Nigeria: Ogun Police Advice Public to Identify Recovered Vehicles

The Ogun State Police command has called on members of the public, especially those who lost their vehicles or motorcycles to thieves or left abandoned to report at Owode-Yewa… Read more »

Nigeria: Exchange Rate - N3.8bn Spent to Bailout 1,500 Nigerian Scholars Abroad - -Tetfund

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, says it has expended about N3.8 billion on 1,500 Nigerian scholars studying abroad under its academic training programme as a bailout… Read more »

Nigeria: Soludo Warns Tinubu Against Approving 'Unsustainable' Minimum Wage

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state has warned President Bola Tinubu against approving "unsustainable" minimum wage for workers in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Minimum Wage - We'll Pay What We Can Afford - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night said that he will approve what is affordable as new minimum wage, alerting the National Assembly to expect his memorandum on the final… Read more »

Nigeria: How Effective Education Spending Can Reduce Poverty, Boost Earnings - World Bank

Increasing education spending may not necessarily improve outcomes, especially if that spending is misallocated and misaligned. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt, Delta State Bureaucracies Put $27bn Escravos Port Project At Risk

The much talked about foreign investment into the Nigerian economy may lose ground as the country is at the verge of missing the sum of $27.29 billion funding for the Escravos… Read more »

Nigeria: Protest As Kano Govt Demolishes Makeshift Shops Around Eid Ground

...Journalists escape lynching Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Rejects Tinubu's Claims of Agreement On Minimum Wage

·Relief will not come only from increase in wages, FG tells Labour Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Transparent Accountants-General, Says AGF

Nigerians need transparent Accountants-General in the management of public funds. Read more »

Nigeria: Boko Haram Kill 3, Raze Houses, Foodstuffs Bank As Residents Flee in Fresh Attack On Niger Communities

Suspected members of the dreaded Boko Haram have again invaded Lantan village in Shiroro local government area of Niger state and killed three people with scores injured. Read more »

Nigeria: Democracy Day - Labour Insists On N250, 000 Minimum Wage

As Nigeria marks Democracy Day, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says its demand for the new National Minimum Wage remains N250,000. Read more »

Africa: AfDB Unveils Programme to Manage Debt Crises in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has inaugurated a series of training programmes to support 22 Transitional or fragile African states in managing their debt more… Read more »

Nigeria: We'll Showcase Nigeria's Beauty, Culture With Fashion Show - Group

Panda Media , an Entertainment, PR and Productions company based in Lagos is set to host venusta fashion show where style and beauty will be featured and celebrated. Read more »

Nigeria: June 12 - Declare Abiola Ex-President, Activists Tell Tinubu

Some rights activists and followers of late Chief MKO Abiola on Wednesday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to declare the acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential… Read more »

Nigeria: Sokoto Govt Moves to Address Farmer-Herder Clashes

The Sokoto State Government on Wednesday inaugurated a 28-member committee to revive measures aimed at addressing the recurring farmer-herder clashes in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: How We Can Honour MKO Abiola - Adeleke

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun says conducting free and fair elections is the best way to honour the memory of the late Chief MKO Abiola and other heroes of democracy. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Democracy in Recession Because It Doesn't Reflect Our Cultural Experiences - Kukah

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah said the Nigerian democracy is in recession because it doesn't reflect our cultural experiences as a diverse nation. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Must Go After Forex Stashed in Private Vaults to Strengthen Naira - Dogara

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara said the Federal Government must go after foreign exchange stashed in private vaults in order to strengthen the… Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Demands Probe Into Causes of Heritage Bank's Collapse

Organised Labour has demanded thorough investigation into the transactions and activities that caused the collapse of Heritage Bank PLC. Read more »

Nigeria: Blackout in North-East As Vandals Attack Newly Rebuilt Power Towers

Vandals have again attacked power transmission towers taking electricity to the northeast of Nigeria, leaving Maiduguri and its environs in darkness. Read more »

Nigeria: Weak Institutions Crippling Nigeria's Democracy - Onigbinde

CEO and co-founder of BudgIT, a civic-tech organization, Seun Onigbinde has highlighted the ongoing challenges faced by Nigeria's democracy due to weak governmental institutions. Read more »

Nigeria: Nollywood Actors That Have Died in 2024

The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, has been hit with a spate of deaths of prominent actors in the year 2024. Ace thespians, such as Mr. Ibu and Sisi Quadri are the latest. Read more »

Nigeria: 'I Hope All Is Well,' Atiku Sympathises With Tinubu

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has sympathised with President Bola Tinubu after the President slipped at the Eagles Square during the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. Read more »

Nigeria: 10 Takeaways From Tinubu's Democracy Day Speech

President Bola Tinubu marked the 25th Anniversary of Unbroken Democracy in Nigeria with a compelling address on Democracy Day, June 12, 2024. In his speech, he reflected on the… Read more »

Nigeria: NGO Hails Tinubu, Momoh Over Peace in Niger Delta, Improved Oil Output

The Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Niger Delta Development, Hon. Engr. Abubakar Momoh,… Read more »