January 19, 2023
Nigeria: Olisae Is Here to Be Nigeria's Next Wave of Afrobeats Artist
With the recent championing of Afrobeats worldwide over the last several years, Nigeria is at the forefront of elevating Artists who continue to challenge the genre and expand its… Read more »
Nigeria: Road Race - AFN Reads Riot Act to Organisers, Insists On Registration
All existing and intending road race organisers in Nigeria must henceforth register with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, as a pre-condition to get their races sanctioned. Read more »
Nigeria: We've Been Begging Banks to Take New Notes - Central Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN yesterday said that it has been begging banks to come and collect the new N200, N500 and N1,000 naira notes. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Nigeria: CBN Urges Banks to Collect Redesigned Notes or Face Sanction
The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has called on commercial banks to approach the apex bank branches across the country to pick up the new naira notes. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Nigeria: Gradual Removal of Petrol Subsidy Starts April - Govt
The Federal Government may begin a gradual removal of the petrol subsidy from April 2023, about three months ahead of the initial plan to effect a complete stop to the expenditure… Read more »
Nigeria: For Equity, Peace, Justice, Nigeria's Next President Should Come From South-East - NCEF
The National Christian Elders Forum, NCEF, has said the South East zone of the country should produce the next president in next month's general elections in the interest of… Read more »
Nigeria: Drug Trafficking Charge - Why NDLEA Can't Try Me, Abba Kyari Tells Court
The detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, who is facing drug trafficking charge, yesterday challenged the powers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,… Read more »
Nigeria: Offa Bank Robbery - How Kyari Offered Me N10m, Visa to Implicate Saraki - Principal Suspect
One of the principal suspects in the trial of the Offa bank robbery incident at a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, Mr Ayoade Akinrinbosun, yesterday, told the court how… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Nigeria: Don't Pay Charges for Deposit of Old Naira Notes - CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Wednesday warned residents, market women and leaders not to pay charges while depositing the old naira notes to their respective commercial… Read more »
Nigeria: Abductors of Osun Farmers Release Three Victims, Two Still in Captivity
Abductors of two Osun state farmers and three other relatives have released the two farmers and a driver. Read more »
Nigeria: Stop Distracting Nigerians Over Same Faith Ticket, Group Tackles Atiku, Obi
National Chairman Coordinator for Team Prosper, Mr Shehu Bankole-Hameed, on Wednesday, tackled the Presidential candidates if the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Nigeria: 38 Days to Polls - Joined in 791 Lawsuits, Electoral Board Expresses Satisfaction With Preparations
Thirty-Eight days to the February/March general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC is now faced with at least, 791 court cases, a geometric rise from the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tems Set to Receive Another Riaa Certification for 'Higher'
Nigerian global sensation, Tems is set to be awarded another Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) plaque for her song "Higher." Read more »
Nigeria: We Can't Afford to Hand Over Nigeria to Greenhorn - Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said Nigerians cannot afford to hand over government to a presidential candidate he described as "a greenhorn". Read more »
Nigeria: CBN's Deadline - Nigerians Decry Dearth of Mints As Banks Dispense Old Naira Notes
Some residents of Kogi have decried the non-availability of the new Naira notes in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Participation in Int'l Trade 'Ll Drive Africa's Socio-Economic Dev't - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that expansion and diversification of involvement in international trade and global value chain by African countries is pivotal for wealth… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Southern, Northern Youths Insist On Tinubu's Candidacy, Advises On Power Shift
The Northern and Southern Youths have maintained that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, remains the best candidate to drive an all-round national… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Directs Flags to Fly At Half-Mast in Honour of 16 Members in Plateau
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday directed that party flags at the National Secretariat in Abuja be flown at half-mast in honour 16 members who died on Saturday in a… Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation Softens but Food Index Rises Further
It puts CBN in policy dilemma -- Analysts Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Charges African Countries to Exploit Inter-African Trade
President Mohammadu Buhari has charged African countries to exploit intra-African trade to harness the economic benefits as well as increase their productive capacity. Read more »
Nigeria: Polls - Why We Can't Allow Temporary Voters Card, INEC Tells Court
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday explained before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja why it would not allow registered voters that failed to… Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation Rate Declines, Food Rate Increases in December 2022
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria's headline inflation rate declined to 21.34 per cent on a year-on-year basis in December 2022. Read more »
January 16, 2023
Nigeria: Campaigns - Lalong Cautions Motorists, Supporters Against Flouting Road-Safety Laws
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has appealed to motorists and supporters of political parties and politicians to exercise caution during the electioneering period where… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Nigeria: Lingering Fuel Scarcity, Shameful - NECA, MAN, NACCIMA, Others
Members of the Organised Private Sector of Nigeria, OPSN, have described the lingering fuel scarcity in Nigeria as a shame, saying a situation where a subsidised product of N165 a… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Suffering From SAP Misadventure of 1986 - Audu Ogbe, Ex-Agric Minister
Chief Audu Innocent Ogbeh, three-time minister, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, and author of many books is unhappy with the current state of Nigeria's… Read more »