Nigeria: African Games - Nigeria's Relay Teams Dominate With Double Gold Medal Ahead of Ghana

While some had tipped the Ghana team for gold in the men's race, it ended in Nigeria's favour as the men's 4x100m team stormed to victory in 38.41 seconds. Read more »

Nigeria: Central Bank Clears All 'Valid' Forex Backlog

The CBN recently completed the payment of $1.5 billion Read more »

Nigeria: Court Refuses to Stop Edo Assembly's Impeachment Process Against Philip Shaibu

The judge, however, granted the Edo deputy governor leave for substituted service on some of the defendants in the case. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Extends Implementation of 2023 Budget Till June

The extension of the 2023 budget and the 2023 supplementary budget followed a request by President Bola Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Records 109 Lassa Fever Cases, 20 Deaths in One Week

NCDC said eight new healthcare workers were affected in the reporting week Read more »

Nigeria: LP Kicks As NLC Pickets Party's National Secretariat

The LP said it is reviewing the NLC's "criminal actions" and disruption of activities in its national headquarters with its legal department for further actions. Read more »

Nigeria: Exclusive - Fayemi Replies Afe Babalola, Says Legal Luminary Driven By Hate, Narcissism

Mr Fayemi says Afe Babalola has remained bitter since he (Fayemi) defeated his candidate in the Ekiti governorship elections. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Army Blames Absence of CCTV for Kuje Correctional Centre Break

"We observed the facility has low fence and has no CCTV cameras installed in the place before the incident." Read more »

Nigeria: How Three Men Allegedly Raped, Infected 12-Year-Old Girl - Police

Police investigation revealed that the suspects raped the survivor (name withheld) on different occasions which made her contract a sexually transmitted disease as well as develop… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Extend Implementation of 2023 Budgets Till June, Adjourn for Easter, Eid Fitri

President Tinubu had in a correspondence to the National Assembly requested it to extend the lives of the budgets to ensure full implementation. Read more »

Nigeria: Enugu Govt Threatens to Prosecute Vandals Destroying Water Facilities

The state government has repeatedly blamed activities of vandals for its inability to make water available in all homes in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Hosts Cabinet Members to Ramadan Meal

The Ramadan breaking of fast is a tradition at the Aso Rock Villa, residence of the Presidents of Nigeria since 1999. Read more »

Nigeria: Southern Senators Condemn Kaduna Abductions, Task Security Forces

Southern Senators' Forum says the recurring mass abduction of residents in the northern part of the country must be addressed by the security forces. Read more »

Nigeria: Gates Institute Continues Vaccine Trial Against Tuberculosis

The World Health Organisation estimates that 10.6 million people globally fell ill with TB, 1.3 million died in 2022. Read more »

Nigeria: How Nigeria Can Overcome Security Challenges - Ex-Senator

The former lawmaker said the only solution to the security challenges in the country is prayer and unity of Nigerians irrespective of ethnicity, religion and political parties. Read more »

Nigeria: Murder of Soldiers - 'There'll Be No More Attacks On Villages, If Any Has Happened,' - Delta Governor

The governor spoke on Tuesday shortly after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: N10.143 Trillion Shared Among Federal, States, LGs in 2023 - NEITI Report

The Federal Government received N3.99 trillion, representing 39.37 percent of the total allocation, while the 36 states received N3.585 trillion (35.34 per cent), and the 774 Local… Read more »

Nigeria: SSANU/NASU Strike Causes Student's Death - University Management

The national leadership of SSANU and NASU declared a seven-day warning strike, which began on Monday, across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: African Games - Nigeria's Mixed-Relay Team Sets New Record

Team Nigeria picked three gold medals on Tuesday in athletics and made a couple of other podium finishes Read more »

Nigeria: N30trn Ways and Means Probe - How Emefiele Signed Billions of Naira in 13 Places - Panel

"The Committee of Governors ought to be the signatory to the ways and means account, but in the document we have here, the governor (Emefiele) signed billions of naira in about 13… Read more »

Nigeria: $300m Malaria Fund Probe - Nigerian Lawmakers Say Health Ministry Officials Are Lobbying Them, Summon Minister

"Have they used the money? If they have not used the money, where is the money? It is a matter of simple explanation. But they have been running away, calling all manner of people… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Probes Killing of Soldiers in Delta, Rejects One-Minute Silence for Deceased

The Committees on Defence, Army, Air Force and Navy are to conduct the investigation and report to the upper legislative chamber. Read more »

Nigeria: I'll End Insecurity in South-East Within Two Minutes If I'm Released - Nnamdi Kanu

The IPOB leader spoke to reporters on Tuesday when he appeared at the Federal High Abuja in continuation of his trial. Read more »

Nigeria: Ace Nollywood Producer Andy Best Dies

The filmmaker co-produced and marketed the Nollywood classic Living in Bondage. Read more »

Nigeria: UNAIDS to Reduce Aids-Related Deaths to 250,000 By 2025 - Report

UNAIDS noted that to achieve the Global AIDs Strategy 2021-2026 there must be a change in public health approach for drug users. Read more »