Nigeria: Conflicting Court Orders - CJN Vows to Deal With Errant Judges

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, expressed strong disapproval on Wednesday regarding the conflicting judgments issued by courts of coordinate… Read more »

Nigeria: Samoa Report - Govt to Await Position of Media Ombudsman

The federal government has said that it is awaiting the report of the ombudsman, following the complaint it made challenging a report by the Daily Trust on the Samoa Agreement… Read more »

Nigeria: Borno Govt Reintegrates 8,490 Repentant Boko Haram Members

The Borno State government has disclosed that it has successfully reintegrated 8,490 repentant Boko Haram members through the Borno Model process. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Threatens to Revoke Sale of Interior Ministry's Ikoyi Property

The federal government has threatened to revoke the sale of residential quarters belonging to the Ministry of Interior in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. Read more »

Nigeria: Centre for Crisis Communication Reviews Nigeria's Security Sector, Wants De-Escalation of Tension

The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has conducted a comprehensive assessment of the performance of Nigeria's security services based on media coverage in June 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC Seeks New Oil-Backed Loan to Boost Finances

Nigeria's NNPC is in talks for another oil-backed loan to boost its finances and allow investment in its business, its chief executive told Reuters, as pressure mounts on the… Read more »

Nigeria: Hardship - Tinubu Has Shut His Doors, Even Some Ministers Can't See Him - Ndume

Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, has expressed concern over the rising cost of living and food scarcity. Read more »

Nigeria: I Don't Think Nigeria Needs Livestock Ministry - Ex-Presidential Aide

Laolu Akande, a former aide to ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has said that Nigeria may not need a Ministry of Livestock Development proposed by President Bola Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: How Emefiele Moved Funds From CBN Into Wife's Account - Witness

An Assistant Manager with Zenith Bank Plc, Mrs Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, has narrated how Mr Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), moved funds to his… Read more »

Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Ita Enang Asks National Assembly to Sue Govt

A former member of the Nigerian Senate, Ita Enang, has urged the National Assembly to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the signing of treaties. Read more »

Nigeria: How Fela Escaped MKO Abiola's Death Trap - Seun Kuti

Seun, one of the sons of Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has alleged that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, set up his father for death. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Sisters Who Drowned At U.S. Beach Laid to Rest

The funeral service of two Nigerian teenager sisters, Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17, who lost their lives while swimming at New York's Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn,… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Creates New Ministry, Inaugurates Livestock Committee

President Bola Tinubu has created created the Ministry of Livestock Development. Read more »

Nigeria: FIFA Bans Katsina Utd From Players Registration

World football governing body, FIFA has banned Nigeria Premier Football League side, Katsina United alongside twenty-two other African clubs from registering players. Read more »

Nigeria: Pressure Mounts On Govt to Release Nnamdi Kanu

Pressure is being intensified on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Suspends Taxes On Yam, Rice, Other Food Products

The federal government has approved a 150-day duty-free importation of maize, husked brown rice and wheat as part of measures to combat rising food inflation in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Resolve Minimum Wage Now to Avert Violent Protest, Govt Warned

The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), on Monday, called on the federal government to avert Kenya-like violent protest in Nigeria by resolving the pending minimum wage issue… Read more »

Nigeria: 11 Americans Discover Nigerian Roots

No fewer than 11 Americans have discovered their Nigerian roots through ancestry DNA testing at the Consulate of Nigeria in New York. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Will Achieve SDGs By 2030 - Tinubu's Aide

Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has inaugurated a multipurpose hospital in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Capable of Solving Nigeria's Forex Problems - S&P Global

International financial analytics corporation, S&P Global, has described the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals company as capable of… Read more »

Nigeria: Whereabouts of Kaduna Journalists, Family Unknown 48hrs After Abduction

48 hours after the abduction of two journalists and their family members in Kaduna state, their whereabouts have remained unknown. Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - We're Focused On Eliminating Threats - COAS

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated that the Nigerian Army is committed to total elimination of all forms of insecurity bedevilling the… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Fuel Queues Persist, Spread, By Marketers

The long queues for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, which first hit the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) last weekend, and has now spread to various parts of… Read more »

Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Govt's Position On Daily Trust

Remarks by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, held on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at the National Press Centre, Abuja. Read more »

West Africa: Tinubu Re-Elected As Chairman of Ecowas

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been re-elected as chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Government for another one-year term. Read more »