Nigeria: Unskilled Animal Husbandry, Pastoralists' Migration, Others Hamper Milk Production in Nigeria

Nigeria's per capita consumption of milk is eight litres, below the global average of 44 litres, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) thus leaving a deficit of… Read more »

Nigeria: UNFPA Supplies Family Planning Commodities to 700 Kaduna Health Facilities - Official

"There is also the problem of unsafe abortion when people are not ready, and the solution is simply contraceptives." Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Reports 500 GBV Cases to National Dashboard - Coordinator

"But as of the end of September, Kaduna State is among the leading states in terms of reporting of GBV cases." Read more »

Nigeria: In Jigawa, There's Only One Doctor to 21,000 Residents

"The ratio (of doctors) is similar to that of nurses and other health workers in the state. This is one of the worst ratios in the country," the NMA official says. Read more »

Nigeria: Victims of Gunshot Act 2017 - Nigerian Police Direct Immediate Nationwide Enforcement

The Gunshot Act 2017 mandates all medical facilities to receive and accept victims of gunshots for immediate treatment without a police report. Read more »

Nigeria: How I Asked Kyari, Malami to Fight P&ID Affair - Buhari

People, including out-of-work ex-British Cabinet Minister Priti Patel, were queuing up to insist we paid, or risk Nigeria becoming an untrustworthy trade pariah. Read more »

Nigeria: Boat Carrying Over 100 Passengers Capsizes in Taraba - Report

The passengers were not wearing life jackets saving. Read more »

Nigeria: German Chancellor Visits Nigeria, Discusses Key Issues with Tinubu

Mr Tinubu made the request at a bilateral meeting with the German Chancellor at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Sunday. Read more »

Nigeria: NPFL Round-Up - Sporting Lagos Bounce Back As Lobi Suffer First Defeat

Sporting Lagos won two matches while Heartland's miserable start to the season continued. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Customs Service Pledges to Combat Border Crimes

Mr Umar said the activities of customs officers would not jeopardize the economic activities of residents. Read more »

Nigeria: 10 Nigeria Navy Warships Conclude Military Exercise in Gulf of Guinea

The military exercise was part of actionable steps taken by the Nigerian Navy to end crude oil theft, sea robbery and sea piracy, among others, in Nigeria's waters. Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Refinery to Be Ready in Q4 2024 - Minister

The 110,000 bpd-capacity Kaduna Refinery is one of Nigeria's four dysfunctional refineries that have produced no fuel for years leaving the country to rely on imported petroleum… Read more »

Nigeria: Why We Constituted 134 Committees Despite Nigeria's Economic Challenges - Reps

Some Nigerians have voiced concerns over what they perceived as an excessive number of committees, contradicting President Bola Tinubu's commitment to reducing the cost of… Read more »

Nigeria: How We'll Help Govt Achieve Eight-Point Agenda On Jobs, Social Security - NSITF

"If we must remain relevant as the nation's cardinal social security agency, we must leave no gaps in ensuring that we contribute our quota," an NSITF official said. Read more »

Nigeria: Ibom Air Apologises for Disrupted Flights

"These have not been our proudest moments." Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Defend Constitution of 134 Standing Committees Amid Criticisms

The number of the House of Representatives' standing committees has surged from 89 in the Seventh House to 134 in the 10th House. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps to Intervene in Govt, ASUU Disagreement Over Withheld Salaries

The federal government had withheld the salaries of federal university lecturers following the eight-month ASUU strike in 2022. Read more »

Nigeria: IReV Malfunctioning Reduced Public Confidence in Presidential Election - Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said although the glitches did not impede result collation, they impacted negatively public confidence in the disputed presidential election. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate to Investigate Implementation of Petroleum Industry Act

The Senate noted that the PIA implementation had yet to produced any workable coordination or clearing house by which NNPCL, regulators and oil producing companies, coordinate to… Read more »

Nigeria: Academic Union Budgets N50 Million for Displaced People

ASUU says it is identifying with the masses in the IDP camps "even though the government has stopped our salary for the past eight months". Read more »

Nigeria: Supreme Court Judgement - Time to Jettison Politics, Rebuild Nigeria Is Now - Omo-Agege

Mr Omo-Agege said the judgement has effectively ended all jostling on politics and leadership. Read more »

Nigeria: Ondo Lawmakers Split Over Renewed Move to Remove Deputy Governor

Eleven members of the Ondo State House of Assembly dissociate themselves from the new directive to the state chief judge on the move to sack the deputy governor. Read more »

Nigeria: COP28 - Premium Times' Journalist, 20 Others Win Fellowship to Dubai

According to Climate Tracker, the selected climate journalists have emerged with stories to tell and to cover COP28 in Dubai from 30 November - 12 December 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Ban On Motorcycles Still in Force Within Uyo - Akwa Ibom Govt

"Motorcycles found within Uyo city from the 28th day of October as directed shall be confiscated and immediately destroyed without the option of fine." Read more »

Nigeria: Your Book Is Full of Lies, Amaechi Replies Ex-NPA Boss Hadiza Usman

Ms Usman, in her book titled: "Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority" launched in April, detailed her experiences and challenges as the head of the NPA and… Read more »