Nigeria: Import Tax Waiver On Food Items - Good Move, but...

The recent decision by the government to grant import tax waivers on food items is quite commendable. As a short-term measure, it has come to bridge the widening gap between food… Read more »

Nigeria: Melons and the Almajirai's Hunger for Change

The term "almajiri" originates from the Arabic word "Al muhajirun," meaning a person who migrates in search of Islamic knowledge. However, in recent times, the term has been… Read more »

Nigeria: Aiyedatiwa Constitutes Ondo Football Agency Board

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has constituted the board of the State Football Agency (ODSFA), the supervising agency for Sunshine Stars and Sunshine Queens. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Military Gets First Female Pro Golfer

Sgt. Cynthia Maurice of the Nigerian Airforce has made history by becoming the country's first Professional female golfer in the military. Read more »

Nigeria: 8 Bandits' Corpses Found At Kaduna Forest

Eight corpses suspected to be those of bandits were found after troops raided some forests at Kurutu village near Azzara in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. Read more »

Nigeria: NSCDC Arrests Suspected Transformer Vandal in Adamawa

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Adamawa State Command, has apprehended a 24-year-old man, Auwal Sale, over his alleged involvement in the vandalisation of a… Read more »

Nigeria: Robbers Attack Kogi Varsity, Injure Students, Steal 14 Phones

Hoodlums, suspected to be armed robbers, have reportedly attacked the hostels of the students of Federal University, Lokoja, injuring three and stealing money, phones and other… Read more »

Nigeria: DBN Gets Climate Change Fund Accreditation

The Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has announced that it has received the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accreditation and has thus become the first Direct Access Entity (DAE) and… Read more »

Nigeria: Again, CBN Raises Interest Rate By 50 Basis Points to 26.75 Percent

...Move will further squeeze liquidity from banking system - Experts Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Sule Dissolves Nasarawa United Management

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has dissolved the Dr. Othman Ahmed Ibrahim-led Management team of the state-owned Nasarawa United Football Club. Read more »

Nigeria: Customs Rakes in N80bn From Lagos Airport Cargo Terminal

The Murtala Muhammed Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated N80,351,299,068 as duty in the first six months of 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: NFF Launches Maiden 'Girl Play Sports' Football Tourney

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday officially launched the inaugural 'Girls Play Sports' football tournament which is an initiative of the Ayomidiran Foundation. Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Imbroglio - A Cause for Concern

Amid the current challenging times, a wave of controversy has engulfed Nigerians due to the ongoing Dangote Refinery imbroglio. This situation has raised significant concerns and… Read more »

Nigeria: Naccima Expresses Opposition to Interest Rate Hike

The National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dele Oye Esq., has expressed opposition to an increase in… Read more »

Africa: FG to Document Africa's First Olympic Football Gold in Film - Enoh

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has revealed plans to celebrate Nigeria's Dream Team's 1996 Olympic Gold Medal win with a documentary. Read more »

Nigeria: Ipac Rejects Bill to Create LG Electoral Commission

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has rejected the proposed bill by the Senate to create a local government independent electoral commission. Read more »

Nigeria: Protest - Northern Youth Groups Withdraw, Allege Criminal Motives

The coalition of northern youth leaders' forum has dissociated Northern youths from planned protests nationwide. Read more »

Nigeria: Now On the Trail to Economic Armageddon, How Can Nigeria Be Saved? (I)

The latest figures from the National Bureau of Statistics put the rate of inflation at around 35 per cent. Food inflation regarding the specific cost of food items is over 40 per… Read more »

Nigeria: NGO Sinks Boreholes in FCT Community, School

An international NGO, Wells for Hope (HP), has commissioned two solar boreholes it sank for residents of Unguwar Azarachi and the Government Secondary School (GSS), Dangara, in… Read more »

Nigeria: Northerners Promoting Toxic Politics - Gov Sani

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has expressed worry that Northerners are still allegedly promoting toxic politics and "pull him down" syndrome. Read more »

Nigeria: Ban Open Drug Markets to Curb Drug Abuse, PSN Urges FG

The Edo State chapter of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), has called on the federal government to ban the open selling of drugs in markets across the country to curb… Read more »

Nigeria: Looming Protest - Prevention Is Better Than Preparedness

In response to social media agent-provocateurs urging Nigerians to join their planned protests against poor governance, various activists, civil society organisations and… Read more »

Nigeria: Inflows Through Imtos Surged By 39 Percent in Q1 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported a 39 per cent increase in inflows through International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) for the first quarter of 2024 compared to… Read more »

Nigeria: NFF Endorses Girls Play Sports Football Tournament

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed its full support for the Girls Play Sports Football Tournament, an initiative birthed by the Honorable Ayo Omidiran and… Read more »

Nigeria: NPA Generated N541bn, Remitted N255bn in 1st Half of 2024 - Koko

The immediate past Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko, has said the agency generated N541 billion in the first half of this year and… Read more »