Nigeria: NDLEA Seizes $4.8m, CFA57 Million Suspected Fake Currencies On Lokoja-Abuja Highway

NDLEA said on Sunday in Abuja that the suspected counterfeit notes were seized from a commercial bus travelling from Lagos to Kano on Tuesday Read more »

Nigeria: Passport - NIS Boss Orders Probe of Alleged Misconduct of Immigration Officers

The NIS boss expressed concerns about alleged acts of misconduct of some officials over non-compliance with ministerial directives on the timeline of passport administration. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Govt Unveils Traffic Diversion Plan for Opebi Link Bridge

The diversion plan is for the re-construction of Thomas Ajufo inwards Sheraton Link Bridge axis and it will last for four weeks. Read more »

Nigeria: Borno Residents Protest Removal of Train Coaches By Railway Agency

The protesters in Maiduguri, Borno State, carried placards asking the NRC not to move the train coaches to any other state. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Pledge Partnership With Other Countries On SDGs

The lawmakers call for closer collaboration between the executive and legislative arms of government to meet the demands of the SDGs. Read more »

Nigeria: Train Coaches Not Stolen in Borno - Railway Commission

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said in a statement that the report of stolen coaches in Maiduguri, Borno State, was erroneous. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Govt Arrests 30 Environmental Offenders

The offenders, who were apprehended in different locations in Lagos, were said to have engaged in acts capable of defacing the environment and derailing efforts to entrench… Read more »

Liberia: Weah, Boakai in Close Race As NEC Announces More Results

The close race between the duo appears to be a repetition of the 2017 presidential election in Liberia. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Loses Out As Ghana, Malawi, Others Join UN Human Rights Council

After securing only three votes, Nigeria on Tuesday lost an opportunity to join the revered United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina - Health Workers Avoid Terror Hotspots, Attacks-Ravaged Residents Groan

Eighty-three medical and health workers have been abducted, while 16 were killed in Katsina State. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Targets 2 Million Bpd Oil Output

"I want to assure you, we've just been here for a few weeks. I've been here for less than two months. I assure you that by the end of the year, there will be a visible difference… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Mourns Ex-Minister Bello Yusuf

President Tinubu extends his deepest sympathy and condolences to the former minister and former senator, Bello Yusuf's family and friends, as well as the government and people of… Read more »

Nigeria: Southern Senators Will Resist Any Move Against Akpabio - Lawmaker

Clement Jimbo, a member of the House of Representatives from Abak/Etim Ekpa/Ika federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State, says there is no substance to the reported plot to remove… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints New Board, Management for FERMA

President Tinubu says he expects the new appointees to achieve integrous and competent service delivery, given the central role FERMA will play in the sustainable health of… Read more »

Nigeria: Lawmakers Accuse Akpabio of Ambushing Senate to Hastily Pass Bills

"We have been ambushed all the time that very sensitive bills are brought and are expected to be passed with the speed of light, which is not good for this country." Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Hold Mock Accreditation of Voters in Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa On Saturday

INEC chairman called on the residents/voters in the selected polling units in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states to come out en masse to participate in the mock accreditation exercise. Read more »

Nigeria: Davido, Chioma Welcome Twins in the U.S.

This remarkable moment arrives a year after the couple's firstborn, Ifeanyi, tragically drowned in a swimming pool in the singer's Banana Island residence. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Plans 50% Subsidy for Wheat Farmers - Minister

The minister says the federal government is granting 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers to ensure massive production of the grain in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints New CEOs for CAC, SON, SMEDAN, Others

A statement said the move is in line with the president's resolve to facilitate trade expansion through small, medium and large scale industries in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Impeachment - Ondo Assembly Halts Proceedings Against Deputy Governor After CJ's Letter

The house took the decision at its sitting in Akure on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Govt Seal Off More Markets Over Filth

While Mile 12 is an international foodstuffs market, Owode Onirin is a one-stop iron and steel market. Read more »

Nigeria: Shell Admits Crude Oil Spill From Peremabiri Flow Station in Bayelsa

Shell says an investigation into crude oil from Peremabiri flow station in Bayelsa to unravel the cause and volume of oil discharged is underway. Read more »

Nigeria: Security Operatives Rescue 18 People Kidnapped in Kebbi

The 18 persons were on Wednesday abducted from their homes at Kanya in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Read more »

Nigeria: Imo Governorship Election Won't Hold in Some Polling Units - Official

INEC says it is prepared to conduct the upcoming Imo State governorship election in 4,720 polling units in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: 11 Vehicles Burnt in Petrol Tanker Explosion in Lagos

Lagos fire agency says no lives were lost and no "injuries recorded as occupants escaped unhurt." Read more »