June 28
Nigeria: Kwara - NNPP Denies Withdrawal From LG Poll
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kwara state has denied withdrawing from the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for September 21. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Pulls Out 10 Armoured Corps Generals
The Nigerian Army has officially retired 10 generals from the Armoured Corps in Bauchi. Read more »
Nigeria: Without MSMEs, 80% of Workforce Will Be Without Jobs - Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has admitted that without the contributions of Nigeria's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), about 80 per cent of citizens who fall under… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's 4x400m Relay Team Fails to Qualify for Olympics
The Nigerian women's 4x400m relay team will not be participating at the Paris Olympic Games despite winning the gold medal at the 2024 African Athletics Championships in Douala. Read more »
June 27
Nigeria: ASUU Reconsiders Strike Threat After Meeting With Govt
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodoke, says the union is reconsidering its recent decision to shut down the university campuses… Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima, Governors in Closed Door Meeting Over Economy, Minimum Wage
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Governors and some members of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu economic team are currently meeting in Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Let States Pay According to Their Abilities - Southern Governors
The Southern Governors' Forum has called for the consideration of the cost of living and ability of each state to pay the new minimum wage. Read more »
June 26
Nigeria: Niran Adedokun Releases New Book
Nrrative Landscape Press has announced the release of Ethnicity Eats, Corruption Feasts: A Columnist's Insights on Nigeria by Niran Adedokun. Read more »
Nigeria: Nsia Announces 26 Start-Ups for $220,000 Accelerator Prize for Innovation
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has announced 26 start-ups expected to participate in the accelerator stage (physical bootcamp) of the NSIA Prize for Innovation… Read more »
Nigeria: Dismissed Neco Officer Arraigned Over Certificate Forgery
A former staff member of the National Examination Council (NECO), Mrs Rose Deffi, has been arraigned in court for allegedly forging the certificate she used to get employment in… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Nab Pos Operator Allegedly Supplying Sex Workers to Bandits
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Nigeria: 'Zoos, Conservatories, Important to Biodiversity Conservation'
The Conservator General of National Parks Service, Dr. Ibrahim Goni has said that zoos and conservatories are important to biodiversity conservation in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Igr Increases to N23.5bn
Kogi State government has said its internally revenue generation (IGR) has increased from N6.5 billion to N23.5 billion annually in eight years . The executive chairman of Kogi… Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Commences Screening for Christian Pilgrims
The Kwara State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board has kicked off the screening process for intending pilgrims for this year's pilgrimage to Israel and Jordan. Read more »
Nigeria: SEC Launches Revamped E-Dividend Mandate Management System
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday announced the launch of the revamped e-Dividend Mandate Management System (e-DMMS) Portal. Read more »
June 27
Nigeria: We're Only Platform That Can Fetch Obi Victory in 2027 - Labour Party
Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in 2023 election, cannot emerge victorious in 2027 if he contests outside the party, National Vice Chairman, Ayo Olorunfemi, has… Read more »
June 26
Nigeria: Zazzau Emir Tasks Women to Embrace Vegetable Farming
The Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli, has urged Northern women to embrace vegetable farming as a means of livelihood. Read more »
Nigeria: Drop Arms, Seek Dialogue, Chief of Army Staff Tells Aggrieved Groups
Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja, has appealed to aggrieved Nigerians who have taken up arms against the state to drop their arms and seeks dialogue. Read more »
Nigeria: Second Republic Senator, Kunle Oyero, Dies At 100
A second Republic Senator, Otunba Kunle Oyero, has died at the age of 100. Read more »
June 27
Nigeria: How Parents' Illiteracy Contributes to Out-of-School Children Menace
The low literacy rate among adults and youths has become a serious concern as experts deduced that it also contributes to the high number of out-of-school children (OSC) in… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Rustle Chief Imam's 73 Cows in Kaduna
Bandits have rustled 73 cows belonging to the chief imam of Gidan-Makeri, Malam Ibrahim Zubairu, in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: 540 Killed in 2 Months in Benue - Amnesty International
Amnesty International, on Wednesday reported that at least 540 people had been killed within the first two months of this year by armed invaders in rural communities of four local… Read more »
Nigeria: El-Rufai Sues Kaduna Assembly Over N432bn Probe Report
A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has sued the state House of Assembly over the latter's claim that N432 billion was siphoned during his eight-year administration,… Read more »
Nigeria: My Opponents Plotted Explosion to Force Emergency Rule in Rivers - Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said his opponents tried to use a dynamite attack at the Hotel Presidential in the state capital to give the impression that the… Read more »
Nigeria: 65% of Nigerians Depend On Agriculture - NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with the World Bank, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Food and Agriculture Organisation… Read more »