Nigeria: The Matawalle Metaphor

As a young journalist at The Punch in 1980, I appeared one morning at Eko Hotel, as it was then known, to interview newly-elected Senator Joseph Tarka. Read more »

Nigeria: Will Players' Status Committee Last the Distance?

It is now an open secret that one of the major problems confronting players and coaches in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the lack of respect for contractual… Read more »

Nigeria: Unbridled Creativity Unleashed At the Stories

The stories, an exhibition which reflects poetry and innovation in the arts and creativity industry, has again reflected the need for Nigeria to invest in the creative industry. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Yobe Wheat Farmers Are Smiling

Despite low harvest recorded by several wheat farmers as a result of climate change, which reduced the productivity of most food grain crops, some Yobe wheat farmers have witnessed… Read more »

Nigeria: Stolen Paddy - Farmers in Pain, Seek Spiritual Help

Some farmers whose paddy rice was stolen in Taraba State have engaged the services of clerics in a bid to recover what was stolen from their farms and put a permanent stop of theft… Read more »

Nigeria: Mrs Tinubu and the Blood-Stained Hands of Israeli Envoys

A few days ago, a major national daily published on its front cover a photograph of two Israeli envoys - Ambassador Michael Freeman and Deputy Ambassador, Mrs Anbar Lipman Garden,… Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria Makes N356.1bn From Cocoa As Minister Meets Committee for Options

Nigeria seeks ways to boost domestic production of cocoa beans after the product and it value chain generated about N356.16 billion in 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Northern Nigeria Writers' Workshop Opens for Emerging Authors

Flame Tree Writers' Project, in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Abuja Office, has opened applications for a Writers' Workshop targeting emerging writers from… Read more »

Nigeria/Burkina Faso: 6-Star Flamingos Maul Burkina Faso in FIFA U-17 Qualifiers in Abuja

Nigeria's U17 Girls team, the Flamingos put on an incredible performance against Burkina Faso U17 Girls to reach the final round of the African qualification series for this year's… Read more »

Nigeria: Crayfish Consumption Declines in Cross River Over Scarcity, High Cost

now sells for N200,000 as against N120,000 and N150,000. As a result, many dealers cannot afford to buy in large quantities as usual. Read more »

Nigeria: As Echoes of Truce, Probe Re-Align Rivers Crisis

Against the backdrop of the hardening positions of the various parties in the running political crisis in Rivers State - namely the face-off between the incumbent governor… Read more »

Nigeria: Profile of the North's Century-Long Legendary Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

Today, Sunday, the 19th of May, 2024 marks the 93rd year of the birth of Alhaji Aminu Dantata, a Kano-based businessman and philanthropist who is a scion of the late Alhaji… Read more »

Nigeria: North East States Groan Over Acute Water Shortage

From Hamisu Kabir Matazu (Maiduguri); Habibu Idris Gimba (Damaturu); Hassan Ibrahim (Bauchi); Magaji Isa Hunkuyi (Taraba); Kabiru R. Anwar (Yola) & Haruna Gimba Yaya (Gombe) Read more »

Nigeria: Hands Off Pension Funds

The move by the federal government to invest part of the N20 trillion pension fund for infrastructural project is a hazardous journey that should not be allowed to proceed. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Meet NSA, Commander Over State of Presidential Air Fleet

The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence on Monday met with the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Commander, Presidential… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Parliament to Elect New Speaker At Extraordinary Session in Kano

The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will elect a new speaker at its 2024 second extraordinary session starting in Kano State today. Read more »

Nigeria: Residents Flee As Bandits Raid Communities in Niger

Dozens of residents in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State were forced to flee their homes on Sunday night following a series of attacks by bandits. Read more »

Nigeria: Cement Price Hike Contributing to Building Collapse Incidents - Reps, Coren

The President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, has blamed the arbitrary hike in cement price for the increasing cases of… Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits in Military Uniform Abduct 20 in Abuja

Gunmen in military uniform numbering about 50 have raided Dawaki community in Abuja, and abducted at least 20 people, Daily Trust reports. Read more »

Nigeria: 9 Arrested As NSCDC Uncovers Fresh Illegal Refining Sites in Rivers

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested nine suspected oil thieves at an illegal refinery in a forest boundary between Rivers and Abia. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Threaten to Block Agencies Accounts Over Revenue Profile, Non-Remittance

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has threatened to order the Accountant General of the Federation to block the accounts of government agencies that have refused to… Read more »

Nigeria: Kogi East APC Stakeholders Meet in Abuja, Pledge Loyalty

Just a few days after celebrating his first 100 days in office, stakeholders of the APC from Kogi East under the auspices of the APC Critical Stakeholders have declared their… Read more »

Nigeria: Bonny Gas Charters Eco-Friendly New-Build Vessel, Aktoras

Bonny Gas Transport Limited (BGT), a subsidiary of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), has chartered a new-build vessel, AKTORAS, in a strategic move to diversify and reduce the carbon… Read more »

Nigeria: Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria - Seven Decades of Impactful Islamic Mentoring

The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) is a well-regarded organisation established on April 18, 1954, by young secondary school students in Lagos to support and guide Muslim… Read more »

Nigeria: Policies to Boost Industrialisation, Tackle Unemployment Developed - Minister

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Uche Nnaji, has said policies and programmes that will harness innovation and tackle challenges of insecurity, poverty and… Read more »