Nigeria: Forex - Reps Pass Bill to Impose 'Windfall Tax' On Banks

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to impose 'Windfall tax' on commercial banks that benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) subsidies on forex. Read more »

Nigeria: Beyond the Creation of a Livestock Ministry

The World Bank estimates that between 2015 and 2050, Nigeria's population is expected to double to 402 million. The anticipated population growth is envisaged to have a… Read more »

Nigeria: N6.5m Up for Grabs in Gov Diri National Scrabble Classic

Organisers of the 4th edition of Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Championship have disclosed that the total prize money will be N6.5 million with the Most Valuable Player in… Read more »

Nigeria: 4 Remanded for Shooting 3 Police Officers in Kwara

Four men, Yusuf Olamilekan, Abdulazeez Soliu, Shaeed Orilowo and Babatunde Sikiru, have been remanded over allegedly shooting three police officers, Inspectors Alimi Yunusa, Isaac… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest 4 Suspected Cultists With Guns in Edo

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested four suspects for allegedly involving in cultism and being in possession of guns. Read more »

Nigeria: Acci Commends Labour, FG On New Minimum Wage

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has commended the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration and the labour leaders in establishing the N70,000 new… Read more »

Nigeria: Dad Jailed 3 Years for Macheting 14-Year-Old Son

An Ota Magistrates' Court in Ogun State has sentenced a 41-year-old man, Kazeem Ogundele, to three years imprisonment for physically assaulting his 14-year-old son. Read more »

Nigeria: Imo Senator Dumps LP for APC, As Kogi Rep Quits ADC

The senator representing Imo East, Ezenwa Onyewuchi, yesterday defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) citing division and crisis in his former… Read more »

Nigeria: Kano to Domesticate National Women Empowerment Policy

The Kano State government in collaboration with development Research Project Center (dRPC) has organised a one-day citizen's engagement workshop on the domestication of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Kidney Disease in Yobe - Why FG Must Complement Buni's Example

For years, the people of Bade Local Government Area in Yobe State have been grappling with a mysterious and deadly kidney disease that has claimed thousands of lives. Read more »

Nigeria: 3 Nabbed As Police Exchange Fire With Robbers in Abuja

Three suspected armed robbers were arrested following an exchange of gunfire with police operatives at Jabi -Daki Biyu junction in Abuja, the nation's capital. Read more »

Nigeria: LG Poll - Bauchi Gov, APC Bicker Over 'Rigging'

Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state are enmeshed in a war of words over alleged planned rigging and manipulation… Read more »

Nigeria: Amaechi Cautioned Us Against Inviting Him for APC Meetings - - Rivers Chair

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it doesn't know the current political status of a former governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi. Read more »

Nigeria: First Bank/Visa Promo to Reward 520 Cardholders

First Bank has unveiled its continuous Visa Cross Border and Summer campaign in partnership with Visa. Read more »

Nigeria: Access Bank Disburses N740b to 18m Digital Borrowers

A financial institution, Access Bank, has disbursed N740 billion to 18 million digital loan borrowers since the launch of its digital lending services in 2017. Read more »

Nigeria: Bauchi Residents Engage in Tree Planting to Mitigate Desertification, Drought

It is no news that the northern parts of the country are challenged by desertification and drought, which have affected the environment and livelihood in the area as a result of… Read more »

Nigeria: Saving Dangote and His Refinery

We need to save Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the Dangote Refinery. It is an urgent national assignment. It is a national assignment of urgent importance, as they say at our National… Read more »

Nigeria: Colourism and Nigeria - Two Truths and a Lie

Let's play a game called "Two Truths and a Lie." I'll state three things, one of which is a lie. If you can pick out the lie, you win. Here are my three statements: Read more »

Nigeria: Jigawa Tackles Malaria With 3.2m Mosquito Nets, 6.8m Drug Doses

The Jigawa State Government has launched a state-wide distribution of 3.2 million insecticide-treated bed nets and a seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign to tackle the menace… Read more »

Nigeria: Just in - 3 Killed As Another Building Collapses in Lagos

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday, confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland area of… Read more »

Nigeria: Paris Olympics - Amusan, Opeyori, to Lead Team Nigeria

The Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) has announced Africa's number one badminton player, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, as the General Team Captain for Nigeria in the Paris Olympics. Read more »

Nigeria: FCT Council Bans Revenue Collectors From City Centre

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the FCT has banned revenue collectors in charge of street naming/numbering and mobile advertisements from operating within the city… Read more »

Nigeria: Understanding Nigeria's Cycle of Disappointment

Here is a nation in a representative democratic system and with abundant human and natural resources but ironically continuously perceiving the terrifying miasma of hopelessness.… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Urges Residents to Report Infrastructure Vandalism

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday called on residents to report any act of suspected vandalism of roads, bridges and other infrastructure in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: I Wouldn't Have Been Olympics Champion If I Represented Nigeria - Igali

The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Sports, Dr. Daniel Igali, has said he wouldn't have been an Olympic champion if he represented his country of birth, Nigeria at the 2000 Sydney… Read more »