January 16, 2023
Africa: Rabiu Becomes Fourth Richest Man in Africa
Founder/Chairman, BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu has claimed the title of Africa's fourth-richest man, displacing Egypt's richest person, Nassef Sawiris. This is coming months after… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Records 29 Fresh Cases of Covid-19 in One Week
*WHO urges retention of facemasks Read more »
Nigeria: Democracy Has Come to Stay in Nigeria, Irabor Declares
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, yesterday declared that democracy has come to stay in Nigeria, pledging the military's readiness to give the necessary… Read more »
Nigeria: How Govt Spent $14.37bn to Service World Bank, Other Debts in 8 Years
Amid fears that debt services and payments is constituting a major threat to Nigeria's economy, it has emerged that the federal government spent a whooping $14.37billion in eight… Read more »
Nigeria: Anxiety Mounts As Mass Retirement Looms in Police
The effective monitoring of the general election commencing on February 25, 2023, is being threatened by the imminent retirement of over 300 senior police officers. Read more »
Africa: Kyari Foresees Sustained Rise in Oil Demand With Economic Growth in Africa, Reopening in China
*Says Nigeria planning output hike to feed revamped refineries Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Tightens Noose On Money Launderers, Terrorism Financiers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled an Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Seizes 3.2m Tramadol Pills, Other Drugs Worth N5bn in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has busted another tramadol cartel in Lagos with the seizure of millions of opioids pills and bottles worth over N5 billion from a… Read more »
Nigeria: World Food Prices Dip By 1.9% in December 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) food price index has revealed that world food prices dipped in December 2022 by 1.9 per cent from the previous month. Read more »
Nigeria: Former AGF, Five SANs Warn Govt Against Plan to Frame, Detain Emefiele for Terrorism
Six Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), including a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Adetokunbo Kayode, has warned the federal government against… Read more »
Nigeria: Soludo's Bold Move for Kanu's Release Amid Restive Peace in South East
David-Chyddy Eleke examines the move made weekend by Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state to stand surety for detained leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr… Read more »
January 15, 2023
Nigeria: Emefiele - Six Senior Lawyers Write AGF, Warn DSS Against Disrespecting Court Orders
A former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, and five other Senior Advocates of Nigeria have warned the Department of State Services (DSS) against… Read more »
Mauritania: Buhari Departs Abuja Monday to Attend African Peace Conference in Mauritania
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday depart Abuja for Nouakchott, capital of Islamic Republic of Mauritania to attend a two-day African Conference on Peace. Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Theft - Investigative Panel Vows to Expose Perpetrators
The Chairman of the Special Investigative Panel on Crude Oil Theft/Losses, Maj Gen Barry Ndiomu (rtd), has said that the panel will not be afraid to identify and expose those… Read more »
Nigeria: 10 Die, Nine Injured in Ogun Road Accident
At least 10 persons were confirmed dead, while another nine persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday along the… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Nigeria: Again, Retirees Protest in Niger State
For the seventh time in a spate of six months scores of retirees have protested in Minna, the Niger State capital, asking the state government to pay their pensions and gratuities… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Nigeria: '80 Percent of Nigerian Women, Girl Child Are Victims of Genital Cut'
An expert has revealed that no fewer than 80 per cent of Nigerian girls and women are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country. Read more »
January 10, 2023
Nigeria: Controversy Surrounds AMAA Founder Peace Anyiam-Osigwe's Health
The news of the death of the founder of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Peace Anyiam-Osigwe was rife on Tuesday morning following posts from colleagues. Read more »
January 07, 2023
Nigeria: Real Estate Key to Sustainable Development
There is no doubt that these are truly challenging times. The slowdown in global economic activities, occasioned by both the impact of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine crisis, have… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Nigeria: NGO Seeks Free Internet Access to Maximise Benefits of Education Technology in Nigeria
A non-governmental organisation based in Kwara State, Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), has said free internet access remained a strategy to enhance and maximize… Read more »
January 05, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerians Must Wake Up in 2023
Monday Philips Ekpe writes that citizens should now initiate the process of salvaging Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Gaming Industry Regulators, Operators Echo Definite Expectations for 2023
Nseobong Okon-Ekong asked key stakeholders what players, stakers and the general public should expect in 2023 from the gaming industry. Read more »
Nigeria: 'If the Patient Dies, Kill the Doctor'
Monday's statement by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) that one of its members, Uyi Iluobe, was murdered by relatives of his patient at a hospital in Oghara, Delta State is a… Read more »
Nigeria: Standardising Private Universities
The authorities should impose minimum standards Read more »
January 04, 2023
Nigeria: NNPP National Chairman Advises Parties, Candidates to Accept Outcomes of Elections
The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufa'i Ahmed Alkali yesterday charged political parties and their presidential candidates to accept the outcome… Read more »