Nigeria: Leadway Assurance Records N173bn Revenue

Leadway Assurance Company Limited has posted N173.2 billion in insurance revenue, representing a 51 per cent increase from N114.4 billion recorded in 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: My Presidential Ambition in the Cooler for Now

The Senator representing Abia North at the National Assembly and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation, Senator Orji Kalu has stated that his presidential ambition will… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu, June 12 and the Journey Toward National Reconciliation

Every June 12, Nigeria pauses to remember a turning point in its democratic history -- the 1993 presidential election annulled by military President Ibrahim Babaginda despite being… Read more »

Nigeria: Fencing Nigeria's Borders - A Strategic Imperative for National Security

On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, I attended the inaugural Voice of Nigeria, VON, Security Summit in Abuja, themed "Renewed Hope Agenda: Citizens' Engagement and National Security." I was… Read more »

Nigeria: GDP Per Capita / It's a Critical Measure of Progress - Why Is Tinubu Dismissing It?

Recently, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the outgoing president of the African Development Bank, AfDB, stirred the hornet's nest when he said Nigeria's GDP per capita was $1,847 in 1960 but… Read more »

Nigeria: Security - Governors, NSA, Minister of Defence Meet in Abuja

The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) is presently in a closed door meeting with the National Security Adviser to the President, Nuhu Ribadu and Minister of Defence, Mohammed… Read more »

Nigeria: Adjerese Felicitates Oborevwori At 62

Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Engr. Prosper Oghenevwaro Adjerese, has felicitated Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, on his 62nd birthday anniversary. Read more »

Nigeria: 13 Banks Clear USSD Debts As Nigeria Shifts to Airtime-Based Billing Model

In a development for Nigeria's digital financial services, thirteen commercial banks have fully settled their outstanding debts for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, USSD,… Read more »

Nigeria: Calls for Truce in Tourism Sector - Runsewe Urges Stronger Public-Private Collaboration

Olusegun Runsewe, Nigeria's former chief executive of culture and tourism agencies, has called for an immediate end to the ongoing conflict within the cultural tourism sector… Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - Has Tinubu Thrown Shettima Under His Second Term Bus?

As the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 elections, Bola Tinubu must have laughed his head off when in August 2022, his running-mate, Kashim… Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-NBA President Rejects AGF's Attempt to Stop Trafigura Criminal Trial

A former Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President, Mr. Joseph Daudu, SAN, has urged a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja to reject an attempt by the Minister of Justice and Attorney… Read more »

Nigeria: Repackaging Our Democracy Day

Rather than the increasingly lifeless activities that defined our Democracy Day celebrations in the past, President Bola Tinubu's administration decided to give the 2025 edition a… Read more »

Nigeria: Man Sets Self On Fire in Kano, Claims He's Heading to Paradise

A young man, Suleiman Muntari, has set himself ablaze in broad daylight in Panshekara community in Kano. Read more »

Nigeria: FG to Inaugurate Abia Sections of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway Soon - Umahi

The federal government has said that two key sections of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in Abia will be commissioned before the end of the year. Read more »

Nigeria: Jusun Strike - Ondo Judiciary in Comatose, NBA Writes Aiyedatiwa

Following the indefinite strike action embarked upon by judiciary workers in Ondo state, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA ) has insisted on the need for full implementation of… Read more »

Nigeria: All the Bones On My Face Were Broken - Osimhen Speaks On Injury, Putting On Face Mask

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has opened up about the life-threatening facial injury he suffered during a 2021 Serie A clash between Napoli and Inter Milan. Read more »

Nigeria: Osun to Leverage Public-Private Partnerships to Boost Economic Growth

Osun State government has expressed readiness to actively leverage public-private partnerships to advance its economic development agenda, with a focus on attracting investments… Read more »

Nigeria: Linking Nnamdi Kanu to Endsars Protest Is a Baseless Allegation - Ipob

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has strongly condemned what it described as a "baseless and desperate" attempt by the Nigerian government to link its leader, Mazi Nnamdi… Read more »

Nigeria: Assassination Claim - Senator Natasha Docked, Gets N50m Bail

The Federal Government, on Thursday, arraigned the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, before an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama. Read more »

Nigeria: Nuga 2025 - Sports Will Unite, Empower Nigeria - NSC Chairman Dikko

The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko, has reaffirmed the federal government's commitment to using sports as a tool for national development,… Read more »

Nigeria: UK Reaffirms Duty-Free Access for 99 Percent of Nigerian Exports Under Trade Scheme

The United Kingdom has reaffirmed that 99% of Nigerian exports will continue to enjoy duty-free access under its Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), a move designed to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nuga 2025 - We'll Use Sports to Empower Youth, Boost Economy - Gov Mutfwang

Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to leveraging sports as a tool for youth empowerment and economic development. Read more »

Nigeria: TCN Reports Rise in Infrastructure Attacks

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that attacks on its infrastructure is increasing, noting that 42 vandalism incidents have been recorded so far in 2025 which… Read more »

Nigeria: No Nigerians Forced Into Drone Factory Work - Russia Refutes Allegation

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has dismissed recent claims published by a Nigerian newspaper, alleging the exploitation of Nigerian youths in Russian factories, including those… Read more »

Nigeria: Tanker Explosions Responsible for More Than 1,500 Deaths - NEMA

Lokoja--The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has called for precautionary measures to prevent tanker accidents and fire disasters in the country. Read more »