October 09, 2022
Nigeria: Anambra Boat Disaster - I Had 48 Passengers On Board, Not 85 - Driver
The driver of the boat that capsized at Ogbaru in Anambra on Friday, Mr Desmond Amugo, says he had 48 passengers on board and not 85 passengers as was being reported. Read more »
October 10, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 Budget - How N1.55trn Allocated to Defence Ministry, Army, Navy, Airforce'll Be Spent - Govt
President Muhammadu Buhari has budgetted a sum of N1.55 trillion for the military in the 2023 budget. Read more »
Nigeria: Budget 2023 - Bonny Light Price Hits $99.25 Per Barrel - Experts Divided Over Benchmarks
BARELY a week after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and its allies, popularly known as OPEC+, slashed global supply by two million barrels per day, mb/d,… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Nigeria: Airport Cleaner, Bank Security Guard Who Returned U.S.$22,200 Found to Owners, Others for National Honours
The popular saying that "honesty is the best policy" will be made manifest on Tuesday when President Muhammadu Buhari will reward some Nigerians who have shown that a good name is… Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau - Gunmen Kill Ward Head, Three Others
Gunmen have reportedly killed the community ward head of Mabel community of Butura in Bokkos LGA of Plateau State and three others. Read more »
October 08, 2022
Nigeria: What I Will Do If Elected President - Peter Obi
Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi has unveiled his policy thrust if elected President of Nigeria in 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - NDLEA Vows to Arrest Politicians Who Encourage Drug Use During Campaigns
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has vowed to arrest and prosecute politicians that encourage the consumption of illicit drugs during political campaigns. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Performs Last Annual Budget Ritual
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday commenced the rounding up of his eight-year tenure as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: Fight Oil Thieves, They've Declared War on Nigeria - Lawmakers to Buhari
Miffed by the perennial economic sabotage of oil theft against Nigeria, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, yesterday, said… Read more »
October 07, 2022
Nigeria: Ghanaian Musician Black Sherif Sings for Late Girlfriend in Debut Album
Ghanaian musician, Mohammed Ismail Sharif popularly as Black Sherif released his debut album 'The Villain I Never Was' on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: Security Beefed Up At NASS As Buhari Presents 2023 Budget
Security has been beefed up at the main gates to the National Assembly as President Muhammadu Buhari presents the 2023 budget estimate of N19.76 trillion to a joint session of the… Read more »
Nigeria: 83% of Children in 15 Countries Experience Climate Change, Inequality - SCI
A nonprofit organization, Save the Children International, SCI, Thursday, disclosed in a survey that 83 per cent of children in 15 countries experience climate change and… Read more »
Nigeria: Waterways Bill Shows Govt's Insensitivity to Plight of Nigerians - Afenifere
... Insists on return to federalism Read more »
Nigeria: Domestic Airfares Rise 77 Percent, As Delta, Adamawa Travellers Pay Highest - NBS
The average fare paid by air passengers for a specified single route journey increased by N28,236 to N65,042, Year-on-Year, YoY, as at August 2022, the National Bureau of… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity Evolved, Assumed Other Dimensions - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented that though his administration has recorded successes in the war against insecurity, challenges have evolved and assumed other dimensions in… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: Borno to Commence Payment of Promotion Arrears to Civil Servants
Borno State Government is to commence payment of the backlog of promotion arrears of civil servants by the end of January 2023. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Nigeria: Travellers Groan As More Foreign Airlines Introduce Restrictions
... NCAA yet to sanction airlines selling tickets in dollars Read more »
Nigeria: Covid-19 - 4 States Have Fully Vaccinated 70 Percent Eligible Population, Says Govt
The federal government, Thursday, disclosed that four states of the federation have not only reached the 70 percent target of fully vaccinated eligible population for COVID-19 but… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 30 Women, Children Fleeing From Terrorists Drown in Zamfara
No fewer than 30 people, mostly women and children, who were fleeing a terrorist attack in their community in Zamfara State, drowned on Wednesday when two canoes they were… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: U.S. State of Minnesota Celebrates Annual Wizkid Day
The State of Minnesota, USA is today celebrating its annual Wizkid day to honour Afrobeats superstar singer, "Wizkid. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Queues - Don't Panic, We've Enough Supply in Stock - NNPC Tells Nigerians
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has informed the public that it has sufficient stock of petroleum products and that the public should not give in to… Read more »
Nigeria: Jonathan Asks Politicians to Embrace Lar's Inclusive Politics
Former President GoodLuck Jonathan, has enjoined Nigerian politicians to embrace the kind of political inclusion practiced by the Pioneer National Chairman of the Peoples… Read more »
Nigeria: FIFA Ranking - Super Eagles Slip By One Spot, Now World 32nd
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have slipped by one spot to be ranked 32nd in the world in the October world ranking by global football governing body FIFA. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Capture 79 Terrorists and Collaborators, Rescue 2 Chibok Girls
Troops of "Operation Hadin Kai" (OPHK) apprehended at least 79 terrorists and their collaborators in the Northeast in the last two weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Is Coming
Before the electioneering season, Peter Obi had been underestimated in the pres- idential race and called a loser. The establishment, made up of ruthless political class who do not… Read more »