Nigeria: We Expect You to End Challenges in Our Region, Northern Elders Tell New Ministers

Some elders in the North led by Senator Ahmad Abubakar MoAllahyidi yesterday asked the newly sworn in ministers of northern extraction to work with their counterparts in the south… Read more »

Nigeria: Boat Mishap - Kwara Hands Over 1,000 Life Jackets to Patigi Community

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, on Thursday, handed over 1,000 life jackets to the people of Patigi local government area. Read more »

Nigeria: We've Settled Super Falcons' Bonuses - NFF

The President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has said the federation has settled all bonuses and allowances of the women's national football team, Super… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps, FMBN Draw Battle Line Over Multi-Billion Naira Housing Funds

The alleged non-remittance of billions of naira, which Nigerian workers contributed to the National Housing Fund (NHF) generated ripples yesterday at a hearing by the House of… Read more »

Nigeria: NDDC, KPMG Sign Agreement On Corporate Governance

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Wednesday signed an agreement with KPMG on corporate governance. Read more »

Nigeria: Implementation of New Varsity Curriculum Begins September - Govt

Acting Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, has said the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards CCMAS (CCMAS)… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Cabinet - Battle for Youth Ministerial Slot Hots Up in APC

Stakeholders and the youth wing of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are campaigning vigorously for their preferred candidates to fill the existing vacancy in President… Read more »

Nigeria: Many Trapped As Building Collapses in Abuja

Some residents of Abuja are currently trapped in the rubble of a two-storey building that collapsed in the nation's capital. Read more »

Nigeria: Donkeying or Monkeying Around - What Kind of Senate Is Akpabio's Running?

In Aesop's Fables, we read of a donkey that climbed the roof of a building, hopping and prancing about playfully until the owner climbed up after it and whacked the donkey to stop… Read more »

Nigeria: Economic Expert Tasks Govt On Adherence to National Development Plan 2021-2025

An economic expert, Dr Chris Osiomha Itsede, has charged President Bola Tinubu to leverage the National Development Plan 2021-2025, and the perspective plan, Nigeria Agenda 2050… Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Release 56 Abductees After 6 Months in Captivity

Bandits have released the remaining 56 farmers abducted in Adunu and adjoining communities in Paikoro LGA of Niger State after spending six months in captivity. Read more »

Nigeria: Malaria - Nigeria Tasked On Research Against Mosquitoes

The Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN) Tuesday called for a comprehensive approach to tackling mosquitoes in order to reduce the burden of malaria in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: CP to IPOs, Prosecutors - You Must Equip Yourselves With Criminal Laws

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, on Tuesday urged Investigating Police Officers (IPO) to equip themselves with some aspects of the state criminal… Read more »

Nigeria: Benue PDP, APC Bicker Over N5bn Govt Palliative, Others

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State yesterday traded words over trucks of food items and N50billion… Read more »

Nigeria: God Will Judge Those Who Betrayed APC in Osun - National Secretary

National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru has said the wrath of God awaits those who benefited from the party and betrayed it during… Read more »

Nigeria: Airline Operators Meet New Aviation Minister

Airline owners under the aegis of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Monday met with the new Minister of Aviation, Chief Festus Keyamo, to discuss issues affecting the… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Arrest 39 Suspected Bandits, Robbers in Plateau

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) and Operation Hakorin Damisa IV have arrested 39 suspects in connection with banditry, kidnapping and armed robbery in Plateau State. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Targets Double-Digit Economic Growth

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has stated that the current administration will strive to achieve double-digit economic growth. Read more »

Nigeria: Security Threats Emerging From Rubbles of Boko Haram Insurgency - Military, DSS, Shehu, Others

State directors of security and other stakeholders have raised concern over emerging security threats from the rubbles of Boko Haram insurgency in Borno and across the northeast… Read more »

Nigeria: Peace, Security Will Improve Under My Watch - Niger Delta Minister

The newly sworn-in Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh, has assumed office. Read more »

Nigeria: Super Falcons Ranked 10th Best Team At 2023 Women's World Cup

Football governing body, FIFA has ranked Nigeria's senior female football team, Super Falcons the 10th best team of the just concluded 2023 Women's World Cup. Read more »

Nigeria: Benue Majority Leader Denies Sponsoring 'Fake News' Against SGF

The majority leader of the Benue State House of Assembly, Comrade Saater Tiseer, has denied sponsoring a press conference against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation… Read more »

Benin: Benin, Niger, Togo Owe Nigeria N132.2bn Energy Bills in 4 Years

Foreign customers in Benin, Togo and Niger have failed to pay over N132.2bn worth of electricity bills supplied to them by Nigeria from 2018 to the first quarter of 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: First Northern Professor of Education Launches New Books

The first professor of education in northern Nigeria, Adamu Baikie, yesterday launched his books on education and Sabon-Gari, the multi-ethnic quarters in Kano. Read more »

Nigeria: Deadly Air - How Pollution is Shortening Life Expectancy in Nigerian

If you think air pollution in Nigeria is just a minor inconvenience, think again. It could be the silent killer slowly taking years off your life. Read more »