Nigeria: Jonathan, Wabote, Akpata, Sekibo Bag Prestigious African Heritage Awards

Former President Goodluck Jonathan; Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Simbi Wabote; and the immediate-past President of the… Read more »

Nigeria: 100 Athletes to Represent Nigeria At World University Games in China

With about 140 days left for the opening events of the World University Games in China, the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) has appointed Red Saphire and Integrated… Read more »

Nigeria: NMDPRA Moves to Regularise About 1,000 Unlicensed Petroleum Retail Outlets

In a review of its method of clamping down on illegal filling stations operating in Nigeria, which it put at about 1,000, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory… Read more »

Nigeria: $1.4m Fraud - Court Admits More Evidence Against Alleged Fraudster, Erinle

A Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday admitted as evidence correspondences between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Bureau… Read more »

Nigeria: Prison Decongestion in Sight As Buhari Signs Bill on Correctional Centres

Udora Orizu writes that end to prison congestion may be in sight, following President Muhammadu Buhari's assent to a Bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to move correctional… Read more »

Nigeria: Young Athletes Seek Increased Funding for Cycling Devt in Nigeria

The slow pace of the growth of cycling in Nigeria has been attributed to lack of adequate funding. Read more »

Nigeria: Gunshots, Violence Disrupt APC, PDP's Visit to INEC's Office in Rivers

Heavy gunshots and violence, yesterday, disrupted a visit by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Independent National… Read more »

Nigeria: Broadcasting Commission Cautioned on Sanctioning of Media Houses

·Nigerian media owners unveil national complaints commission Read more »

Nigeria: 558 Federal Agencies Couldn't Provide Details of U.S.$2 Billion Intangible Assets in 2019 Budget

The Senate yesterday uncovered how about 558 federal ministries, departments and agencies failed to provide classification of intangible assets valued at N969 billion in the 2019… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Under-Produces OPEC's Crude Oil Quota By 30.6m Barrels in Two Months

Nigeria, Africa's biggest crude producer, drilled 30.6 million less barrels of oil in January and February compared to the quota allocated to the country by the Organisation of… Read more »

Nigeria: I Believe in Tinubu's Capacity, Experience to Reposition Nigeria, Says Police Minister

The Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, has declared his confidence in the ability and experience of Nigeria's President-elect, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to… Read more »

Nigeria: Moghalu Advocates New Approaches in Resolving Bank Failures in Nigeria

Following the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the United States of America, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof.… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Oil Production Was OPEC's Biggest Increase in March - Reuters Survey

Nigeria's crude oil production for March 2023 edged up to about 1.6 million barrels per day (mbpd), with the country recording the biggest Organisation of Petroleum Exporting… Read more »

Nigeria: Khosi Wins The First-Ever Big Brother Titans

South African Khosi has emerged as the victorious housemate of the inaugural season of Big Brother Titans, following an exhilarating 78 days in the house. The grand prize of… Read more »

Nigeria: Olu of Warri Lauds Sahara Group for Ajoki's 24-Hour Power Supply

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has commended leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, for accelerating sustainable development in Ajoki community in… Read more »

Nigeria: Ibom Air Apologises Over 'Obidient' Passenger Disruption of Flight Take-Off

The management of Ibom Air has apologised to the airline's passengers on an Abuja-Lagos flight on Friday evening, March 31, 2023, over the disruptive and unruly attitude of a… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Celebrates Anthony Joshua's Defeat of Jermaine Franklin

President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the victory of Nigerian-born boxer, Anthony Joshua, over Jermaine Franklin, commending the triumph of the gifted pugilist over a… Read more »

Nigeria: I Won't Honour Any Loan Given to Ganduje After March 18, Says Kano Governor-Elect

The Kano State governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida, has warned all subsisting and prospective lenders to the state government to desist from giving… Read more »

Nigeria: Panel Investigating Alleged Infractions By Anambra Police Officers Submits Report

The panel investigating allegations of killings, extortion and sales of human parts, against some senior police officers in Anambra State has submitted its report. Read more »

Nigeria: Prophetess, Celebrity Couple Wanted Over Seized Illicit Drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has declared a Port Harcourt, Rivers State-based popular prophetess and founder of Christ Power Adoration Ministries, Faith Ugochi… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, U.S., Mexico Top List of Leaders in Global Reduction of Gas Flaring - World Bank

Nigeria, Mexico, and the United States of America accounted for most of the decline in global gas flaring in 2022, new satellite data compiled by the World Bank's Global Gas… Read more »

Nigeria: Proliferation of Airports More Political Than Economy, Says Stakeholder

Aviation expert and stakeholder has frowned over the proliferation of airports across the country, insisting that the springing up of airports in most states of federation, have… Read more »

Nigeria: Edo Refinery Targets $125m Per Annum Haul From Export

*State govt meets WHO, UNICEF, other devt partners, strengthens measures to improve healthcare delivery Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Loses $1bn Annually to Non-Certification of Agri-Produce for Export

Nigeria has failed to benefit from multibillion-dollar agricultural items exported from West Africa due to non-certification of its farm produce such as yam, mangoes, shrimps,… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Free Zone - Redefining Ease of Doing Business

The Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) has shown promise in terms of investment attraction, quality of available infrastructure and redefined ease of doing business, writes Gilbert Ekwugbe Read more »