May 29
Nigeria: NDLEA Smashes Two Drug Cartels, Recovers Cocaine, Fentanyl Consignments
A married couple cocaine-trafficking cartel has been smashed by the operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Read more »
Nigeria: One Year of Tinubu Presidency
The administration should work on policies that improve the general welfare of the people Read more »
Nigeria: Oshiomhole Happy to Be Part of Okpekpe Race Success Story
Former Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has said that he is delighted with the success story of the Okpekpe international 10km road race. Read more »
Nigeria: 365 Days of Tinubu's Triumphs and Challenges
Today, May 29, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu clocks one year in office. With no pretences as to the economic reforms he needed to quickly execute in his bid to redirect an ailing… Read more »
May 28
Africa: Group Intensifies Call for United States of Africa, Denounces 'Colonial' Borders
Some Africans gathered in Lusaka, Zambia, yesterday to denounce colonial borders in Africa, calling for one single country on the African continent, United States of Africa Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Upgrades College of Agriculture Bakura, to Renovate General Hospital Talata Marafa
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, said on Monday that the College of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura had been upgraded to the College of Agriculture and Technology. Read more »
Nigeria: Jonathan Ojadah Bags U.S. President's Lifetime Achievement Award
UNIPGC Global President, Dr. Jonathan Ojadah, who is also IRDCUN-EU Permanent Rep to the United Nations, has made the list of 2024 US President's Lifetime Achievement award. Read more »
May 27
Nigeria: Kano Court Stops Bayero, 4 Others From Parading Themselves As Emirs, Orders Police to Remove Deposed Monarch From Nasarawa Palace
Justice Amina Aliyu of the Kano State High Court has issued an interim injunction restraining the deposed Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero, and four other dethroned Emirs to stop… Read more »
Nigeria: Paris-Bound Businessman Excretes 111 Wraps of Cocaine At Abuja Airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 48-year-old Paris-bound businessman, Emmanuel Okechuku Orjinze, for ingesting 111 wraps of cocaine. Read more »
Nigeria: Kanu's Family Faults Fagbemi's Stance On Continued Detention of IPOB Leader
The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has picked holes in the reasons given by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr.… Read more »
Nigeria: Deposed Emir Bayero Is Security Risk, Evacuate Him Now From Palace, Gov Yusuf Urges Tinubu
The Kano State Government has said that the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, should be evacuated from the Nasarawa palace he currently occupies, adding that the… Read more »
Nigeria: FCCPC, Bauchi Traders, Other Stakeholders Meet Over Hike in Prices of Food Items
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has met with market leaders, traders and other stakeholders in Bauchi to find out reasons for the daily increase… Read more »
May 28
Nigeria: In Historic Move, National Assembly to Hold Joint Sitting On 25 Years of Democracy
The Senate and the House of Representatives will on Wednesday, May 29, hold a joint sitting to mark 25 years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Air Project Was Fraudulent, Remains Suspended - Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, yesterday, disclosed that the Nigeria Air project unveiled by the ex-president Muhammadu Buhari-led… Read more »
Nigeria: Agriculture Injected N309 Billion, 60,000 Jobs Into Economy - Kyari
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, yesterday disclosed that the various interventions by the ministry in the agricultural sector had injected N309… Read more »
Nigeria: Bayero Constituting Security Risk in Kano, He Should Be Evacuated, State Govt Warns
Kano State Government has warned that the demoted Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, should be evacuated from the Nasarawa palace that he currently occupies, because he… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Set to Generate Power From Solid Waste, Signs Deal With Dutch Firm
Lagos State has taken a major step towards turning tonnes of solid waste generated in the metropolis to usable energy. Read more »
Nigeria: How Has Nation's Security Fared Under Tinubu?
Kingsley Nwezeh writes about extra measures put in place by the military and security agencies culminating in considerable decline in security skirmishes across the country since… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Refinery, Dufil Prima Foods to Deepen N205bn Manufacturing Investment
In the wake of reforms by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, top manufacturers in Edo State, including Dufil Prima Foods, Edo Refinery and Don Mac Limited have secured… Read more »
May 27
Nigeria: Tinubu's Administration Yet to Find Right Way to Handle Economy - Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said to engender investor confidence, the administration of President Bola Tinubu must change its current transactional style of… Read more »
Nigeria: Analysts Seek Harmonisation of Fiscal, Monetary Policy to Boost GDP, Rein in Inflation
Analysts at Afrinvest have highlighted the critical need for better coordination between Nigeria's fiscal and monetary policies to tackle inflation and foster economic growth. Read more »
Nigeria: Today Is My Day to Boast, the Deal Is Done, the Dream Is Realisable - Tinubu
A visibly excited President Bola Tinubu described Monday’s flag-off of the 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as his day to boast,… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery to Begin Export of 10ppm Diesel in June, Gets Nmdpra's Approval to Refine Petrol
Nigeria's 650,000 barrels per day Dangote refinery will start exporting diesel conforming to European specifications along with gasoline (petrol) sales in June, its Vice President… Read more »
Nigeria: Serap Appeals to Tinubu, Shettima to Publish Their Assets At One Year in Office
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has challenged President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima to use the anniversary of their first year in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Gas Master Plan Stalls, Global Market Share Fell From 15% to 2%
Despite owning the world's 9th largest reserves of natural gas, with over 209 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF), Nigeria's global market share of exports has declined from 15 per cent to… Read more »