Nigeria: Collapsed Niger Mining Site - We've Mobilized Our Officers, 7 Victims Rescued - Alake

FOLLOWING a crashed mining site in Galadima Kogo, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, disclosed that his… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Productivity Level Can't Support N400k Minimum Wage - Moghalu

Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu has said that Nigeria's current level of productivity cannot support the N400,000 minimum wage the Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: Judicial Integrity Key to Resolving Half of Election-Related Cases - Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan advocates for judicial integrity, emphasising that fair elections would significantly decrease the number of court cases. Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Theft - Army Begins Amphibious Training of Troops in Niger Delta

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, has has began a two-day combat swimming contest for soldiers within its formations and units under the division. Read more »

Nigeria: Shutting National Grid Is a National Attack, Senate, Reno Omokri Chide NLC, TUC

Senate has faulted the shutting of the national grid by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC. Read more »

Nigeria: 176 Boko Haram Fighters Surrender, 140 Killed in Operation - Says MNJTF

The Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has said that about 176 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered and 140 terrorists have been neutralized in Operation Lake Sanity II around… Read more »

Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Compile Figures, Get Back to Me Immediately, Tinubu Orders Finance Minister

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday gave a marching order to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the economy, Mr Wale Edun, to come up with cost Implications on the… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Visits Residence of Slayed Taraba Monarch

Assures Community of Safety Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Raises Alarm Over Activities of Vandals On Second Niger Bridge

The Federal Government has raised alarm over the activities of vandals on the superstructure of the 2nd Niger Bridge. Read more »

Nigeria: Lifting Nigerians Out of Poverty Way to Honour My Parents - Abiola's Son, Abdulmumuni

The son of late MKO and Kudirat Abiola, Abdulmumuni Abiola, has stated that the only way to honour his late parents is to lift Nigerians out of poverty. Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Abduct 26 Villagers, Rustle Several Cows in Fresh Invasion of Niger Communities

Again, bandits have abducted no fewer than twenty-six persons in Niger communities. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Can Meet Local Refining Demands By Unlocking Idle Brownfields - Company CEO

Nigeria's potentials to significantly increase its oil production and meet local refining demands by tapping into its idle brownfields has been espoused by Victor Ekpeyong, Chief… Read more »

Nigeria: 50 Miners Feared Trapped At a Mining Site in Niger

Fifty miners have been reportedly feared trapped at a mining site in Niger state. The incident occurred after a torrential rainfall on Sunday in Galkogo community in Shiroro local… Read more »

Nigeria: Malnutrition Cases Surge 100% in Nigeria, Children Dying - MSF Raises Alarm

A devastating surge in severe malnutrition cases among children in northern Nigeria has ignited a health crisis, with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as… Read more »

Nigeria: Ogun Police Go After Hit-and-Run Driver for Killing Pedestrian, Injured Another

The Ogun State Police Command has commenced investigation towards arresting a hit-and-run driver, that killed a female pedestrian, Elizabeth James along the Benin-Sagamu… Read more »

Nigeria: EFCC Cracks Down On Tongyi Group Over Alleged Money Laundering Violations

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed off Tongyi Group, a construction and mining company located in Jabi, Abuja, for alleged non-compliance with… Read more »

Nigeria: Strike - Airlines Count Losses, Resume Operations

Following the suspension of industrial action by the labour unions, air transport operations can now commence at the domestic wing of airports across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Deputy Commissioner of Police, Slumps, Dies At Force HQ

A Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abubakar Mohammed Guri, the DC in office of COMPOL MOPOL, Force Headquarters, Abuja on Monday 3rd June, reportedly slumped and gave up the… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu, FG Team On Minimum Wage Meet in Aso Rock

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with the representatives of the Federal Government team on the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage at the Presidential Villa,… Read more »

Nigeria: Killing of 5 Soldiers in Aba - CSOs Petition Otti Over Reprisal Attacks On Residents

Civil society organizations, CSOs, and pro-democracy groups under the aegis of Abia Civil Society Network, ACSON, have petitioned Gov. Alex Otti, over what it described as ongoing… Read more »

Nigeria: Eno Appoints Verification Team Over Executed Projects in Lgas

GOVERNOR Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has appointed government officials as members of verification team to authenticate projects executed across the 31 local government areas of the… Read more »

Nigeria: NAF Airstrikes Destroy Terrorists' Camps in Kaduna, Katsina

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch and Hadarin Daji have eliminated terrorists' enclaves, killing scores in Kaduna and Katsina States. Read more »

Nigeria: Emir of Gwandu Congratulates Sanusi On His Reinstatement As Emir of Kano

The Emir of Gwandu, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Ilyasu Bashir (retd), has conveyed his felicitations to the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on his reinstatement by the Kano State… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Denies Alleged Plans to Revoke Licences of Unity, Polaris, Keystone Banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports that it is set to revoke the licenses of Unity Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank. Read more »

Nigeria: 1 Dead, Others Injured, Trapped in Niger Mining Site Collapse

A mining site has collapsed in Galkogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger, killing one person and trapping more than 30 persons, the state Emergency Management… Read more »