Nigeria: Police Detain Three Inspectors for Extorting Motorists

Cases of police extortion in Nigeria have continued despite punishment by police authorities, such as dismissal from service. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos, Nigeria's Richest State, Is Also Its Cholera Epicentre. This Is Why

Lagos becoming Nigeria's cholera hotspot raises critical questions Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-Governorship Candidate in Nigeria Sues British Airways Over Alleged Contract Breach

The plaintiff is demanding N200 million in damages. Read more »

Nigeria: Investigation - How Nigerian University Ruined Lecturer's Career With Unproven Sexual Assault Allegations

A federal judge described the University of Uyo as "a place where the truth will always be punished senselessly." Read more »

Nigeria: Abia Govt, Labour Sign Agreement On New Minimum Wage

"We had some grey areas; we also resolved them amicably. That is in the spirit of collective bargaining." Read more »

Africa: How G24 Is Helping African Countries, Others Tackle Illicit Financial Flows Generated 'Legally' - Official

"They (illicit flows) go out as profit or whatever, but they are not well-recorded or the officials of the countries, they really don't know that these flows are illicit. So we've… Read more »

Nigeria: Zamfara Lawmaker Defects to APC

"My defection to the APC is as a result of the lingering and unresolved internal and external crises within the PDP." Read more »

Nigeria: Court Stops Rivers Govt's Allocations

The court held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January 2024 by Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is a constitutional somersault and… Read more »

Nigeria: Governor Sanwo-Olu Never Sued EFCC - Lagos Govt

Governor Sanwo-Olu never engaged any lawyer to file such a suit and had no reason to do so, a statement from the Lagos State Government has clarified. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Launches Campaign Against Hypertension, Diabetes in Ekiti

Governor Oyebanji said the initiative hopes to conduct free screening for about 200,000 people in Ekiti State for hypertension and diabetes within the week-long campaign across 161… Read more »

Nigeria: 'I've Never Had Sex With Male Teenager' - - Suspended RCCG Pastor

The famous youth pastor has been in the news in the last few days ever since a popular gossip blog alleged that he engages in same-sex relations with young men, allegedly offering… Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Lawmakers Raise Alarm As Bandits Take Over Nigerian Military's Largest Training Camp

Bandits have taken over a military cantonment hosting the largest military training camp in Nigeria, where personnel of the Nigerian Army's artillery corps undergo training Read more »

Nigeria: Lack of Maintenance Culture Affecting Nigeria's Sports Development, Says Pinnick

Pinnick has highlighted that Nigeria's sports development is hindered by a poor culture of infrastructure maintenance, which limits athletes' opportunities. Read more »

Nigeria: Kidnapped Nigerian Professor Escapes From Captivity

The professor was kidnapped on Sunday evening along Opi-Nsukka- Ugwogo-Nike Road in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. Read more »

Nigeria: Lawmaker Caught Assaulting Bolt Driver to Face House's Ethics Committee Probe

The decision to send Mr Mascot to the disciplinary committee followed a point of order moved on Tuesday by Majority Leader Julius Ihonvbere. Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Tells NNPC, Oil Marketers to Stop Importing Petrol, Says Refinery Has Enough

Aliko Dangote says his refinery has more than 500 million litres of petrol in stock. Read more »

Nigeria: Gavi to Vaccinate 500 Million Children Globally By 2030

Through this initiative, it aims to save 8-9 million lives, including 1.5 million through the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Read more »

Nigeria: Access to Nnamdi Kanu - How Lawmakers Resolved Issues Between Lawyers, SSS - Lawyer

Last week, the Federal High Court in Abuja threatened to jail the SSS DG if he continued to deny lawyers access to Nnamdi Kanu. Read more »

Nigeria: Time to Rejig the Nigeria Prize for Literature?, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Last Friday, just like last year, I happened on the live broadcast of the NLNG Grand Awards Night. I last attended the event at MUSON Centre, Lagos many years back. But between… Read more »

Nigeria: States, FCT Generate N2.4 Trillion IGR in 2023

The report said the 2023 IGR grew by 26.03 per cent when compared to the N1.93 trillion recorded in 2022. Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Depreciates By 4.41% Against Dollar At Official Market

Also, the total daily turnover reduced to $81.17 million on Monday down from $284.93 million recorded on Friday. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Speaks On Blackout in Northern Nigeria

President Tinubu is saddened by the reports of vandalism and wilful destruction of power infrastructure Read more »

Nigeria: 500,000 Kaduna Residents to Get Free Screening for Non-Communicable Diseases - Sani

Governor Sani added that the disturbing fact is that the likelihood of dying from these conditions between ages 30 and 70 stands at 17% - striking at the heart of the productive… Read more »

Nigeria: Cholera Outbreak Exposes Gaps in Nigeria's Public Health Infrastructure - NCDC

As of 17 October, NCDC reported 14,237 suspected cases and 378 deaths across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Read more »

Nigeria: How I Met, Married Ned Nwoko - Regina Daniels

"When I started with my husband, I even forgot I was supposed to have boyfriends because I had twenty boyfriends at that time..." Read more »