Nigeria: Opay Announces Exit of CEO

The company said it has appointed Dada Gotring as the incoming Managing Director Read more »

Niger: Niger Coup - France Begins Evacuation of Its Citizens, Others

The ministry said the evacuation will begin today, Tuesday. Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea Declare Support for Niger Coup As Soldiers Arrest Politicians

"Any military intervention against Niger would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali," they warned, adding that such a move could result in… Read more »

Nigeria: High Price for Prizes - Nigeria's Female Athletics Coaches Seek Space in Male-Dominated Field (1)

Nigerian women face high barriers on the home front to pursue a career in coaching but the few who brave the odds find little encouragement. Read more »

Nigeria: Muhammad Pate - Ministerial Nominee Who May Head Nigeria's Health Ministry

In a move strange among Nigerian political appointees, Mr Pate resigned as minister in 2013 to take a chair of a professor in America's Duke University's Global Health Institute. Read more »

Nigeria: UNESCO Backs Osinbajo's New Organisation

Future Perspectives, a non-profit co-founded by the immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, will work with the UNESCO agency. Read more »

Nigeria: Youth Group, Professionals Bicker Over Ministerial Nominee From Benue

The Senate on Monday screened Mr Utsev, despite his inability to defend some discrepancies in his biodata as contained in the resume he submitted to the lawmakers Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Arrest Five Suspected IPOB Members, Destroy Hideouts

"Sadly, five soldiers and two Nigeria Police operatives sustained varying degrees of injuries from the IED detonated by the criminals." Read more »

Nigeria: NLC Knocks Tinubu, Says President's Speech Not 'Silver Bullet'

"Our review of today's broadcast by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu leaves us with the impression that the promises and assurances made by President Tinubu are not the silver bullet… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Appears in Court in Final Legal Argument Against Tinubu

Tuesday's hearing is for adoption of final written addresses by parties in the petition filed by Atiku against Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: Meet Tinubu's Ministerial Nominee Likely to Be Nigeria's 24th Attorney-General

With a legal career well into its fourth decade, the ministerial nominee is the only Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on the list of President Tinubu's proposed cabinet members. Read more »

Nigeria: Job Racketeering - FCC Chair, Head of Service, DG Budget Office Appear Before Reps Panel

Ms Dankaka alleged that some persons were forging her signature to recruit staff. Read more »

Nigeria: Six Key Takeaways From Tinubu's Speech

While President Tinubu acknowledged that the reforms were difficult for Nigerians, he shared the optimism that they hold the key to transforming the economy and advancing… Read more »

Nigeria: Bill to Establish Edo Oil Palm Programme Passes Second Reading

"It is a billion-dollar industry that has the potential to boost the state's revenue." Read more »

Nigeria: Investigation - How Desperate Nigerian Seeking Asylum Lied to America

The US and Canada are often sympathetic to asylum applicants claiming to be fleeing their home countries due to sexual orientations. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints Another Spokesperson

He also was one of the spokespersons in the presidential campaign council of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general elections. Read more »

Nigeria: Diphtheria - Despite Govt's Efforts, Many Nigerian Children Unvaccinated - NPHCDA

While some children are partially vaccinated, NPHCDA said others are not, hence compromising the country's goal of achieving population immunity. Read more »

Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Accuses Nigerian Govt of Sponsoring Simon Ekpa

Mr Ekpa is a Nigerian-Finnish citizen who has been linked to the growing insecurity in the region. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Panel to Probe Sale of Training Helicopters By NCAT By Buhari Administration

"The sale of the helicopters under the pretext of underutilisation by the authorities of the College of Aviation in March 2023 has now become a symptom of the worrying trend of… Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Justice Ministry Disagrees With Falana, Restates Warning Against NLC Strike

The Justice Ministry restates its warning against the NLC strike over the subsidy removal in a letter addressed to NLC's lawyer, Femi Falana. Read more »

Nigeria: Adamawa Government Relaxes Curfew, Says Over 100 Suspects Will Be Charged to Court

The curfew has been relaxed from 6 pm to 6 am. Read more »

Nigeria: O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation Awards Scholarships to 63 Rivers Law Students

The 63 recipients were the 2023 beneficiaries of the Foundation's Law School Students Scholarships, from which 868 have benefited since its inception in 2009. Read more »

Nigeria: Harsh Economy - NLC, CSOs Protest in Osogbo

The protest, which started at 8 a.m. on Monday, was tagged "Let the poor breathe" by the organisers. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Decorates Service Chiefs, Urges Teamwork

President Tinubu appointed the four service chiefs on 19 June and they were confirmed by the National Assembly earlier in July. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria to Receive 1,800 Vials of Diphtheria Antitoxin - WHO

From May 2022 to July, an estimated 2,455 suspected cases of diphtheria have been reported in 26 states in Nigeria. Read more »