Nigeria: Task Force Raids Lagos Streets, Impounds Over 100 Okada

Officials of the Lagos State Task Force carried out raids in several areas in the metropolis on Thursday and impounded over 100 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada. Read more »

Nigeria: PDP, APC Trade Words Over Appeal Court Judgements

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that a cabal in the Presidency is out to emasculate the country's democracy, by overturning the will of the people as expressed… Read more »

Nigeria: We Won't Allow Ceding Ogun Oil-Rich Island to Benin Republic - Senate Panel

The Senate Committee on Navy said it will come up with a plan to resist the takeover of oil-rich Tongeji Island in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State by the Benin Republic… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Leads As Airlines' Trapped Funds in Africa Hit $1.68bn

Foreign airlines' trapped funds in Africa hit a record $1.68 billion by the end of September 2023 with Nigeria topping the list of debtors, the International Air Transport… Read more »

Nigeria: Sports Minister Enoh to Review Football Scouting Regulations

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has expressed his commitment to meticulously review a proposal aimed at regulating the scouting system in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: We're Also Open to Alliance With APC, LP - NNPP Replies Atiku

The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has responded to the call by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for all opposition parties to form an alliance, saying it is open to any… Read more »

Nigeria: I Don't Have Problems With INEC but Its Processes - SDP Presidential Candidate

The Chieftain and presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo has accused the Independent National Electoral… Read more »

Nigeria: Borno's Resettled IDPs Need Quality Education, Healthcare and Agriculture Inputs

It is worth praising that Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, resettled more than 20 communities and hundreds of thousands of people to their ancestral homes with the… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Niger Withdrew MJTF Troops From Border With Nigeria

The withdrawal of troops by Niger from the Multinational Joint Task Force at the border with Nigeria was due to financial sanctions on Niger by the EU, AU, the UK governments as… Read more »

Nigeria: Mohbad's Father Rejects Fresh Moves for Son's Burial, Insists On DNA

Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has warned against his son being buried without his approval. Read more »

Nigeria: Temi Otedola - the Least Amount I Have Ever Had Is $1,200

Temi Otedola, Nigerian actress and daughter of billionaire Femi Otedola, has disclosed the least amount that she has ever had is $1,200. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Abuja Fish Farmers Increase Catfish Price From N1,100 to N1,800 Per Kg

Following a meeting between fish farmers and catfish traders in Abuja on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the price of one kilogram of catfish will now sell for N1,800, up from the… Read more »

Nigeria: Experts Worry Over 'Adoption' of Child Labour By Ogun Cocoa Farmers

Major stakeholders have decried the incessant abuse and child labour in cocoa industries, especially farmers in Ogun State and other parts of the South West. Read more »

Nigeria: 41-Year-Old Man Arrested With Fake U.S.$10,000 at Lagos Airport

Officers of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, of the Nigeria Customs Service, have arrested a 41 year old man, Ifeanacho Marcellinus Ugbor, for allegedly being in… Read more »

Nigeria: Tonto Dikeh Demands Mohbad's Body for Burial

Actress Tonto Dikeh has expressed dissatisfaction with the Police Force's "sluggish investigation" into the cause of the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. Read more »

Nigeria: Maida Confirmed as Nigerian Communications Commission Boss, Vows to Bridge Access Gap

Following his confirmation as the substantive executive vice chairman and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has promised to… Read more »

Nigeria: Fatima Muhammed Barnawi - Nigerian-Palestinian Fighter for Palestine

Fatima Muhammed Barnawi died on November 3rd, 2022, at the age of 83, in the Palestine Hospital in Cairo, Egypt. She was subsequently buried in Gaza City, currently witnessing the… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Launches Revised Mining Guidelines for Community Development

The federal government has launched the revised mining guidelines for the production of the Community Development Agreements (CDAs) in the solid minerals sector. Read more »

Nigeria: Aviation Workers Seek Forensic Audit of Failed Nigeria Air

There is no end in sight to the controversy over the botched Nigeria Air as the major aviation union, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) yesterday called for a… Read more »

Nigeria: Land Reforms to Unlock U.S.$300 Billion Dead Capital - Govt

The federal government has stated that the ongoing land reforms would help to unlock $300billion dead capital. Read more »

Nigeria: Two Killed, 1,000 Houses Lost As Fire Engulfs IDP Camp in Borno

Two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have died and more than 1,000 houses were burnt when fire swept through Muna Alamdari IDP camp in Maiduguri. Read more »

Nigeria: Navy Combs Lagos Waters, Intercepts Boat Carrying 90 Drums of PMs

Naval officers have arrested a large fibre boat said to be transporting illegally obtained Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol along the Ijegun waterways. Read more »

Nigeria: Old Naira Notes Remain Legal Tender Indefinitely - Central Bank

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the old naira notes will remain legal tender indefinitely. Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - Fresh Storm in APC Over Cost of Nomination Forms, Others

Fresh storm is raging in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over high cost of contesting elections on the party's platform. Read more »

Nigeria: Cervical Cancer Vaccine - a Welcome Development

In the largest single round of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Africa, Nigeria on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, introduced the vaccine into its routine immunization system,… Read more »