June 24
Nigeria: ASUU Summons Town Hall Meeting Over Govt's Failure to Implement Report
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has summoned a town hall meeting in Sokoto over the lingering dispute with the Federal and Sokoto State governments. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Orders Sanction of Workers Taking Salaries After Relocating Abroad
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be sanctioned and made to refund the money. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Launch Manhunt for Officers Offering Protection to a 'Yahoo Boy' in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has stepped up manhunt for some policemen seen in a viral video guarding a young man abusing the Naira note. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Sanction Multinationals for Failing to Register TTA
The Director General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), Dr. Obiageli Amadiobi, has said multinational companies that did not submit their… Read more »
Nigeria: Amnesty Programme Boss Tasks Ex-Niger Delta Agitators On Peace
Dennis Otuaro, the administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, has urged former agitators enrolled in the programme to avoid actions that could jeopardize peace and… Read more »
Nigeria: Poor Ranking - Nutritional Int. Supports Sokoto to Reduce Malnutrition Cases
Following the recent ranking of Sokoto State among the states with high malnutrition indices in the country, the Nutritional International has declared its support to assist the… Read more »
June 23
Nigeria: 'Officially Mrs Adeleke', Reactions to Davido, Chioma Pre-Wedding Pictures
Music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, and Chioma Rowland, his soon to be wife, have drawn reactions after releasing their pre-wedding pictures. Read more »
Nigeria: I Cried When Buhari Asked Me to Work for Him - Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, former Special Adviser to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has shared an emotional narrative about his initial hesitation to serve under the… Read more »
Nigeria: No, Governors Can Pay Minimum Wage
The position of the 36 governors that they cannot afford to pay N60,000 minimum wage to civil servants in their states does not hold water as it runs contrary to the improved… Read more »
Nigeria: How International Oil Companies Are Sabotaging Us - Dangote Refinery
The Vice President of Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Devakumar Edwin, has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria of sabotaging the Dangote Oil… Read more »
Nigeria: NAF Airstrikes Destroy 13 Illegal Oil Refining Sites, 7 Boats
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed 13 illegal refining sites and seven Cotonou boats in Rivers, Bayelsa and Imo. Read more »
Nigeria: Christ Embassy Fire Now Under Control - Fire Service
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) said that the fire that engulfed the main auditorium of Christ Embassy Church Headquarters, Oregun, Ikeja, has been put under… Read more »
Nigeria: Animal-Drawn Plough System Limits Crop Production in Kaduna - Report
Ninety percent of farmers in Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna State use animal-drawn plough systems for land preparation and lack the needed manpower expertise that limits the… Read more »
June 24
Nigeria: Fire Razes Christ Embassy Church Headquarters in Lagos
An early morning fire has razed the headquarters of the Christ Embassy Church located in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State. Read more »
Nigeria: InfraCredit Secures AfDB's $15m Facility to Support Infrastructure Financing in Nigeria
InfraCredit, an 'AAA' rated specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution, has announced the successful completion of a $15 million subordinated unsecured 10-year… Read more »
June 21
Nigeria: Govt Flays Construction Coy for Failing to Complete Road Despite N40bn Funding
The federal government has knocked Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) for failing to complete at least 1km out of the 15km East-West Road section from Eleme Junction to Onne Port… Read more »
Nigeria: Don't Use Your Platforms to De-Market Nigeria - Govt to PR Officers
The Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris has called on newly inducted members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to use their… Read more »
Nigeria: Cervical Cancer - Nigeria Vaccinates 7m Girls in 2 Weeks - Gavi
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and its partners have applauded the vaccination of seven million girls in Nigeria against the human papillomavirus (HPV) within two weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Emirate - Court Leaves Contenders in Limbo
The hopes of the two contending forces in the dispute over the most appropriate claimant to the throne of the Emir of Kano that the simmering disagreement would end by yesterday… Read more »
Nigeria: Saudi Arabia to Begin Issuance of Visas for 2025 Hajj in February
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that visa issuance for intending pilgrims for the Hajj pilgrimage will commence on February 19, 2025. Read more »
June 20
Nigeria: Kano Govt Issues Fresh Eviction Notice to Ado Bayero
The Kano State Government has ordered the police to remove the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero from the Nassarawa mini palace. Read more »
Nigeria: If There's Any Problem in Rivers, Nigerians Know Where It's Coming From - Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says the state is peaceful despite the ongoing crisis in Local Government Areas. Read more »
Nigeria: Sanusi Remains Emir - Kano Govt
The Kano State government has said the ruling delivered by a Federal High Court presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, earlier on Thursday, shows Alhaji Muhammadu… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Govt Fresh Loans Push Nigeria's Debt to N121trn
Nigeria's public debt has hit ₦121.67 trillion ($91.46 billion), according to the Debt Management Office (DMO). Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera Spreads to Ogun, Kills 62-Year-Old Woman
Ravaging cholera outbreak has hit Ogun State, killing one and leaving about five others hospitalised. Read more »