December 03, 2023
Nigeria: Why Tinubu Retained Kyari As NNPC Limited's Group CEO
The retention of Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari by President Bola Tinubu as the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is, indeed, a confirmation… Read more »
Nigeria: Araraume Urges Tinubu to Reverse Appointment of New NNPC Board
Mr Ararume anchored his demand for a reversal of the appointment of the new NNPC board on a court judgement he obtained in April this year. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Has 1,411 Delegates At COP28 - Tinubu's Aide
"In Nigeria like so many other countries, interested parties comprising government officials from both the Federal and sub-national governments, business leaders,… Read more »
Sierra Leone: President Julius Bio Calls for Respect for Rule of Law After Failed Coup
"No matter the provocation, our response to the events of November 26 will be measured and determined along only one parameter - the rule of law, nothing more, nothing Less." Read more »
December 02, 2023
Nigeria: COP28 - How Nigeria Will Benefit From 'Loss and Damage Fund' - Official
The official, who is part of Nigeria's delegation to COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate, says the fund will help to alleviate sufferings of climate frontline communities in… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Nigeria: Drama As Reps, Engineers Bicker Over Concrete Technology for Road Construction
The Nigerian Society of Engineers said the House lacked the power to investigate the issue. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Wants Database for Artisans
The committee said the database would be the major platform where companies and government agencies could visit for recruitment of workers. Read more »
November 30, 2023
Nigeria: U.S.$170 Million Loan - Senate Panel Threatens Dangote Refinery, Delta Govt, 13 Oil Firms
The Senate panel said it observed that some of the companies did not utilise the fund for the purpose it was obtained. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Releases Bvas Accreditation Data On Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Elections
The details requested by Mr Chidoka are the figures on accredited persons extracted from the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) after the elections. Read more »
November 29, 2023
Nigeria: Again, Supreme Court Extends Validity of Old Naira Notes
The Supreme Court, in the ruling, reviewed its earlier order that the old notes should cease be legal tender by the last day of December 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Woos Foreign Mining Investors With Lower Production Costs
The minister quoted recent reports by audit firm KPMG which reported that mining's contribution to Nigeria's GDP rose from 0.3 per cent to 0.85 per cent last year, indicating 0.63… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Presents Nigeria's 2024 Budget to National Assembly
The N20.50 trillion budget approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday is the president's first full-year budget since he assumed office in May. Read more »
November 28, 2023
Nigeria: Climate Change - One Year After, Nigeria Fails to Implement Tree Planting Project
"Maybe the COP28 platform will be used to remind them and get their response or planned action for the implementation as time is ticking fast." Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Oldest Career Diplomat Dies At 93
The ambassador was one of the first 12 young diplomats hired into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1957. Read more »
Nigeria: #GWR - Ekiti Govt Sues Chef Dammy's Pastor, Demands N10m Damages
This is coming barely a week after Chef Dammy was reportedly arrested following an alleged petition filed against her by her pastor, Mr Adegoke. Read more »
Nigeria: Jega Asks Tinubu to Review Appointment of Partisan Individuals As INEC Officials
Civil society organisations in Nigeria have kicked against the appointment. Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Sacks Kaduna Speaker, Orders Rerun in Five Polling Units
The court ruled there were irregularities in five polling units. Read more »
Nigeria: How Suspected IPOB Members Killed DPO, Inspector in South-East - Police
The police are collaborating with the military to track down those responsible for the killing, said an official. Read more »
November 27, 2023
Nigeria: Who Raises Alarm Over 'Rise of TB Infection' in Borno
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State said his state has lost about 50 per cent of its health institutions to insurgency and that many staff had been abducted, making health care… Read more »
Nigeria: Interview - How Nigerians Can Fight Climate Change in Traditional Ways - Environmentalist Jibunoh
Founder of Fight against Desert Encroachment (FADE), Newton Jibunoh, speaks on how Nigerians can adopt their traditional ways to mitigate the scourge of climate change in the… Read more »
November 26, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas Court Declares Sections of Nigerian Press Law As Human Rights Violations
The ECOWAS Court rules that the Nigerian Press Council Act of 1992 fails to recognise public interest media including rights of online and citizen journalists. Read more »
November 27, 2023
Nigeria: La Liga - Nigerian Striker Scores Wonder Goal in Real Sociedad Win
The Nigerian forward has endured over 400 days of goal drought, but he got back in the scoring groove with a goal against Sevilla on Sunday. Read more »
Cameroon/Nigeria: Okocha, Amokachi, and Others Warned Against Attending Football Tournament in Cameroon
The Ambazonia Interim Government is urging international footballers who intend to visit the region for a football event to exercise caution and reconsider their involvement. Read more »
November 26, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas Condemns 'Plot to Disturb Peace" in Sierra Leone
The condemnation of the security breach in Sierra Leone is contained in a statement issued by ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Prisoners Abducted During Sierra Leone Security Breach - Official
"The prisons were thus overrun. Some prisoners were abducted by the assailants while many others were released," he wrote on X. Read more »