June 14
Nigeria: Beyond Limits Beat Nasarawa United to Win 2024 NNL Super 8
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) newcomer Beyond Limits have edged Nasarawa United 4-2 on penalties to emerge as the winner of the 2023/2024 Nigeria National League… Read more »
Nigeria: Again, 2 Arrested With Stolen Sallah Rams in FCT Council
Barely 48 hours after two men were arrested with three stolen cows in the Abaji Cattle Market in Abaji Area Council of the FCT, two other men have also been arrested while… Read more »
Nigeria: NDIC Commences Liquidation of Heritage Bank's Assets
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), on Thursday, in an advertorial in a newspaper publication, listed Heritage Bank's assets nationwide for sale following the… Read more »
Nigeria: 20 Robbers Arrested As Police Raid Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Detectives from Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, have arrested 20 armed robbery suspects and recovered weapons. Read more »
Nigeria: Apapa Traffic - Failed Ijora Causeway Road Ready By August - FERMA
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) said yesterday that it would complete the ongoing repair of a major failed section of the popular Ijora Causeway Road in Apapa Local… Read more »
Nigeria: Interest Rate Hikes Will Not Control Inflation - World Bank to Central Bank
The World Bank has said there is a possibility that the monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will not address the ravaging inflation in the country. Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: Nigeria Is Broke but Govt Officials Live Extravagantly - Soludo
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has advocated a drastic reduction in the cost of governance in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: We Spent Over N24bn On 912 Research Grants - Govt
The federal government says it spent over N24 billion to award 912 Research Grants to researchers from public tertiary institutions. Read more »
Nigeria: Emirate Tussle - Ado Bayero Has Jurisdiction to Be Heard, Court Rules
A Federal High Court in Kano has declared that it has jurisdiction to hear and determine the case instituted by Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Aminu Babba Danagundi, Sarkin Dawaki… Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: Senate's Focus Is On Strategic Partnership With Executive, Judiciary - Bamidele
The leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that the Red Chamber's preoccupation is the adoption of a strategic partnership approach aimed at building resilient synergy… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank, WTO, NITDA Move to Enhance Digital Trade
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have teamed up to accelerate diversification through… Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Don't Submit Any Figure to N/Assembly Without Consulting Us, Labour Tells Tinubu
Members of the organised labour have called on the President, Bola Tinub, not to present any figure regarding minimum wage bill to the National Assembly without consulting them and… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Ban Durbar in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has banned Durbar activities in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: NFF to Hire Foreign Tactician for Super Eagles
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has resolved to hire a foreign technical adviser for the national football team, the Super Eagles, following recent dismal performances under… Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Loses Two More Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Two additional pilgrims from Kwara State, Salman Muhammad Alade, and Ayishat Shuaib Ologele, have lost their lives in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Read more »
Nigeria: Rainstorm Destroys Over 100 Houses in Jigawa
A devastating windstorm and heavy rain have wreaked havoc in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State, causing over 100 houses to collapse and resulting in property loss. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Names Yar'Adua's Economic Adviser DG, Budget Office
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, following the expiration of the tenure… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Extends DCP Kyari's Bail Over Mother's Death
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has been granted five additional days of bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja over his mother's death. Read more »
Nigeria: Soldiers' Killing - Military Destroys IPOB's Stronghold, Arrests Terrorists
Troops of the Nigerian military have continued raids on the hideouts and the training camps of outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) terrorists and its Eastern Security… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Emirate Tussle - Follow Your Grandfather's Footsteps - Nyass' Family Urges Emir Sanusi
The family of Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass has urged the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, to decline reinstatement and follow his grandfather's example who did the same thing. Read more »
Nigeria: Stay Back to Salvage Nigeria, Shettima Tells Doctors
Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerian doctors to remain in the country and work with the current administration to improve the nation's situation, rather than… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - No Agreement Reached With FG - NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has faulted President Bola Tinubu's claims that an agreement has been reached on a new national minimum wage, insisting that its demand for a new… Read more »
Nigeria: Cervical Cancer Vaccination Launched for Nigerian Girls
Cervical cancer has emerged as the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria; hence Pathfinder has launched vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) for girls. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 1.5m Pilgrims Arrive in Saudi Arabia As Hajj Rites Begin Tomorrow
Barely 24 hours before the commencement of this year's Hajj, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the arrival of more than 1.5 million pilgrims from all over the world. Read more »
Nigeria: Family of Late OPC Founder, Fasehun, Protests Tinubu's Democracy Day Speech
The family of the late founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Dr Frederick Fasehun, has expressed discontent over President Bola Tinubu's omission of their patriarch from the… Read more »