Nigeria: Buhari Appoints Ochi'idoma Chancellor Federal University Otuoke

President Muhammadu Buhari has presented letter of appointment to the Paramount Ruler of the Idoma Kingdom, His Royal Majesty ( HRM) Agaba'Idu, Dr Elaigwu Odogbo Obagaji John as… Read more »

Nigeria: Only 17% of Nigerians Have Health Insurance Coverage - Poll

A survey conducted by NOI Polls has revealed that only 17 per cent of the country's population has health insurance coverage in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Accidents Persist as Drivers Abandon Multi-Billion Naira Trailer Parks

Accidents occasioned by activities of heavy duty vehicles have failed to abate despite the construction of trailer parks along the Abuja, Niger, Kaduna and Kano roads as drivers… Read more »

Nigeria: WHO Okays Drug Manufactured in Nigeria

The World Health Organisation has added Pediatric Zinc Sulphate tablet (20mg dispersible tablet) manufactured by Swiss Pharma (SWIPHA) Nigeria Limited to its list of prequalified… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Energy Deficit - Preparing for Fuel Subsidy Removal

According to the World Data Lab 2022, of the total 216.7 million Nigerians, 32 per cent live in extreme poverty. More than half of the extremely poor Nigerians, precisely 53 per… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Will Ensure Completion of Oguta/Orashi River Dredging - Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the federal government is fully committed to the dredging of the Oguta/Orashi River in Imo to Degema as a proposed sea route to the… Read more »

Nigeria: Cross River Barite Processing Plant to Save Nigeria $300m Yearly - Minister

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Olagbite, has said that Nigeria will no longer spend over $300 million every year to import processed barite for the oil… Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Fleeing Zamfara Military Operations Escaping to Kaduna - Residents

Residents of Kaduna villages have raised the alarm that bandits fleeing from military operations in Zamfara State are escaping to their areas to seek refuge in nearby forests. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Fast Exceeding Its Borrowing Limit, Budget Office Raises Alarm

The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze has said Nigeria is fast exceeding its limited borrowing space. Read more »

Nigeria: Lack of Facilities Still a Major Cause of Maternal Deaths - Doctors

Medical doctors at the Ibadan Central Hospital (ICH) say unavailability of basic health facilities is a major factor fueling maternal deaths in Oyo State. Read more »

Nigeria: Billionaires' War - Elumelu Silent Hours After Otedola's Bombshell

The Chairman of Transcorp, Tony Elumelu, has kept sealed lips about twenty-four hours after a bombshell from the billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola over sale of his shares in… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Nigeria Invested N14.1bn in Shelter Afrique - Fashola

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has stated that the federal government invested over $30m (N14.1bn) in Shelter Afrique to provide affordable housing in… Read more »

Nigeria: Drake Reveals Father Is Part Nigerian

Multiple award-winning Canadian singer, Drake, has revealed that his father has Nigerian roots. The entertainer shared a result of his father, Dennis Graham's ancestry which… Read more »

Nigeria: Split in Kano Over Kwankwaso's Statement On Sanusi's Dethronment

With the swearing-in of Abba Kabir Yusuf, Kano State governor-elect, only 21 days away, the recent revelation by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his political godfather, that the incoming… Read more »

Nigeria: Cancer Scare - Mixed Reactions Trail Ban On Importation of Indomie Noodles

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the ban on Indomie's 'special chicken' flavour noodles by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Read more »

Nigeria: May Nigeria Never Experience War, Sudan Returnees Pray

Three hundred and sixty four Nigerian evacuees from crisis-ridden Sudan, who landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja late Wednesday night, narrated their ordeals… Read more »

Nigeria: May 29 - We're Ready for Troublemakers - Military

The military Thursday again warned those planning to scuttle the May 29 inauguration of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: I Was Forced to Marry 3 Boko Haram Militants - Rescued Chibok Girl

One of the two additional girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, rescued by the military, Hauwa Maltha, yesterday said that she was forced to marry three… Read more »

Nigeria: Trafficked Nigerian Women in Iraq Beg for Evacuation

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Fatima Waziri-Azi, says Nigerian women working in Iraq are exploited in diverse… Read more »

Nigeria: Air Peace Bringing Back Items of Evacuees Who Left Egypt Without Luggage - Govt

The belongings of the evacuees who left Egypt without luggage are being conveyed back to Nigeria through by Air Peace. Read more »

Nigeria: Blackout Looms in Kwara, Kogi, Oyo, Osun, Others Over Unpaid Electricity Bills

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has alerted consumers within its franchise area of an imminent blackout from next month over backlogs of unpaid bills. Read more »

Nigeria: Only 57.4 Million Nigerians Have BVN - CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said out of over 200 million Nigerians, only 57.4 million possess Bank Verification Number (BVN). Read more »

Nigeria: How Seyi Tinubu Bought London Mansion for $10.8m - Report

Seyi, son of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been linked to the purchase of a London mansion under fraud investigation by the federal government. Read more »

Nigeria: Soludo Threatens Pay Cut for Workers Observing Sit-At-Home

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has threatened to cut salaries of workers who are absent from work on sit-at-home days in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 154

Lassa fever has killed 154 persons across 26 states since the beginning of this year, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said. Read more »