Nigeria: Govt to Revive, List Moribund Govt Assets On Stock Exchanges

The Ministry of Finance Incorporated, MOFI, the special purpose investment vehicle and asset custodian agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has disclosed its plans to… Read more »

Nigeria: Millions, Music and More At 2023 K-Pop Festival

The Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria, KCCN, gave Nigerians exactly what they needed- spellbinding Korean vibes, at this crucial time of their lives. Read more »

Nigeria: 15 LASTMA Officials Wounded in Clash With Soldiers As Others Vacate Duty Posts

No fewer than 15 officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have reportedly been injured in the ongoing crisis between them and some soldiers in Lagos. Read more »

Nigeria: It's Economic Shutdown If Petrol Price Rises Again - Labour

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday threatened to shut down the economy without giving notice to the government, if the petrol pump price was increased again. Read more »

Nigeria: FGM Only Causes Pain, Harm to Female Child, Stakeholders Insist

Stakeholders advocating against Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, have called called on those still carrying out the barbaric act to put an end to it, insisting that it is a crime… Read more »

Nigeria: 50 Bandits, 13 Military Personnel Killed in Niger Encounter

Bandits have, again, hit the Niger State community during which no fewer than 50 of them (bandits) were gunned down. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Reviews Health Scheme Law in Tandem With NHIA Act - Zamba

In line with its determination to improve the landscape of health insurance in Lagos, the Lagos State Health Scheme Law is being reviewed. The move is to ensure the Lagos State… Read more »

Nigeria: BBNaija All Stars - Mercy Picks BFFs As First Female Hoh, Alex Bags Immunity

Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Mercy Eke, has emerged as the Head of House for week 4 and the first female winner of the title after a tense battle that lasted for more… Read more »

Nigeria: Kidnapped Nasarawa Monarch, Wife Regain Freedom After 8 Days in Captivity

The kidnaped king of Gurku community in Karu local government area of Nasarawa state, Jubril Mamman Waziri has been released alongside his wife, Hajiya Sa'adatu. Read more »

Nigeria: Tribunal - Atiku, Peter Obi's Petitions Against Tinubu Hopeless - APC Secretary, Basiru

The National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru has described the petitions challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the 2023… Read more »

Nigeria: Flight Connectivity Deficit - Plateau Govt Signs Pact On Flight Operations With Valuejet

Plateau State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Nigeria's indigenous airlines, ValueJet to sustain flight operations to the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Kill Corruption, Not Nigerians, Bakare Tells Tinubu

SENIOR Pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as the Latter Rain Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, yesterday, declared that he was not against the removal of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Fresh Fuel Price Hike Looms As Landing Cost Rises By 37.4%

There are strong indications that pump price of petrol is expected to record another round of increases, the third within 10 weeks as oil marketers hint that the landing cost of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Other Africa Airlines Share 2.1% of Global Passenger Traffic

Post-COVID recovery momentum continued in June for passenger markets, as Africa's airlines shared only 2.1 per cent global passenger traffic in the last 12 months. Read more »

Nigeria: What Govt, CBN Should Do Beyond Raising Rates - ICSAN

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, ICSAN, has advised the Federal Government, FG, and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to find other means of… Read more »

Nigeria: Pastor Bakare Lacks Competence to Criticise Tinubu's Reforms - APC

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has accused the serving overseer of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, of… Read more »

Nigeria: Calls for Military Interference in Nigeria's Democracy Unpatriotic, Wicked - DHQ

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the call for the military to interfere in the nation's democracy is highly unpatriotic and wicked. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Ranks 4th in World's Population of Medical Doctors

Professor Kanu Nkanginieme, a Professor of Paediatrics from the University of Port Harcourt, says Nigeria ranks fourth in the world's population of medical doctors. Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Warns Against Consumption of Carbide-Ripened Fruits

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerians not to consume fruits ripened by calcium carbide to avoid health complications. Read more »

Nigeria: FIRS More Suited to Collect Revenues - Presidential Committee

The Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms said yesterday that the Nigeria Customs Service and 62 other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of the Federal… Read more »

Nigeria: Illegal Checkpoint - IGP Squad Arrests Police, Immigration Officers

There was pandemonium and confusion along the Badagry-Seme Expressway, yesterday, as Police officers believed to be under the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Special Squad… Read more »

Nigeria: Statement Saying 'I Was Attacked for Visiting Tinubu' False - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, has denied reports making the rounds that she was attacked for visiting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Crisis Requires Public Diplomacy - Mohammad Sanusi

The 14th Emir of Kano, Mohammad Sanusi last night said that the current crisis in Niger Republic requires public diplomacy which should not be left to government alone. Read more »

Nigeria: Babies Not Breastfed Are 14 Times More Likely to Die Before First Birthday - UNICEF

The United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, has said infants who are not breastfed are fourteen times more likely to die before their first birthday than those who are exclusively… Read more »

Nigeria: Anti-Graft Group Demands Probe, Prosecution of FCC Erring Officials Over Job Racketeering

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has called on anti-corruption agencies for necessary investigation of corrupt practices of job racketeering involving… Read more »