December 15, 2023
Nigeria: Supreme Court Okays Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu's Trial, Quashes Order for His Release
Supreme Court has nullified the judgment of Court of Appeal that ordered FG to release Nnamdi Kanu. Read more »
Nigeria: Is It Lawful to Hold Accused On Civil Grounds After Being Discharged of Criminal Charge? - Nnamdi Kanu
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has dropped some posers to the Nigerian judiciary, legal practitioners, and lawmakers, seeking to know how lawful… Read more »
Nigeria: Covid-19 Resurgence in Benue - Report Misrepresents WHO's Statement - NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has denied that there was a resurgence of COVID-19 in Benue State. Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Reduce Out-of-School Children, Take 39m Out of Learning Poverty - Govt
The Federal Government has said the menace of out-of-school children, OSC, would be considerably reduced soon, while 39 million children would be taken out of what it called… Read more »
Nigeria: World Igbo Congress Urges Supreme Court to Free Nnamdi Kanu Unconditionally
As the Supreme Court is set to decide on the fate of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, today, the World Igbo Congress, WIC, has urged… Read more »
December 14, 2023
Nigeria: Tributes Pour in for Late Maj. Gen Alli , Former Chief of Army Staff
Top echelons in the nation's security sector, among who was former Chief of Naval Staff , Rear Admiral Alison Madueke (retd.) paid glowing tributes to former Chief of Army Staff,… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Leaders Fume Over Tenure Limitation Circular
Organised Labour in the nation's public sector unions has raised uproar over a circular from the Office of the Head of Service, HoS, of the Federation, limiting the tenure of union… Read more »
Nigeria: Fish Out Perpetrators of Ikere Robbery Attack, Oyebanji Orders Security Agents
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday, ordered security agencies in the state to fish out the perpetrators of Wednesday's bank robbery in Ikere-Ekiti and bring them… Read more »
Nigeria: Succour for TB Patients As U.S., ASR Africa Deliver $0.5m Dots Centres in Nigeria
Towards mitigating the huge burden of tuberculosis in in Nigeria, the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative, ASR Africa, in partnership with the United States Government Agency for… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Under Poverty Line Rise to 104 Million - World Bank
Nigeria's poverty level has taken a notch higher, at the backdrop of the recent economic and fiscal reforms, World Bank report reveals. Read more »
Nigeria: Hunger Number One Issue Facing Children in Nigeria, 12 Others in 2023 - Survey
Hunger is the most concerning issue affecting children in Nigeria and around the world in 2023, according to almost half of adults surveyed in almost every continent by Save the… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Sacks MDs of FAAN, NAMA, Other Aviation Agencies CEOs
Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, has been removed from office. Read more »
Nigeria: Oba of Benin Palace Bans Burial Rites As Igue Festival Begins
The palace of the Oba of Benin on Wednesday said burial rites in the kingdom would not be permitted during the annual Igue festival, which begins next Tuesday with Ugierhoba… Read more »
Nigeria: We've Mortgage Plans for Nigerians in U.S., Canada, UK - Govt
The Federal Government has disclosed that it has mortgage plans for Nigerians in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Read more »
Nigeria: Humanitarian Affairs Ministry's 2024 Budget Insufficient to Fight Poverty - Minister
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Beta Edu, has raised the alarm that there was no vote for humanitarian and poverty eradication trust fund in the… Read more »
December 12, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu's First Six Months - Redemption Way or Road to Golgotha?
President Bola Tinubu's assumption of office on May 29, 2023, marked a critical moment in Nigeria's political landscape, evoking both expectations and scrutiny. His landmark speech… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Koreans, Kill Four Soldiers in Ambush
Unidentified gunmen have ambushed a convoy of Daewoo E&C Nigeria Limited workers, killed four soldiers in the escort team and two of the company drivers. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Suspends 686 Civil Servants Salaries Over Unverified Records
In a bid to ensure transparency and efficiency in the Nigerian civil service, the Federal Government has suspended a total of 686 civil servants with unverified records on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Top Nigerians Involved in Illegal Mining Funding Banditry, Terrorism - Minister
The Minister of Solid Mineral, Mr Dele Alake, has alleged that powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining were responsible for other criminal activities and involved in… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Africa: Aviation Climate - 16 African Countries in Lagos to Tackle Early Warning Signals
No fewer than 16 African countries arrived in Lagos Monday , to address the challenges of early warning signals in the continent. Read more »
West Africa: 4.8 Million People in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Facing Food Insecurity - Ecowas
The ECOWAS Commission said more than 4.8 million people across Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are facing food insecurity resulting from the spate of terrorist attacks and military… Read more »
December 10, 2023
West Africa: Coups - Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Alliance Won't Weaken Ecowas Resolve for Democracy - Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said the Sahel Alliance by Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso which are under military dictatorship would not lessen the resolve of the Economic… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Meet As Region Struggles With Coups
West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist… Read more »
December 08, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Losing Best Brains to Japa Syndrome - AfDB President
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called on African leaders to create quality jobs for their teeming unemployed youths, to stem the… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Ex-Sierra Leone President Questioned By Police Over Attempted Coup
Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma reported to police in Freetown on Friday to be questioned over what the government has called an attempted coup at the end of… Read more »