Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala Emerges ALM's Best African Female Leader

The United Kingdom-based African Leadership Magazine (ALM) has named the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as "African Female Leader of… Read more »

Nigeria: Seun Kuti 'Not Shocked' Over D'Banj's Detention On Alleged N-Power Fraud

Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has reacted to the detention of his colleague D'banj by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Remains Champion in Aviation Safety, Security in Africa - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria, over the years, has continued to champion the cause of aviation safety, security and facilitation throughout the continent. Read more »

Nigeria: I'll End Incessant Strikes in Universities If Elected President - Peter Obi

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has vowed to end incessant strikes in Universities if given the chance to rule the country come 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: 2023 Elections Will Be Free, Fair, Credible - Buhari Assures West African Elders

President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured that the 2023 general elections would be free, fair and credible, saying manipulations would not be condoned. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Recovers N120 Billion From Crime Proceeds - Lai Mohammed

The Nigerian government says it had realised at least N120 billion as proceeds from criminal financial operations since the Bill on Proceeds of Crime Recovery Management was signed… Read more »

Nigeria: ICPC Detains D'Banj Over Diversion of N-Power Fund

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arrested and detained Oladapo Oyebanji, known by his stage name, D'banj, over alleged diversion… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Needs $10bn Yearly for Energy Transition Plan - Osinbajo

The Office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, said there exists a financing gap of about $10billionn every year in Nigeria's quest to achieve the targets in its Energy… Read more »

Nigeria: Attacks On INEC Facilities in South-East Bid to Whittle Down Igbo Votes

The former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Okwesilieze Nwodo; a former civilian Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife; and a former National… Read more »

Nigeria: We Never Declared 5-Day Sit-At-Home in Biafra Land - IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has disowned the video circulating in social media which ordered a five-day sit-at-home throughout " Biafra land beginning from December 9 to… Read more »

Nigeria: Technology to Stop Crude Oil Theft, Bunkering Coming Soon - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said the nation is making progress on inventions in the last seven and half years with the repositioning of the National Agency for Science and… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Spent $9.6bn to Service Foreign Debts in 12 Years - World Bank

The World Bank, yesterday, said that Nigeria spent $9.6 billion to service foreign debts in 12 years, from 2010 to 2021, adding that the nation's debt stock is not reflected in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Peter Obi Throws Weight Behind World Bank Report On Import, Forex Restrictions

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has thrown his weight behind a World Bank Report which posits that Nigeria needs to lift the restrictions on importation… Read more »

Nigeria: Environmentalists Seek Political Solidarity to Tackle Climate Change

A renowned environmentalist, Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, has canvassed solidarity amongst stakeholders across African continent to address climate crisis. Read more »

Nigeria: SCOAN Striving to Preserve TB Joshua's Legacy - Wife

... as the church announce new branch in Akure Read more »

Nigeria: How Nigeria Can Make Progress in Cancer Control - Project Pink Blue

A non-governmental organisation, Project PINK BLUE, PPB, has said Nigeria can make progress in cancer control if more investments are made on research works for cancer treatment. Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Nominates Adamu, Ahmad CBN Deputy Governors

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate, seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Director, Human Resources, Edward… Read more »

Nigeria: Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 33 Wives of ISWAP in Reprisal Attack

Boko Haram terrorists (fighter's) said to be angry over the killing of their (BHT) Commander, Malam Aboubakar (Munzir) and 15 other fighter's in a deadly in-fighting, have… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Urges Nigerian Army to Remain Apolitical

President Muhammadu has urged the Nigerian Army to remain apolitical and committed to the discharge of their constitutional duties in line with global best practices. Read more »

Nigeria: ASUU Shelves Protest Over Withheld Salaries

... to continue protest, engage stakeholders Read more »

Nigeria: Petrol Scarcity - Marketers Defy Govt, Hike Pump Price to N280/Litre

Three days after the Federal Government denied that it planned to hike the pump price of petrol, independent marketers have raised their price to N280 per litre. Read more »

Nigeria: 5 Days After Abduction, Kidnappers of Ondo Monarch Reduce Ransom to N10m

Abductors of the Oloso of Oso Ajowa Akoko in Akoko North West Council area of Ondo State, Oba Omoola Jimoh, have reportedly reduced the ransom to N10 million. Read more »

Nigeria: Eight Years After, French Artist Recaptures Chibok Girls Ordeal

An exhibition of sculptures representing the Chibok school girls who were abducted in 2014 in Nigeria, opened recently at Art Twenty-one, Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. Read more »

Nigeria: Tapping From Doctors in Diaspora - Learn From India - Adesina

African leaders have been urged to learn from India by putting in place programmes that support African medical doctors in the diaspora to connect back to the continent. Read more »

Africa: Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt to Drive Africa's LNG Export - Report

NIGERIA, Algeria and Egypt, have been tipped to drive Africa's Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG, export in the short term. Read more »