Nigeria: NMA Raises Concern Over Brain Drain, Rising Healthcare Cost

With a surge in emigration of Nigerian doctors seeking better opportunities abroad, increasing healthcare costs and limited access to affordable services, the Nigerian Medical… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Orders INEC to Appoint Counsel to Probe Electoral Violence

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to appoint an independent counsel to investigate cases of… Read more »

Nigeria: Renewable Energy - Gov Sule, Federal Govt Delegation Visit China

Nasarawa State governor and chairman of the North Central Governors Forum, Abdullahi Sule and other members of the federal government's delegation are expected to visit China on… Read more »

Africa: AU Ambassador Seeks Support for Peace, Security

Newly appointed African Union Youth Ambassador for Peace for West Africa, Ms Simone Diouf, has called for unwavering support and the integration of young individuals into the peace… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refutes Claims of Substandard Petroleum Products

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, over the weekend revealed that Dangote Petroleum Refinery has continued to receive repeated orders for its products from all those who… Read more »

Nigeria: Terminal Operators' Chair Receives Business Leadership Award in UK

The chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Vicky Haastrup, has received the African Female Business Leader of the Year Award in London, the… Read more »

Nigeria: APC Wins Ebonyi Council Polls

All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the local government and councillorship elections conducted in the 13 local government areas of Ebonyi State at the weekend. Read more »

Nigeria: 12 Schools in Jos at Risk of Collapse

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has disclosed that about 12 other schools in the state capital Jos are at risk of collapse. Read more »

Nigeria: Flood Destroys Farmlands, Livestock, Houses, Others in Sokoto

Many residents of the Gada local government area of Sokoto State have been rendered homeless, with their farmlands, 228 houses and livestock washed away by recent incessant… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Offers Refinery for Sale to NNPC Amid Sabotage Claims

Africa's wealthiest man Aliko Dangote, has offered to sell his 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) oil refinery to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Read more »

Nigeria: Focus On Your Ambition, Ambode's Wife Tells Youths

Wife of former Lagos State governor and founder of the Hope for Women in Nigeria Initiative (HOFOWEM), Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has urged Nigerian youths, especially girls, to focus on… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Congratulates NBA President-Elect Afam Osigwe

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mazi Afam Josiah Osigwe (SAN) on his election as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Ex-National Officer, Mustapha, Defects to APC

A former national organising secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Mustapha, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State. Read more »

Nigeria: Navy Arrests 8 Stowaways, Rescues Victims of Human Trafficking, Fishermen

Operatives of the Nigerian Navy arrested eight stowaways, rescued two drowning fishermen and eight victims of human trafficking off the Nigerian Waters. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Declines Emefiele's Request for Medical Check-Up in UK

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed a request by former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele seeking to access his international… Read more »

Nigeria: Afrobeat Artists Now Compete On Global Stage With Drake - Davido

Music sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has asserted that Afrobeat artistes are now at par with international music icons like Drake. Read more »

Nigeria: We're Not Selling Off Varsities to Foreign Investors - Federal Govt

The Federal Government has debunked news report making the rounds about its purported decision to hand over public universities to private investors. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Bars Edo Govt, Claimants From Trespassing On Disputed Land

An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has restrained the claimants and defendants in suit No. B/672/2023 from trespassing on a land measuring approximately 200.309… Read more »

Nigeria: $1trn Economy - Public Sector Firms Get Corporate Governance Code

As part of efforts to achieve the $1 trillion economy for Nigeria, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and the Institute of Directors… Read more »

Nigeria: New Judge Takes Over Oba of Benin, Dukes' Suit

When the hearing resumed yesterday at Court Six of the Benin High Court, Edo State, journalists were barred from covering the case involving suspended Enigies (Dukes) of Benin… Read more »

Nigeria: Protest At PDP, Stakeholders Demand Suspension of Women Leader

Concerned PDP Members yesterday threatened to expose the harassment of women in the party, if the party leadership fails to suspend its national women leader (NWL), Mrs. Amina… Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Govt, World Bank Plan $50m Funding for Solar Plants in States

The Nigerian government is planning to kickstart a $50 million power project for the building of solar plants in the pilot and infrastructure upgrades across the states. Read more »

Nigeria: High Food Prices Push Nigeria's Inflation to 34.19 Percent

Nigeria's inflation rate surged to 34.19 per cent in June 2024, the highest level in over a year, driven by soaring food prices. This represents a 0.24 percentage point increase… Read more »

Nigeria: Zenith Bank Aims to Surpass N1trn Profit in 2024

Having posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N796 billion at the end of its 2023 financial year, the group managing director/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc, Dr Adaora Umeoji, has said the bank… Read more »

Nigeria: CSOs Call for Restructuring of Police Intelligence Units

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has called for the comprehensive restructuring of the Nigeria Police Force (NP) intelligence and investigative units. Read more »