February 19
Nigeria: Osimhen Gets New Coach As Napoli Hire Calzona to Replace Sacked Mazzarri
Struggling Napoli sacked Walter Mazzarri on Monday and brought in Slovakia coach Francesco Calzona just two days before hosting Barcelona in the Champions League. Read more »
February 20
Nigeria: Tinubu's Renewed Hope Cities - It's Housing and More
RECENTLY, at Karsana, a suburban of Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the pilot phase of his ambitious housing project tagged Renewed Hope… Read more »
Nigeria: The Argument for State Police
THE chicken is coming home to roost at last. For the first time ever, the political leadership of this country has flashed the green light over the idea of decentralising the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Groan As Cement Price Hits New High in Days
Cement price across the country has risen to a new high of N10,500 for a 50kg bag in a question one week. Read more »
West Africa: West Africa's Troublesome Trio
THE decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic, three landlocked sub-Saharan African countries, to pull out of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has… Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity - Forex Crisis, Inflation Drive Up Meter Prices By 80 Percent - -Investigation
NIGERIA'S foreign exchange and inflation have combined to push the prices of prepaid meters year-on-year, YoY by 80 percent to N147, 610.43 (Single phase) in February 2024, from… Read more »
Nigeria: Suspected Herders Invade 3 Benue Lgas, Kill 10, Injure Others
Suspected armed herdsmen have reportedly gone beserk in Apa, Kwande and Guma Local Government Areas of Benue State, killing 10 persons and injuring several others. Read more »
Nigeria: Forex Crises - 2024 Budget Suffers Major Dislocations
THERE are indications that the Federal Government may be forced to review the 2024 Appropriation Act as recent developments in the foreign exchange market may have put the… Read more »
February 19
Nigeria: Student Loan - Nelfund Set for Takeoff As FG Inaugurates Board
The Special Committee overseeing the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has held its inaugural meeting in readiness for the programme rollout on Monday, February 26, 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Security, Others - Tinubu Seeks Closer Ties With Brazil
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu yesterday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, told the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, that Nigeria was ready to break all walls standing in her… Read more »
Nigeria: APC - Tinubu Implementing Bold, Far-Reaching Reforms
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says President Bola Tinubu is implementing bold and far-reaching reforms necessary for the nation's economic recovery, sustainable growth, and… Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Should Resist Regulation of Social Media
The omnipresence of social media is a validation of Marshall McLuhan's prophecy. The professor and media guru had predicted in the 1960s that the media would become so pervasive… Read more »
Nigeria: Power Grid Drops to 3,530mw As Rationing Persists Nationwide
Amid gas supply challenges and financial outlook, power supply across the country remained stranded over the weekend as measures by the Federal Government to improve national grid… Read more »
Nigeria/South Africa: 2026 World Cup Qualifiers - Bafana'll Beat Super Eagles - Khumalo
Former South Africa international, Doctor Khumalo has expressed confidence in Bafana Bafana's ability to triumph over the Super Eagles in the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire/Nigeria: Afcon 2023 - CAF Clears Nigeria, Sanctions Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Sengal
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has cleared Nigeria and all Super Eagles players of any wrongdoing during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Inflation - Nigerians Patronise Roadside Food Vendors to Cut Cost
NIGERIANS are known for their patronage of eateries and local restaurants with the best food. In fact some patronize expensive restaurants to show off their wealth. Read more »
February 15
Nigeria: We Need Community Policing That'll Only Be Coordinated By Govt - Shekarau
Former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State said Nigeria needs community policing owned by the community that will only be coordinated by the government. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Pensions Board Commences Electronic Verification Exercise for Ex-Soldiers - Irhumheson
...Tests Runs Pilot Phase with 9,600 retirees Read more »
Nigeria: NGX Group, Stock Market Stakeholders Visit Ogunbanjo, Wigwe's Families
Representatives of the board and management of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and key stakeholders from the capital market community paid a condolence visit to the families of late… Read more »
February 16
Nigeria: 'It's Time for Reasoning to Prevail' - - Sowore Demands Release of Nnamdi Kanu
The candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, Omoyele Sowore, has restated his call for the release of the detained leader of the… Read more »
February 15
Nigeria: Benue Residents Lament Increase in Cement Price
End users of cement in Benue have decried the sudden increase in the price of the product from N5,500 to N8,000. Read more »
Nigeria: Massive Voter Turnout for Taraba Rerun Election
The ongoing supplementary election for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency seat in Taraba, on Wednesday recorded massive voter turnout across polling units, a correspondent… Read more »
Nigeria: Hardship - Adopt Murtala Muhammed's Ideals, Tinubu Told
As Nigerians remembered the late Head of State, Gen. Murtala Muhammed on February 13, the Murtala Muhammed Foundation, MMF, has urged President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government… Read more »
Nigeria: Iju-Ishaga Fire - Lagos Commences Probe Into Gas Explosion
....vows to sanction culprits Read more »
Nigeria: She Supports Less Privileged, APC Professionals Council Hails Bolanle Ambode At 60
All Progressives Congress, APC, APC Professionals council felicitates Bolanle Ambode at 60 Council, has expressed felicitation with the wife of the immediate past Governor of Lagos… Read more »