Nigeria: We Didn't Stop Under 18-Year-Old Students From Writing Wassce, Neco - Minister

The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate… Read more »

West Africa: Flood Displaces 950,000 People, Children in Nigeria, Mali and Niger

AS torrential rains continue to wreak havoc, Save the Children International, SCI, Friday, reported that the flood has displaced 950,000 people, mostly children in Nigeria, Mali… Read more »

Nigeria: Naps Appeals to JAMB to Address NYSC Irregularities

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has appealed to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to help address irregularities stopping polytechnic… Read more »

Nigeria: Nans Knocks Activist Over 'Nans Is Dead' Comment

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has decried the comment by a rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, claiming that the body, NANS, is dead. Read more »

Nigeria: Protest Rocks Imo APC Over Allege Imposition of Chairmanship Candidate

Protest is currently rocking the All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo state, over alleged imposition of chairmanship candidates ahead of the September 21, 2024 council elections in… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Flags Off Sale of Rice At N40,000 Per 50kg Bag to Nigerians

Amid squeezing hunger across the country, the Federal Government, Thursday, flagged off the sales of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice at N40,000 per 50kg bag to Nigerians as a… Read more »

Nigeria: Afcon 2025 Qualifier - We Want to Start On a Strong Note - Awoniyi

Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest FC striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, said that he and his teammates would love to start the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco on a strong… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Global Passport Ranking to Improve, Says Minister

Nigeria has enrolled in the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) Public Key Directory (PKD) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Read more »

Nigeria: Sudden Death - May & Baker Takes Hypertension Awareness to Lagos Streets

Urges Nigerians to maintain regular blood, sugar checkups Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Price Hike - We'll Occupy Major Cities in Nigeria Sept 15 If... - Nans

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to occupy major cities across the country on September 15 if the recent increase in fuel prices is not reversed… Read more »

Nigeria: Mpox - NCoS Allays Fear of Outbreak in Custodial Centres

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that there are no cases of Mpox in its 256 custodial centres across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Court Sentences Nigerian Brothers to 18 Years in Prison for Sextortion

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten have sentenced Nigerian brothers, Samuel Ogoshi, age 24, and Samson Ogoshi, age 21 to 210 months in federal prison… Read more »

Nigeria: Petrol Price Hike - Residents Stranded As Transporters Protest in Ilorin

Several commercial transport operators in Ilorin on Thursday stormed some major streets in the metropolis to protest the new hike in petrol pump price. Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Will Be Available By Weekend - Minister

The Minister of State Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, has assured Nigerians that petrol, otherwise known as fuel will be available by weekend. Read more »

Nigeria: The 18-Year Admission Policy Is About Leaving Leprosy to Cure Ring Worm

IN SPITE of the controversy that has surrounded its announcement, it is clear that most Nigerians are neither asking the right questions nor is Professor Tahir Mamman's Ministry of… Read more »

Nigeria: Another Nin-SIM Deadline That May Not Be Cast in Stone

From the onset, people were not so much against the SIM-NIN Linkage policy of the Nigerian government, especially for the reasons it was introduced, for the fidelity of our… Read more »

Nigeria: NYSC and HND It Defaulters

Many holders of Higher National Diploma, HND, certificates went to the ongoing Orientation Camps of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to register for their one-year national… Read more »

Nigeria: Why It's Unfair to Crucify Bichi

It is heart-wrenching seeing the unprecedented backlash that followed the immediate past Director General of the Department of State Services, Alhaji Magaji Bichi, CFR, fwc as soon… Read more »

Nigeria: 'The Patriots' and the Restructuring of Nigeria

"Our controversies have been cluttered by squabbles"- V. I. Lenin Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Flag Designer, Akinkunmi for Interment After Waiting a Year for State Burial

The man who designed Nigerian flag, Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, will be buried this week in Oyo state, where he lived. Read more »

Nigeria: PFN National President Calls for Unity, Revival As Lagos PFN Inaugurates New Executives

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria PFN, Lagos chapter has inaugurated a new set of executives to paddle the affairs of the fellowship with Bishop Francis Wale Oke, National… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Harmful Widowhood Practices Persist in Igbo Communities

...Write your will while alive -Anambra monarch tasks men Read more »

Nigeria: NEC - Apcn-Central Forum Tackles Ameh Ebute Over Ganduje

The North Central All Progressives Congress, APC Forum, has berated a group led by the former Senate President, Ameh Ebute, for supporting the embattled National Chairman of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Banks Grant N75.5trn Loans to Private Businesses

Banks' Credit to Private Sector, CPS, rose Month-on-Month, MoM, by about 3.1% or N2.3 trillion to N75.5 trillion in July 2024 from N73.2 trillion recorded in June this year. Read more »

West Africa: Identity Theft Hits Nigeria Hard

...UrbanID lists measures to nip menace in the bud Read more »