Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Be Patient, Palliatives Will Come, Tinubu Tells Nigerians

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday in Abuja urged Nigerians to exercise patience as the framework for palliatives to ameliorate the hardship brought on by the petrol subsidy… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Court Sentences Woodberry to 8 Years in Prison for Fraud

A Nigerian fraudster, Jacob Olalekan Ponle, also known as Woodberry, has been handed eight-year and three-month jail sentence by a federal judge in the United States for… Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC Not Blocking Oil & Gas Sector Deals, Kyari Assures IOCs

The group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kolo Kyari, has said that it is not blocking deals by International Oil Companies (IOCs)… Read more »

Nigeria: Squad Lists for FIFA Women's World Cup Confirmed, 736 Players to Represent 32 Nations

736 players will represent their nations in the fast approaching 2023 FIFA Women World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Read more »

Nigeria: Persistent Vandalism of NNPCL Pipelines Will Cause Petrol Scarcity, Marketers Warn

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Ejigbo Satellite Depot, has warned of possible scarcity of petrol except the government acts fast to address… Read more »

Nigeria: NHRC Pledges Commitment to Enforcement of Women's Rights

The executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu, has assured Nigerians that the agency would continue to promote gender equality and enforce… Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Govt Lauds Team Nigeria's Qualifications for Budapest World Athletics Championship

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation contingents at the just concluded 2023 Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid put up an impressive show by winning two Gold and a Bronze medal as part of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Runway Light Stolen From Lagos Airport

Stakeholders in the nation's aviation sector have described the vandalisation and theft of the recently reinstalled airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18/36L of… Read more »

Africa: Forbes Names Dangote Africa's Richest for 12th Time

For the 12th year consecutively, president of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has emerged the richest man in Africa, despite economic headwinds that affected the fortunes of half of… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Orders Clampdown On Illegal Sale of 'Laughing Gas'

Chairman/chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (rtd), has directed all commands and formations of the agency to clamp down… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Chief Promises to Restore Peace in Kaduna, Others

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the Nigerian Army under his command would do the needful to restore peace and security in Kaduna State and other… Read more »

Nigeria: Stop Excess Charges, Illegal Deductions, Reps Tell Commercial Banks

The House of Representatives yesterday asked commercial banks operating in the country to stop excess charges and illegal deductions from their customers. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Hands Over Police Lawyer to EFCC for Filing Criminal Charges Against Stella Oduah

There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, when a Judge of the Court, Justice James Omotosho, handed a Police lawyer, Ibrahim Mohammed, to the Economic… Read more »

Nigeria: 6 Weeks After Leaving Office, Osinbajo Gets New Appointment

Barely two months after leaving office as Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has landed an International appointment. Read more »

Nigeria: Vessel With Stolen 800,000-Litre Crude Oil Intercepted, Destroyed - NNPCL

A private security contractor, Messrs. Tantita Security Services, has intercepted a suspicious Vessel with a cargo of crude oil onboard. Read more »

Nigeria: Fighting Substance Abuse Through MTN's ASAP

It took 18 schools, representing Nigeria's six geopolitical zones, approximately one month to prepare for a national competition. The competition was designed to evaluate the level… Read more »

Nigeria: First Lady Remi Tinubu Denies Ordering Closure of Villa Chapel

First Lady, Mrs Remi Tinubu, has vehemently denied recent social media reports suggesting that she ordered the closure of the Aso Villa Chapel. Read more »

Nigeria: APC Meets With State Chairmen, Postpones Caucus, NEC Meetings

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday met with state chairmen of the party at the APC national secretariat in Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: NAHCON to Sanction State Boards Over Pregnant Pilgrims

Miffed with the high number of pregnant women to Saudi Arabia for the just concluded 2023 Hajj exercise, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has threatened to sanction… Read more »

Nigeria: 20 Die in Lagos-Badagry Road Crash

No fewer than 20 persons said to have chartered an 18-seater bus from the Yaba area of Lagos to attend a group party in the Republic of Benin have died in an auto crash in Badagry… Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Unification - Forex Inflow Rises By 28% to U.S.$1.41 Billion

Following the harmonisation of the exchange rates in the country by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the total inflows into the Importers & Exporters (I&E) Window… Read more »

West Africa: Tinubu Emerges New Ecowas Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Read more »

Nigeria: NGO Rescues 8,000 Children Labeled As 'Child Witches' in Akwa Ibom

No fewer than 8,000 vulnerable children, most of them labeled as Witches and thrown out of their homes by parents and guardians, have been rehabilitated and re-united with their… Read more »

Chad: Boko Haram Insurgency, Climate Change Affected 11m Persons in Lake Chad Region - Ingos

International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) have acknowledged that 11 million people in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria remained affected by a complex crisis resulting… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Amina' Reminds Nigeria of Her Kidnapped Girls, Its Responsibility to Them

A play Amina which highlights the plight of the girlchild, reminded Nigeria of the many girlchild students of Chibok, Dapchi, and Bethel Baptist High School who have spent years in… Read more »