May 21
Nigeria: Customs Intercepts Trucks Load of Donkey Products, Others, Arrests 4
The Federal Operations Unit Zone ' B" of the Nigerian Customs has intercepted trucks load of illegal donkey meat and bones, hard drugs and other illegal goods with a Duty Paid… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Language Day Officials Visit UN, Metropolitan Museum
Ahead of the 2024 Edo Language Day Worldwide, the Global Coordinator, Nekpen Obasogie, has mobilized some of the committee members to the United Nations in New York on April 29,… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Mosque Fire - Tinubu Directs Law Enforcement Agencies to Prosecute Suspects
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the act of arson, which led to the death of worshippers at a mosque at Larabar Abasawa in Gezawa local government area of Kano State. Read more »
Nigeria: Unicef Wants Aggressive Advocacy, Awareness to Combat Cervical Cancer
--- Intensify efforts on HPV vaccination among girls Read more »
Niger: Fighting in Niger Kills Seven Soldiers, Dozens of 'Terrorists'
Niger's military regime said Tuesday that seven soldiers and several dozen "terrorists" have been killed in fighting in a restive region plagued by insurgents linked to Al-Qaeda… Read more »
Nigeria: Navy Arrests 2 Suspects With 3,500 Litres of Petrol En Route Cameroon
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, says it has arrested two suspected oil thieves carrying 3,500 litres of petrol in a wooden boat en route Cameroon. Read more »
Nigeria: What to Know About Young Nigerian Artist, Who Designed 2024 FA Cup Trophy
Olaolu Akeredolu-Ale popularly known as Olaolu Slawn has designed the English FA Cup trophy to be displayed on the 2024 final between Manchester City and Manchester United at the… Read more »
Nigeria: APC Group Advises Ganduje to Resign
The Forum of Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has advised the embattled National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Ganduje, to resign from the position. Read more »
Nigeria: Female Artists Converge for Six Swans
Six female artists have found a common ground, capturing the essence of grace in a water bird as each artist brings into the gathering the diversity of creativity. Their group art… Read more »
Nigeria: Suspected Iswap Terrorists Massacre DPO, Injures Two in Borno
Suspected members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have killed a Divisional Police Officer, Sunday Pius attached to Marte local government area of Borno State. Read more »
Nigeria: Traditional Religion Is Our Only Cultural Identity, Elebuibon Tells FG
...Unveils N200million temple in Osun Read more »
May 22
Nigeria: UK Govt Pledges Support to Nigeria's Capital Market
The United Kingdom Government says it is committed to supporting Nigeria to develop its thriving capital markets and sees its Mobilising Institutional Capital Through Listed… Read more »
Nigeria: Retired Police Officers Storm Nass, Protest Over Unpaid Pensions
RETIRED police officers, under the aegis of contributory pension scheme, yesterday stormed the National Assembly to protest several months of unpaid pensions by the federal… Read more »
Nigeria: 'No Records in Their Ministries' - Fubara Berates Pro-Wike Ex-Commissioners
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday, has criticised some of his former commissioners who recently resigned that they left with no records in their ministries. Read more »
Nigeria: Momoh, Shell Md Meet On Challenges of Crude Oil Theft in Niger Delta
The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, has hosted the Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, and Country Chairman of Shell… Read more »
Nigeria: Price Hike - Cement Manufacturers Deserve Gas Concessions Too - Minister
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, has asked that gas concession given to electricity companies be extended to cement manufacturers as a means… Read more »
West Africa: Mali, Niger, B/Faso Absent As Ecowas Parliament Mulls Mediation Committee
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS Parliament, yesterday mulled the appointment of an ad hoc mediation committee to get Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso absent at… Read more »
Nigeria: North-East - Ending Terrorism Financing
When terrorists attacked several parts of the United States of America with commercial aircraft laden with passengers on September 11, 2001, little did those of us in Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation Battle - 'There's No Magic Wand, but...' - Cardoso, CBN Gov
Citing the need to rein in inflation and achieve price stability, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday raised its benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, by… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Will Prosper, but At What Cost?
THE science of economics does not always agree on a uni-directional solution to problems. That is why economic theories are often laced with caveats such as "on the one hand, on… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour, FG Meeting Ends in Deadlock
The tripartite minimum wage negotiation meeting involving Organised Labour, the federal and state governments, and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, yesterday ended in deadlock,… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Rescue Abducted 2-Year-Old Child, 11 Market Women in Kwara
A combined team of security men in Kwara State rescued 12 people among whom was a two-year-old child from the kidnappers on Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: It's Time to End Godfatherism, I'll Succeed Obaseki - ADC Candidate
THE African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said that its candidate in the September 21 governorship election, Derek Izedonmwen, is the real successor to Governor Godwin Obaseki and… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 40, Burn Houses in Plateau Community
Suspected bandits have reportedly killed over 40 persons after they attacked Zurak village in Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: $647bn of $831bn Int'l Remittances Made By Migrants - IOM
Migration is a crucial driver of economic resilience, growth and prosperity, Amy Pope, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), said on Tuesday. Read more »