Nigeria: 6 Arrested for Raping 12-Year-Old Girl

Six men have been arrested for raping a 12- year-old girl at Argungu LGA of Kebbi State. Read more »

Nigeria: Afe Babalola Builds N500m Olympic-Size Swimming Pool in Abuad

The Director of Sports, Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Prof. Gboyega Babalola, has said that the founder, Aare Afe Babalola, has invested over N500,000,000 in… Read more »

Nigeria: How Sokoto Raise Igr to N3.4bn Quarterly - Gov Aliyu

The Sokoto State Governor Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu has explained that the removal of sharp practises has seen the state raise its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to N3.4bn quarterly. Read more »

Nigeria: Wike Administration Left Rivers in Debt - Fubara

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has revealed that a huge debt burden was left behind for his administration. Read more »

Nigeria: 2 Reverend Sisters Remanded Over Child Adoption

Two reverend sisters of Roman Catholic Church were on Monday remanded in police custody by the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State over… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Sets to Roll Out Guidelines for Cng Vehicle Conversion

The federal government is to roll out guidelines for the conversion of petrol-powered vehicles into Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered vehicles to ensure the safety of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Firm Unveils $40,000 Funding for Entrepreneurs in Agric Value Chain

Heifer Nigeria, has launched a $40,000 funding through the AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria 2024, an enterprise development programme designed to identify and support innovative,… Read more »

Nigeria: Yachi Demands Maximum Support for Finidi, Amokachi

A former General Manager of Babanawa FC, Harry Kwaghfan Yachi, has called on Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and other football stakeholders to give unwavering support to Super… Read more »

Nigeria: Limits of Corporate Authority

In recent days, the National Assembly has summoned some of the country's most influential private sector figures, including Dangote and BUA, among others, to address the rising… Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity and Banditry - Assessing Paths to Reconciliation, Justice

It is not uncommon to acknowledge that abductions have become alarmingly routine across the country. Nigerians have reluctantly come to accept insecurity as yet another factor they… Read more »

Nigeria: Foundation Supports 12 Female Students in Osun

An NGO, Guidance Community Development Foundation (GCDF) has provided financial support to 12 students of the Local Education Authority (LEA) Commercial Grammar School, Iwo, Osun… Read more »

Nigeria: Removing Immunity for Corrupt Political Office Holders

If there is one statement the immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, made during his first inauguration in 2015, that seems like a prophesy is that if Nigeria does… Read more »

Nigeria: I Am Yet to Find Love - Ayra Starr

Nigerian singer, Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has opened up on her relationship status. Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Rejects N48,000 Minimum Wage, Pulls Out From Negotiation Committee

Members of the organised labour, on Wednesday, lampooned the federal government for offering Nigerian workers N48,000 minimum wage. Read more »

West Africa: Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso's Decision to Leave Complicating Regional Security - Ecowas

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Tuesday, said the decision of the trio of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic to leave the regional bloc is… Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Govt, China Sign MOU for Economic Cooperation

Malam Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna State, had the honor of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hebei Province of the People's Republic of China. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Will End Insecurity If Given 1% of Support Received By Ukraine, Govt Tells EU

The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for more support from the European Union (EU) in tackling the security challenges in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: I'm Not Yet Ready for Kids - Burna Boy

Superstar singer and Grammy Award winner, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu aka Burna Boy, says he is not ready to be a father yet. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Disagree Over Tinubu, Shettima's Use of Chartered Flights

Some members of the House of Representatives have disagreed over the use of chartered flights by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima instead of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Sweden to Return 39 Artefacts to Oba of Benin Palace

The Swedish government has disclosed its resolved to return 39 pieces of Benin Artefacts in its museum to the custody of the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Rice Farmers Fear Production Decline in Kano

Rice farmers in Kano State are worried that production in the state may decline over critical input costs and the failure of the federal government to implement its new scheme in… Read more »

Nigeria: Food Crisis Worsens As Inflation Soared to 33.69 Percent in April

The prices of food commodities in the country rose by 40.53 per cent in the month of April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. Read more »

Nigeria: Updated - Three Wike's Loyalists Dump Fubara's Cabinet

Three loyalists of Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Read more »

Nigeria: Army Cracks Down On Rivers Residents 'Refining' Crude Oil in Their Homes

The 6 Division of the Nigeria Army on Wednesday discovered 5 reservoirs stocked with 45,000 liters of crude oil each in Odagwa Etche community, Etche local government area of… Read more »

Nigeria: NPA Intensifies Use of Rail, Road, Water to Manage Export Surge

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has adopted multimodal means of transportation encompassing the use of Rail, Road and Inland Water to move export cargoes to cope with the surge… Read more »