Nigeria: Go After Killers of Fatinoyes, Governor Abiodun Tells Police

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has given a marching order to the State Police Command, to go after the killers of a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, who were killed and… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Judgement Stopping DSS From Inviting Emefiele Landmark, Say Ethnic Youth Leaders

A group of ethnic youth leaders, the Nigerian Ethnic Youth Leaders Council (NEYLC) has celebrated the judgment of an Abuja High Court that barred the Department of State Services… Read more »

Nigeria: Adieu Pele, the Goat

In January 1969, the legendary football maestro, Pele whose real name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, travelled to Nigeria in one of his football club's" Santos" famous… Read more »

Nigeria: Increasing Assault On Health Workers

It is becoming commonplace for hospitals and healthcare facilities in Nigeria to paste warnings to patients and their relatives on the rights of doctors and nurses to carry out… Read more »

Nigeria: IGP Streamlines Indiscriminate Police Investigation Processes

In a bid to strengthen the criminal justice system and standardise investigation processes in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba, has… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Seizes 636.463kgs Illicit Drugs, Arrests 290 Offenders in Gombe

National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 636. 463 kilograms of Illicit drugs in Gombe State in 2022. Read more »

Nigeria: Obi Endorsement - You Don't Own Key to Aso Rock, Atiku Tells Obasanjo

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has again tackled former president Olusegun Obasanjo for endorsing the Labour Party flagbearer, Peter… Read more »

Nigeria: I'm Looking Forward to 2023 Polls, Retirement - President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he was looking forward to the 2023 general election, and retirement, since he had satisfied the constitutionally required two terms to be in… Read more »

Nigeria: Economists Flay Further Borrowing As President Buhari Signs U.S.$45 Billion Budget

With a daunting N67.7trillion debt profile facing the country, economists have flayed plans by the federal government to borrow a fresh N10.78 trillion to finance the deficit in… Read more »

Nigeria: 4 Houses, 11 Shops Burnt in Adamawa Communal Crisis

A fresh communal crisis between Lunguda and Waja communities in Lamurde local government area of Adamawa State has left four houses and six shops burnt down. Read more »

Nigeria: After A Year of Violence Against Women, Draw the Line in 2023

In Nigeria, women and girls are subjected to multiple forms of violence in the home ranging from deprivation, starvation hitting, suffocating, burning, acid baths, poisoning,… Read more »

Nigeria: Ogun Assembly Passes 2023 Budget, Adjusts 31 Projected Revenue Areas

Ogun State House of Assembly has passed into law, the Appropriation Bill of N472.250 bill presented to it in November 2022 by Governor Dapo Abiodun as budget for the year 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Ranks 11th of 20 Countries With Largest Oil Reserves

Nigeria has ranked 11th position on a top-20 list of countries with largest proven oil reserves, a publication by Insider Monkey has shown. Read more »

Nigeria: Sanction Threats - G-5 Governors Dare PDP, Say We're Not Afraid

It became glaring yesterday that the five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), popularly known as G-5, have crossed the Rubicon in their bid to support a southern… Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Abuja Court Stops Move to Arrest Emefiele

An High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has quashed the moves by the State Security Services (SSS) to arrest the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin… Read more »

Nigeria: Invest More in Human Capital, Taiwanese Envoy Tells Federal Govt

Taiwanese envoy to Nigeria, Ambassador Andy Liu has urged the federal government to invest hugely on its human capital to enhance the growth and development of the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Experts Offer Solutions to Forex Scarcity, Declining MSMEs Sector

Finance and economic experts have advised the federal government on ways to fix forex scarcity and declining Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Masari, Tambuwal Sign N289 Billion, N189 Billion 2023 Budgets Into Law

Katsina State Governor Aminu Ballo Masari yesterday signed into law the 2023 budget bill of N289.6 billion. Read more »

Nigeria: Amid Rising Deficit, Debts - NASS Increases 2023 Budget By N1.3trn

Both chambers of the National Assembly yesterday increased the 2023 budget size from N20.51 trillion presented to them by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 7, 2022 to N21.82… Read more »

Nigeria: The Sad Tale of Federal Roads in Niger State

The year 2022 was marred with deaths caused by road accidents due to bad roads in Niger State. Read more »

Nigeria: NAF Multiple Strikes Kill Scores of Boko Haram Insurgents

Multiple airstrikes by two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Tucano jets have killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists at Shehutari and Mantari in Bama local government area of Borno… Read more »

Nigeria: FCTA Crushes 1,292 Motorcycles, Demolishes 3,197 Illegal Structures in 2 Weeks

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said its task team on city sanitation has removed a total of 3,197 shanties and illegal structures and crushed 1,292… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Commits Additional $5m Assistance to Nigeria's Flood Victims

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $5 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support people affected by… Read more »

Nigeria: Gains of National Sports Industry Policy

Nigerians are sports loving people. One sport that has united Nigerians and sold our image to the world is football. But sports has been poorly managed in Nigeria, either due to… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Learnt Nothing After EndSARS Uprising - Sowore

Presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore has said the Nigerian police has not learnt any lessons from the EndSARS protest following the recent killing… Read more »