Nigeria: UBTH Plans Mass Burial for 270 Unclaimed Corpses

The Coordinator, Mortuary Services, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Dr Ehizogie Egbeobauwaye Adeyemi, has disclosed that the hospital will conduct a mass burial for… Read more »

Nigeria: Despite Rising Kidnappings, DSS Director Says FCT Witnessing Improved Security Under Tinubu

Despite disturbing kidnap incidents across the Federal Capital Territory, a director at the Department of State Services (DSS) says the territory has recorded improved security… Read more »

Nigeria: 270 Unclaimed Infant Corpses for Mass Burial in Edo

The Coordinator, Mortuary Services, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Dr Ehizogie Egbeobauwaye Adeyemi, has disclosed that the hospital will conduct a mass burial for… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku, Obi, United By Mutual Desperation - APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the recent meeting between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and… Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina - Farmers, Herders Pledge Peace Ahead of Farming Season

Leaders from the Fulani and Hausa communities in Danmusa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State have committed to maintaining peaceful coexistence as the farming season… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Benin Republic Move to Deepen Trade Ties

Nigerian officials, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, held discussions with high-level delegations from the Benin… Read more »

Nigeria: Shettima Tasks Religious Leaders On Interfaith Harmony

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the resolve of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration to uphold religious freedom and tasked religious leaders to always… Read more »

Nigeria: ASUU Protests Poor Working Conditions, Threatens Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Gombe State University (GSU), over their demands to the federal government lingering for 15… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Cautions Nigerians On Consumption of Excess Salt

The federal government has enjoined Nigerians to avoid excessive consumption of salt in order to protect themselves against diseases and deaths. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Want Military Officials Exempted From Airport Toll Fees

The House of Representatives has directed the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, to mandate the relevant authorities to exempt members of the Armed Forces from tollgate fees and… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt to Boost Local Manufacture of Drugs, Other Pharmaceutical Products'

The federal government is working hard for the country to commence local manufacturing of pharmaceutical products soon, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health… Read more »

Nigeria: 127 Arrested for Not Using Pedestrian Bridges in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) have arrested about 127 persons for offences relating to the non-usage of pedestrian bridges in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: 6 Pregnant Women, Others Rescued From Abia Baby Factory

Six pregnant women, seven young girls, one breastfeeding mother and two minors were recently rescued from a baby factory in Umunkwa village, Umuahia North LGA of Abia State. Read more »

Nigeria: Leveraging On AI to Reduce Out-of-School Children in Nigeria

The plight of out-of-school children remains a significant obstacle for Nigeria, particularly in the northern region where the problem is most acute. This pressing issue has… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Bust Cybercrime 'Academy', Arrest 17 in Benue

The Police in Benue State have busted a fraud academy and arrested 17 suspects in connection with cybercrime from different parts of the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Reject N2m Bribe, Capture 6 Suspected Kidnappers in Taraba

Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sub Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) in Taraba State have rejected N2 million bribe offered to them by some arrested kidnappers. Read more »

Nigeria: LP Crisis - Obi Makes U-Turn, Endorses Abure-Led NWC

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year's general elections, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the party in Abuja on a solidarity visit. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Approves 30 Days Extension for PEBEC Regulatory Accelerator

The federal government has approved by 30 days the extension of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC)'s 90-Day Regulatory Reform Accelerator Action Plan… Read more »

Nigeria: Another Chinese Expatriate 'Kills' Nigerian Who Rejected Love Advances

Ocheze Ogbonna, a female crane operator at Inner Galaxy Steel Company, Umuahala-Obuzor in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, has been allegedly killed by a Chinese… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Rejects Fresh Move to Create Grazing Routes

The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected fresh moves to create grazing routes for cattle rearers in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku, Obi United By Mutual Desperation - APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, and that of the Labour… Read more »

Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Govt, Labour's Meeting Ends in Deadlock

The National Minimum Wage Committee meeting which was held between members of the organised labour and the federal government in Abuja on Tuesday, ended in a stalemate, Daily Trust… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Embassy Incurs £8.4m Congestion Charges in London

The Nigerian High Commission in London, United Kingdom, has amassed about £8.4 million in congestion charges. Read more »

Nigeria: Sacked Workers Picket Dana Air Over Unpaid Salaries, Gratuities, Others

No fewer than 100 sacked employees of Dana Air, on Tuesday in Lagos, picketed the head office of the airline over alleged unpaid salaries and outstanding pensions, among others. Read more »

Nigeria: One Year After, No Sign Tinubu Will Achieve Lagos Feat - Salihu Lukman

A former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has failed to make Nigerians… Read more »