Nigeria: Don't Use Nnamdi Kanu As Bargaining Chip for Election, IPOB Warns Atiku, Others

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned the presidential candidates seeking to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2023 to desist from using its detained leader… Read more »

Nigeria: We're in Talks, I May Work With Peter Obi, Kwankwaso - Atiku

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Atiku Abubakar, has hinted on a possibility of working with the candidates of the New Nigerian People Party, NNPP, Rabiu… Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Redesign - Cash Scarcity Hits Nasarawa, Businessmen Groan

Residents of Nasarawa state and it's environs have been hit by scarcity of cash, both old and the new notes. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Nigeria's Yet to Exit Poverty Despite Buhari's Promise to Bail 100 M Out - Minister

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Niyi Adebayo, has said that the promise by President Muhammadu Buhari to take at least 100 million Nigerians out of poverty… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Cracks Down On Petrol Marketers, Orders End to Smuggling

The Federal Government yesterday read the riot act to petrol marketers, directing them to end all petrol smuggling out of the country or face stiff action from security operatives. Read more »

Nigeria: IMF Upgrades Nigeria's 2023 Economic Growth Projection to 3.2%

THE International Monetary Fund, IMF, yesterday, upgraded its projection for Nigeria's 2023 economic growth rate to 3.2 per cent representing 0.2 percentage points increase from… Read more »

Nigeria: NNPCL Seals Deal With Addax, Takes Over Oil Blocks

NNPC Limited Tuesday officially took over OMLs 123/124 & 126/137, operated by Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Limited after concluding all transaction obligations. Read more »

Nigeria: 2023 Polls Will Be the Best, Senate President Assures EU Observers, Kenya's Raila Odinga

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has expressed optimism that the 2023 general elections would be the best ever in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Asake Is Goated', Fans React to Singer's Newly Released Video

Less than 24 hours after releasing the visuals of his new single, 'Yoga', Asake has once again found his name on the lips of music lovers. Read more »

Nigeria: Opposition Using Fake News to Undermine 2023 Polls - Lai Mohammed

With just 26 days to the 2023 election, the Minister of Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed has raised the alarm that the opposition is using fake news to try to understand the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Complains of Intense Ear Discomfort, Persistent Stomach Ache - Family

The family of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has raised the alarm, that the IPOB Leader had been complaining of intense ear… Read more »

Nigeria: Extend Old Naira Notes Withdrawal to June - Ortom Urges CBN, Buhari

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has joined the National Assembly to urge President Muhammadu Buhari and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to extend the deadline for the… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Bonds Tumble Following Moody's Rating Downgrade

The Federal Government bonds recorded a significant fall yesterday with the nation's sovereign-risk premium jumping highest in three months following the downgrading of Nigeria's… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Pledges to End Banditry, Improve Security, If Elected

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to end banditry and improve security nationwide, especially in Zamfara State, if… Read more »

Nigeria: Despite Covid-19 Disruptions, 47 Countries Eliminate At Least One NTD, Says WHO

A new progress report, entitled "Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023" to mark this year's World Neglected Tropical Disease, NTD, by the World Health Organization,… Read more »

Nigeria: Obasanjo Wanted to Roast Atiku, I Rescued Him - Tinubu

Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said he "rescued" Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate… Read more »

Nigeria: Brain Drain - Return to Improve Nigeria's Healthcare Services, Sanwo-Olu Tasks Medics

Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, weekend, decried the upsurge in brain drain in the health sector, saying the situation called for commitment by stakeholders. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's More Than 10m Out-of-School Children

More than 10 million Nigerian children do not have the opportunity to attend school, and that is the highest rate in the world. Even at that, many of the children who are lucky to… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Tinubu'll Win Presidential Poll - Faleye

Mr. Oluwaseun Faleye, Lagos based commercial lawyer, public policy analyst and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in this chat speaks on the 2023 presidential poll… Read more »

Nigeria: Alleged $1.3m Fraud - Absence of Counsel Stalls Arraignment of Business Mogul

The absence of a Defence Counsel on Monday, stalled the arraignment of business mogul, Abdulsalam Abdulkarim-Zaura, before a Kano Federal High Court over alleged 1.3 million… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Takes Cash Swap Sensitization to Traditional Rulers, Communities, Markets in Ebonyi

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the weekend took its cash swapping and sensitization exercise on the new banknotes to traditional rulers, communities and markets across Ebonyi… Read more »

Nigeria: Former Oil Minister Diezani Moves to Recover Seized Assets, Applies to Court

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate an order granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes… Read more »

Nigeria: Meet Milky Onabanjo - Young Actor in Shanty Town Everyone Is Talking About

Micheal Onabanjo also known as Mikky Podium is a British-Born international actor and Influencer with representation in two continents, Europe and Africa. Read more »

Nigeria: Threat to 2023 Polls - Govt Backs U.S. Visa Ban

The Nigerian Government is in support of any action including a visa ban to be imposed on any Nigerian who threatens the 2023 elections by the United States of America. Read more »

Nigeria: DSS Intercepts New Naira Notes Sellers, Fingers Commercial Bank Officials

The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested some members of an organised syndicate selling the new Naira notes in parts of the country. Read more »