November 20, 2023
Nigeria: Petroleum Tanker Drivers Threaten to Exit NUPENG After Disputed Poll
A section of petroleum tanker drivers said their members would begin a nationwide protest to press home their demand. Read more »
Nigeria: Sun Africa Pledges to Commit $2.2bn Into Power Project in Nigeria - Minister
The minister said that the initial phase of the Sun Africa's project would focus on delivering 961 Megawatts peak (MWp) of solar Photovoltaics (PV) infrastructure and 455MWh of… Read more »
November 19, 2023
Nigeria: Ex-Army Chief, Chris Alli, Is Dead
Mr Alli, who was the chief of army staff between November 1993 and August 1994, died on Sunday in Lagos at 79. Read more »
November 20, 2023
Nigeria: N2.5bn Judgement Debt - ABU, 110 Staff Members' Settlement Meeting Ends in Deadlock
The 110 former staff members of ABU Zaria obtained a N2.5 billion court judgement in 2015 following their unlawful disengagement by the university in 1996. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC's Off-Cycle Elections and the Usual Toxic Markers
This voyage of rediscovery must begin with President Bola Tinubu, who barefacedly recently appointed proven partisans as Resident Electoral Commissioners. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Missions in U.S. Resume Passport Services After Glitches
According to a public notice posted in the Embassy of Nigeria Washington DC, all passport applicants scheduled earlier for biometric last week are expected to visit the Mission… Read more »
November 19, 2023
Nigeria: Passports - What Nigerian Govt Plans to Do for Citizens in U.S. - Envoy
The meeting was hosted by the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas, North East Ohio Chapter and Nigeria Community, Greater Cleveland. Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Sacks Plateau Governor
The three-member panel of the appeal court gave a unanimous ruling. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Indicts Hospital's Chief Medical Director of Job Racketeering
The statement termed the conduct of the teaching hospital chief and his accomplices as a "flagrant abuse of extant rules and regulations." Read more »
Zimbabwe/Nigeria: Zimbabwe 1-1 Nigeria - Iheanacho Rescues Super Eagles From Embarrassing Defeat
The draw leaves Nigeria with just two points in Group C after two games. Read more »
Nigeria: Militants Kill Policeman, Abduct 13 Others in Fresh Zamfara Attack
Six women were among those abducted. Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian Governor's Convoy, Kills Security Operative
A policeman was killed in the attack, and another police officer and a soldier sustained injuries. Read more »
Nigeria: Data Analysis - What the Numbers Reveal About Bayelsa Governorship Election
The Peoples Democratic Party's victory in the 11 November governorship poll extends the party's rule of Bayelsa State since 1999. Read more »
November 18, 2023
Nigeria: Ousted Kano Governor Heads to Supreme Court
"I hereby inform the people of Kano State and well-meaning Nigerians that based on consensus of our stakeholders we have instructed our lawyers to appeal against the judgment at… Read more »
November 19, 2023
Nigeria/Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Vs Nigeria - Super Eagles Set for Crunch World Cup Qualifier
As the Crocodiles have shown, records may be misleading so the Super Eagles need to face the 90 minutes ahead of them squarely and forget all past achievements Read more »
Nigeria: Navy Embarks on Exercise to Curb Illegal Fishing
Mr Hassan, a rear admiral, said that the name of the exercise was taken from both the Yoruba and English languages in which the first word "EJA" means fish in English. Read more »
Nigeria: How National Assembly Clerk Misinformed Tinubu, Almost Got President to Sign Unapproved Law
The Clerk of the National Assembly made a false claim about a resolution of the House of Representatives and almost got President Tinubu to sign the bill into law. Read more »
November 18, 2023
Nigeria: Agriculture Ministry Pledges to Boost Food Security With 2000 Tractors Annually
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, has said the production of 2,000 tractors in-country yearly would enhance food production, create jobs for Nigerian… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Defence Academy Produces Army's First Professor
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has conferred the title of a professor on Abubakar-Surajo Imam, a lieutenant-colonel and Head of Department of Mechatronics Engineering at the… Read more »
Nigeria: Mohbad - Police Release Naira Marley, Sam Larry
Naira Marley and Sam Larry had been in police custody over the controversial death of rapper, musician and song writer, Ilerioluwa Aloba (Mohbad). Read more »
Nigeria: 10 Die in Niger Boat Mishap
Niger State authorities said the boat mishap was caused by water hyacinth, strong waves and a grafting tree. Read more »
Liberia: George Weah Loses Presidential Election - Joseph Boakai Wins
George Weah concedes defeat, saying democracy has won in his troubled West African country. Read more »
November 17, 2023
Nigeria: How We're Using 'Snips' to Promote Nutritious Food Production in Nigeria - GAIN
Farmers captured under the project are trained on best agronomic practices, exposed to high-yielding biofortified seeds, financial support and effective marketing strategy among… Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Upholds Kano Tribunal Judgement, Sacks Governor Yusuf
The Court of Appeal nullified Abba Yusuf as governor of Kano State after disqualifying him from the governorship race. Read more »
Nigeria: A Pained and Deeply Strained Valediction - Is This Atiku's Last Stand?
There should be absolutely no question of Atiku Abubakar running for the Nigerian presidency in 2027. Instead, to prove what he told Arise TV last year about his "desire to unify… Read more »