May 22, 2023
Nigeria: Seplat Drags Justice Ekwo Before NJC for Unethical, Abuse of Judicial Power
Two weeks after Seplat Energy Plc accused Justice Inyang Ekwo of Federal High Court in Abuja of bias and asked the Chief Judge of the court, Justice John Tsoho, to transfer all… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos, Kebbi Records Highest, Lowest Entrants As 11,350 Write Teachers' Qualifying Exams
Over 11,350 candidates at the weekend participated in the first batch of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Professional Qualifying Examination, (PQE)across the… Read more »
Nigeria: Despite #EndSARS Protest, Police Brutality Persists
Sunday Ehigiator writes that even as the ghost of the 2020 #EndSARS protest, that rocked the fabric of the nation, still hovers, police brutality still persists and has even… Read more »
May 21, 2023
Nigeria: CSOs Urge Media to Insist On Rescue of Leah Sharibu, Other Chibok Girls
Seven days to the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have stated that the administration did not live up to its promise… Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau Church Leaders Condemn Resurgence of Attacks, Killings
Plateau State church denominational leaders and spiritual fathers have lent their voice in condemnation of the recent resurgence of attacks and killings in the state, describing it… Read more »
Nigeria: Army 38 - Court Requested to Commit Defence Minister, COAS to Prison for Contempt
The National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja has been requested by a lawyer acting on behalf of Colonel Danladi Ribah Hassan to commit three high-ranking officials of the federal… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank Advises Govt, States to Stop Payment of Petrol Subsidy
The Country Director of the World Bank, Shubham Chaudhuri, has asked the federal and state governments to consider the financial implications that a continuous fuel subsidy regime… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Doctors to End Warning Strike
The federal government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Aníkúlápó' Wins Five Awards At AMVCA, Emerges Best Overall Movie
In a night filled with witty remarks, surprising wins and jaw-dropping fashion, 'Aníkúlápó' took home the most awards at the ninth edition of the Africa… Read more »
May 20, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Returns to Nigeria Ahead of Inauguration
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Saturday returned to Nigeria from Europe ahead of the May 29 inauguration. Read more »
Nigeria: 9th AMVCA Opens With a Bang!
In its second year of marking a series of industry activities to herald the main award show that is usually dotted with elements of high fashion, the ninth edition of the annual… Read more »
Nigeria: Hilda Baci Defends Her Dress Sense, Hints On Next Steps
Popular chef and world record breaker, Hilda Baci, has appealed to Nigerians to see beyond her dressing but to project her ingenuity and doggedness to place Nigeria on the global… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Opens Vista for Nigerian Businesses Worldwide, Sets Up Help Desk for Citizens in Diaspora
Nigerian businesses have been given another opening to the rest of the world as the federal government has launched an online platform that would connect foreign businesses that… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Presidents No Longer Need Medicals Abroad - Aisha Buhari
The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has said overseas medicals for Nigerian Presidents will henceforth become a thing of the past with the inauguration of the N21 billion… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Nigeria: North Central Senators-Elect Still Stand By Musa for Deputy Senate President - Wadada
The senator-elect, who will represent the Nasarawa West Senatorial District in the 10th Senate, Aliyu Wadada, has said his colleagues from the North-central geopolitical zone are… Read more »
May 20, 2023
Nigeria: It's Not Your Duty to Defend Tinubu's Alleged Drug, Dual Citizenship Cases - Atiku to INEC
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential election, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, has faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC's)… Read more »
Nigeria: Chika Ike Lights Up Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival is officially back to celebrate the year's best in international cinema, and stars are continuing to live up to the festival's signature upscale glamour on… Read more »
Nigeria: North-Central Senators-Elect Adamant, Insist On Sani Musa for Deputy Senate President
The Senator-elect who would represent the Nasarawa West in the 10th Senate, Aliyu Wadada, has said his colleagues from the North-central geopolitical zone were still determined to… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity During My Tenure Gave Me Sleepless Nights - Ex-Leader Jonathan
Eight years after leaving office, former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that he lost sleep over the insecurity that pervaded the country during his tenure. Read more »
May 19, 2023
Nigeria: Jonathan Conceding Defeat in 2015 Unprecedented, UN-Nigerian - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, reviewed the 2015 general election that brought him into office, and said the singular act of his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Targeting 30GW Electricity By 2030 - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that Nigeria was targeting 30GW electricity by the year 2030. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Destroy 38 Illegal Refining Sites in Niger Delta
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday said troops destroyed 38 Illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta region. Read more »
Nigeria: Wabote Seeks Double-Digit Oil Contribution to GDP, NNPC to Supply 300,000 Bpd to Dangote Refinery
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr Simbi Wabote, yesterday argued that the oil and gas industry could return to… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Will Provide Succour, Turbo-Charge Nigeria's Economy - NECA
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Forum (NECA) has declared that the Dangote Refinery would turbo-charge the engine of the Nigerian economy, unstrap the strings holding its… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S.$396m Needed to Avert Catastrophic Humanitarian Crisis in North-East - UN
The United Nations (UN) has said $396 million is urgently needed to salvage a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the nation's North-east. Read more »