Nigeria: Calls for Kyari's Sack Mischievous - CSOs

Arewa Youth Assembly for Good Leadership (AYAGL) in collaboration with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has condemned the recent calls for the removal of the group chief… Read more »

Nigeria: Chidimma Adetshina to Compete for Miss Universe Nigeria After Miss South Africa Controversy

Week after she withdrew from the Miss South Africa contest amid a row over her nationality, Chidimma Adetshina, said she has agreed to run for the Miss Universe Nigeria title. Read more »

Nigeria: 176 Deaths Recorded As Cholera Cases Hit 5,951

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that 5,951 suspected cases of cholera and 176 deaths have been recorded across 152 LGAs of 36 States and the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Seeks to Enlist New Yam Festival in Unesco Cultural Heritage

Nigeria is seeking to enlist the Igbo's 'Iri Ji Ohu' (New Yam Festival) as an UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Read more »

Nigeria: President Tinubu 'Not in Power for Wealth', Says VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has defended his principal, President Bola Tinubu, saying the latter was not in office to accumulate wealth but to make a positive impact on the… Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC Uncovers 63 Illegal Refineries Amid Concerns Over Port Harcourt Refinery

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced the discovery and confiscation of products from 63 illegal refineries in the past week. Read more »

Nigeria: French Court Seizes Nigerian Presidential Jets Over Disputes Between Ogun, Chinese Firm

Three jets linked to the Federal Government's presidential air fleet have been seized by authorities in France and Switzerland. Read more »

Nigeria: 466m Children Exposed to Extreme Heat - Unicef

An analysis by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that nearly half a billion children are experiencing at least twice the number of extremely hot days… Read more »

Nigeria: 16 Died, 3,936 Displaced By Flood in Jigawa - Sema

Sixteen persons have been killed, 3,986 displaced while over 2,744 hectares of farmland have been washed away by floods that ravaged communities across 10 local government areas of… Read more »

Nigeria: Shell Blames Oil Thieves for Bayelsa Oil Spill

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has confirmed that the recent oil spill in the Imiringi community of Bayelsa State was the result of sabotage by oil thieves. Read more »

Nigeria: Mohbad - Yomi Fabiyi Calls for Protest Despite Family's Opposition

Nigerian actor Yomi Fabiyi has called for a peaceful protest to demand justice for the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, as the first anniversary of his… Read more »

Nigeria: Kogi - Civil Society Tasks Supreme Court On Relevant Evidence

A prominent civil society group, the Electoral Integrity and Good Governance Initiative, has called on the Supreme Court to prioritise the relevance of evidence in the ongoing Kogi… Read more »

Nigeria: Protest - Niger Govt Promises Initiatives Against Hardship

The acting governor of Niger State, Comrade Yakubu Garba, has said the government will soon roll out more initiatives that directly benefit the people amid hardship. Read more »

Nigeria: We've Signed Papers With Investors in Mechanised Agriculture - Otti

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said the government has signed agreements with various entrepreneurs interested in investing in mechanised agriculture in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Paris Olympics - A Post Mortem

Against all expectations, Team Nigeria's participation in the recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympic Games ended in another nightmare. No member of the contingent came home with any… Read more »

Nigeria: Zenith Bank Targets Global Operation Expansion With N290bn Hybrid Offer

Zenith Bank Plc, has said part of its ongoing N290 billion hybrid offers will be used for the growth and expansion of its global operation. Read more »

Nigeria: Crude Oil Demand From Local Refineries Rises to 597,700bpd

Domestic refineries in the country, mainly the 650,000 barrels-per-day capacity Dangote Refinery, have raised their crude oil requirements from Nigeria's oil-producing companies to… Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria Needs Strategic Foresight Now

In the early 1980s, the rise of personal computers transformed the world, though many governments struggled to anticipate this shift. Countries that recognised the potential of… Read more »

Nigeria: Iyd - Fcta to Promote Youth Entrepreneurship Development, Innovation

The Mandate Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Youth Development Secretariat, Comrade Abdullahi Ango, has promised to develop policies promoting… Read more »

Nigeria: You're a Political Turncoat, Bauchi Gov Replies Dogara

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state wondered how his statement that President Bola Tinubu's policies were inflicting untold hardship on the people of Nigeria could be a crime,… Read more »

Nigeria: National Youth Service...Policy Change Threatens Hnd Graduates' Participation

Some graduates of Higher National Diploma (HND) academic programmes across the country are at the risk of exclusion from the national service due to the National Youth Service… Read more »

Nigeria: Firm to Cushion Effect of Nigeria's Harsh Economic Situation On Parents

Nigeria's e-commerce platform, Konga, is set to cushion the effect of Nigeria's tough economic climate on parents, teachers, students and school administrators with its… Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara Bans Scavengers, Inaugurates Environmental Task Force

The Kwara State government has banned scavengers from operating in Ilorin, the state capital, just as it inaugurated a 300-person Environmental Task Force. Read more »

Nigeria: High Inflation - Fccpc Moves to Curb Exploitative Pricing

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said it will be engaging leaders of markets and others in the supply and distribution chain across the… Read more »

Nigeria: 10 Banks Pay N1.66trn Into Amcon's Trust Fund in 10 Years

Within 10 years, precisely between 2014 and 2023, 10 deposit money banks paid N1.66 trillion into the Banking Sector Resolution Cost Trust Fund (BSRCTF), also known as the Assets… Read more »