Nigeria: Lagos State Bans Use of Styrofoam, Single-Use Plastics

The Lagos State Government has announced a ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam and other single use plastics within the metropolis with immediate effect. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Shuts Oke-Afa, Katangua Markets

The Lagos State Government has sealed Oke-Afa Market, Isolo Market, and Katangua Market in Abule Egba for violations of waste disposal regulations and for various unhygienic… Read more »

Nigeria: Rotary Commits $14m Grant to End Polio in Nigeria

The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Thursday welcomed a new funding commitment made by Rotary International to support Nigeria in its efforts to eradicate all forms of… Read more »

Nigeria: Ibadan Explosion - Govt Awaits Outcome of Forensic Investigation - Minister

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has stated that the Federal Government is awaiting the outcome of the forensic investigation into the Ibadan explosion,… Read more »

Nigeria: Lassa Fever - 227 Die As Over 1,200 Infected in 28 States

...NCDC activates emergency operation centre Read more »

Africa: Malaria Elimination - Lessons From Cabo Verde

The recent certification of Cabo Verde by the World Health Organisation, WHO, as the third malaria-free country in Africa after Mauritius (1973) and Algeria (2019) offers valuable… Read more »

Africa: Is Blinken's Visit Sparked by China Making Gains on Continent?

The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit sub-Saharan Africa for the first time in 10 months, the State Department said Thursday, redirecting his focus as… Read more »

Nigeria: Kidnapping - 'We'll Make Abuja Hot for You, Criminals Warned'

·Says enough is enough ·Slams informants: 'you won't sleep well again' Read more »

Nigeria: Rising Inflation - NECA Urges Govt's Intervention in Forex Market

Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, NECA, has called on the federal government to entrench and sustain productive foreign exchange, FX, management through adequate… Read more »

Nigeria: Breach of Contract - Court Dismisses Davido's Preliminary Objection

A Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun has dismissed the preliminary objection by Nigerian-American singer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido and his company,… Read more »

Nigeria: Parents Groan As Institutions Hike Fees By Over 100%

·Students are dropping out -- Parents·NANS kicks, accuses institutions of flouting presidential directive Read more »

Nigeria: 50% of Nigerians Have No Access to Electricity - Mele Kyari

Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, yesterday, noted that for Nigeria to prosper and develop, it must bridge the… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Illegal Miners' Explosives Caused Ibadan Blast'

Following the explosion that rocked major parts of Ibadan, on Tuesday, one of the survivors, Alhaji Mohammed Musa, who lives close to the epicentre, said it was foreigners, who… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Govt Is Probing 107 Universities, Affiliated Institutions - Investigation

The Federal Government has begun the probe of about 107 universities, mainly private ones, which were set up in the country in the last 15 years. Read more »

Nigeria: 700 Lagos Buildings Sealed in 2023 for Flouting Laws

THE Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, LASPPPA, yesterday, disclosed that the 700 buildings sealed in 2023 for flouting the relevant state's laws. Read more »

Nigeria: FEC Expresses Worry Over Rising Cost of Goods

·Deliberates on improving business environment Read more »

Nigeria: NANS Applauds JAMB for Free UTME Registration for PLWD

As the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, started the sale of form for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, on Monday, the National Association… Read more »

Nigeria: Fire Incident Renders 120 Homeless in Ilorin

A fire incident that occurred at Megida Onikanhun Compound, Edun Isale, Ilorin South Local Government, left 120 persons homeless, razing 44 rooms of a building and a mosque. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Govt to Provide Electricity to People in Unserved, Underserved Communities'

The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has vowed that the Federal Government will provide electricity to unserved and underserved communities in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Don't Succumb to Pressure,' Nasarawa Women Beg Supreme Court Judges

Ahead of today's Supreme Court hearing of the Nasarawa State governorship election, a cross section of women, yesterday, stormed the streets of Nasarawa, pleading with the Supreme… Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja Becoming One of World's Scariest Cities - Security Expert

A security expert, Bulama Bukarti said Abuja is becoming one of the scariest cities in the world with the recent spate of kidnapping, one-chance robberies and other criminal… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso to Form Mega Party

Political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, has said the presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, and New… Read more »

Nigeria: Hurdles Nigeria Must Overcome to Achieve Malaria Elimination

·As WHO certifies Cabo Verde 3rd malaria-free African country Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Investigates Quality of Paracetamol Brands On Sale

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, is investigating the presence of fake and substandard paracetamol brands in the open market in Nigeria,… Read more »

Nigeria: Many Dead After Boating Incident In Niger State

An undisclosed number of persons have been confirmed dead in a boat mishap which occurred in Borgu Local Government area of Niger State, yesterday. Read more »