May 10, 2023
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu - Eastern Nigeria Elders Go Spiritual, Seek UN Intervention
Elders from the Old Eastern Region have gone spiritual and also seek UN intervention in the release of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi… Read more »
Nigeria: 80% of Deaths in Hospitals Caused By Workers - BBNaija's Phyna
Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Josephine Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has claimed that 80 per cent of deaths in General Hospitals are caused by workers therein. Read more »
Nigeria: Tony Blair, Buhari, Okonjo-Iweala to Speak At Induction of New, Returning Govs
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Director General, World trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, among others, are expected to speak… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Lost 9 Million Data Subscribers in 2021 Over SIM Registration
The restriction on Subscriber Identity Module, SIM registration on 2020 cost Nigeria over nine million data subscribers in 2021, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, 2021… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Beauty Queen, Ada Eme, Explains Passion for Girl-Child Education
Reigning beauty queen, Ada Agwu Eme, who was crowned the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, MBGN, last year, has reiterated her commitment towards empowering the girl-child in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Has Invested Heavily in Youth Devt - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said Nigeria has invested heavily in youth development and has created formidable and reliable platforms through which young people and… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Tasks Adeleke to Unite Osun
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged Governor Adeleke to unite the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Red Flag - Nigeria's Corporate Income Tax Rate to Hit 36% If...
With the proposed new National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA bill 2007, it's either someone somewhere is drunk with desires to fulfil a negative personal… Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigeria, Others Can Escape Global Funding Squeeze - IMF
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has outlined some major steps it expected Nigeria and other sub-Sahara African countries should take to avoid an economic meltdown that could… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Nigeria: Buhari to Stay Additional Week in London 'On Dentist's Instruction'
President Muhammadu Buhari has added an additional week to his stay in London over an appointment with his dentist. Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Need Private Jet', Tiwa Savage Laments After Performance At King Charles' Coronation
Queen of Afrobeats, Tiwa Savage has lamented she needs to own a jet as her luggage consisting of 15 travelling boxes was revealed at an undisclosed reception for clearance on… Read more »
Sudan: Don't Blame Egypt Over Crisis of Evacuating Nigerians From Sudan - Bolaji Akinyemi to Govt
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi has asked the government not to blame the evacuation crisis of Nigerians from Sudan on Egypt. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Urged to Sign Peace Corps Bill Before Leaving Office
A group, the ASQ, have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to append his signature on the Peace Corps Bill before leaving office. Read more »
Africa: Nigeria's 15.8% Stake in Shelter Afrique Now Valued At Over $30m - Fashola
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said Nigeria now owns 15.8 percent of Shelter Afrique with its contributions of a little over $30 million since 2016. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu, Shettima Urged to Declare Assets, That of Wives, Children
As part of efforts to address the spate of corruption in the public sector, a Civil Society Organisation, Fixing The Future, has called on public officials to fully declare their… Read more »
Nigeria: Militants Attack Kaduna Church, Abduct 40 Worshippers
Some terrorists, on Sunday, abducted over 40 worshipers at Bege Baptist Church, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
May 08, 2023
Sudan: African First Ladies Must Curb Escalation of Crisis in Sudan - Aisha Buhari
Nigeria's First Lady, Dr. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, called on African First Ladies to join hands and work together in order to curb the escalation of the ongoing crisis in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's 15.8% Stake in Shelter Afrique Now Valued At Over $30m - Fashola
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Nigeria: Soludo, El-Rufai, AIG-Imoukhuede for Carnegie, Agora Event On Repositioning Nigeria's Cconomy
The governors of Anambra and Kaduna states, Prof. Charles Soludo and Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, will Tuesday headline a high-level policy deliberation on pathways for creating a robust… Read more »
Nigeria: May 29 - Tinubu Will Fix Nigeria With God's Help - Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will fix Nigeria with God's help. Read more »
Nigeria: Action Alliance Withdraws Petition Against Tinubu
The Action Alliance, AA, has withdrawn the petition it filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Read more »
Africa: Role of Data in Education Transformation - What Africa Can Teach the World
The world's largest gathering of national education leaders is in London this week. Ministers from around the world will be gathering a stone's throw from the site of King Charles'… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Workers Declare NLC President, Ajaero 'Workers Warrior'
Kano State workers have declared President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, "Workers Warrior." Read more »
Nigeria: Visit to Soyinka - His Reputation As a Fighter for Justice, Equity's Legendary - Obi
Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, has visited Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka at his country home in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Read more »
May 07, 2023
Nigeria: Gov'ship Polls - Kogi Govt Cautions Against Ethnicity, Divisive Tendencies
As Kogi residents prepare for the Nov. 11 governorship election, the state government has cautioned politicians against promoting ethnic sentiments and other divisive tendencies. Read more »