Nigeria: APC Submits Candidates As Sokoto Fixes Sept 21 for LG Polls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has submitted the names of its candidates to the Sokoto State Independent Electoral Commission for the local government elections scheduled for… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Introduces Dutch Auction System to Tackle Forex Shortages

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a strategic initiative through a Retail Dutch Auction System (DAS) that will address the volatility in the forex market and growing… Read more »

Nigeria: BUA Foods Posts N672.3bn in 2024 First Half

BUA Foods Plc has recorded N672.39 billion in revenue in the first half of the financial year, which ended June 30, 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Behead Hunter in Kaduna

Bandits have beheaded a hunter, Samari Yakubu, in Kurmin-Kare village in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara FA Opens Registration for Youth Super League

The Kwara State Football Association (KWSFA) has officially opened registration for the 2024 Kwara State Super League for youths. Read more »

Nigeria: D'Tigress Outclass Canada to Reach Historic Olympics Quarter-Finals

...As Enoh, Igoche hail victorious team Read more »

Nigeria: Algon Writes Finance Commissioners, Demands Immediate Payment of July Allocation

The Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) have written to the Forum of Commissioners for Finance of Nigeria demanding the immediate… Read more »

Nigeria: Bank Directors Disagree With Otedola, Elumelu On Fx Windfall Tax

The Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) has disagreed with the views expressed by the Chairman of First Bank Nigeria (FBN) Holdings, Mr Femi Otedola and his counterpart in… Read more »

Nigeria: Protest - Hold States, LGs to Account, Ex-Rep Tells Nigerians

Former House of Representatives member from Oyo State, Bosun Oladele, has urged Nigerians to hold states and local government areas accountable for interventions and palliatives… Read more »

Nigeria: Protest, Result of Years of Under-Investment - - Bagudu

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has said the current protest is as a result of years of underinvestment in so many areas of the economy. Read more »

Nigeria: High Jumper Adeshina Explains Early Exit At Paris Olympics

Nigeria's high jumper, Temitope Adeshina, has attributed her early exit at the Paris 2024 Olympics Women's High Jump event to lack of access to a coach. Read more »

Nigeria: No Need for State, LG Electoral Commissions

The Nigerian Senate recently proposed a bill for the establishment of the Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (LGIEC). The bill, which was sponsored by the senator… Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara PDP Deputy Gov Candidate in 2023 Dumps Party

The Kwara State deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 and 2023 elections, Hon. Gbenga Makanjuola, has announced his resignation from the… Read more »

Nigeria: Residents Groan As Shops Run Out of Basic Commodities in Kano

Residents of Kano said they are facing a severe shortage of essential food commodities such as sugar, flour and seasoning as the #EndBadGovernance protest continues, despite… Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Declares Curfew Amid Raging Protest

The Kaduna State Security Council has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Warns Bakers to Shun Banned Ingredients

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Coordinator in Kaduna, Nasiru Mato, has cautioned bakers ac to avoid using banned ingredients in baking… Read more »

Nigeria: Hold States, LGs to Account, Ex-Rep Tells Nigerians

Former House of Representatives from Oyo State, Bosun Oladele, has asked Nigerians to hold the states and Local Government Areas accountable for some of the interventions and… Read more »

Nigeria: Olympics - d'Tigress Beat Canada to Reach First Quarter-Finals

Nigerian senior female basketball team, D'Tigress, on Sunday, pulled all plugs to beat their Canadian counterparts 79-70 in the last group match of the Women's Basketball event at… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts Multiple US, UK-Bound Drugs in Baby Food Tins

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted no less than 36 parcels of a strong strain of cannabis concealed in six cartons of tins of branded… Read more »

Nigeria: Diri - Why Tinubu Should Have Delayed Implementation of N70,000 Minimum Wage

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has faulted the N70,000 minimum wage adopted by the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu, saying whatever gains that will be made by… Read more »

Nigeria: #endbadgovernance - Mr President's Speech and What the Youths Must Know

On Thursday August 1, 2024, some Nigerians, mainly youths, trooped out to make demands on the government to make life meaningful. At some point, the protests were violent, and… Read more »

Nigeria: Photos - Christians Hold Church Service At Protest Ground in Plateau

Hundreds of Christian faithful participating in the nationwide protests against hunger held a Church Service at Old Airport Junction, venue of the nationwide protest in Plateau… Read more »

Nigeria: Broadcast - You Didn't Address Our Real Concerns, Netizens Tell Tinubu

Social Media users on platforms including X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook have reacted to the broadcast of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the protests in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Protesters Chased Away From Lagos Venue

Suspected hoodlums, on Sunday, chased away #EndBadGovernance protesters from the Freedom Park, Ojota in Lagos. Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku, Soyinka, Falana, Others Pick Holes in Tinubu's Speech

Prominent citizens like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), and a number of civil society… Read more »