December 14, 2023
Nigeria: Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, Others Shortlisted for 26th MOBO Awards
The nominees were announced on Thursday, 14 December. Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Airstrike - Tudun Biri Leadership Distance Selves From Legal Suit Against Nigerian Government
Balarabe Garba, the village head, said no one in the community bears the name "Dalhatu Salihu". Read more »
Nigeria: No N1 Billion Foreign Trip in Trade Ministry's Budget, Minister Clarifies
Trade, Industry and Investments Minister, Doris Uzoka-Anite, said the N1.6 billion in the budget was allocated for the maintenance of the Nigerian Trade Office in Geneva. Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Court Rejects U.S. Prisoner's Request for Transfer to Nigeria
The Nigerian had told ECOWAS Court he had already served eight years of the 12 years jail time imposed on him, and that he was due for release in May 2026. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Ltd Remitted N4.5 Trillion Revenue in October - Kyari
Mr Kyari explained that the establishment of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) helped the NNPC Ltd to improve its operations. Read more »
December 13, 2023
Nigeria: Senators Fume, Demand Scrapping of AMCON Over N5trn Liabilities
The senators said AMCON was not proactive in recovering liabilities totalling N5 trillion. Read more »
December 14, 2023
Nigeria: Fubara-Backed Rivers Speaker Declares Seats of 27 Defected Lawmakers Vacant
The speaker said the assembly will ask INEC to conduct a fresh election to replace the affected lawmakers. Read more »
Nigeria: Islamic Scholar Shares Misleading Information About Girl-Child Education Policy
During a short commentary after delivering the Friday sermon at the Indimi Mosque, Maiduguri, Borno State, the cleric claimed that the AGILE project targeted Northern Nigeria and… Read more »
Nigeria: Mohbad - Naira Marley Demands Apology From Iyabo Ojo, Threatens to Sue for N500 Million
Iyabo Ojo has since Mohbad's death been championing the advocacy for justice for Mohbad. She had earlier accused Naria Marley of having a hand in the death of Mohbad. Read more »
December 13, 2023
Nigeria: Health, Education, Receive Major Allocations As Borno Governor Presents Budget Proposal
The governor says he would not leave a debt burden for his successor. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Sacks Heads of Nigeria's Aviation Agencies, Appoints Replacements
The aviation agencies affected include FAAN, NAMA, NCAA and NiMET. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Crude Oil Production Dropped in November - OPEC
According to the oil cartel's direct communication data, Nigeria's crude oil production dropped to 1.25 million barrels per day from 1.35 million in October 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Removes Tertiary Institutions From IPPIS
Mr Mamman, who was joined by other ministers at the briefing session, said the new directive takes immediate effect. Read more »
Nigeria: 2024 Budget - Defence Minister Says Allocation to Ministry Inadequate, Wants Increase
"I appeal to the distinguished senators and honourable members to review the ministry's budget given the prevailing economic situation to enable the ministry to function… Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Governor Sympathises With Zurmi, Other Communities Over Bandit Attacks, Commends Troops
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, Governor Lawal expressed deep concern over the recent attacks in the Zurmi local government area. Read more »
Nigeria: WHO Confirms 25 New Cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria
As of 13 December, a total of 266,675 confirmed cases and 3,155 deaths have been recorded across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Read more »
Nigeria: Why We'll Not Participate in Advocacy, Enlightenment Campaigns - Women Affairs Minister
Mrs Kennedy-Ohanenye said millions of dollars are spent on ''speaking English and travelling'' with nothing to gain from such activities. Read more »
Nigeria: Davido Tops List of Most Followed Nigerians On Social Media in 2023
A recent survey has unveiled the most followed Nigerians across major social media platforms, and the results are nothing short of spectacular Read more »
Nigeria: Portable Hospitalised After Return From UK Tour
This was announced on the singer's Instagram page on Wednesday, just a day after he returned from a UK tour. Read more »
Nigeria: Akeredolu - Why Doctrine of Necessity No Longer Necessary - Ondo Assembly
The House of Assembly will on Wednesday write the Secretary to the State Government on the transfer of powers to the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Read more »
Nigeria: Again, Ohanaeze Asks Tinubu to Release Kanu, Grant Amnesty to Pro-Biafra Agitators
The Ohanaeze, through its president-general, said the release of Mr Kanu does not constitute any threat to Nigeria's democracy or social cohesion given that a court had ordered his… Read more »
Nigeria: 30 Days to Afcon - Pitso Over Peseiro: Should NFF Jump Now?
The NFF-inspired 'Let's do it again' has not re-energised the Nigerian football fan, especially with Jose Peseiro still in charge of the Super Eagles Read more »
Nigeria: TCN Installs CCTV Cameras in Lagos Substations
''Transmission Company is also partnering with the local chiefs and kings to help in taming this trend. Definitely, we can't do it alone without the help of communities where these… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Paves Way for Four Lawmakers Loyal to Fubara to Control Rivers Assembly
The control is temporary, according to the court ruling. Read more »
Nigeria: $6bn Hydropower Project - EFCC Declares Former Minister Wanted
The former minister, a few months ago, spoke publicly about his investigation by the commission over the stalled multi-billion-dollar Mambilla Hydropower Project. Read more »