Nigeria: Media Owners Seek Presidential Intervention to Protect Indigenous TV Channels

The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in what they describe as unfair practices by foreign TV channels… Read more »

Nigeria: Protest - FG Directs VCs to Ensure Safety of Staff, Students, Property

The Federal Government has directed Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities to take urgent measures to ensure the safety of their staff, students and property of the institutions… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Protest Will Harm Nigerian Economy'

Ex-militant leader, Chief Oweizide Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo, has called on Nigerians to shelve the proposed nationwide harship protest, saying things are getting better… Read more »

Nigeria: Cocoa Processors Fault NAFDAC's Proposed Export Regulation Bill

The Cocoa Processors Association of Nigeria (COPAN) has expressed concerns over the proposed 2024 export regulation bill by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and… Read more »

Nigeria: Kwankwaso Demands Retraction, Apology From 247 U Reporters Over Defamatory Publication

Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, has issued a formal notice to 247 U Reporters, demanding an immediate retraction and public apology for a… Read more »

Nigeria: 3 Bag Life Jail for Raping Housewife

A High Court in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for allegedly gang-raping an 18-year-old deaf housewife. Read more »

Nigeria: No Plan to Protest - Petroleum Tanker Drivers

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (PTD-NUPENG) has said it has no plans to embark on strike in support of the planned… Read more »

Nigeria: Overhaul Tertiary Education Curriculum, Gov Bala Urges NUC

The Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has urged the National Universities Commission (NUC) to overhaul the current curriculum used in higher institutions of learning in… Read more »

West Africa: S/Leone Ex-President Bai Koroma's Bodyguard Bags 182-Yrs in Prison Over Failed Coup

A former bodyguard of Sierra Leone's ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma, Amadu Koita Makalo, has been sentenced to 182 years in prison for his role in a failed coup last year. Read more »

Nigeria: Shun Inter-Agency Rivalry, Tinubu Tells Security Agencies

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, directed all security agencies to put a permanent end to the inter-agency rivalry and unite criminal elements and criminalities ravaging the… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Leadership, Digital Education Should Be Introduced in Nigerian Schools'

Chief Executive Officer of Teesas, an educational technology (EdTech) firm, Osayi Izedonmwen, has said there is a need to develop social, emotional learning and leadership skills… Read more »

Nigeria: Dialogue With Protest Organisers, Opposition Reps Tell FG

Demonstration may compromise peace - Govt Read more »

Nigeria: Aviation Varsity Will Be Hub of Innovation, Research - Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo has announced that African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU) will be the centre of innovation and research… Read more »

Nigeria: Wike, Please Work On Abuja Street Lights

At a time when most big cities in Africa and Europe suffer from luminous pollution (there's too much light), Abuja, Nigeria, the so-called giant of Africa, appears unable to take… Read more »

Nigeria: Subscribers, Telcos Disagree Over Data Billing

What I used for a month now drains in four days - Teacher People are using many apps unknowingly - Operators We haven't given permission for price increase - NCC Read more »

Nigeria: 'Suspension of N10 Taxes On Beverages Will Protect Jobs'

Stakeholders in the beverages industry have applauded the federal government's decision not to increase taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), describing the move as a lifeline… Read more »

Nigeria: For the Attention of Governor Dauda Lawan

I write to you with deep sense of commitment and responsibility as one of yours and a full-pledged PDP supporter, first, to commend your feats as governor of Zamfara State for good… Read more »

Nigeria: Jos School Building Collapse Must Be Investigated

On July 12, 2024, tragedy struck. At least 22 persons, many of them students, were confirmed dead and about 132 others injured when a section of The Saint Academy school building… Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara Utd Replaces Physiologist After 15 Seasons

Kwara United Football Club has appointed Olatunbosun Joseph Abayomi as its new psychologist. Read more »

Nigeria: Murray to Retire After Paris Olympics

Sir Andy Murray has confirmed he will retire from tennis after the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read more »

Nigeria: Ops Asks CBN to Settle $2.4bn Fx Forwards

Members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to promptly settle valid outstanding Foreign Exchange (FX) forwards to save several… Read more »

Nigeria: Southern Borno Leaders Ask Tinubu, Akpabio to Reinstate Ndume As Chief Whip

Some leaders from Borno South yesterday stormed Abuja protesting against the removal of their senator, Mohammed Ali Ndume, as Chief Whip of the Senate. Read more »

Nigeria: CBN's 26.75 Percent Interest Rate Will Worsen Purchasing Power - Man

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) yesterday reacted to the new Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) which benchmarks interest rates to 26.75 per cent from 26.25 per cent, saying… Read more »

Nigeria: SDP Dissolves Kogi Exco, Constitutes Caretaker Committee

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has dissolved the Kogi State working committee and appointed a caretaker committee headed by Chief Sam… Read more »

Nigeria: Reconsider 70 Percent Forex Windfall Tax, Stakeholders Tell FG

Opposition to the imposition of a 70 per cent foreign exchange windfall tax on commercial banks rose yesterday with stakeholders asking the federal government to reconsider the… Read more »