July 24
Nigeria: Amaechi Cautioned Us Against Inviting Him for APC Meetings - - Rivers Chair
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it doesn't know the current political status of a former governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi. Read more »
Nigeria: First Bank/Visa Promo to Reward 520 Cardholders
First Bank has unveiled its continuous Visa Cross Border and Summer campaign in partnership with Visa. Read more »
Nigeria: Access Bank Disburses N740b to 18m Digital Borrowers
A financial institution, Access Bank, has disbursed N740 billion to 18 million digital loan borrowers since the launch of its digital lending services in 2017. Read more »
Nigeria: Bauchi Residents Engage in Tree Planting to Mitigate Desertification, Drought
It is no news that the northern parts of the country are challenged by desertification and drought, which have affected the environment and livelihood in the area as a result of… Read more »
Nigeria: Saving Dangote and His Refinery
We need to save Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the Dangote Refinery. It is an urgent national assignment. It is a national assignment of urgent importance, as they say at our National… Read more »
July 25
Nigeria: Colourism and Nigeria - Two Truths and a Lie
Let's play a game called "Two Truths and a Lie." I'll state three things, one of which is a lie. If you can pick out the lie, you win. Here are my three statements: Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Tackles Malaria With 3.2m Mosquito Nets, 6.8m Drug Doses
The Jigawa State Government has launched a state-wide distribution of 3.2 million insecticide-treated bed nets and a seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign to tackle the menace… Read more »
Nigeria: Just in - 3 Killed As Another Building Collapses in Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday, confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland area of… Read more »
July 24
Nigeria: Paris Olympics - Amusan, Opeyori, to Lead Team Nigeria
The Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) has announced Africa's number one badminton player, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, as the General Team Captain for Nigeria in the Paris Olympics. Read more »
Nigeria: FCT Council Bans Revenue Collectors From City Centre
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the FCT has banned revenue collectors in charge of street naming/numbering and mobile advertisements from operating within the city… Read more »
Nigeria: Understanding Nigeria's Cycle of Disappointment
Here is a nation in a representative democratic system and with abundant human and natural resources but ironically continuously perceiving the terrifying miasma of hopelessness.… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Urges Residents to Report Infrastructure Vandalism
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday called on residents to report any act of suspected vandalism of roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: I Wouldn't Have Been Olympics Champion If I Represented Nigeria - Igali
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports, Dr. Daniel Igali, has said he wouldn't have been an Olympic champion if he represented his country of birth, Nigeria at the 2000 Sydney… Read more »
Nigeria: Import Tax Waiver On Food Items - Good Move, but...
The recent decision by the government to grant import tax waivers on food items is quite commendable. As a short-term measure, it has come to bridge the widening gap between food… Read more »
Nigeria: Melons and the Almajirai's Hunger for Change
The term "almajiri" originates from the Arabic word "Al muhajirun," meaning a person who migrates in search of Islamic knowledge. However, in recent times, the term has been… Read more »
Nigeria: Aiyedatiwa Constitutes Ondo Football Agency Board
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has constituted the board of the State Football Agency (ODSFA), the supervising agency for Sunshine Stars and Sunshine Queens. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Gets First Female Pro Golfer
Sgt. Cynthia Maurice of the Nigerian Airforce has made history by becoming the country's first Professional female golfer in the military. Read more »
Nigeria: 8 Bandits' Corpses Found At Kaduna Forest
Eight corpses suspected to be those of bandits were found after troops raided some forests at Kurutu village near Azzara in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: NSCDC Arrests Suspected Transformer Vandal in Adamawa
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Adamawa State Command, has apprehended a 24-year-old man, Auwal Sale, over his alleged involvement in the vandalisation of a… Read more »
Nigeria: Robbers Attack Kogi Varsity, Injure Students, Steal 14 Phones
Hoodlums, suspected to be armed robbers, have reportedly attacked the hostels of the students of Federal University, Lokoja, injuring three and stealing money, phones and other… Read more »
Nigeria: DBN Gets Climate Change Fund Accreditation
The Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has announced that it has received the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accreditation and has thus become the first Direct Access Entity (DAE) and… Read more »
Nigeria: Again, CBN Raises Interest Rate By 50 Basis Points to 26.75 Percent
...Move will further squeeze liquidity from banking system - Experts Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Sule Dissolves Nasarawa United Management
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has dissolved the Dr. Othman Ahmed Ibrahim-led Management team of the state-owned Nasarawa United Football Club. Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Rakes in N80bn From Lagos Airport Cargo Terminal
The Murtala Muhammed Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N80,351,299,068 as duty in the first six months of 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: NFF Launches Maiden 'Girl Play Sports' Football Tourney
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday officially launched the inaugural 'Girls Play Sports' football tournament which is an initiative of the Ayomidiran Foundation. Read more »