Nigeria: CBN Increases Interest Rate to 18.75 Percent, Highest in 22 Years

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the benchmark interest rate (MPR) to 18.75% from 18.5%, representing the highest interest… Read more »

Nigeria: Google Says Nigerians Can Now Pay With Naira On Play Store

Google on Wednesday announced that Nigerians can now make payments on its Play Store using the local currency, the naira. Read more »

Nigeria: Wizkid Is My Favourite Nigerian Musician - John Boyega

Nigerian-British actor, John Boyega, has revealed that his favourite artiste from the country is Wizkid. He stated during a recent interview that 'he has always loved Wizkid'. Read more »

Nigeria: IDP Camp Crisis Worse in Benue Than Borno - UN

The United Nations (UN) has said that the humanitarian crisis in Internally Displaced Persons' (IDPs) camps in Benue State is worse than those in the North Eastern part of Nigeria,… Read more »

Nigeria: 48 Hours to Deadline, Tinubu Yet to Send Ministerial List to National Assembly

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is yet to send the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation 48 hours before the deadline, Daily Trust reports. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Meets Ousted APC Chair Adamu, Secretary

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday met with the immediate past National Chairman and Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu and… Read more »

Nigeria: Anthrax Vaccination Drive Under Way in Federal Capital Territory

Over 400 cows and more than 200 sheep in the FCT have been vaccinated against anthrax since the beginning of the exercise on Monday. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Debt Service to Revenue to Peak At 121% in 2023 - ActionAid

The ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has expressed concern that Nigeria debt service ratio will peak from current 101.5 percent in 2022 to 121percent of the revenue by 2023 ending. Read more »

Nigeria: Female Political Participation Shouldn't Be Legislated - Okoli

Chijioke Okoli (SAN) is a former branch chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch. In this interview, he speaks on the undesirability of constitutional amendment… Read more »

Nigeria: Anthrax - FCTA to Vaccinate Over 1 Million Cows

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is to vaccinate over one million cows in the six area councils of the nation's capital. Read more »

Nigeria: FCTA Begins Mass Vaccination of Cattle to Curb Spread of Anthrax

The Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday, began a four-week mass vaccination of cattle to curb the… Read more »

Nigeria: Road Crashes - 4,387 Killed in 6 Months

No fewer than 4,387 persons have been killed in road crashes across the country from January 1 to June 30 this year. Read more »

Nigeria: 43% of Nigerian Kids in Child Labour, Says Govt

The federal government says 43 percent of Nigerian children between the ages of five and 11 actively participate in economic activities. Read more »

Nigeria: Amnesty Int'l Asks Lagos to Halt Mass Burial of 103 #EndSARS Victims

Amnesty International and some activists have challenged the Lagos State government to disclose the identities of the 103 #ENDSARS victims billed for mass burial. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Confirms First Anthrax Case

The Federal Government yesterday officially confirmed the first case of anthrax in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Maiduguri Residents Bemoan Indiscriminate Dumping of Refuse

Residents of Maiduguri have expressed concern over indiscriminate refuse dumps as a result of plastic waste which could lead to health hazards in the state capital. Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal - Cost of Smaller Vehicles Skyrocket

Car owners are currently reconfiguring their usage patterns by shifting focus to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles to cope with the rising cost of fuel after the removal of… Read more »

Nigeria: Military Wades Into Farmers-Herders' Dispute in Benue

Military squad codenamed Operation Whirl Stroke's (OPWS) leadership has pledged commitment to work towards ensuring a harmonious relationship between farmers and herders in its… Read more »

Nigeria: Asake Earns Highest Nominations for 2023 Headies Awards

Ahmed Ololade, better known by his stage name Asake, has broken the previous record by receiving the most Headies nominations for a new artiste. Read more »

Nigeria: Doctors Seek Urgent Action on Maternal, Neonatal Mortalities

Medical professionals have called on the federal government to take urgent action to cut down the rising number of women and babies dying due to complications during childbirth. Read more »

Nigeria: Smuggling Has Drastically Reduced After Removal of Subsidy - Customs

The Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Customs Friday said smuggling of fuel and other commodities has drastically reduced after the removal of subsidy by President Bola Ahmed… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts 64,863kg 'Laughing Gas' Consignments From China, Nabs Suspects

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted over 64, 863.5kgs consignments of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as 'laughing gas' at the Apapa… Read more »

Nigeria: Meet Benue Priest Who Feeds IDPs, Destitutes

Reverend Father Solomon Mfa, a Catholic priest, leaves no one in doubt about his penchant for bettering the lives of the less privileged, especially those of Internally Displaced… Read more »

Nigeria: Saraki on Radar as Plot to Install New PDP Chair Thickens

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is presently battling to salvage what is left of its structures following the unending crisis that had engulfed the party and one of the reasons… Read more »

Kenya: Tinubu Off to Kenya for AU Meeting

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart for Nairobi, Kenya, on Saturday, July 15, to participate in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU). Read more »