Nigeria: Tinubu Decries Blanket Stereotyping of Nigerians Over Cybercrimes

President Tinubu said Nigerians are meticulous, authentic citizens who have been making significant contributions to innumerable fields of endeavours around the world. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Electricity Customers Rose to 11.7 Million in Q3 2023 - Report

"Total customer numbers in Q3 2023 stood at 11.71 million from 11.47 million in Q2 2023, showing an increase of 2.08 per cent," NBS said. Read more »

Nigeria: Human Rights Lawyer Urges Nigeria to Enact Law to Safeguard Religious Freedom

The human rights lawyer says the adoption of Sharia Law in a diverse and multi-ethnic nation like Nigeria will hardly promote religious tolerance. Read more »

Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu in China, to Seal Deals On Lagos Rail Services

Mr Akosile noted that, while on the trip, the governor would also hold technical discussions on the DMUs for the Red Line and EMUs for the Blue Line between the Lagos Metropolitan… Read more »

Nigeria: How Federal Govt Can Fight Looming Food Insecurity in Nigeria - Expert

There are reports suggesting that food insecurity could worsen in Nigeria in 2024 Read more »

Nigeria: Premium Times' Journalist, Others Selected for SEJ Diversity Fellowship

Mr Mojeed is selected, alongside 31 other media professionals from across the world. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Condemns Ekiti Killings, Says Nigeria's Security Architecture Being 'Robustly Fortified'

Mr Tinubu was reacting to the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti on Monday and the kidnap of school pupils and their teachers in the same state. Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Clears Verified Fx Claims By Foreign Airlines

The latest payment brings the total amount disbursed to the aviation sector to $136.7 million, effectively settling all verified claims. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmaker Weeps in Parliament While Discussing Insecurity

Although the security situation across the country appears to have worsened with daily reports of killings and kidnappings, the lawmaker focussed on the latest incident in his… Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC in Talks With South Korean Investors for Gas Projects

"The talks will pave the way for the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will unlock strategic foreign direct investment...," the statement said. Read more »

Nigeria: Recidivism - in Nigeria, Many Ex-Offenders Return to Crime After Serving Jail Terms

The mandate of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) is to reform and rehabilitate offenders to become better citizens but some inmates return to crime after serving their… Read more »

Africa: Afcon - South Africa Shock Morocco, Mali Ease Through

All top five FIFA-ranked teams have been dumped out at AFCON 2023 after South Africa shocked Morocco on Tuesday Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Hits All-Time Low At Forex Markets

Naira slipped to an all-time low at the official and unofficial markets on Tuesday to trade N1,482.57 and N1,491.00 respectively Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Senate Summons Security Chiefs Over Rising Insecurity Across Nigeria

The Senate said it has the responsibility to collaborate with the executive to resolve the rising insecurity in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Current Strategy to Tackle Insecurity Not Working, Reps Speaker Tells Tinubu

"I implore the president not to shy away from making the tough decisions. If necessary, we must not hesitate to enact changes within our security apparatus, for the cost of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Minister Reveals More About Homeless Ex-Tennis Champion

The ex-lawn tennis star was recently captured in a video clip roaming the streets of Awka, the Anambra State capital. Read more »

Nigeria: Community Guidelines - Nigerian Govt to Revoke Mining Licences

"Any company that fails to sign their community development agreement stands the risk of having its licences revoked," Mr Alake said. Read more »

Nigeria: Alake Condemns Killing of Traditional Rulers, Kidnap of School Children in Ekiti

The two traditional rulers - the Onimojo of Imojo -Ekiti, Olatunde Olusola; and Elesun of Esun Ekiti, David Ogunsola, were reportedly gruesomely j murdered by their assailants… Read more »

Nigeria: Corruption Ranking - Why Nigeria Recorded Marginal Improvement, Maintained Low Score in 2023 CPI - CISLAC, TI

TI and its Nigerian chapter, CISLAC, offered some reasons for Nigeria's marginal, unimpressive improvement in number of points scored and position among the 180 countries assessed. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Makes Strides in Transparency International Index Ranking

Nigeria's slight improvement in points scored places it below the Sub-Saharan African average of 33 points. Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria Reacts to Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso's 'Exit' From Ecowas

"Nigeria stands with ECOWAS to emphasise due process and shared commitment to protect and strengthen the rights and welfare of all citizens of Member States," it said. Read more »

Nigeria: FRSC Arrests 4,907 Traffic Offenders in FCT - Official

Mr Chorrie said that non-use of seat belts, use of phones while driving and overspeeding were the major causes of accidents during the operation. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Takes Delivery of Sensitive Materials for Saturday's Re-Run Polls in Kaduna

Elections will take place in six constituencies covering seven local government areas including; Chikun, Igabi, Kaduna South, Kudan, Kachia, Kagarko and Kauru. Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Tinubu Meets Ex-Atiku Spokesperson, Daniel Bwala, in France

Mr Bwala supported President Tinubu during the presidential primaries of the APC, however, the two fell out over the controversial Muslim/Muslim ticket. Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Injects Additional $500m to Clear Fx Backlog

The CBN's focus is on addressing fundamental issues that have hindered the effective operation of the Nigerian FX markets over the years. Read more »