September 05, 2022
Nigeria: It's Shameful Nigeria Still Imports Fuel - Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has decried Nigeria's continued importation of petroleum products despite being one of the largest producers of crude oil in the world. Read more »
Nigeria: Daily Fuel Supply Remains 68m Litres, NNPC Insists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, has offered to submit itself for forensic audit of fuel supply and subsidy management, insisting that daily fuel supply… Read more »
Nigeria: Wizkid, Tems, Others Shine At the Headies 2022
Nigerian Singers, Wizkid and Tems shine at the 15th annual The Headies Awards, held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: 2 Dead, 4 Trapped, As Uncompleted 7-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos
Two persons were, yesterday, confirmed dead, while four construction workers are still trapped under the debris of an uncompleted seven-storey building at Oba Abiodun Oniru Street,… Read more »
Nigeria: Yellow Fever - NCDC Announces 14 Deaths in 10 States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced 14 deaths in 10 states from suspected cases of yellow fever between January to July 2022. Read more »
September 04, 2022
Nigeria: I'm Better Equipped to Redefine, Reform Nigerian Football - Akinwunmi
The First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi yesterday promised to give his all in an attempt to take football to greater heights in the… Read more »
Nigeria: How Govt Saved Ajaokuta Steel Industry - Malami
The Federal Government has through mediation, settled a long-standing contractual dispute with a foreign investor group in the steel industry, by securing a reduction of the total… Read more »
Nigeria: Don't Vote Based On Religion, Ethnicity - Igbo Women Tell Nigerians
Owerri- Ahead of 2023 general elections, a socio-cultural group, Ogbako Umunwayi Igbo Worldwide, OUIW, on Sunday called on Nigerians not to vote for any presidential candidate… Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Ready for Forensic Audit of Fuel Supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has offered to submit itself for forensic audit of fuel supply and subsidy management, insisting that daily fuel supply… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Scores of Travellers in Ondo
Gunmen on Saturday abducted scores of travellers on Benin-Owo Expressway in Ifon, the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. Read more »
September 02, 2022
Nigeria: Subsidy - Why Release 98m Litres of PMs Instead of 60, Customs CG, Ali Queries NNPC
The Controller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali, retd, has queried why the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, would allow the release of… Read more »
Nigeria: Termites At NSITF - Ex-MDs Should Explain Whereabouts of 'Missing' Vouchers - MGT
The management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has debunked the allegation of existence of termites eating up vouchers at the Fund. Read more »
Nigeria: 80% of Lagos Residents Patronise Trado-Medicine Practitioners - Govt
Lagos State Government has revealed that 80 per cent of residents patronize the traditional and alternative health care practitioners for their health care needs. Read more »
Nigeria: We Are Working Towards Sustainable Industrialization of Nigeria - NCDMB
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, has expressed commitment towards achieving sustainable industrialization in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Moves to Reposition Onne Port to Increase Trade
The Federal Government has expressed its determination to reposition the Onne Port in Rivers State with a view to maximize its hugh potentials in export and import trades. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Nigeria: USAID Learn Donates $48.8m to 3.5m Nigerian Children
United State Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Leveraging Education Assistance Resources in Nigeria (LEARN) to improve early grade reading in the country… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Experience Useful to Developing Nigeria, Says Daughter
Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flagbearer, Sen. Bola Tinubu says her father will use his experience as governor to develop… Read more »
Nigeria: I'm Thrilled Nigerian Youths Are Participating in 2023 Politics - Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians not to lower their guard, but use the forthcoming 2023 elections to save the country's democracy. Read more »
Nigeria: Okada Ban in Lagos - Riders Protest As 500 Security Agents Enforce Ban
Lagos State Government, yesterday, insisted that there is no going back on the ban of commercial motorcyclists, popularly called Okada riders, slated to commence today, saying… Read more »
Nigeria: 3.85bn People Lack Access to Basic Hygiene Services in Health Care Facilities Globally - Report
... Only 1 in 3 facilities in SSA have hand washing facilities with water & soap in toilets Read more »
Nigeria: Flights Suspension - Emirates Makes U-Turn, Reinstates Operations in Nigeria
United Arab Emirates, UAE, flag carrier operating in Nigeria, Emirates Airlines, has announced the reinstatement of its flight operations in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Our Lands Have Been Destroyed By Bandits, Okomu Leaders in Edo Cry Out
IJAW leaders (Izons) of Okomu Kingdom in Edo State, under the aegis of Okomu and Ijaw Emancipation Movement, have called for the urgent intervention by the relevant security… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Nigeria: 60,000 Migrants Work in Nigeria - Report
... Says 1in 3 children under 5yrs suffer chronic malnutrition Read more »
September 01, 2022
Africa: Nigerian Filmmaker Urges Govt to Create Film Commission to Boost Sector's GDP, Eyes New Africa Narrative
A Filmmaker and Director, David Royal Ogbonna has urged the Federal Government at all levels to create a film commission for the industry to strive and contribute more to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Free, Fair 2023 Polls - Wike Worried Over Buhari, INEC's Will to Keep Promises
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday, expressed worry whether President Muhammadu Buhari and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, would keep their… Read more »