Nigeria: May Northwest's Loyalty Not Be Tested - Senate Presidency

Adekunle Oketunbi writes that North West zone which produced the highest number of votes for the emergence of President-elect Bola Tinubu, ought to be compensated with Senate… Read more »

Nigeria: RT200 Initiative Boosted Non-Oil Exports By 40 Percent in 2022, $1.7bn Inflow Recorded in Q1, 2023 - Emefiele

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday disclosed that the Race to $200 billion in foreign exchange (FX) repatriation programme (RT200) of… Read more »

Nigeria: Adeleke Survives As Supreme Court Affirms His Election, PDP, Buhari, Tinubu Celebrate

Senator Ademola Adeleke survived a spirited challenge to his victory at the July 16, 2022 governorship poll in Osun State, as the Supreme Court, yesterday, affirmed his election,… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Approves Transcorp As Preferred Bidder for Abuja Disco

The federal government, through the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), has approved Transcorp Group as the Preferred bidder for acquisition of Abuja Electricity Distribution… Read more »

Nigeria: Ahead of Tinubu's Inauguration, Ooni Urges End to Hostilities, Calls for Unity

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on all Nigerians, regardless of their political affiliations, to set aside their differences and work together with President-elect… Read more »

Nigeria: Navy Warns Oil Thieves, Vandals to Stay Away From Creeks

The Nigeria Navy yesterday reiterated its stance to rid the Niger Delta in particular and the country in general of activities of crude oil thieves and pipeline vandals. Read more »

Nigeria: $382,000 Bitcoin Scam - 'How Suspected Fraudster Duped His Victims From 13 Countries'

At a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, a 1st prosecution witness in the trial of Eze Harrison Arinze, has told Justice J. K. Omotosho how Arinze received $382,000 worth of… Read more »

Nigeria: May 29 - Fashola Gives Account of Stewardship, Says 383,431 Jobs Created in Six Years

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday gave an account of his headship of the ministry, maintaining that the Muhammadu Buhari administration has… Read more »

Nigeria: UBA, Lafarge, Guinness Ranked Highest in Gender Diversity in Board Positions - Report

·Nigerian firms scored 25% average diversity Read more »

Nigeria: Komolafe Hails Buhari's Quick Response in Resolving NUPRC, NMDPRA's Overlap in Crude Export Terminal Supervision

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe has given kudos to President Muhammadu Buhari over his swift… Read more »

Nigeria: Finally, Govt Issues Elumelu's Transcorp Power Discharge Certificate for 972MW Power Plant in Delta

The federal government has formally presented the post-privatisation Discharge Certificate to Transcorp Power Limited, the owner of the 972 megawatts (MW) thermal power generation… Read more »

Nigeria: Canadian Star, Drake, Excited As DNA Shows He's 30 Percent Nigerian

Grammy-winning international singer, Aubrey Drake Graham, known as Drake, has stirred the emotions of Nigerians with a disclosure about his ancestry that he shared on-line. Read more »

Nigeria: As Masari Bows Out of Katsina Govt House...

Udora Orizu x-rays the political leadership style of Katsina state Governor, Hon Aminu Masari and his closeness to President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: Disregard IPOB's Prolonged Sit-At-Home Order, Police Tell Ebonyi Residents

The Police Command in Ebonyi yesterday urged residents in the state to discountenance the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) scheduled from May 8 through… Read more »

Nigeria: Organ Trafficking - UK Court Jails Ekweremadu 10 Years

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu was yesterday handed a nine years and eight months jail term for organ trafficking by the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey,… Read more »

Nigeria: ...Igbo Group Objects to Tinubu's Inauguration On May 29 While Court Cases Are Pending

The Igbo Patriotic Forum, has cautioned against the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu on May 29, as the president without allowing the Supreme Court to resolve all petitions by aggrieved… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Directs NUPRC to Take Over Supervision of All Crude Oil Export Terminals

Africa's richest man and owner of the Dangote Refinery, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has said with the planned commencement of the refinery located in Lagos, Nigeria could save up to $10… Read more »

Nigeria: My Refinery Can Save Nigeria $10bn in Foreign Exchange, Generate Another $10bn in Exports - Dangote

Africa's richest man and owner of the Dangote Refinery, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has said with the planned commencement of the refinery located in Lagos, Nigeria could save up to $10… Read more »

Nigeria: Imo Senator-Elect, Ndubueze, Joins Race - Senate Presidency

Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th Assembly, the Imo North Senator-elect, Patrick Ndubueze, has joined the race for the position of Senate President. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Four Others Represent 40% of Countries Facing Acute Food Insecurity

The Food Security Information Network (FSIN) has stated that 40 per cent of the populations in IPC/CH phase 3 or above reside in Nigeria, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Raises Concern Over Danger Posed By Imported Pesticides

The Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, has expressed worry over the dangers posed by… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Vows to Make Corruption Unattractive, Says Unity of Country Not Negotiable

With exactly 24 days to his inauguration, the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said his administration would put in place incentives and policies that would make corruption… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Better Now Than When Buhari Took Over - Fashola

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday opined that President Muhammadu Buhari was leaving Nigeria better than the way he met the country Read more »

Nigeria: In Alliance With Jibrin, Akpabio Gets Momentum, Over 65 Senators Sign, Support

Former Akwa Ibom State governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, might have gained considerable edge in his bid to become the 10th senate president, following his alliance with another… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Nollywood Generates Over $1.2b Annually but Only a Few Are Cashing Out', Says Afriff Coo, Theo Ukpaa

Fast-rising international filmmaker, Theo Ukpaa has emphasised that the Film industry in Nigeria has felt a big upheaval due to the influx of heavyweight platforms like Netflix and… Read more »