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 »

Nigeria: Tobi Amusan Dethroned As World Champion in Budapest

Amusan finished sixth in the final race, surprisingly won by Jamaica Read more »

Nigeria: The Truth About Emefiele's Failed Arraignment, Reported Plea Bargain Talks - Prosecutor

The federal government has failed to arraign Mr Emefiele and his co-defendant at two consecutive hearings scheduled for them to take their pleas, sparking media reports of ongoing… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria'll Strengthen Ties With UK to Combat Insecurity - Badaru

Mr Badaru said the West needed to give more support to Nigeria, just as it gave to other nations. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Statistics Agency Revises Labour Data, Says Unemployment 4.1% in Q1 2023

The NBS had in March 2021 reported that Nigeria's unemployment rate rose to 33.3 per cent, translating to some 23.2 million people Read more »

Nigeria: African Senior Women's Volleyball Championship - Nigeria Finishes Sixth Position

Nigeria lost to Algeria 1-3 (18-25, 13-25, 25-23, 17-25) in the 5th to 6th classification match at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports Yaoundé on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Destroy Illegal Oil Refinery in Delta - Official

Oil theft and its negative impact on the country's economy have been a source of concern to the Nigerian government over the years. Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja Building Collapse - Two Deaths Confirmed As Wike Orders Arrest of Landlord

Mr Wike gave his order when he visited the collapsed building on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Three Others Cleared to Join Brics

The new candidates will be formally admitted as members on January 1, 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: Building Collapses in Abuja, Scores Rescued, Others Fatally Injured

FCT FEMA said the two-storey building, which serves both residential and commercial purposes collapsed on Wednesday night. Read more »

Nigeria: Building Collapses in Abuja, Two People Feared Dead

Aminu Idris, an occupant of the collapsed building, said he had just returned from work to rest when the building fell on him and his brothers. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Studying in Niger Future Uncertain As Diplomatic Relationships Between Both Countries Deteriorate

Nigerians studying in Niger Republic say they're uncertain about the future. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Air Force Acquires 18 Attack Helicopters From U.S., Turkey

He said that the United States would supply 12 attack helicopters while the Turkish government would provide another six helicopters in September. Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Congress Threatens to Pull Out of National Housing Fund

NLC said the federal government has been deducting the 2.5 per cent from the salaries of workers but the FMBN often fails to notify workers of the remittance to their NHF accounts. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Air Force Chief Visits Families of Soldiers Who Died in Helicopter Crash

While condoling the families over the painful loss, Mr Abubakar said the loss was a major setback for the NAF, which would take the service some time to get over. Read more »

Nigeria: Adhere to Requisite Standards, SON Tells Nigerian Manufacturers, Importers

Mr Oringudwen said there was nothing produced in Nigeria that would not meet international standards if Nigerians wanted to produce them. Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS - in Need of Help in Niger?

An ECOWAS backed by regional allies, the AU, or the UN would have a better chance of restoring democracy in Niger than doing it alone. Read more »

Nigeria: Suspended Central Bank Governor Graft Case Stalls

The court had, on 17 August, postponed the arraignment of Mr Emefiele on the N6.9 billion fraud charges, citing the ill health of his co-defendant. Read more »

Nigeria: Jigawa Governor Off to Kigali On Six-Day Official Trip

The Speaker, Haruna Aliyu, read the Jigawa governor's letter on the floor of the House on Wednesday. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Exchange Proposes Dollar Securities for Companies Battling Forex Crunch

Part of a bigger push to help assuage the pain of sourcing the greenback, which is in limited supply in Nigeria, the drive is focusing on firms earning foreign exchange and those… Read more »

Nigeria: Super Falcon Unpaid Allowances - NFF President Taking Us for Granted - Reps Penal Fumes

"We gave an opportunity for the president of NFF to appear before this ad-hoc committee, he came up with an excuse. It simply means he is taking us for granted, he is taking us for… Read more »

Nigeria: 103 Mini-Grids Built Across Nigeria, Says Rural Electrification Agency

"Through the NEP, over 80 mini-grids have been completed and commissioned, connecting about 32,000 households, MSMEs, and public facilities and providing clean and reliable… Read more »

Nigeria: NDDC Reacts to Alleged Non-Payment of Six Months' Salaries to Its Security Workers

Security workers attached to the commission on Tuesday threatened to carry out a peaceful protest over non-payment of their salaries. Read more »