October 06, 2022
Africa: Blue Economy - Govt Seeks Sustained Exploration of Seabed in Africa
The federal government has tasked African states to evolve strategies for the sustainable exploration of Africa's Seabed. Read more »
Nigeria: 62 Years After Independence, Judiciary Still in Cage - Mike Ozekhome, SAN
Chief Mike Ozekhome ,SAN, in this interview with ISE-OLUWA IGE, compares the nation's judiciary during the First, Second and Third Republics with the current Fourth Republic and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Future Heavily Dependent On Education - Buhari
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday Nigeria's future relied heavily on education, noting that no society could grow beyond its educational attainments. Read more »
Nigeria: Petrol Queues Return to Abuja As Marketers Run Out of Stock
PETROL queues have returned to filling stations in Abuja after barely three months of relative calm."Checks around the city yesterday, showed that most stations were out of stock… Read more »
Nigeria: Pipeline Contract - Oil Bandits Deploy New Tactics to Evade Arrest
Crude oil bunkerers in Niger Delta have invented a new ploy of cutting down trees in the swampy terrains, which they used to cordon off the creeks to prevent operatives of the… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Budget Open to Adjustments Before Friday's Presentation - Presidency
Barely 48 hours to the presentation of the 2023 Appropriation Bill to the joint sitting of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidency said yesterday that… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Voting for Peter Obi Means Ushering APC to Power, Says Bwala
AS the activities for the 2023 general elections gather momentum, spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala has told eligible voters to vote for… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: MC Oluomo Shifts Solidarity Walk for Tinubu/Shettima Campaign
The chairman of Lagos State Parks and Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, has postponed indefinitely the planned Tinubu-Shettima solidarity walk… Read more »
Nigeria: Flood Alert - Relocate to Safe Grounds, Lagos Tells Residents
The Lagos State Government yesterday, alerted residents of the state, especially those residing on the banks of Ogun River to relocate upland. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Scrapped Visa On Arrival for Nigerians, 41 Others
The government of Ethiopia has suspended Visa on arrival for Nigerians, along with travellers from 41 other countries. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Bandits Have Killed 10 Teachers, Kidnapped 50 in Kaduna'
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Kaduna State chapter, has alleged that bandits have killed over 10 teachers and kidnapped more than 50 others across the 23… Read more »
Nigeria: Wizkid Becomes African With Most BMI Songwriting Awards
Afrobeats superstar singer/songwriter, Wizkid won awards for his international/ record-breaking hit song "Essence" at the 2022 London BMI Awards. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Should Take Over Construction of Ptsd Medical Centre for Military, Police Victims - Aisha Buhari
The First Lady Dr. (Mrs) Aisha Buhari declared on Tuesday, that the Armed Force's Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Centre, originally scheduled to be built by the Defence and… Read more »
Nigeria: Building Collapse - Lagos Goes Tough On Property Development Without Govt's Approval
... Warns owners to desist from acts Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria On Alert As Ebola Resurfaces in Uganda - NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Approves Pay Rise for Lagos Workers
GOVERNOR Bababjide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, announced salary increase for civil servants in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Report of $41.8m Judgement Against Me Is, Fake News - Nnamani
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa/NEPAD, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Enugu East, has described as a ruse report… Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Change Crisis - Glasgow Team, Climate Activists Accuse World Bank of Providing $12bn for Fossil Fuels Projects in 35 Countries
Ahead of Conference of the Parties, COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, a nonprofit organization, Glasgow Team and climate activists accuse World Bank of providing $12bn for fossil… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Gives Award to Outstanding Police Officer for Returning $200,000 Bribe
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, presented SP Daniel Amah with a Public Service Integrity Award for displaying exceptional courage and integrity in the discharge of his… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Elections - 837 Gov Candidates to Slug It Out in 28 States - 10,240 Vie for 993 Assembly Seats
... As INEC meets logisticians to ensure early commencement of polls Read more »
Nigeria: 17th Abuja Int'l Trade Affair - Buhari Discloses 40m Msmes Contribute 48 Percent to GDP
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, disclosed that 40 million Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, MSMEs, contributed 48 per cent to Gross Domestic Product, GDP. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Air - Govt Raises Alarm, Warns Nigerians Against Fake Recruitment Websites
MANAGEMENT of Nigeria Air Limited has raised alarm over fake websites and links used for advertisement and recruitment of unsuspecting members of the public. Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Aiding Corruption in Varsities - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of being complicit in corruption in the tertiary education sector in the country. Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Sues Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Over Adverts, Demands N30bn
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said it filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court, Abuja against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook,… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Over 67% of Women in Nigeria're Anaemic - UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, yesterday said over 67 percent of women in Nigeria are anaemic. Read more »