July 22
Nigeria: Dangote Comment on Buying Out 'Apparently
Apparently speaking out of frustration, Alhaji Aliko Dangote yesterday indicated his willingness to give up ownership of the multibillion-dollar Dangote refinery to the Nigerian… Read more »
July 19
Nigeria: How I Escaped From Kidnappers' Den - Student
Bisola Olisa (32), a female undergraduate in one of the institutions in Ondo State, has narrated how she escaped from a kidnappers' den in the state. Read more »
July 22
Nigeria: Dangote - My Friend Who Warned Against Investing in Nigeria Now Laughing At Me
Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says one of his friends who started investing abroad four years ago, has been taunting him over the back and forth with the government in… Read more »
July 17
Nigeria: UAE Visa - Nigerians to Pay Non-Refundable N688,000 for Document Verification Fee
The lifting of the visa ban on Nigerian passport holders by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government comes with modified conditions for obtaining a UAE visa requiring the payment… Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Petroleum College to Be Operational Soon - Minister
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri has said that the Petroleum Technology Development Fund-owned College of Petroleum and Energy Studies,… Read more »
July 16
Nigeria: FBI Arrests Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur Inegbedion for $1.5m Fraud
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has filed a 16-count criminal indictment against Kingsley Inegbedion and Efemena Igbe over Internet fraud and money-laundering… Read more »
Nigeria: Rainy Season - Nigeria Records 103 Cholera Deaths As Yellow Fever, Meningitis Cases Spike
A total of 3,623 suspected cases of cholera and 103 deaths from the disease have been recorded across across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) since the beginning… Read more »
Nigeria: Afrobeats Artists Now On Same Level With Drake - Davido
Music star, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has declared that Afrobeats artistes are now on the same level as international music giants like Drake. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Not Selling Off Universities to Private Investors - Minister
The federal government has denied reports that it is selling off public universities to private investors. Read more »
July 15
Nigeria: Protest - Give President Tinubu More Time
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has granted autonomy to local government councils, marking a significant shift in the nation's governance structure. This… Read more »
Nigeria: After 5 Years' Trial, Court Fixes Judgement Day for Offa Robbery Suspects
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday fixed August 2, 2024 for judgement in the bloody April 5, 2018 Offa robbery attack. Read more »
Nigeria: 2 Killed As Tanker Explodes On Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan Expressway
Two people have been killed in a petrol tanker accident that occurred in Imope village in Oru Ijebu on the Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Read more »
Nigeria: NAF Kills Scores of Terrorists in Kaduna
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Whirl Stroke has eliminated scores of terrorists in recent airstrikes in their enclaves at Giwa and Igabi local… Read more »
Nigeria: 6 Years After, Abuja-Kaduna Road Project Uncompleted
Almost six years after the federal government awarded the contract for the reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna highway, the project has still yet to be completed and portions of it… Read more »
Nigeria: We've Destroyed 7,500 Illegal Refineries - NNPCL
The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has said that as part of an effort to tackle oil theft, the company… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Wins All Chairmanship Seats in Adamawa, Delta LG Polls
The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) has declared the People's Democratic Party (PDP) the overwhelming winner of the local government elections held on… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Warns Oyo Monarch Over Land Grabbing
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso has warned Oba Solomon Akinola, the Oloko of Oko, that he may be made to face contempt of court for continuously trespassing on a piece… Read more »
July 14
Nigeria: I Live in a Rented Apartment in Abuja - Dangote
Africa's richest man, Mr Aliko Dangote, has said the house he stays whenever he is in Nigeria's capital city is not his personal property. Read more »
Nigeria: Banditry - Katsina Elders Flay Badaru, Matawalle, Ask Tinubu to Sit Up
The Katsina State Elders' Forum has criticized the 'ineptitude' of the two ministers of defense, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar and Bello Matawalle over the lingering problem of banditry… Read more »
Nigeria: 7 Years After, Lagos Resumes Monthly Sanitation Cancelled By Ambode
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Sunday, flagged off re-introduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state, barely seven years after the… Read more »
July 12
Nigeria: Nigeria-EU Partnership On Tech Innovation Will Unlock Nigeria's Economy - Govt
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has said the collaboration between European Union (EU) and the federal government will help to enhance research in… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Domesticate World Bank's Inclusive Business in 36 States
The federal government has announced plans to domesticate the World Bank's inclusive business model in all the 36 states of the federation as part of efforts to boost efficiency… Read more »
July 11
Nigeria: Supreme Court Bars Governors From Holding Local Govt Funds
The Supreme Court has delivered judgment in the suit instituted by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors on local government autonomy. Read more »
Nigeria: El-Rufai's Mockery of UBA Sani Backfires As Tweeps Dig Up Dirt-Littered Kaduna Streets Under Him
Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has been knocked on social media for taunting his successor, Governor Uba Sani, on X. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Review Inherited Projects Requiring Additional Funding
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday stepped down memos for some major inherited projects requiring additional funding. Read more »
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