July 10
Nigeria: Centre for Crisis Communication Reviews Nigeria's Security Sector, Wants De-Escalation of Tension
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has conducted a comprehensive assessment of the performance of Nigeria's security services based on media coverage in June 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Seeks New Oil-Backed Loan to Boost Finances
Nigeria's NNPC is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, its chief executive told Reuters, as pressure mounts on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Hardship - Tinubu Has Shut His Doors, Even Some Ministers Can't See Him - Ndume
Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has expressed concern over the rising cost of living and food scarcity. Read more »
Nigeria: I Don't Think Nigeria Needs Livestock Ministry - Ex-Presidential Aide
Laolu Akande, a former aide to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has said that Nigeria may not need a Ministry of Livestock Development proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Read more »
July 09
Nigeria: How Emefiele Moved Funds From CBN Into Wife's Account - Witness
An Assistant Manager with Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, has narrated how Mr Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), moved funds to his… Read more »
Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Ita Enang Asks National Assembly to Sue Govt
A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Ita Enang, has urged the National Assembly to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the signing of treaties. Read more »
Nigeria: How Fela Escaped MKO Abiola's Death Trap - Seun Kuti
Seun, one of the sons of Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has alleged that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, set up his father for death. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Sisters Who Drowned At U.S. Beach Laid to Rest
The funeral service of two Nigerian teenager sisters, Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17, who lost their lives while swimming at New York's Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn,… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Creates New Ministry, Inaugurates Livestock Committee
President Bola Tinubu has created created the Ministry of Livestock Development. Read more »
Nigeria: FIFA Bans Katsina Utd From Players Registration
World football governing body, FIFA has banned Nigeria Premier Football League side, Katsina United alongside twenty-two other African clubs from registering players. Read more »
Nigeria: Pressure Mounts On Govt to Release Nnamdi Kanu
Pressure is being intensified on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the… Read more »
July 08
Nigeria: Govt Suspends Taxes On Yam, Rice, Other Food Products
The federal government has approved a 150-day duty-free importation of maize, husked brown rice and wheat as part of measures to combat rising food inflation in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Resolve Minimum Wage Now to Avert Violent Protest, Govt Warned
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), on Monday, called on the federal government to avert Kenya-like violent protest in Nigeria by resolving the pending minimum wage issue… Read more »
Nigeria: 11 Americans Discover Nigerian Roots
No fewer than 11 Americans have discovered their Nigerian roots through ancestry DNA testing at the Consulate of Nigeria in New York. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Will Achieve SDGs By 2030 - Tinubu's Aide
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has inaugurated a multipurpose hospital in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Capable of Solving Nigeria's Forex Problems - S&P Global
International financial analytics corporation, S&P Global, has described the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals company as capable of… Read more »
Nigeria: Whereabouts of Kaduna Journalists, Family Unknown 48hrs After Abduction
48 hours after the abduction of two journalists and their family members in Kaduna state, their whereabouts have remained unknown. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - We're Focused On Eliminating Threats - COAS
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated that the Nigerian Army is committed to total elimination of all forms of insecurity bedevilling the… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Fuel Queues Persist, Spread, By Marketers
The long queues for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, which first hit the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) last weekend, and has now spread to various parts of… Read more »
Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Govt's Position On Daily Trust
Remarks by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the National Press Centre, Abuja. Read more »
West Africa: Tinubu Re-Elected As Chairman of Ecowas
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been re-elected as chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Government for another one-year term. Read more »
July 05
Nigeria: Govt Puts 18 States, FCT On Flood Alert
The federal government yesterday raised the alarm over possible severe flooding beginning from the end of this month, saying 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are… Read more »
Nigeria: Malaria - the Silent Killer, a Major Public Health Concern
Malaria is a life-threatening disease that continues to ravage Nigeria, accounting for a significant proportion of global cases and deaths. As a tropical country, Nigeria is prone… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Polio Is Spreading After Nigeria Was Declared Free - Unicef
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said polio has returned to Nigeria and is spreading to many states after the country was declared polio-free… Read more »
July 04
Nigeria/Rwanda: Super Eagles Face Familiar Foes Benin, Rwanda in Afcon Qualifiers
The Super Eagles have been given another chance to avenge their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan following the pairing of both… Read more »