Nigeria: 'Stop Reckless Borrowing', Atiku Tackles Tinubu Over Fresh $516m Highway Debt

ABUJA - Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has fired a broadside at President Bola Tinubu over his request for Senate approval of a fresh $516 million external loan to finance… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval for Fresh $516m Loan

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval to borrow a fresh $516,333,070 loan. Read more »

Nigeria: Two Killed, One Missing in Fresh Plateau Attack

No fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead, while one other is missing following a fresh attack on Kum community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State in the… Read more »

Nigeria: A New Class of Smartphones Emerges As Note 60 Ultra Nears Nigeria Launch

In recent weeks, global tech conversations, from Barcelona's Mobile World Congress to major technology publications, have been dominated by one device: the Infinix NOTE 60 Ultra.… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Man, Wife Face 50-Year Jail Risk Over $500,000 Fraud in Us

A Nigerian national based in the United States, Opeyemi Olujobi, and his wife, Jennie Davidson, are facing a potential combined sentence of up to 50 years in prison after being… Read more »

Nigeria: 10 Contacts Traced, Isolated As Covid-19 Case Hits Cross River

*Chinese patient stable; no sign of community spread, authorities insist Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Troops Neutralise 24 Terrorists in Borno, Yobe

Troops of sector 2, Joint Task Force North East 'Operation HADIN KAI I have neutralised 24 terrorists while successfully repelling a coordinated attack on Kukareta, a border… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Issues Warrant for Nigerian Woman After Skipping Prison Term

A Nigerian-born fraud convict and United States permanent resident, Emuobosan Emanuella Hall, has been declared wanted after failing to turn herself in to begin serving an… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Unveils Measures to Tackle Civil Service Compensation Bottlenecks

· Dismantles remuneration roadblocks with new civil service help desk Read more »

Nigeria: Jet Fuel - Tinubu to Grant Debt Discounts to Airline Operators

President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the escalating crisis in Nigeria's aviation sector, following threats by airline operators to suspend services over the soaring cost of Jet… Read more »

Nigeria: 100% Import Duties Stall Nigeria's Water Transport Potential

Nigeria's push to unlock its vast waterways for mass transit and economic growth is being choked by crippling import duties, with industry players warning that current policies are… Read more »

Nigeria: Mixed Reactions Trail Davido's Appointment for Adeleke's Re-Election Campaign

Mixed reactions have trailed the appointment of singer David Adeleke a.k.a Davido as head of youth mobilisation for the campaign council of Gov. Ademola Adeleke in the forthcoming… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Nabs Fugitive Wildlife Trafficker After Five Years On the Run

The Federal Government has arrested a suspected wildlife trafficking kingpin, Shamsideen Abubakar, in a joint enforcement operation involving the National Environmental Standards… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Ministerial Confirmation, Yuguda As CBN Deputy Gov

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of Muttaqha Rabe Darma as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Neutralise Two Gunmen in Plateau Ambush, Recover Weapons

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have neutralised two armed gunmen during an ambush operation in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Read more »

Nigeria: Arewa Leaders' Morbid Self-Entitlement, By Ochereome Nnanna

The North of Nigeria is a land of paradoxes that have finally turned poisonous. It is a region that organises and meets more fervently and asserts its political will more… Read more »

Nigeria: The ADC Babel Is Falling Apart, By Rotimi Fasan

In less than six weeks from now, precisely at the end of May, the various political parties jostling to unseat the governing APC-led administration would have produced their… Read more »

Nigeria: I Can't Sell My House By Force, Abia Widow Cries Out

Sobbing intermittently, a 63-year-old Abia widow, Mrs. Nkechinyere Ndukwe, narrated her bitter story. It was the painful destruction of the house left behind for her and the… Read more »

Nigeria: Abakaliki Rice Mill, Where Women, Children Defy Health Hazards in Search of Daily Bread

ABAKILIKI rice mill industry, established in 1967, has been a source of livelihood to many families in Ebonyi State and beyond. It is located at the northern part of Abakiliki, the… Read more »

Nigeria: 'No Woman Caused It, Betrayal Did' - Peter PSquare On Family Feud

Nigerian music star, Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, has dismissed claims that a woman caused the renewed crisis within the Okoye family, insisting the dispute is rooted in… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Interpol, Jica Convene Regional Workshop to Combat Money Laundering

The Nigeria Police Force Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, in collaboration with the INTERPOL Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption Centre (IFCACC) and the Japan… Read more »

Nigeria: Otti Flags Off 1,200 Fha Homes in Umuahia, Hails Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda

UMUAHIA - Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has officially kicked off the construction of 1,200 housing units under the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Renewed Hope Housing Scheme… Read more »

Nigeria: ADC Disowns Parallel Congress in Katsina

The Katsina State Congress Committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has disowned a purported state congress, labelling it as illegal and unconstitutional. Read more »

Nigeria: Just in - Yusuf Nominates Garo As Kano Deputy Governor, Seeks Assembly Approval

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has transmitted the name of Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo to the Kano State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as Deputy Governor. Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Warns Public Over Fraudulent Messages Targeting Bank Accounts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has alerted the public to a rise in fraudulent messages, emails, and online communications aimed at gaining unauthorized access to personal bank… Read more »