduction

The Senate on Tuesday issued its strongest security directive yet, demanding an immediate and comprehensive investigation into the more than $30 million spent on Nigeria's… Read more »

Nigeria: Assessing Trump's Threat Under the UN Charter

I was almost tempted to start writing this piece by quoting the statistics of the Christians reportedly killed in Nigeria and the churches attacked and destroyed since 2009. Still,… Read more »

Nigeria: N3.1bn, $835,000 Debts - Court Freezes Plural Oil's Accounts As EFCC Probes Alleged Diversion

Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an interim order freezing the bank accounts of Plural Oil Marketing Limited and two of its directors over an… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Vows Swift Rescue of Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls

The Federal Government has stated that the armed forces and intelligence agencies had been issued clear mandate to locate, rescue and safely return the female students abducted… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Suspends NIHOTOUR Enforcement Activities Nationwide

The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy has placed an immediate suspension on all enforcement activities carried out by the National Institute for… Read more »

Nigeria: Public Perception of Judiciary Not Favourable, Judges Must Shun Corruption - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said public perception of the judicial process had not always been favourable, cautioning Nigerian judges to do all within their power to stop… Read more »

Nigeria: Petroleum Ministry Moves to Fully Automate Official Activities

The Ministry of Petroleum Resources has said that it has taken another major step in its digital transformation journey with the successful completion of a two-day presentation… Read more »

Nigeria: In Renewed Vigour, Marwa Warns Drug Barons, Traffickers to Quit or Get Ready for Tougher Times

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.) has warned drug barons, traffickers and their… Read more »

Nigeria: The Role of State Governments in Overcoming Insecurity in Nigeria

Being lecture by the Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency, Senator Uba Sani, CON, at the Distinguished Lecture Series of the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA)… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Determined to End Plateau Killings, Says Akpabio

President Bola Tinubu is resolute about ending the years of bloodshed and violent crises that have plagued Plateau State, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has assured the people… Read more »

Nigeria: Ezekwesili, Utomi, Falana, Others Lead New Citizens' Movement for Credible Elections in 2027

A broad coalition of political leaders, civil society advocates, labour figures, and democracy campaigners has launched a new national movement to rescue Nigeria's electoral system… Read more »

Nigeria: We'll Hunt Down Terrorists, Protect Our People, Air Force Chief, Aneke, Reassures Nigerians

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Kelvin Aneke, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Air Force's (NAF) unwavering commitment to eliminating terrorists and other criminal… Read more »

Nigeria: No More Impunity, Suppression of Will, Turaki, Assures Nigerians, PDP Members

The new elected National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Kabiru Turaki, has assured members of the party and Nigerians, generally, of a new era of internal… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Moves to Subject Military Tribunal Convictions to Judicial Review in Sweeping Armed Forces Reforms

The Senate on Thursday took a historic legislative step towards reforming Nigeria's military justice system, passing for second reading a bill seeking to repeal and re-enact the… Read more »

Nigeria: Saraki Urges PDP to Suspend National Convention, Suggests Appointment of Caretaker Committee

*Says under the circumstance, no serious politician will contest on the platform of PDP because of uncertainty of its nomination Read more »

Nigeria: Man - Ban On Sachet Alcoholic Drinks to Cost Nigeria N1.9tn Investments, 500,000 Jobs

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has expressed concern over the recent directive issued by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)… Read more »