November 22, 2022
Nigeria: Over a Billion Barrels of Oil Found in Northern Nigeria, Buhari Says As Drilling Starts
The president says the country also found 500 billion cubic feet of gas within the Kolmani area of Gombe and Bauchi, and has attracted $3 billion investment already. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari to Unveil New Naira Notes Wednesday
Barring any last minute change of plan, the unveiling of the new notes will precede the weekly cabinet meeting at the State House in Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: National Assembly - Controversy Trails Appointment of New Clerk
The NASC allegedly breached its Act by bypassing other senior officers of the National Assembly to appoint the new acting Clerk, Magaji Tambuwal. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Senate Summons Finance Minister Over Unexplained U.S.$464 Million In Ministry's Budget
The Senate committee says the finance minister should appear with details and plans for the allocation made despite the country's dwindling revenue and struggling economy. Read more »
November 20, 2022
Nigeria: COP27 - Inside Climate Deal Reached in Egypt
The Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan (SHIP) saw Parties recommit to keeping the 1.5°C target for global temperature rise intact. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Three Police Officers in Nigeria's South-East
"Many of us ran away when we heard the gunmen firing shots. We returned and saw three bodies of the policemen," a witness said. Read more »
Nigeria: Brain Drain? UK Witnessing Increased Visa Applications By Nigerians - Official
"We have labour shortage in the UK at the moment. But we have to balance that because we do not also want to be responsible for a massive brain drain from Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Move to Block Reckless Spending By Revenue-Generating Agencies
Lawmakers want to place eight federal revenue-generating agencies on a "cost of collection" percentage to stop the agencies from spending their revenue arbitrarily Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Ex-Enugu Commissioner, Brother
Police said the gunmen "infiltrated Oji-River from neigbouring Anambra community" on Friday before killing the former commissioner and his brother. Read more »
Nigeria: Kidnappers Abduct Two Doctors, Demand N100 Million Ransom
The police said they are working to ensure the release of the victims. Read more »
November 19, 2022
Nigeria: Tinubu Campaigns in Delta, Promises to Reactivate Gas Revolution Industrial Park
"Our government will further re-activate the multi-billion dollars Gas Revolution Industrial Park Project." Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Re-Elected Into Global Aviation Organisation for Key Directory
ICAO-PKD is a global border security and migration management organisation with membership of 88-member countries. Read more »
Nigeria: University Inducts Peter Obi Into Hall of Fame
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Enugu State, Peter Mbah were also inducted into the Hall of Fame. Read more »
November 18, 2022
Nigeria: Lagos is an Environmental Disaster - Demas Nwoko
A pre-eminent Nigerian artist and veteran architect, Demas Nwoko, at Freedom park, referred to Lagos as an environmental disaster. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Prophet Launches Petition to Stop 50 Cent From Producing Hushpuppi Series
A Nigerian prophet, Samuel Effiong, has launched a change.org petition to stop American rapper Curtis James Jackson, aka 50 Cent, from producing a movie series based on the life of… Read more »
Nigeria: Using Military Force, Nigerian Naval Officer Encroaches On Civilians' Properties in Lagos
The naval officer also ignores an ongoing court case and deploys soldiers to assault civilians on disputed land. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Nigeria: Why Allocation to Intelligence Agencies Was Cut - Reps Panel
The House Committee says the allocation to the intelligence agencies was reduced from N221.7 billion in 2022 to N195.18 billion in 2023 because of the current economic realities. Read more »
Nigeria: Abysmal Super Eagles Fall to Portugal
The Eagles were below average and poor in the defeat in which Cristiano Ronaldo was missing because of illness. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Probes Uneven Disbursement of N500bn Loans By Development Bank
Out of the N500 billion loan to all the states, DBN allegedly gave 47 per cent to Lagos alone while the 19 states of the North got 11 per cent. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Nigeria: Strike - Govt Insists ASUU Members Won't Receive Withheld Salaries
However, Mr Adamu has denied the allegation by the union that the government was casualising Nigerian academics. Read more »
Nigeria: Soldiers Kill Another Bandit Kingpin, Kachalla Gudau
Mr Gudau died from a bullet wound following an unsuccessful attack on a military base. Read more »
Nigeria: New Naira Notes - Senate Pledges Support As Lawmakers Disagree On Deadline
In October, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the plan to redesign the 200, 500 and 1,000 notes which will go into circulation in December. Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Change - Sadiya Umar Farouq Assures FG Is Stepping Up Adaptation Efforts
The ultimate goal of these efforts... is to emplace adaptation planning and nip on the bud climate change-induced humanitarian crises in Nigeria Read more »
November 15, 2022
Nigeria: Lagos Assembly Announce Death of Lawmaker
The Assembly described the death of the lawmaker as sudden. Read more »
Nigeria: Vice President Osinbajo Recounts Surgery Experience At Duchess Hospital
Osinbajo said by both medical and aesthetic standards, the Duchess Hospital is comparable to the best hospitals anywhere in the world Read more »