June 20, 2023
Nigeria: Breaking - Ex-Governor Ortom Presents Self to EFCC in Makurdi
Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom Tuesday morning presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Makurdi for questioning. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Embarks On Digital Registration of Commercial Motorcycles, Tricycles
Lagos State Government, weekend, unveiled Digital Registration of Commercial Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke), to capture over 80,000 unregistered operators, as well as… Read more »
Nigeria: How Unicef Is Revolutionising Education With Nigeria Learning Passport
Nigeria alongside other African countries last Friday, the 16th of June commemorated this year's Day of the African Child with the theme: "The rights of the Child in the Digital… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Leaves Today to Participate in Paris Summit for Financial Pact
President Bola Tinubu is expected to leave Nigeria today to join world leaders in Paris, France, on Thursday, to review and sign a new global financial pact that places vulnerable… Read more »
Nigeria: Presidential Poll - How BVAS Machines Failed Us, INEC Officials Tell Court
...As APM declines to withdraw case against Tinubu Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: Iyanya Reacts After Yvonne Nelson Claimed He Cheated On Her With Tonto Dikeh
Nigerian singer Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya, has reacted to claims made by his ex-girlfriend, Yvonne Nelson that he cheated on her with Tonto Dikeh while they… Read more »
Nigeria: I Reaffirm My Commitment Towards Achieving Better Nigeria - 2Baba
Nigerian pop star, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba on Monday reaffirmed his commitment towards achieving a better Nigeria through his campaign for peace. Read more »
Nigeria: I Haven't Experienced Love - Omah Lay
Popular Nigerian artist, Stanley Omah Didia, better known as Omah Lay, has revealed that he hasn't experienced love in a relationship. Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Never Favoured Any Party in My 40 Yrs in Judiciary' - Justice Bulkachuwa
A former president of the court of appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, said she never favoured any party in her 40 years in the judicial service. Read more »
Nigeria: High Rate of Students' Abduction, Increasing Cost of Education Worry NANS
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has expressed deep worry over the high rate of kidnapping in Nigeria schools, lamenting that no fewer than 1000 students have been… Read more »
Nigeria: Appointments - Northern APC Stakeholders Set Template for Tinubu, Reject Ex-Gov Badaru
Stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in the North, under the aegis of Northern Progressives Union NPU, have rejected any attempt by the immediate-past Governor… Read more »
Nigeria: Eid-El-Kabir - Sultan Declares June 28 As 10th of Dhul-Hijjah
Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Wednesday, June 28, as the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah 1444 A.H in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele - CSO Alleges Plot to Blackmail DSS
...calls for investigation Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Thieves Not Hidden, Must Be Invited for Talks to End Oil Bunkering - Tonye Cole
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 governorship election in Rivers state, Tonye Cole, said the people responsible for oil theft in the Niger Delta are… Read more »
Nigeria: Economy - Nigerians Power Generators With Cooking Gas
The inventive spirit of Nigerians has continued to cushion the effect of continuous increases in prices of goods and services. Read more »
Nigeria: #EndSARS, One of the Most Successful Movements - Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has said the #EndSARS protest remained one of the most successful movements in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Stabilise Economy Before New Minimum Wage, NECA Tells Govt
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, NECA, has given the Federal Government a hint on how to make the planned new minimum wage meaningful. Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Boat Mishap - NIWA Blames Windy Rain, Overloading, Lack of Navigational Aid
Consequent upon the boat mishap that claimed 106 lives in Patigi area of Kwara State last week,the Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Dr George Moghalu,… Read more »
Nigeria: Eradicate Child Sexual Abuse in Schools - Cece Yara Tells Lagos, Teachers,
With Child sexual abuse in Nigeria reaching epidemic proportions, the Chief Executive Officer of CeCe Yara Foundation, Detutu Ajibodu, has urged school teachers to create a… Read more »
Nigeria: Global Energy Access Gap Persists As 2.3 Billion People Rely On Harmful Cooking Fuels - Report
...675m people without electricity Read more »
June 18, 2023
Nigeria: Over 71 Million Nigerians in Extreme Poverty - World Poverty Clock
2023 data from the World Poverty Clock, has pegged the number of extremely poor Nigerians at 71 million. Read more »
Nigeria: Shiites Petition UN, EU, NHRC for Release of Detained Members
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi'ites, have submitted a petition to the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU), and National Human Rights Commission… Read more »
Nigeria: Fans Disappointed As Burna Boy Fails to Show Up for Netherlands Concert
Grammy-Award-winning Nigerian artiste, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has left his fans disappointed after cancelling his show for Saturday night at the GelreDome,… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Nigeria: Attacks, Kidnapping - We're Under Siege, Ondo Community Raises Alarm
Leaders and residents of Ijagba Community, in Ose council area of Ondo State, yesterday, urged security agencies to tackle persistent attacks and kidnappings of the people of… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Modular Refineries Hit 300,000 Barrels Crude Order
DUPORT Midstream Company Limited, DMCL, which operates the 2,500 barrels per day (bpd) modular refinery in Egbokor, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, has placed an… Read more »