April 03, 2023
Nigeria: Over 80,000 Nigerians Require Heart Surgeries Every Year - Experts
The Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of Nigeria (ACTSON) says over 80, 000 people in Nigeria require heart surgery ever year. Read more »
April 02, 2023
Nigeria: Peter Obi Under Fire for Calling 2023 Elections Religious War
Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has come under heavy criticism over the leaked conversation he had with Bishop David Oyedepo, Founder of Living Faith Church… Read more »
Nigeria: How I Lost Millions Trying to Have a Collabo With Nicki Minaj - Iyanya
Popular Nigerian musician, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuka simply known to fans as Iyanya, has revealed how he lost millions of naira in an attempt to feature iconic Trinidad and Tobago star,… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Nigeria: Afcon 2025 Bid - CAF-Appointed Team Inspects Nigeria's Stadia Facilities
Inspectors appointed by the Confederation of African Football are checking out the stadia and related facilities that Nigeria has put forward in a joint bid with Benin Republic to… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Nigeria: Govt to Pilot Survey On Food Business in Kano, Lagos
The Nigerian Council of Food Science and Technology (NiCFoST) has revealed that processes on the pilot survey of food facilities and or food business operations in Kano and Lagos… Read more »
Nigeria: 244 Tankers, Oil Station Incidents Killed 412 People in 5 Years - NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has raised concerns as 412 fatalities occurred in 244 incidents involving tankers and filling stations… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Census - History, Politics, Challenges, and Implications
In just two months, Nigeria is expected to conduct its sixth population and housing enumeration exercise. This will be the fifth since gaining independence from British colonial… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Nigeria: Financial Crisis - ICRC Moves to Shut Jos, Port Harcourt Offices, Fire 150 Nigerian Staff
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has concluded arrangements to sack over 100 staff from its workforce in Nigeria, Daily Trust can confirm. Read more »
Nigeria: Queues Persist As Nigerians Hoard Naira Notes
Queues have persisted in commercial banks in major towns in the country, despite the repeated assurances of the availability of cash in various banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: Residents Decry Water Scarcity in Niger Community
Residents of Unguwan-Daji area in Minna, Niger State, have called for quick intervention by government and well-meaning individuals to help solve the over a decade-old water… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Nigeria: EU Releases Funds to Prevent Spread of Diphtheria in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has released Ꞓ150,000 (N75 million) in humanitarian funds to prevent the spread of diphtheria in Nigeria and assist the most affected communities in the… Read more »
March 24, 2023
Nigeria: Muslims Urged to Have Good Plan for Ramadaan
An Islamic scholar, Dr Abdurrauf Babalola, has urged Muslims to have a timetable of worthwhile activities to do in Ramadan in order to earn Allah's pleasure. Read more »
March 21, 2023
Nigeria: Ekiti Governor's Wife Rejoices As Women Win 6 of 26 Legislative Seats
Wife of Ekiti governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, yesterday felicitated with all elected members of the state's House of Assembly, especially the six female members. Read more »
March 20, 2023
Nigeria: Kidnapped INEC Officials Regain Freedom
The officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who were abducted in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara on Monday have been released. Read more »
Nigeria: Breaking - All Eyes On Kano as INEC Declares Kebbi Governorship Election Inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kebbi State governorship election inconclusive. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Leads Edo Assembly With 12 Seats
The PDP has won 12 out of the 24 constituency seats in the Edo State House of Assembly elections. Read more »
Nigeria: Niger Communities Chase Away INEC Officials Over Bandits' Attacks
Wards in Paiko, Munya LGAs affected Read more »
Nigeria: Experts Advocate Modern Road Barriers to Curb Train/Vehicle Crashes
Some experts in the transport sector have advocated proactive safety barriers on roads around rail lines to curb spate of train/vehicle collusion in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Breaking - Tension in Kano as INEC Concludes Announcement of LG Results but Asks for More Hours
There is tension in Kano over the final collation of Saturday's governorship election results. Read more »
March 19, 2023
Nigeria: Breaking - NNPP Leading APC With Over 30,000 Votes in Kano
The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) currently has over 30,000 votes above its All Progressives Congress (APC) rival in the ongoing collation of Kano governorship election… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Nigeria: Ogun - 26-Year-Old Kashamu's Son, Amosun's Nephew, Others Win Seats
A 26-year-old man, Rasheed Buruji Kashamu, of PDP has emerged winner of Ijebu North 1 Constituency in the Ogun State House of Assembly. Read more »
Nigeria: 26-Year-Old Woman Wins Assembly Seat in Kwara
The candidate of the APC for the House of Assembly election in Owode/Onire Constituency, Asa LGA of Kwara State, Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu, has been declared winner of the poll. Read more »
Nigeria: How 34-Year-Old Defeated Yobe Speaker
The Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Ahmed Mirwa Lawan, has lost his seat in the assembly to Lawan Musa, a 34-year-old candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),… Read more »
Nigeria: Boost Construction Sector to End Unemployment, Corbon Boss Urges Tinubu
The Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Dr Samson Opaluwah, has urged the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to boost the construction sector as a… Read more »
Nigeria: Ruling Party Wins Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto States; Opposition Takes Akwa Ibom
NNPP leads in Kano; Binani, Fintiri neck and neck Gombe, Kwara, Yobe, Lagos, Oyo, Ogun govs re-elected Alia, Zulum, Bala Mohammed, in early lead Collation continues in Kaduna,… Read more »