March 20
Nigeria: Church Loses Bid to Stop Conduct of Elections, Examinations On Saturdays
Justice James Kolawole Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Nigeria, Ugochukwu Uchenwa, seeking… Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: Okuama People Deny Killing Soldiers, Beg Tinubu to Set Up Panel to Unravel Killers
The people of Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government area Delta State have denied involvement in the killing of soldiers attached to 63 Brigade. Read more »
Nigeria: Unity Group Seeks Probe Into Killing of Troops in Delta
The Unity Advocacy Group, UAG, on Monday described the unprovoked killing of military personnel during a rescue mission in Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area… Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: Killers of 16 Army Personnel in Delta Must Face Consequences - Senate
The Senate has reacted to the gruesome murder of 16 Army personnel of 'Operation Delta Safe' in Okuama community of Ughelli South local government area of Delta State during a… Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: Army Chief Seeks Investment in Research to Combat Insecurity
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has advocated investment in research and development to surmount insecurity in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Approves Relocation of Naca From Osgf to Health Ministry
President Bola Tinubu has approved the relocation of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Want Ban On Alcoholic Drinks in Sachets, Pet Bottles Lifted
The House of Representatives has resolved that the ban imposed by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the sachet alcoholic and 200m pet… Read more »
Nigeria: 19 Northern Govs, NSA, Security Chiefs Brainstorm to Tackle Insecurity
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, 19 governors of the Northern States and Service Chiefs, on Thursday, held a marathon meeting in the Office of the NSA (ONSA), to… Read more »
Nigeria: Aliwa Launches 2024 Cohort of Youth Leadership Program
Africa Leadership Initiative West Africa (ALIWA) has announced the commencement of the second edition of the ALIWA Youth Leadership Program (AYLP). Read more »
Nigeria: Consumer Rights Day - Qnet, Lascopa Join Forces to Empower Consumers
QNET, a renowned global entity in the lifestyle and wellness direct-selling sector, has joined forces with the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) to spearhead a… Read more »
Nigeria: New Osun Monarch, Owa of Igbajo, Begins 7-Day Seclusion Rites
Following the approval by the Osun State Government on the appointment of Dr Makinde Ademola Stephen Kayode as new Owa of Igbajo in Boluwaduro local government area of the State,… Read more »
March 15
Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Production in Two Weeks - Kyari
The group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has said that the Port Harcourt Refinery has received 450,000 barrels of crude… Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Tinubu Has You in Mind, Shettima Tells Nigerians
Vice President Kashim Shettima has told Nigerians to rest assured that President Bola Tinubu has the country in mind, admitting that Nigeria is currently facing daunting… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Raises Customs Duty Rate to N1,624.7/$1 As Naira Weakens
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the exchange rate for calculating Customs duties at the nation's seaports by 1.9 per cent following further depreciation in the value… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Increases Charges Against Fayose's Ally, Agbele, to 24
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has increased the charges against Abiodun Agbele, the associate of the former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose from 11 to 24. Read more »
Nigeria: Again, Bandits Attack Kaduna Community, Abduct 61
No fewer than 61 persons were reportedly abducted by suspected bandits who attacked Buda community in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: N3trn Budget Padding - Ningi's Journey to 3-Month Suspension
The Senate has suspended the chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Abdul Ningi, for three months following the interview he granted to BBC Hausa in which he alleged that about… Read more »
Nigeria: High Tax On Sweetened Beverages Will Boost Excise Revenue By 972 Percent - Report
If the federal government peg the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax at a rate of N130 per litre, it would lead to a substantial increase of excise tax revenue to N729 billion,… Read more »
Nigeria: Return of Poliomyelitis
The resurgence in Nigeria of Poliomyelitis, a severe infectious viral disease, usually affecting children or young adults, that inflames the brainstem and spinal cord, sometimes… Read more »
Nigeria: FEC Mourns Former Health Minister, Aduku
The secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), George Akume, on behalf of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), mourns the death of the former minister of state for… Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Federal Govt Secures $1.3bn for Kano-Niger Rail Line
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Transportation has announced a major milestone in the financing of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi in Niger railway project, with the… Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Suspected 'Yahoo-Yahoo' Boy Crushes Two Pupils to Death in Ogun
A suspected internet fraudster popularly referred to as "Yahoo-yahoo" boy, ridding in an Honda Saloon car on Monday morning, crushed two primary school pupils to death in Ijebu -… Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Nurses Hail Gov Oborevwori Over 'Liberation From Age-Long Bondage'
Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, (NANNM), on Monday commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State for liberating them from… Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi PDP Mourns Gabriel Aduku, Designer of Party's Logo
The Kogi State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mourned the demise of Chief Gabriel Aduku, the designer of the party's logo, who died in the Unites States of America… Read more »
Nigeria: Japa - Thousands of Nigerians Affected As UK Bans Health Workers From Bringing Dependants
The hope to migrate by health and care workers with their dependents from Nigeria and other countries to the United Kingdom have been dashed with the ban to that effect on Monday. Read more »