Nigeria: Climate Change - Federal Govt Set to Unveil Carbon Tax System for Nigeria

Federal government has concluded plans to unveil a carbon tax policy and budgetary system for the country, in line with the recently approved Energy Transition Plan, as part of the… Read more »

Nigeria: As Naira Black Market Booms - CBN's Silence Throws Nigerians Into Confusion

The Central Bank of Nigeria's silence on its position in the Naira swap policy has thrown the country into confusion, as businesses and other users of the currency are at a loss on… Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC, Sahara Group Deliver 24-Hour Electricity to Ajoki Community in Edo

Socio-economic growth prospects in Ajoki community, Edo State, have soared following the delivery of uninterrupted power supply to the community by Enageed Resource Limited, a… Read more »

Nigeria: Obi in Lagos, Promises to Secure, Unite Nigeria, Create Jobs

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has promised to end the security and economic challenges facing the country if elected. Read more »

Nigeria: No Plan to Truncate Democracy - DHQ

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dissociated self from alleged plans by the Armed Forces of Nigeria to truncate the country's democracy. Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Sues Federal Govt Over Naira Redesign As Rural Markets Close

The Niger State government has joined the list of state governments that have filed suits against the federal government on the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: UN Raises Concerns Over Fuel, Naira Scarcity, Violence On Nigerian Elections

The United Nations (UN) System in Nigeria has expressed concerns over possible adverse effects of the lingering fuel scarcity, the difficulties imposed on Nigerians by the Naira… Read more »

Nigeria: Not All 36 Govs Are With You On Move Against Currency Swap, Obaseki Tells El-Rufai

The Edo State Government has distanced itself from the comments and moves by the governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and some other State governors against the… Read more »

Nigeria: 340 Surrender As Troops Kill 77 Terrorists, Arrest 41 Suspects

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said its troops operating in the North-East, North-West and North-Central parts of the country, have killed 77 terrorists, arrested 41 of them… Read more »

Nigeria: May 29 Exit Date, Buhari Approves Transition Council

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council, to facilitate and manage the 2023 transition programme. Read more »

Nigeria: Timi Frank Urges U.S., UK, EU to Stop Buhari, INEC From Postponing Elections

A former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Thursday, called for the intervention of the United States, United… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Orders Long Closure of Varsities Over Elections

The Federal Government has directed all Universities and Inter-University Centres to shut down and academic activities suspended from February 22 to March 14 over the forthcoming… Read more »

Nigeria: Gangsters, Drug Lords Cause Mayhem in Minna

For over two years the restiveness being caused by gangsters and drug lords has become a constant in Minna, the Niger State capital. Several have lost their lives with many injured… Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Asks National Assembly to Probe N22.5 Billion APC Cash Swap Deal

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the National Assembly to investigate the alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to swap N22.5 billion old notes for… Read more »

Nigeria: Slain Lagos Lawyer - 2 Bullets Missing From Vandi's AK-47 - Police

The police have told a Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square that two of the 25 rounds of arms given to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi,… Read more »

Nigeria: Interim Govt, a Dead Agenda, Says Atiku

Atiku/Okowa campaign organisation has said the February 25, 2023 presidential election date must be sacrosanct. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Chairman Reassures Elections Won't Be Shifted

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has again assured Nigerians that the 2023 general elections will hold as scheduled despite the fuel scarcity and naira swap… Read more »

Nigeria: Perish Planned Coronation of Emir of Aba, Abia Govt Warns Organisers

Abia State government has raised the alarm over the proposed coronation of one Sarki Shehu Bello II as the Emir of Aba Emirate Council without recourse to the government. Read more »

Nigeria: Ekweremadu - Interpreter Tried to Help Transplant Bid - Court

A hospital interpreter tried to help persuade doctors to approve an illegal kidney transplant for the daughter of a Nigerian politician, a court has heard. Read more »

Nigeria: Neighbouring Countries Concerned About Nigeria - Obasanjo

Barely three weeks to the conduct of the year 2023 presidential election, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that West African countries especially Togo, Ghana and… Read more »

Nigeria: Crude Self-Interests Threatening 2023 Elections, Olawepo-Hashim Warns

An All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has cautioned that the unbridled self-interest of key political actors and parties pose a threat to the… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Insists On Re-Opening Land Borders If Elected President

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has reiterated his resolve to reopen the borders closed by the All Progressives Congress (APC)… Read more »

Nigeria: Renewed Confidence in Aviation Sector Raises Local Airlines Participation - NCAA

The director general, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, disclosed that increased confidence in the nation's aviation sector has made new airlines come… Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja Light Rail Project

The multi-billion-naira Abuja Rail Mass Transit project appears to have been abandoned. It's sad that such a legacy project is gradually rotting away after being commissioned by… Read more »

Nigeria: Despite Deluge of Donors, UK Govt Stopping Ekweremadu's Daughter's Kidney Transplant - Ex-Minister

A former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and one-time Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has described as 'distressing' the refusal of the United Kingdom… Read more »