August 15, 2022
Nigeria: How Religious, Ethnic Sentiments Threaten Jos Main Market Rebuilding
The popular Jos ultramodern market, which was gutted by fire on February 12, 2002, has remained one of the most tragic occurrences to befall the state. The incident has caused… Read more »
Nigeria: 140 Days After, Govt Loses N3bn On Halted Kaduna-Abuja Train Service
SUB: The federal government has lost over N3 billion in revenue since it suspended Abuja-Kaduna train services in March, this year, Findings by Daily Trust... Read more »
Nigeria: Akin Mabogunje - Adieu to a Legendary Urbanist
After exceeding the three scores and 10, it took a century, less ten, to close a chapter. In the wee hours of Thursday, August 4, 2022, the cold hands of death snatched from us the… Read more »
Nigeria: Clamp Down On Drug Abuse Will Help Address Insecurity in Nigeria
One of the non-combatants approaches to solving insecurity in Nigeria is drug law enforcement. According to the world drug report 2022, illicit drug economy flourishes where there… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Tax to GDP At 6% Not Sustainable - Experts
Experts in the tax sector have reiterated that Nigeria's current tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which stands at 6 per cent will no longer be sustainable in the long run, if… Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: SERAP Threatens to Sue INEC for Ending Voter Registration
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow Nigerians… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: Aviation Fuel - Get CBN, NNPC to Make Fx Available, LCCI Tells Govt
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expressed concern over the aviation crisis, calling on the federal government to immediately consider involving the Central… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Uncovers 442 Parcels of Meth in Smoked Fish
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August 14, 2022
Nigeria: 50 Killed, Many Displaced in Jigawa Flood Outbreak
At least 50 people were killed while many were displaced in a flood outbreak in Jigawa State. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Terrorists On the Run' As Air Force Bombs Niger, Kaduna Hideouts
Scores of terrorists in Kaduna and Niger States are currently on the run following offensive operation carried out by officers of the Nigerian Air Force, Daily Trust can confirm. Read more »
August 13, 2022
Nigeria: FG Threatens to Sanction Chinese Firm Over Slow Pace of Rail Project
The federal government has threatened to mete out a stiff sanction to the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) over the firm's alleged failure to provide 85 per… Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: Edo Deputy Governor, Shaibu, Retires From Professional Football
Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has announced his retirement from professional football. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Box Office Records N471 Million Revenue in July
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Tuesday said it generated N471 million from tickets sold across the country in July. Read more »
Nigeria: Despite 29 Presidential Orders, Security Forces Yet to Curb Attacks
SUB: Despite giving no fewer than 29 directives to security operatives in three years to end activities of terrorists, bandits and other sundry criminals, Nigerians... Read more »
August 13, 2022
Nigeria: NFF Sets 2022 Season in Disarray With Controversial Decision
Any hope for a hitch-free 2022 football season in Nigeria is fast disappearing following the raging crisis that has ensued over the recent decision by the Nigeria Football… Read more »
Nigeria: Spike in Rent Puts Abuja Residents on Edge
The indiscriminate hike in rent in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has made decent accommodation difficult, especially for low-income earners. The rent in some locations in the… Read more »
Nigeria: How Female Athletes Are Driving Nigeria to Global Successes
Millions of Nigerian sports enthusiasts are presently in a joyous mood following the historic outing of Team Nigeria at the just concluded 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,… Read more »
Nigeria: Worries in PDP as Wike Gives Tough Conditions, Romances With APC
SUB: Even though the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike met in Abuja with a... Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Peter Obi Hasn't Studied Labour Party Manifesto - Ajulo
Former National Secretary of Labour Party and a constitutional lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has criticised the manner in which the former Governor of Anambra State and presidential… Read more »
Nigeria: Communal Crises Claim 287 Lives in Two Years
The horrors of the grave closed in on no fewer than 25 people during the armed communal fighting between Effium and Ezza Effium communities of Ohakwu Local Government Area in… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Nigeria: Kidnappers Targeting Women Arrested in Benue, Hideout Demolished
The Police in Benue State have arrested two suspected kidnappers who specialise in abducting females in Makurdi town and environs. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity Stretching Resources - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the security challenges confronting the nation tend to stretch the deployment of security agencies, resources and national security apparatus. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday hailed singers Davido, Burna Boy and Wizkid for taking Nigerian music to the… Read more »
Nigeria: You May Lose in 2023, Wike Tells Atiku
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has asked Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be mindful of those around him if he wants to… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Hijab Not an Obstacle to Female Muslims'
The Executive Director of Hijab Right Advocacy, Mutiat Orolu Balogun, has said the use of Hijab does not constitute an obstacle to female Muslimahs to achieve greater things in… Read more »