Nigeria: Lagos Targets 30,000 Pupils Daily Under School Feeding Programme

No fewer than 30,000 primary and secondary school pupils across selected schools in Lagos State are expected to benefit daily from a free meal programme under the "Adopt a School… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Refutes Claims On Petrol Export, Re-Importation

The management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has noted with concern the circulation of unfounded and misleading claims suggesting that its petroleum products are… Read more »

Nigeria: El-Rufai - Atiku Warns Against Using Courts to Punish Opposition

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the refusal of the Federal High Court to review bail… Read more »

Nigeria: Friends of Slain Ex-Ogtv Broadcaster Demand Justice

Friends of the late Kitan Oyesiku have renewed their call for justice, urging the Ogun State Government, the State Police Command, and other relevant authorities to intensify… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Sent Sowore to Prison, Not U.S. - DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday distanced itself from the remand of activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore in Kuje Custodial Centre, insisting that his remand… Read more »

Nigeria: What Can Obi Do With Tinubu's Resignation? By Rotimi Fasan

This week we'll start off with a bit on Westminster-style parliamentary politics. This, since Peter Obi, the NDC presidential candidate, has advised President Bola Tinubu to take a… Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Assembly Suspends Plenary Indefinitely Over Rift With Executive

The Niger House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended its sittings indefinitely, citing "unresolved issues" with the executive arm of the state. Read more »

Nigeria: DSS Orders Probe Into Operatives' Conduct After Sowore Court Incident

The Department of State Services (DSS) has announced an investigation into the conduct of its operatives following an incident involving activist and African Action Congress (AAC)… Read more »

Nigeria: Alleged Coup Plot - Court Orders Probe of Leaked Evidence

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the allegation by the prosecution that part of the evidence it tendered in… Read more »

Nigeria: Asogwa Gets Certificate of Return, Says APC to Clear 2027 Polls in Enugu State

The senator-elect for Enugu North Senatorial District, Ikeje Asogwa, on Tuesday received a Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),… Read more »

Nigeria: Dasuki Urges Tinubu to Strengthen Ties With Niger Republic to Tackle Insecurity

SOKOTO -- A member of the House of Representatives representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, Abdussamad Dasuki, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to… Read more »

Nigeria: SEC Grants Fresh Licences to BGL Firms, Clears Return to Capital Market Operations

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted fresh approvals to three companies within the BGL Group, authorising them to resume operations across key segments of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Supply - NMDPRA Grants New Import Permits to Seven Oil Marketers

Nigeria's downstream petroleum regulator has approved a fresh round of fuel import permits for major oil marketers as concerns grow over domestic supply level. Read more »

Nigeria: Explosion - Police Dispatch Particles to Abuja for Forensic Analysis

·Traders recount how incident happened Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Gratuity Restoration Raises Decades-Old Payment Questions - NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has welcomed the Federal Government's move to restore gratuity payments for workers but says the decision has opened fresh questions about decades… Read more »

Nigeria: Ensure Enthronement of Responsible Leadership, Accountability - Peter Obi to Tinubu

ABUJA- THE Presidential candidate or the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC ahead of 2027 Presidential and general elections, Peter Obi has taken a swipe at the presidency, insisting… Read more »

Nigeria: Full List - U.S. Names Nigerian, Companies Linked to Financing Terrorism

The United States has designated a Nigerian national and three companies operating in Nigeria as alleged facilitators of financial activities linked to the Islamic State of Iraq… Read more »

Nigeria: Elimination of Mother-to-Child HIV, Hepatitis B, Syphilis Achievable - Soludo's Wife

The Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nonye Soludo, has called for increased investment and collective action toward eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV,… Read more »

Nigeria: DIG Activates Violent Crime Response Unit in Kebbi

Deputy inspector General of Police northwest, DIG Sulaiman Muhammed Abdul on Wednesday officially lunched Nigeria Police violent crime response unit in Kebbi state. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Sanctions Lagos-Based ISIS Financier, Bureaux De Change in Global Terror Crackdown

The United States has sanctioned a Lagos-based ISIS financier, Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, 35, and three bureaux de change linked to him for allegedly moving funds for the group, as… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Sends State Police Amendment Bill to Senate

ABUJA- PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, forwarding to it a constitution alteration bill that seeks for the establishment of state police Services as part of efforts to… Read more »

Nigeria: Sowore's Detention - Peter Obi Warns Against Treating Critics, Journalists As Threats

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has warned against treating critics, activists and journalists as threats to the state, following… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Receives Approval for 63 Ambassadorial Postings, Six Still Pending

The Federal Government has received approval from 63 countries to accept ambassadors appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while six other ambassadorial postings are still… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Bust Syndicate Moving Military Camouflage, Hard Drugs Out of Lagos

* Arrest 4 suspects, additional 34 foreign nationals Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Court Adjourns Rapper Odumodublvck's Assault Trial

An Abuja court on Tuesday adjourned the trial of rapper Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as "Odumodublvck", in a case of assault and battery until Oct 13 and Oct 14 for hearing. Read more »