March 11
Nigeria: Yari's Annual Ramadan Feeding Prog Benefits 250,000 Households
In line with a longstanding tradition of generosity, the senator representing Zamfara West Senatorial Zone, Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari, has announced plans to distribute foodstuffs… Read more »
March 10
Nigeria: Tinubu to Inaugurate Multi-Billion-Naira Agro Zone, Airport in Minna
President Bola Tinubu is expected to inaugurate an agricultural processing zone with equipment and the remodelled Minna International Airport on Monday. Read more »
March 09
Nigeria: Security Measures in Niger Delta Increase Oil Output By 200,000 Barrels - Adviser
The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs Olu Verheijen, yesterday said the administration of President Bola Tinubu opted for fiscal incentives in the oil and gas sector… Read more »
March 06
Nigeria: Nigeria's Economy Not in Distress - Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dismissed the widely held belief that the nation's economy is in a crisis. He said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 16th annual LEADERSHIP Conference… Read more »
March 08
West Africa: Ecowas Engaging Third Parties to Resolve Dispute With Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso - Official
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it is involving third parties to resolve its differences with three "important members" - Mali, Burkina-Faso and… Read more »
Nigeria: Octogenarian Hangs Self in Lagos
An octogenarian identified as Isiaka Ayinde, has reportedly committed suicide in the Imota area of Lagos. Read more »
Nigeria: Hoodlums Gun Down Police Officers in Ebonyi
A notorious gang has killed not less than five police officers in Abakiliki, capital of Ebonyi state. Read more »
March 07
Nigeria: Herder, 50 Cows, Sheep Killed in Plateau Attack
Gunmen on Tuesday killed a herdsman, 50 cattle and sheep at Fanzo community in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State. Read more »
March 06
Nigeria: Seven Fruits of President Tinubu's Qatar Trip
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, once again, continued his aggressive marketing of Nigeria as the investment destination of the next decade as he displayed his charming charisma on his… Read more »
Nigeria: 'How CBN Can Track $26 Billion Binance Transactions'
Obinna Iwuno, President of Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology Association of Nigeria (SiBAN), has refuted the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) claim that $26billion in crypto… Read more »
Nigeria: Reactions As Video Shows Tinubu's Sons Among Presidential Delegates to Qatar
President Bola Tinubu's sons - Seyi and Yinka - were among the delegation that travelled with the President on a state visit to Doha, Qatar. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Guards Arrested As Murder of Chief Imam Sparks Controversy
The murder of the Chief Imam of a Juma'at mosque in Mada town, Gusau local government of Zamfara state, Imam Abubakar Hassan Mada, has sparked controversy. Read more »
Nigeria: Family of 7, 38 Others Killed As Militia Groups Exchange Gunfire in Benue
A family of seven and 38 others were killed after rival militia gangs clashed in Gbagir community of Ukum Local Government Area in Benue State. Read more »
March 05
Nigeria: Abuja Residents Protest Alleged Land Takeover By Navy
Natives and residents of the Iddo-Sarki community along the Airport Road, Abuja on Monday, protested against the alleged taking over of their ancestral land and forceful eviction… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Seeks $2.5b Investment to Deliver 1m Cng Vehicles
The federal government has revealed the need of $2.5 billion worth investment from the private sector to deliver one million vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) before 2027. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Hospital's Security Guards, Cleaners Protest Unpaid Salaries
Dozens of angry security guards and cleaners at Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, Zamfara State, yesterday protested over nonpayment of their 11 months' salaries. Read more »
Nigeria: Imam Tussle - Muslim Clerics Appeal to Adeleke to Respect Court Order
Muslim clerics from Inisa town in Osun State have appealed to Governor Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke to tread carefully on the Imam tussle rocking Inisa Central Mosque. Read more »
Nigeria: Healing - Masquerades Go to Church With Native Doctor for Thanksgiving
A native doctor, Chief Chukwuemeka Okwummo, on Sunday went for Thanksgiving at St Michael Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo LGA of Anambra State with masquerades following a… Read more »
Nigeria: Oronsaye - Opening a Can of Worms
Under normal circumstances, the decision to finally implement the Oronsaye Report should be before announcing the removal of fuel subsidy and the appointment of 48 ministers.… Read more »
Nigeria: As We Welcome State Police...
To many Nigerians, the decision to establish state police in the country is a welcome development. Appropriately titled 'A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria to Cut Down Carbon Emissions to Net-Zero By 2050 - ECN
The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has said Nigeria will totally cut down carbon emissions in the country to net-zero by 2050. Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima Launches Initiative to Create Jobs
Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Outsource To Nigeria Initiative (OTNI) and commissioned the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) centre, aimed at producing… Read more »
Nigeria: 17 Killed in Zaria-Kano, Abuja-Lokoja Road Crashes
At least 17 people have been killed in road accidents that occurred along the Zaria-Kano expressway and the Abuja-Lokoja highway Monday morning. Read more »
Nigeria: The Crowded Race for the Ondo APC Guber Ticket
At least 25 individuals have indicated their interest in participating in the April 2024 governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State. Read more »
Nigeria: Benue - APC Stakeholders Give Alia Condition for Truce
The stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State have vowed not to support Governor Hyacinth Alia unless he recognises the Secretary to the Government of the… Read more »