January 30, 2023
Nigeria: UNICEF Lists Priority Areas for Service Providers to Anambra Flood Victims
A month-long child protection response service delivery exercise for the 2022 flood-ravaged seven local government areas of Anambra State has begun, with the United Nations… Read more »
Nigeria: 7 Nigerians Die of Lassa Fever in 2 Weeks - NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC have announced that a total of seven people have died of Lassa fever in the first two weeks of 2023 with a case fatality… Read more »
Nigeria: Redesigned Naira Deadline - Tinubu in Benin Lauds Buhari's Extension of Deadline
Pledges to fight for restitution on returned artefacts, others Read more »
Nigeria: NAFDAC Vows to Implement Pharmaceutical Traceability Strategy to Tackle Substandard Drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has vowed to confront the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in the country with the… Read more »
January 29, 2023
Nigeria: BBTitans Housemates Sandra, Theo Traw Evicted
The Big Brother Titans housemates, Sandra and Theo Traw have been evicted from the Big Brother house. Read more »
Ghana: Nigeria, Ghana, Others Affected As UK Reviews Teachers' Immigration Policy
The United Kingdom's Department for Education, has effected some changes in the priority subjects for nationals pursuing relocation to the country via its Teaching Regulation… Read more »
January 27, 2023
West Africa: ECOWAS Pushes for Policy Priority to Kick-Off Economic Growth Post-Covid-19
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has urged governments of the ECOWAS countries to give policy priority to programmes that will promote pro-growth economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Lekki Port, CMA CGM Shipping Collaborate to Grow Nigeria's Trade Volume
The Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited, promoters of the Lekki Deep Sea Port, has disclosed that the port, in collaboration with CMA CGM Shipping line, will facilitate growth in… Read more »
Nigeria: We're Not Denying Visa to Nigerian Students - Turkish Embassy
The Turkish Embassy has denied reports it was deliberately denying visa to Nigerian students. Read more »
Nigeria: UK Mulls New Policy to Reduce Post-Study Visa Stay - Report
Foreign students in the United Kingdom may face the risk of deportation if they stay longer than six months in the country after completion of their studies. Read more »
January 26, 2023
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity Lingers As States Betray Local Governments
DESPONDENT. That word pretty much describes the state of my mind for weeks now, given the prevailing situation in our country. There is scarcity of petrol, which has endured for… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Nigeria: CBN to Ban Dollar Charges On Card Transactions, Unveils Domestic Card
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in conjunction with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), has launched the Nigerian National Domestic Card Scheme named, AfriGo,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa State Governor, Sule Loses Son
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr Abdullahi A. Sule has loss his son, Alhaji Hassan AA Sule at the early hours of Friday. Read more »
Nigeria: 4G Base Stations in Nigeria Hit 39,006, Data Crashes From N1200 to N350 - Pantami
The Federal Government said on Thursday that the number of base stations in Nigeria providing fourth generation communication network in the country has reached 39,006 while the… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Renames NiMet Institute After President Buhari
The Federal Government has renamed the Meteorological Institute Of Science and Technology (MIST), Katsina after the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Read more »
January 27, 2023
Nigeria: Gambo Flag-Off Construction of 237 Naval Housing Units in Badagry, Gas Plant in Navy Town
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Zubairu Gambo on Thursday flag-off the construction of 237 housing units in Topo, Badagry, Lagos. Read more »
January 26, 2023
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - Coalition Wants Presidential Candidates to Address Safety in Schools
The Chairman, National Steering Committee of Joint Education Stakeholders Action Coalition (JESAC) Education and 2023 elections, Mr Ike Onyechere, has called on the presidential… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Nigeria: Bomb Blast - Tension in Nasarawa As Gov Sule Holds Meeting With Security Agencies, Miyeti Allah
Nasarawa State Government, Thursday confirmed the killing of forty herdsmen in Doma Local Government Area of the State following unidentified drone attack. Read more »
Nigeria: Obasanjo Tasks Nigerians On Deepening Democracy
Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria, has advised the country's leadership to deal with deep cultural and physiological problems to deepen democracy. Read more »
Nigeria: Leave Us Out of Your Misfortunes, Atiku - Okowa Campaign Tells Tinubu
The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization has advised the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to leave the PDP… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Applauds Banks in Ogun Over Circulation of New Naira Notes
As the January 31st deadline for the phasing out of the old N200, N500 and N1000 note approaches, officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Abeokuta Branch on Thursday… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Nigeria: Coalition of Political Parties Adopt Atiku, Okowa for Presidency
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on Thursday, endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Gov.… Read more »
Nigeria: I'll Close IDP Camps, Return Victims to Their Communities If Elected - Tinubu
Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has vowed that he will return Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue to their ancestral… Read more »
Nigeria: Your Claim On Ajaokuta Steel Dishonest - Lai Mohammed Slams Atiku
Information Minister Lai Mohammed has slammed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for promising to resolve all the challenges that have stalled the completion of the Ajaokuta… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Bans Dollar Charges On Domestic Transactions
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched the Nigerian National Domestic Card Scheme, Afrigo. Read more »