June 21, 2023
Nigeria: 'Arguments Settled', Bill Gates Spark 'Old Cats' Debates With Rema, Burna Boy Remark
American business mogul, Bill Gates has set social media agog with his statement on Nigerian music sensations Burna Boy and Rema. Read more »
Nigeria: UN Allocates $20m to Ramp Up Food Security in Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in the north-east of Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: 5,147 Drug Offenders, 35 Barons Convicted - Marwa
Chairman of, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Buba Marwa, has said 5,147 drug offenders, including 35 drug barons, have been prosecuted and convicted in the past two… Read more »
Nigeria: 6,221 Nigerian Doctors Lost to UK in 6 Years, Says Int'l College of Surgeons
The International College of Surgeons, Nigerian Section, ICS-NS, has said the country lost no fewer than 6,221 doctors to the United Kingdom in the last six years. Read more »
June 20, 2023
Nigeria: Service Chiefs - Mixed Reactions Greet Tinubu's Appointments
Mixed reactions, Tuesday, greeted President Bola Tinubu's appointment of new service chiefs, which took the nation's security firmament by surprise. Read more »
June 21, 2023
Nigeria: Anxiety As Ex-Depot Petrol Price Rises to U.S.$0,71 Per Litre
There was palpable anxiety among members of the public yesterday, following a rise in the ex-depot price of petrol by 4.3% to N490 per litre. As a result, some petrol stations have… Read more »
Nigeria: Looking at President Bola Tinubu's Education Loan Plan
It was a great relief to many, including students, parents and lovers of education generally when on June 12, 2023 President Bola Tinubu signed the Students Loan (Access to Higher)… Read more »
Nigeria: Charly Boy Threatens to Sue Company Over Alleged Breach of Contract
Veteran entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has threatened to sue Premier Records Limited over alleged violation of terms of agreement in musical contracts… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 5,600 Vehicles Run On Compressed Natural Gas in Edo - Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Tuesday said that data obtained from NIPCO Gas, a Joint-Venture Company (JVC) indicated that over 5,600 vehicles in Benin run on Compressed Natural… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Nigeria: Peter Obi Is Asking for Non-Existent Documents in Petition Against Tinubu - INEC
Some documents requested by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi to be presented as exhibits at the Presidential Election Tribunal… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Exempts NDLEA, NAFDAC Boards From Dissolution
President Bola Tinubu has exempted the Boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA as well as the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC… Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Oppose Nnamdi Kanu's Request for Access to Medical Records - DSS
....as court fixes July 20 for judgement Read more »
Nigeria: Breaking - Ex-Governor Ortom Presents Self to EFCC in Makurdi
Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom Tuesday morning presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Makurdi for questioning. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Embarks On Digital Registration of Commercial Motorcycles, Tricycles
Lagos State Government, weekend, unveiled Digital Registration of Commercial Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke), to capture over 80,000 unregistered operators, as well as… Read more »
Nigeria: How Unicef Is Revolutionising Education With Nigeria Learning Passport
Nigeria alongside other African countries last Friday, the 16th of June commemorated this year's Day of the African Child with the theme: "The rights of the Child in the Digital… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Leaves Today to Participate in Paris Summit for Financial Pact
President Bola Tinubu is expected to leave Nigeria today to join world leaders in Paris, France, on Thursday, to review and sign a new global financial pact that places vulnerable… Read more »
Nigeria: Presidential Poll - How BVAS Machines Failed Us, INEC Officials Tell Court
...As APM declines to withdraw case against Tinubu Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: Iyanya Reacts After Yvonne Nelson Claimed He Cheated On Her With Tonto Dikeh
Nigerian singer Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya, has reacted to claims made by his ex-girlfriend, Yvonne Nelson that he cheated on her with Tonto Dikeh while they… Read more »
Nigeria: I Reaffirm My Commitment Towards Achieving Better Nigeria - 2Baba
Nigerian pop star, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba on Monday reaffirmed his commitment towards achieving a better Nigeria through his campaign for peace. Read more »
Nigeria: I Haven't Experienced Love - Omah Lay
Popular Nigerian artist, Stanley Omah Didia, better known as Omah Lay, has revealed that he hasn't experienced love in a relationship. Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Never Favoured Any Party in My 40 Yrs in Judiciary' - Justice Bulkachuwa
A former president of the court of appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, said she never favoured any party in her 40 years in the judicial service. Read more »
Nigeria: High Rate of Students' Abduction, Increasing Cost of Education Worry NANS
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has expressed deep worry over the high rate of kidnapping in Nigeria schools, lamenting that no fewer than 1000 students have been… Read more »
Nigeria: Appointments - Northern APC Stakeholders Set Template for Tinubu, Reject Ex-Gov Badaru
Stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in the North, under the aegis of Northern Progressives Union NPU, have rejected any attempt by the immediate-past Governor… Read more »
Nigeria: Eid-El-Kabir - Sultan Declares June 28 As 10th of Dhul-Hijjah
Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Wednesday, June 28, as the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah 1444 A.H in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele - CSO Alleges Plot to Blackmail DSS
...calls for investigation Read more »