June 17
Nigeria: Plateau - One Shot As Hoodlums Attack Task Force, Burn Vehicles At Bukuru Market
Hoodlums defying Plateau State Government Executive Order 003 have razed cars and looted some shops at the Bukuru market in the Jos South local government area of the state as they… Read more »
June 18
Nigeria: Cholera Strain in Lagos Highly Contagious - Health Commissioner
The Lagos State government, yesterday, explained that the strain of cholera in Lagos is highly aggressive and contagious. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Trade Surplus With Ecowas Rises 216% to N1.14trn
Nigeria's trade surplus with countries in the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS rose by 216 per cent, Year-on-Year, YoY to N1.14 trillion in the first quarter of… Read more »
Nigeria: We Must Focus On Charting Roadmap for Nigeria's Devt - Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has emphasized the need for Nigerians to move beyond trading blames and picking faults, urging unity in efforts to save the nation from the… Read more »
Nigeria: Population Census Too Sensitive to Be Rushed - Federal Commissioner
THE Federal Commissioner representing Osun State at the National Population Commission, NPC, Dr Amidu Tadese, yesterday, revealed that the population census in Nigeria is too… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Struggle As High Drug Prices Fuel Health Crisis
For patients in Nigeria, the outrageous cost of life-saving drugs is a daily burden. Several people are now forced to take a risk with their health by extending or missing doses,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation
People in Africa's most populous nation are suffering as the price of food, fuel and medicine has skyrocketed out of reach for many. Read more »
June 17
Nigeria: Emir Tussle - Govt, APC Creating New Boko Haram in Kano - Kwankwaso
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Senator Rabi'u Kwankwaso, on Monday, accused the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Facing Most Difficult, Challenging Time - Reps Minority Caucus
...felicitates with Muslim faithful in Nigeria Read more »
Nigeria: Mohbad's Toxicology Result - Family Calls for Review, Transparency
... calls on IGP to intervene, bring killers to book Read more »
Nigeria: Go Home, Your Tenure Has Ended - Asari Dokubo Tells Rivers LG Chairmen
The leader of Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Muhajid Asari Dokubo, has urged the former chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas in Rivers State to accept the end of their three… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera - We've Activated Surveillance for Immediate Response - Ondo Govt
Ondo state government has activated its surveillance for immediate response to any case of cholera in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Focus On Poverty Alleviation, Not New Presidential Jet, Obi Charges Govt
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has chided the Federal Government for seeking to acquire new aircraft for the presidential… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Denies Renaming Murtala Mohammed Way Abuja After Soyinka
THE Federal Government has debunked the report that the Murtala Mohammed Way, Abuja has been renamed after the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, saying such name change has… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera Bacteria Transmitted Through Feces, Expert Cautions Public
Dr Gabriel Adakole, a public health expert, based in Abuja, has cautioned the public against Cholera bacteria which is passed through faeces (poop) and shed back into the… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera - Nigeria Must Prevent Spread in Schools - Unicef
Following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos and some states, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for extensive measures to protect school children. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Island Epicentre of Cholera Outbreak - Health Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says Lagos Island has the highest number of suspected cholera cases with 106 cases out of the 350 suspected cases in… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Denounce Booing of Emir Sanusi, Warn Troublemakers
The Police Command in Kano State has expressed displeasure over individuals booing the entourage of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II as he returned to his palace after Eid prayers. Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera - Identified Strain Highly Aggressive, Contagious in Lagos - Health Commissioner
The Lagos State Government has warned that there's an outbreak of cholera in the state and that "the identified strain is highly aggressive and contagious, with potential for… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour, Tripartite Committee Chair Trade Words Over Minimum Wage
Chairman of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, Bukar Goni Aji, has asked Labour to reconsider the amount it demanded as minimum wage, citing the prevailing economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Harsh Environment - Tax Revenue From Manufacturers Plunges By 70%
In apparent reflection of the harsh operating environment for the manufacturing sector in Nigeria over the past year, accentuated by fuel subsidy removal, naira devaluation and… Read more »
Nigeria: If We Knew What We Were Getting Involved in, We Wouldn't Have... - Dangote
You can not visit the place and not be in awe. Read more »
Nigeria: 160,000 Kids Living With HIV in Nigeria, Christian Council Raises Alarm
...Says only 45,000 receiving treatment Read more »
June 16
Nigeria: Accept Govt Offer Above N60,000 As New Minimum Wage, Senate Leader to NLC, TUC
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central has pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC to accept whatever the federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Nollywood Actress Stella Ikwuegbu Dies
Veteran Nollywood actress Stella Ikwuegbu is dead. Read more »