September 01, 2022
Nigeria: In U.S., Peter Obi Vows to Increase Electricity or Leave Presidency
Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate and former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has vowed to increase electricity generation in Nigeria, or quit as president after… Read more »
Nigeria: BBNaija - Diana Laments Behaviour of 'Kindergarten-Like' Housemates
BBNaija Level-up housemate, Diana has lamented about the childish behaviour of her fellow housemates. Read more »
Nigeria: APC Presidential Aspirants Meeting Cancelled Over Lack of Interest
The scheduled meeting of 21 presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja could not hold, yesterday, despite series of pre-event publicity in the days… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria To Ban Foreign Models and Voice Artists From Its TV Ads And Commercials
One very nice thing happened to Nigerians and Nigeria as the week just ending opened. The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, announced a ban on the use of foreign… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Nigeria: Reps Berate Accountant General's Office Over Lack of Proper Financial Records At MDAs
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance yesterday took a swipe at the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation for not keeping proper financial records of… Read more »
Nigeria: Impeachment, Penalty for Failure and Incompetence (II)
Continuing from last week, the piece here gives further details of what transpired after President Olusegun Obasanjo was served an impeachment notice by the House of… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Vows to Make Nigeria Africa's Largest Wheat Producer, Exporter
As wheat farmers cry for support Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs $20bn Yearly to Bridge Gas Infrastructure Gap, Says Govt
The Federal Government yesterday disclosed that about $20 billion investment yearly is required to bridge the gas infrastructure gap in the country in the next 10 years. Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu Closes Unapproved Private Schools Operating in the State
Enugu State Government has directed the immediate closure of all private schools at basic and post-basic levels operating in the state without the written approval of the state's… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Reopen Varsities, Calls Meeting of Pro-Chancellors, VCs - ASUU
There are indications that despite the insistence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to continue its lingering strike, the Federal Government is set to reopen shut… Read more »
Nigeria: 80% of Crude Oil Being Stolen With Connivance of Niger Delta Governors - Adebayo, SDP Presidential Candidate
Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for the 2023 general election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said 80 per cent of the country's crude oil were being… Read more »
Nigeria: Immunisation - 64% of Nigerian Children Risk Childhood Killer-Diseases - Survey
... 6 in10 vulnerable to polio, others - Report Read more »
Nigeria: Navy Disagrees With Petroleum Ministry, Others Over Quantity of Stolen Oil
The Nigerian Navy has said it was impossible to have up to 200,000 barrels of crude oil stolen and ferried through Nigeria's waters. This is contrary to the position of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Wizkid 'Made in Lagos' Makes African History With U.S. Gold Certification
Afrobeats superstar singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun "Wizkid" has achieved another incredible feat in his stellar career. Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu to Raise Lagos Education Sector Budget Above 10%
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, promised to prioritise the development of the education sector in the state through increased budget allocation to the sector… Read more »
Nigeria: N2.74 Trillion Agric Goods Imported Last Year - Senate
THE Senate yesterday frown on the huge amount of money the country was spending on food importation at the expense of post-harvest losses in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: NCAA Threatens to Suspend 23 Domestic Airlines Over N46bn Debt Owed Agencies
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has threatened to suspend no fewer than 23 domestic airlines over the N46 billion owed agencies in the sector. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Nigeria: Monkey Pox - People With Unexplained Rashes Should Visit Medical Centres Immediately
Mrs Charity Okoye, a Senior Nursing Officer at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Awka, (COOUTH), Anambra, has advised residents of the state experiencing… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Singer Flavour Features in New Creative Documentary, Loud in Africa
Ace Nigerian singer, songwriter Chinedu Okoli known professionally by his stage name Flavour has been featured in new entertainment documentary, Loud in Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: Ngige Writes Adamu On Status of ASUU/Govt Negotiation, As Union Extends Strike
As members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, failed to call off their 196-day-old strike, yesterday, indications have emerged that the Minister of Labour and… Read more »
Nigeria: Inadequate Funding Fueling TB Cases Among Nigerian Children
-Just 31% of funds available to implement control efforts in 2020 Read more »
Nigeria: Released $265m Blocked Funds - Foreign Airlines 'Ll Continue to Serve Nigerians, IATA Assures
THE International Air Transport Association, IATA, yesterday disclosed that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, releasing about 43 per cent of the total funds belonging to foreign… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta North APC Leaders Vow Total Support for Tinubu, Omo-Agege Mandates
... We've organized the platform on which APC'll win Delta North -- Olejeme Read more »
Nigeria: Unmanned Borders Worrisome, Pose Danger to Nigeria's Security - Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, expressed worry over the unmanned borders across the country, saying it poses immense danger to the security of… Read more »
Nigeria: Hushpuppi - Why Court Refused Govt's Request to Extradite Abba Kyari to U.S. for Trial
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, rejected an application the Federal Government filed for permission to extradite the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police,… Read more »