Nigeria: Nigeria Unemployment Rate Hits 5.3 Percent in Q1 2024 - NBS

According to the bureau, time-related underemployment in Q1 2024 was 10.6 per cent, showing a decrease of 1.7 per cent from the rate of 12.3 per cent recorded in Q3 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Media Ombudsman Directs Daily Trust to Apologise Over Samoa Agreement Publication

The decision follows an investigation into a complaint filed by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. Keywords: Samoa agreement, Daily Trust, FG Read more »

Nigeria: What We Are Doing to Address Needs of Maiduri Flood Survivors ~ Kashim Imam

Kashim Ibrahim Imam, a businessman, politician, and former board chairman of TETFUND, relocated to his ancestral hometown of Maiduguri to help those affected by the flood disaster. Read more »

Nigeria: The Battle of Edo State 2024 - a Review, By Reuben Abati

A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo state, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the All Progressives… Read more »

Nigeria: US Offers Humanitarian Aid to Maiduguri Flood Victims

The U.S embassy in Abuja says the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing assistance to the affected victims through UN agencies and its implementing… Read more »

Nigeria: It's Right Time to Get Rid of Petrol Subsidy - Dangote

"I think it is the right time to get rid of subsidy because all countries have gotten rid of subsidy," Mr Dangote said. Read more »

Nigeria: Drug-Resistant Diseases Threaten Food Systems, Health Security - NCDC

WHO estimates that AMR could lead to as many as 10 million deaths per year by 2050 if no effective measures are taken to address the issue. Read more »

Nigeria: Chairpersons-Elect in Enugu Pledge to Tackle Insecurity in Rural Areas

Enugu, like other states in South-east Nigeria, has been plagued by deadly attacks often attributed to the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra. Read more »

Nigeria: Fasu Games - Unilag Gets First Win As Lasu Defeats Fuoye

FASU hosts UNILAG got their first win on Monday to revive hopes of making the second round of the football event of the 2024 All Africa University Games Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Teaching Hospital Confirms Fire Incident

The hospital management said most of the pictures of the fire outbreak being circulated on social media space are not pictures of the University College Hospital, Ibadan. Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Elects New Executives in Kaduna

The PDP chairman-elect in Kaduna state promised an all inclusive leadership. Read more »

Nigeria: #edodecides2024 - This May Become Nigeria's Worst Election - PDP Candidate Ighodalo

Governor Obaseki said he got reports from PDP agents that they were not allowed to participate in the collation process. Read more »

Nigeria: #edodecides2024 - INEC Uploads 98 Percent of Results On Irev Portal

PREMIUM TIMES review of the IReV portal shows that results from four local government (LGA) areas have been completely uploaded. They are; Owan East (189 polling units), Esan South… Read more »

Nigeria: #edodecides2024 - INEC Warns Against Disruption of Result Collation

INEC says it received report from its Resident Electoral Commissioner of a threat to its office in Okpoba Okha on Saturday. Read more »

Nigeria: #edodecides2024 - APC, PDP Supporters Jubilant Ahead of Final Result

Final collation of results had yet to commence as of the time of filing this report. Read more »

Nigeria: Flood - Borno Govt. Begins Fumigation of Maiduguri

The Borno State Government says the fumigation exercise was going on in earnest as displaced persons return home. Read more »

Nigeria: Updated - Edo 2024: Only One Woman in Race for Governorship Seat, Five Others As Deputies

Representing the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Ms Ofure-Key is defying the odds to put up a good fight. Read more »

Nigeria: Adamawa Govt. Confirms 12 Deaths From Cholera Outbreak

The Adamawa State Government said out of 50 samples of suspected cases, 30 were positive. Read more »

Nigeria: Festus Adedayo

One by one, three former Nigerian military rulers, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, arrived at Babangida's Hilltop Mansion in Minna, Niger… Read more »

Nigeria: Petrol Prices, Constitution Amendment, Floods May Top Plenary Discussion

The Federal lawmakers went on two months recess in July. Read more »

Nigeria: FEC Approves Creation of Disaster Relief Funds

The Fund will be funded by a portion of the revenue accruing to the Federation Account. Read more »

Nigeria: Flood - What We Lost, How Nigerians Can Help Us - Maiduguri Teaching Hospital

The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital sustained significant water damage and was forced to suspend its operations for two weeks. Read more »

Nigeria: Rivers Crisis - We Didn't Defect to APC - Pro-Wike Speaker

The political crisis in Rivers rages on while governance continues to suffer in the oil-rich state. Read more »

Nigeria: Notorious Bandit Kachalla Sharme, Others, Killed in Kaduna

Sharme had several times escaped the crosshairs of security forces and remained hotly sought after before he was gunned down by fellow terrorists. Read more »

Nigeria: FEC Approves Amendment of Nigeria's Tax Laws, Construction of Judges' Quarters

"One of the bills offers tax relief to companies that generate incremental employment." Read more »