Nigeria: Opportunist Politicians Fueling Discontent in Nigeria - Wadada

The chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Account, Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, has accused "opportunists' and "desperate" politicians of fuelling disunity and spreading… Read more »

Nigeria: PDP, LP Reject Edo Election Results

Post-election fireworks arising from the Edo State governorship won by the All Progressives Congress (APC) intensified yesterday as the opposition parties and civil society… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts N16.1bn Opioids, Codeine From Lagos Raids

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a total of 25,000,000.00 pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol and 350,000 bottles of… Read more »

Nigeria: Youth Council Demands Impeachment of Zamfara Governor Over Insecurity

The Yoruba Youth Council (YYC) has called on the Zamfara State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Dauda Lawal over his alleged shoddy handling of the deteriorating security… Read more »

Nigeria: A Call to Action for New NBA Leadership

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Afam Osigwe, recently took the oath of office as the 32nd president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the professional pressure group of… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Neutralises Vandals, Destroys 13 Illegal Refining Sites in Niger Delta

In a major crackdown on oil theft in the Niger Delta, operatives of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army have neutralised two armed vandals involved in illegal oil bunkering,… Read more »

Nigeria: Serap Seeks Probe of Ecological Funds

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate how the Ecological Funds collected by the Borno State government since… Read more »

Nigeria: Doctors, While Fighting for Your Rights, Please Be Civil to Patients

That I could totally relate to, I thought silently. He typed out the prescription and gave it to me. I bade him a good day and left the hospital, deciding not to escalate the… Read more »

Nigeria: Current Petrol Pump Price Still Driven By Subsidy

There are indications that the current prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Dangote Refinery are priced under subsidy considerations. Read more »

Nigeria: APC's Okpebholo Floors Ighodalo, Akpata in Edo Governorship

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, the winner of the Edo State… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Students Gain Over N47.7bn Funding Through Educationusa

On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria hosted the 23rd Annual EducationUSA College Fair at the NAF Conference Center in Abuja, drawing hundreds of attendees. Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Transporters Laud Military for Curbing Bandit Activities

Transporters in Kaduna have hailed the Armed forces of Nigeria for checkmating activities of bandits and kidnappers along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria Losing Billions of Naira to Medical Tourism

President of the Nigerian Society of Interventional Radiology, Prof. Ana's Ismail, said Nigeria is losing a huge amount of money to medical tourism. Read more »

Nigeria: Group Set to Sweep Nigeria Clean in One Day

The Broom for Every Home Initiative (BEH) in conjunction with the Positive Dynamics, Peace And Development Initiative (PDPDI, has taken steps on sweeping away Yamayama in Nigeria.… Read more »

Nigeria: Electricity Workers Threaten Shutdown Over Attack On Member

The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) has threatened to shut down power supply in the entire Etche local government area of Rivers State over… Read more »

Nigeria: Leadership Crisis Responsible for Defections in Our Party - NNPP

The leadership crisis at the national echelon of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) is responsible for the defection of members from Nasarawa State. Read more »

Nigeria: FG Establishes Disaster Relief Fund

The federal government has established a disaster relief fund to address disasters such as flooding. Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - 'Relocation of Service Chiefs to Sokoto Yielding Positive Results'

Insecurity in Sokoto State has continued to receive prompt attention after the relocation of the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, to the state in a special… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Dismisses North Central APC's Suit Seeking Ganduje's Removal

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress… Read more »

Nigeria: North Central APC Pays Solidarity Visit to Ganduje

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) 's North-Central elders have stormed the party's national secretariat in Abuja on Monday to express solidarity with the national chairman… Read more »

Nigeria: Sarah Martins Defends Sophia Momodu Amid Real Estate Controversy

Nollywood actress Sarah Martins has come to the defence of fashion entrepreneur Sophia Momodu following a public dispute with a real estate firm over claims of ownership of a… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria, Libya in Talks Over 5,600km Regional Gas Pipeline Project

Nigeria government has commenced discussion with the north African country, Libya, for a gas pipeline construction project between both countries. Read more »

Nigeria: PCN Seals 581 Medicine Shops in Adamawa

Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 581 pharmacies and patent medicine shops in Adamawa State. Read more »

Nigeria: Sokoto - Weaponisation of Fake News

Fake news has become so weaponised today and it is practically taking over the media space of both conventional and online media. The presence of online and social media has made… Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-Senators Laud First Lady On 64th Birthday

The forum of APC Non-Serving Senators has lauded first lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, on the occasion of her 64th birthday, noting that she has displayed unwavering commitment to… Read more »