Nigeria: Live Updates - Court Delivers High-Stake Judgement On Atiku's, Obi's Petitions Against Tinubu's Victory

The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja will give judgments on three petitions by Atiku, Peter Obi, and a political party challenging the credibility of President… Read more »

Nigeria: Shettima Assures RMAFC of Govt's Support

Mr Shettima says the government will address some of the challenges faced by the commission. Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Theft - Again, Nigerian Troops Uncover Illegal Oil Bunkering Sites in Delta

Troops had clamped down on similar sites about a week ago. Read more »

Nigeria: UPDATED: Presidential Election Court Sets Judgement Date for Atiku's, Obi's Petitions

The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja has scheduled Wednesday for judgements on the three pending cases challenging the outcome of the 25 February presidential… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Chair Tinubu Wants 9-Month Transition in Niger

"President Tinubu noted that Nigeria, under General Abdulsalami Abubakar, instituted a nine-month transition programme in 1998, and it proved very successful, leading the country… Read more »

Nigeria: The Illegality of Ex-Governors Collecting Both Salaries and Pensions as Ministers

Instructively, the pension benefits of ex-governors run against the grain of constitutionalism and good conscience. Read more »

Nigeria: Flour Mills Annual Revenue Crosses N1.5 Trillion but Profit Barely Grows

Revenue improved by almost one-third from N1.2 trillion a year earlier. But profit for the year is nothing compared to top line in performance, seeing a sluggish single-digit… Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja Airport - Fcta to Pay N825.8m Compensation for Construction of 2nd Runway - Wike

Mr Wike said that the amount would be paid through the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) for compensation and resettlement of the people of the community affected by the… Read more »

Nigeria: Adeleke Warns Perpetrators of Attacks At Building Sites in Osun

Governor Adeleke says his office constantly receives petitions on perpetrators allegedly maiming and killing site workers. Read more »

Nigeria: Nnpcl to Take Disciplinary Action Against Staff Under-Dispensing Fuel to Customers

The oil firm said this in a statement Tuesday. Read more »

Niger: Confusion in NNP As Party Expels Trustee Chairman, Others

A group in the party had earlier in the morning suspend its Presidential Candidate in the February election for allegedly Read more »

Nigeria: FG Announces Payment for Community Affected By Airport Runway Construction

"As we leave here, the Federal Capital Territory, through the FCDA, will release the money approved for compensation and resettlement of those who are there," an official said. Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Depreciates On I&e Window

Naira fell at the official market on Tuesday to trade at N775.34 per dollar Read more »

Nigeria: Ogun Farmers Count Losses As Oil Spills From Vandalised Pipelines Destroy Farmlands

Many farmers in Ogun State have been forced to change occupations after oil spillage caused by vandalism of NNPC pipelines destroyed their farmlands Read more »

Nigeria: Why Nigeria May Experience Devastating Floods This Year - Officials #AfricaClimateCrisis

Last year, the country witnessed devastating floods that led to the deaths of more than 600 people. Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Rescue 25 Hostages From Boko Haram Captivity

The army says all the rescued victims are in troops' custody, undergoing profiling. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Economic Policies Creating Suffering for Nigerians - PDP

The PDP said in the last two months, over 150 million Nigerians could no longer afford daily meals with families going to bed on empty stomachs. Read more »

Nigeria: Nembe Killings - Bayelsa Reps Caucus Asks Tinubu to Set Up Panel of Inquiry

Some persons were reportedly killed in Nembe following attacks on the community on 15 August. Read more »

Nigeria: Investigation - Nigerian Lawmakers Probing Job Racketeering Are Extorting Money From Agencies

The lawmakers, pretending to be probing job racketeering, have ironically been extorting money from agencies through a Providus Bank account. Read more »

West Africa: Corruption Responsible for Instability, Poverty in West Africa - Premium Times' Editor-in-Chief

Corruption should be designated as a crime against humanity, Mr Mojeed said. Read more »

Nigeria: Ganduje Influencing EFCC, CCB to Harass Kano Anti-Corruption Boss - HEDA

The CCB and the EFCC recently launched investigations against the Kano State anti-graft boss, Mr Magaji, who was investigating Mr Ganduje for alleged corruption before the former… Read more »

Nigeria: What FIFA Asked Us to Do With $960,000 - NFF

"The money was not given for the welfare of players but for preparing the team. We paid them allowances as per the tournament they participated in. We cannot use the preparation… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Spend Over Half of Their Earnings On Food, Worst Globally - Report

Data compiled by Picodi, an international e-commerce organisation, shows that the average Nigerian household spends about 59 per cent of its income on food. Read more »

West Africa: Niger Coup - I'm Holding Back ECOWAS, Others From Military Invasion - Tinubu

"If you take ECOWAS aside, other people will react, those who are outside of our control. I am the one holding those sides back. I am the one holding back ECOWAS." Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Panel Says Release of IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Needed for Peace in South-East

The panel says said the insecurity in the South-east is impeding development in the region and that it is beyond statistics or newspaper headlines. Read more »