Nigeria: Another Nigerian Athlete Banned for Anti-Doping Violation

According to the AIU's June 2025 sanctions list, the 21-year-old quarter-miler was found guilty of an anti-doping rule violation committed on 5 June 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: Ban On Disposable Cup, Styrofoam Packs, Nylon Bags, Plastic Straws Begins in Lagos

In Lagos and across Nigeria, these banned plastic items are a staple at parties, roadside food stalls, markets, fast-food outlets, joints, roadside vendors, and restaurant. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC to Provide Supplementary Regulations for Election Declaration, Review - Yakubu

Mr Yakubu said the commission was concerned with the various interpretations given to the provision of Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022 on the review of election results. Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku-Led Opposition Coalition Adopts ADC to Challenge Tinubu, Appoints Interim Leaders

With the Atiku-led coalition adopting ADC as its platform, the opposition group seems ready to unite and challenge the ruling APC in the 2027 general elections. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Assembly Tackles Sanwo-Olu Over Local Government Law

The law applies to chairpersons and vice chairpersons across Lagos' 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Sign Agreement On Customs Cooperation

"The agreement establishes a formal framework for mutual administrative assistance between the two nations in customs enforcement, classification, valuation, revenue protection,… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Ex-Minister Sirika Split Billion Naira Airport Contract Awarded to Relatives - Witness

The EFCC is prosecuting Mr Sirika, alongside his daughter and her husband on six counts of contract fraud involving N2.8 billion. Read more »

Nigeria: Justice for Mohbad - VDM Leaks Audio Recording, Accuses Zlatan of Silence

"I deliberately brought this case back because I see many of you have moved on, which is why our government cannot take us seriously, because we are so quick to move on". Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest Suspected Kidnappers With Pos Machine Used for Ransom Collection

The police also arrested suspected armed robbers and recovered 16 mobile phones. Read more »

Nigeria: Alleged Contempt - CBN, Firm Agree to Settle Out of Court

The money in dispute is part of the Paris Club refund. Read more »

Nigeria: Peter Obi Declares 2027 Presidential Ambition

"If there is any form of agreement that will restrict me to four years in office, I will comply with the agreement and be ready to leave office by 28th May 2031," Mr Obi said. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Saint Lucia, Proposes Visa Waivers for OECS Officials

The president proposed creating a Joint Commission or Political Consultation Agreement as a mechanism for structured cooperation between Nigeria and the Organisation of Eastern… Read more »

Nigeria: Femicide - Group Says 88 Women 'Violently Erased' in Six Months, Demands Urgent Action

An average of three to four women are murdered based on their gender every week in Nigeria Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Warring Groups Resolve Differences, Commence NEC Meeting

Acting National Chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagun, said the decision to proceed with the NEC meeting was reached after extensive consultations and dialogue among party leaders and… Read more »

Nigeria: Farmer Rescues Newly Born Baby Girl Buried Alive in Kebbi

Mr Kamba said he arrived at his farm on Friday and noticed an unusual ridge among regular ones Read more »

Nigeria: Bank CEOs Donate Relief Items to Niger Flood Victims

Mr Alawuba said the banking industry recognised the scale of the disaster and decided to intervene collectively. Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Group Challenges Eno to Prepare His Resignation As Akwa Ibom Governor If...

"Akwa Ibom is not a political pawn. We are a people with a history, a voice, and a mandate. That voice must not be silenced by opportunism. That mandate must not be bartered away,"… Read more »

Nigeria: Oluwo Tackles Justice Akinside Over Remarks On Obas Burial Rites, Commends Ogun Govt

The Oluwo says Yoruba Obas are not religious leaders, but rather cultural symbols, and that they have the freedom to choose their own religions. Read more »

Nigeria: Emergent Wars and the Compelling Need for a New World Order

"It is hard to ignore how new technologies have increased the destructive capacity of munitions, making the world's killing fields far messier today." Read more »

Nigeria: President Tinubu - Nigeria-Caribbean Cooperation Through the Eyes of Saint Lucians

Saint Lucia is an important gateway to the Caribbean as Nigeria deepens cooperation with the region. Read more »

Nigeria: Congo, Rwanda Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace Agreement

The implementation of the deal would see Rwandan troops withdraw from eastern Congo within 90 days. Read more »

Nigeria: Farmers Feeling the Brunt As Kidnappers Lay Siege to Kwara Communities

Across the seven local government areas of the southern senatorial district of Kwara State, communities live in fear of foreign elements. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Zlatan Knows I Never Touched Mohbad, I Just Wanted What He Owed Me' - Sam Larry

"People should ask his wife, Wunmi, why he owed people. I miss Mohbad. He was a good person, and I genuinely liked him." Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Move to Criminalise Use of Plastic Bags

The House of Representatives has adopted a report on a Bill for an Act to, among other things, prohibit the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags for commercial and… Read more »

Nigeria: IDP Camp Bombing By Nigerian Air Force, Shocking, Unacceptable - PDP

Nigeria's major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that it is "shocked and totally dismayed" at the news of the accidental bombing of an Internally… Read more »