Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Our Demand Remains N250,000 - NLC

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the organised labour did not agree on any specific figure as the new minimum wage. Read more »

Nigeria: Democracy Day - Don't Make a Meal of Tinubu's Slump At Eagles Square - Former Presidential Aide

In the wake of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's misstep at the Democracy Day celebrations at Eagles Square, former presidential aide Laolu Akande, has urged the public and media to… Read more »

Nigeria: Obi Urges Citizens to Defend Democracy

Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party's presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has called on political leaders and ordinary citizens to protect democracy jealously and uphold its… Read more »

Nigeria: Obi Speaks On Tinubu's Eagle Square Fall

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year's elections, Mr Peter Obi, has broken his silence on Wednesday's misstep of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu while… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Breaks Silence On Eagle Square Fall, Says 'Social Media Is Confused'

President Bola Tinubu has spoken about the incident at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday morning. Read more »

Nigeria: Ginger Blight - 5000 Kaduna Smallholder Ginger Farmers Get Govt Support

No fewer than 5000 smallholder farmers who incurred losses during the 2023 farming season due to the effect of ginger blight disease on their farms across southern Kaduna have… Read more »

Nigeria: Over 1 Million Nigerian Youths to Benefit From Govt's Skills Program - Minister

Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, has disclosed that over one million young Nigerians will benefit from the National Youth Skills Program (NYSP) to equip them… Read more »

Nigeria: 1 Feared Dead As Soldiers, Tanker Drivers Clash in Kwara

A truck driver has reportedly been shot dead by a soldier at a roadblock on the Oko-Olowo highway in Ilọrin, Kwara State. Read more »

Nigeria: LGs Autonomy - A Lifeboat for Salvaging Ordinary Nigerians

The step taken by the federal government in taking the 36 state governors to the Supreme Court, while seeking to extricate the country's 774 local governments from suffocation by… Read more »

Nigeria: Group Laments Surge in Child Trafficking in Plateau

The Child Protection Network (CPN) in Plateau State has raised alarm over child trafficking from the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Taming the Rising Cases of Diabetes Mellitus in Nigeria

When Sa'eed Usman (not real name), a newly wed 25-year-old man had fever, he took drugs for some days, but when the fever subsisted, he invited a friend, who owns a private… Read more »

Nigeria: Doma United Involved in Fatal Road Accident

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) side, Doma United were involved in a fatal road accident yesterday morning while returning from Owerri, where they had honoured their… Read more »

Nigeria: 2 Poly Students Found Dead in Niger

Two students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, identified simply as Mr Bam and Aisha have been found dead in a room at the FMC Quarters in Bida town in Bida LGA. Read more »

Nigeria: Nasarawa Youths Demand Justice Over Killing of 2

Concerned youths under the auspices of Wuse Youth Development Association (WYDA) in Nasarawa State are demanding justice over the killing of two of their youths by unidentified… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Sinotruk Targets 60 Percent Local Content With New Plant

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed the readiness of one of his companies, Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Ltd (DSWAL), to further raise the level… Read more »

Nigeria: Fccpc Moves to Sanction Associations Fixing Prices in Markets, Stores

The Federal Consumer Competition and Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has commenced advocacy to open markets and supermarkets to educate operators and traders on consumer… Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC Disclaims N3.3trn Report On Alleged Inflated Subsidy Claims

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has disclaimed a report in a section of the media alleging that it inflated subsidy claims by N3.3trillion. Read more »

Nigeria: 5 Bag 2 Years in Jail for Conspiracy, Theft

A magistrates' court in Minna, Niger State, has sentenced five men, Aliyu Mohammed (39), Vincent Emeka (37), Bello Yusuf (25), Abubakar Yellow and Osita Okonko, to two years in… Read more »

Nigeria: Super Eagles W'cup Dreams in Tatters After Defeat to Cheetahs

We can't give up - Finidi Enoh summons NFF over poor results Read more »

Nigeria: Opeyori to Begin 3-Week Training Tour in Italy Ahead of Olympics

Nigeria's number one badminton star Anuoluwapo Opeyori is set to begin a three-week training tour in Italy ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Read more »

Nigeria: ICC Nigeria Hosts Inaugural Arbitration Days in Lagos

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Nigeria, in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has announced the inaugural ICC Nigeria Arbitration Days. Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria's Teenage Golf Sensation, Oboh Wins U.S. Invitational Tourney

The President, Nigeria Golf Federation, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, OON has commended Nigeria's Female golf sensation, Georgia Oboh, on her recent victory at the John Shippen Women's… Read more »

Nigeria: Obaseki, Give Edo Farmers Free Cassava Stems and Seedlings

From a quick check, you will realise that Edo soil is loamy, rich and can easily support the growth of food and cash crops. The irony however is that 95 per cent of all foods… Read more »

Nigeria: Why I'm Supporting Ekiti Gov Despite Party Differences - Fayose

A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said his support for the incumbent state governor, Biodun Oyebanji, was because of the mutual respect between them, insisting… Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Threatens Sanctions for Erring Electoral Officers in Edo, Ondo Polls

Ahead of the September 21 and November 16, 2024 off-cycle governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that any… Read more »