Nigeria: NiMet Cautions Airline Operators, Others Over Impending Dust Haze, Deterioration Visibility

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has raised concerns over an impending dust haze that is expected to deteriorate visibility across the country in the coming days. Read more »

Nigeria: Supplementary Budget - Govt Earmarks N17.7bn for Presidential Yacht, Air Fleet

President Bola Tinubu has presented a N2.176 trillion 2023 supplementary budget proposal to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Read more »

Nigeria: High Food Prices Trigger Malnutrition Level in North East - ICRC

As Nigerians grapple with food availability and affordability, the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, raised the alarm over high food prices triggering increased… Read more »

Nigeria: Uproar As Nigerian Stock Market Hits All-Time High, Crosses 70,000 Mark

The Nigerian stock market has sent shockwaves through the financial community, as the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX All-Share Index surged to an all-time high and shattered the… Read more »

Nigeria: World Bank Commits Over $11 Billion in Three Years in Nigeria - Country Director

The World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, on Wednesday, said the bank has committed over $11 billion in the past three years for government at both the… Read more »

Nigeria: I Must Succeed By All Means Necessary - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said he must succeed by all means to deliver on the expectations of Nigeria from its current state. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks Senate's Approval to Borrow $7.8bn, €100m

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate to seek its approval for his 2022-2024 borrowing plan. Read more »

Nigeria: Presidential Election Litigation Over With S'court Verdict On Tinubu - PDP Govs

The Peoples Democratic Party governors, under the aegis of the PDP Governors' Forum, said presidential election litigation is now over with the Supreme Court verdict on President… Read more »

Nigeria: Appeal Court Affirms Abba Moro As Winner of Benue South Senatorial Seat

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, validated the re-election of Senator Patrick Abba Moro of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Read more »

Nigeria: Onoh Set to Open Multi-Million Naira Zoological Garden, Apartments in Enugu

With last week's Supreme Court decision on the presidential election matters, Dr. Josef Onoh has declared the 2023 political process as concluded and has returned to his… Read more »

Nigeria: Appeal Court Sacks Suswam As Senator

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, sacked the former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, from the Senate. Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Tanker Catches Fire On Niger Bridge

A tanker laden with petroleum products fell on the old Niger Bridge at Onitsha and caught fire that spread throughout the entire area last night. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Confirm Arrest of 122 Protesters in Rivers

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 122 youths in the state who are in the pro-Siminalayi Fubara protest in Port Harcourt over their alleged invasion of the… Read more »

Nigeria: CAF Awards 2023 - Osimhen Makes Group of 30 Nominees for Men's Award

Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen, has been nominated for the 2023 CAF Men Player of the Year award. Read more »

Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigeria Has Met 70% Vaccination Target - Official

Nigeria has successfully met its ambitious target of fully vaccinating 70 per cent of its population against the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Nigeria: Submit Report On N100b Covid-19 Intervention Funds in 72 Hours - Reps to AGF

The House of Representatives has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein to submit a detailed report on the utilisation of… Read more »

Nigeria: 69 Still Missing, 21 Dead Bodies Recovered After Taraba Boat Mishap - NEMA

Sixty-Nine persons are still not accounted for after an ill-fated boat conveying over 100 persons across the stretch of River Benue in Karim Lamido local government area of Taraba… Read more »

Nigeria: Legislative Staff Lock Out Anambra Lawmakers

The staff of Anambra State House of Assembly Tuesday locked out members of the State House of Assembly from the state legislative complex in pursuit of their demand for financial… Read more »

Africa: Italy Eyeing Africa for Energy Security

Italy's government is eyeing Africa in pursuit of energy security, even as some officials defend Rome's often-bloody colonial past on the continent -- giving short shrift to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Others Crucial in Retrieval of €2m From Organised Crime Syndicate - Interpol

The President of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, has disclosed that Nigeria and some West African countries have been crucial in… Read more »

Nigeria: China, Nigeria Committed to Green, Low-Carbon Devt - Envoy

The People's Republic of China and Nigeria have intensified effort in pursuing green and low-carbon development. Read more »

Nigeria: Full Speech - What Atiku Said After Supreme Court Judgement

Being text of a World Press Conference on the Presidential Election Petition Judgement by Atiku Abubakar, GCON, Waziri Adamawa, former Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007) and… Read more »

Nigeria: Watch Rema's Thrilling Performance At Ballon d'Or 2023

Afrobeats superstar, Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema, delivered a thrilling performance at the 2023 Ballon d'Or award on Monday. Read more »

Nigeria: Akpabio Expresses Hope of Nigeria Meeting Opec Crude Oil Quota Soon

The president of the Senate, Dr Godswill Akpabio, says with careful planning and execution, Nigeria can meet the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota of 1.8… Read more »

Nigeria: 2023 Ballon d'Or - Osimhen Ranked 8th Best Player in the World

Nigerian and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has been ranked 8th Best Player in the world at the 2023 Ballon d'Or in Paris, France. Read more »