August 13
Nigeria: Foreigners Accused of Defrauding Ecobank of $42.4m Loses Bid to Quash Bench Warrant
A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed the applications by two Indian nationals, Prem Garg and Devashish Garg, and a Briton, Marcus Wade, to quash a bench warrant issued for… Read more »
August 11
Nigeria: Hunger in the Land - Confusion Over 740 Truckloads of Rice Palliative for 36 States, Abuja
·We aren't expecting any consignment after the one received in March - Lagos·Taraba, Delta, Niger, Plateau, Zamfara and Abia: No food palliative received in… Read more »
Nigeria: Battle for Biafra Moves to US
...as Simon Ekpa signs N205m lobby deal Read more »
Nigeria: Protests - Endsars Was About Yahoo Yahoo People, North Protesting Against Hunger - - Yerima Shettima
·Lists the North's problems with the Tinubu government Read more »
Nigeria: How Ohanaeze Stopped Igbo's Participation in #endbadgovernance Protests - Chekwas Okorie
'We did not count bodies. We didn't count looted shops. Read more »
Nigeria: Shunning Protests - It's Not Igbo's Business Whether Tinubu Govt Does Well or Not - Uwazurike
·Says it is the business of the North-West and South-West Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Risks Revolt, CSO Alerts FG
A civil society organisation, Nigerian Working Group on Peace Building and Conflict Prevention, has warned that if the socio-economic strains in the country are not resolved, there… Read more »
Nigeria: Ondo Caterer's Death - Why We Killed Our Boss, Days After Birthday - - Personal Assistant
Personal Assistant to Ondo State caterer, Mrs Debbie Olakunbi Adene, has reportedly confessed why he and his boss's driver killed the popular entrepreneur few days after her… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo State - Please, Which Rule of Law?
Reports that the Oyo State government has just created an agency for the enforcement of the rule of law sounded strange to me because I could not appreciate how a subnational… Read more »
Nigeria: Why the North Is Angry, Joined #endbadgovernance Protests
... NEF spokesman explains northerners' participation after shunning #EndSARS protest under Buhari in 2020 Read more »
Nigeria: Could You Ever Have the Courage to Ask Your Adult 'Kids' to Leave Home?!
They used to be called the derive name of Kidults - but now there are loads of single and working adults still hanging to the family homes' chandeliers! Take Rolake for instance.… Read more »
Nigeria: Faith Plus Action Provokes Miracles
Brethren, we are gradually forward in the month of a New Beginning. You need to ask yourself, is a new beginning possible for me? If the answer is yes, the next question is in… Read more »
Nigeria: NLC Rejects Police Explanation for Raid On Headquarters
Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, have rejected the police explanation for the Wednesday night raid on Labour House, Abuja, headquarters of NLC, saying the police… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Ogun's CNG Initiative Is Such a Game-Changer, By Gov. Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun, in this interview, speaks on how Ogun State is tapping into the compressed natural gas (CNG) initiative as an alternative to petrol. Excerpts: Read more »
August 12
Nigeria: International Youth Day - 151 Million Nigerians Clicking for Their Future
International Youth Day is celebrated every year on August 12. This year's celebration should be especially for the Nigerian youth. For this country has the largest youth… Read more »
Nigeria: Explosion Rocks Rivers App Secretariat
Explosion has rocked the Secretariat of the Action People's Party in Rivers State. Read more »
Nigeria: Many People in Obasanjo's Administration Should Rot in Jail - Obono-Obla
Former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property under President Muhammadu Buhari's administration, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, has said that some… Read more »
Nigeria: 8 Nigerians Who Won Medals in Paris for Other Countries
Ngeria failed in Paris but the country's name was associated with some success stories at this year's Olympic Games Read more »
Nigeria: There's Nothing to Show Tinubu Is Prepared to Solve Nigeria's Problems - Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said if by now, the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration hasn't realised the enormity of the… Read more »
August 08
Nigeria: We Are Ready to Implement New National Minimum Wage - Babagana
Thinklab Group Limited, a forward-thinking private organization, has announced its commitment to implementing the new National Minimum Wage for all employees, starting from July… Read more »
Nigeria: President's Speech - A Call for Urgent and Effective Action
DEAR President Bola Tinubu, I write in response to your speech to the nation after many Nigerians took to the street on August 1 protesting against bad governance. The notice of… Read more »
Nigeria: Shock Therapy? Tinubu Is Insensitive to Human Suffering, By Olu Fasan
Recently, the Financial Times interviewed me for a special report on Nigeria. The FT had interviewed me a few times before. So, when I received a call from David Pilling, the… Read more »
August 07
Nigeria: FCMB, FMO Seek Agric Solutions in Nigeria With Agritech Hackathon
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) are joining forces to ignite innovation in Nigeria's agricultural sector through an Agritech… Read more »
August 08
Nigeria: Protests - Why Tinubu Is Targeted
The primary theme of the August 2024 protests is #EndBadGovernment. Other sub-themes are #EndHunger and #EndHardship. Read more »
August 07
Nigeria: PDP Withdraws From Kebbi LG Polls Contest
The People's Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi, has withdrawn from participation in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections slated for Aug. 31. Read more »