Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Anambra Govt, Labour Resolve Issues

The Anambra State government and the organized labour in the state have, in the interim, resolved the knotty issue of the state's minimum wage for its workforce. Read more »

Nigeria: UK Safety Violation - Govt Throws Weight Behind Air Peace

Following reports that the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority, UK CAA, raised concerns over a Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, compliance with some safety regulations in the UK,… Read more »

Nigeria: EFCC Under Fire for Failing to Act On N500bn Graft Allegations

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is facing intense scrutiny and criticism for its apparent inaction in investigating and prosecuting a former Governor of Delta… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Removes Wike's Ally After Backlash

President Bola Tinubu has removed Chukwuemeka Woke as Managing Director (MD) of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA). Read more »

Nigeria: Climate Change Could Unleash Malaria, Neglected Diseases, WHO Warns

A new World Health Organization, WHO, review raises concerns about the impact of climate change on Neglected Tropical Diseases, NTDs, and malaria. Analyzing over 42,000 studies,… Read more »

Nigeria: Sokoto to Commence Payment of N14bn Backlog of Gratuities to Retirees

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto state has committed N500 million every month for payment of gratuities to retired civil servants in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Qualifying Exams - Kano Sets Up 7-Man Committee to Investigate Mass Failure

Kano State Government has on Wednesday set up a seven-man committee to investigate the mass failure of students in the recently concluded qualifying examinations for Senior… Read more »

Nigeria: Security Guard in Police Net for Allegedly Stabbing Boy to Death

A security guard attached to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church parish, Nkpor Uno in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state is now cooling off at Ogidi Police station for… Read more »

Nigeria: How Tinubu Can Write His Name in Gold - Onovo

A businessman and politician, Chief Martin Onovo, says President Bola Tinubu will write his name in gold if he is able to achieve genuine restructuring of the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Hoodlums Attack - Why Banex Plaza Was Closed - Army

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said the closure of Banex Plaza in Wuse 2, where several shops are located for the sale of electronic gadgets, phones and laptops was in response to… Read more »

Nigeria: Price Hike - Concession Should Be Extended to Cement Manufacturers - Minister

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, has urged that gas concession given to electricity companies should be extended to cement manufacturers… Read more »

Nigeria: Diesel Price Stands At N1415.06 in April 2024 - NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average retail price of a litre of diesel increased from N842.25 in April 2023 to N1415.06 in April 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: Rivers Crisis - My Administration Started February 2024, Fubara

....As Delta Gov. Inaugurates 21.5km Egbeda Internal Roads Read more »

Nigeria: 'I'm Now Evangelist for Christ' - Okupe Reveals More On Battle With Cancer

A former presidential spokesperson of the Labour Party, Doyin Okupe, has revealed his battle with cancer. Read more »

Nigeria: Why I Didn't Attend Junior Pope's Burial - Yul Edochie

Nigerian actor Yul Edochie has revealed why he didn't attend the burial of his late colleague, Junior Pope. Read more »

Nigeria: Ondo 2024 - Akure Youths Want Marindoti As Aiyedatiwa's Deputy

An Akure indigenous pressure group in the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-Akure Youth Progressive Elite Club (AYPEC), has made a case for a renowned… Read more »

Nigeria: Stay Away From Day-to-Day Management, Tinubu Charges Neiti Board

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday inaugurated the 6th National Stakeholders Working Group, NSWG, of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, with a… Read more »

Nigeria: 29-Year-Old Chieftaincy Tussle - Ondo Court Sacks Monarch

...Orders fresh selection process Read more »

Nigeria: Over 700 Candidates Struggle for PTDF Scholarship Scheme in South-West

Over 700 candidates in the six South West states of the country have made frantic efforts to win the 2024/2025 postgraduates overseas scholarship scheme funded by the Petroleum… Read more »

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 »