Nigeria: Why and How Petrol Subsidy Must Go

For Nigeria to exit from its national fiscal crisis, create prosperity for its citizens and fulfill its obligations to those citizens, we must end the decades-old drainpipe of… Read more »

Nigeria: Doctors Strike - Govt Says Negotiation Ongoing, NARD Says Not True

"The situation with the doctors' strike is of concern to government and the negotiations have been ongoing." Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Urges CBN to Release $717.5 Million Trapped Airlines' Funds

The Senate also called on the CBN to allocate $25 million to airlines operating in Nigeria at its fortnightly dollar auction. Read more »

Nigeria: Probe Presidency Officials, Ministers, Governor Tells EFCC

"I demand that the EFCC chair extend similar invitations to officers of the Presidency and members of the Federal Executive Council..." Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's President to Chair Book Launch On Buhari

Other guests expected at the book presentation include Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, and Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Refuses to Provide 70% of Electoral Documents - Obi Tells Court

Mr Obi told the Presidential Election Petition Court that INEC denied him access to electoral documents in some states. Read more »

Nigeria: Plateau Killings - Police Arrest Five Suspects, Recover Firearms

Residents told journalists that at least, 30 people lost their lives, in the incident. Read more »

Nigeria: Bayelsa Oil Spills Cleanup to Cost U.S.$12 Billion - Report

A similar cleanup in the neighbouring Rivers State has suffered several years of delay. Read more »

Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Condemns Attack On U.S. Embassy Officials in Nigeria

PREMIUM TIMES reported the attack on an American embassy convoy in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria on Tuesday. Read more »

Nigeria: Abia Farmers Receive Training On Climate Prediction, Weather Forecast

"We are training the trainers so that they in turn would pass the information to their siblings and peers." Read more »

Nigeria: 13 Year-Old Wins 2023 Rivers Spelling Bee Competition

"I see the confidence in him and he has proven it." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Governor Presents N71 Billion Supplementary Budget Less Than 14 Days to End of Tenure

The governor says the money was needed to fund ongoing projects in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Party Leaders Clash At Presidential Election Petition Court

The Labour Party leaders clashed as the Presidential Election Petition Court resumed sitting on Wednesday. Read more »

Nigeria: President-Elect Tinubu Discusses Nigeria-U.S. Relations With U.S. Secretary Blinken

Mr Blinken said he looks forward to continuing to strengthen the US-Nigeria partnership which is built on shared interests and strong people-to-people ties. Read more »

Nigeria: Navy Impounds Truck, Barge Laden With Stolen Crude Oil in Delta - Official

"The truck was laden with unspecified quantity of suspected stolen crude oil. The truck driver abandoned the truck and fled." Read more »

Nigeria: Former Senators Appeal to Aggrieved Aspirants to Step Down for Akpabio - Senate Presidency

The former senators say the joint ticket of Messrs Akpabio and Jibrin would assist the incoming government deliver good governance and democratic dividends to Nigerians Read more »

Nigeria: Speakership Race - Why We're Challenging APC's Zoning Arrangement - Gagdi

Yusuf Gagdi says the exclusion of his North-central region in the allocation of the presiding offices of the National Assembly by the ruling party is an act of injustice Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Warns Doctors Against Planned Strike Commencing Today

"There is nothing like warning strike. A strike is a strike. If they want to take that risk, the options are there..." Read more »

Nigeria: Guinean Citizenship - Group Asks Court to Order Probe, Prosecution of Tinubu

The group pleaded with the court for a speedy hearing and determination of its suit seeking the probe and prosecution of Mr Tinubu over his alleged Guinean citizenship. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Conflicting Fiscal and Monetary Policies - the Bane of MSMEs

To promote stability in the Nigerian economy for ease of doing business, a mutual combination of fiscal and monetary policy instruments should be employed. Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Attack U.S. Convoy in Anambra, Kill Four

The attackers "murdered two police operatives and two staff of the US consulate and set their bodies and their vehicles ablaze." Read more »

Nigeria: Private Funding Vital to Survival of Nigerian Universities - Osinbajo

Mr Osinbajo urged the universities to "embark on aggressive marketing to meet their needs rather than blaming the government for all their inadequacies." Read more »

Nigeria: Private Universities in Nigeria Now 148 As Government Approves Additional 37

Monday's approval has put the number of private universities in Nigeria to 148. Suggested Pictures: NUC Read more »

Nigeria: I'm Still Holder of Cooking Record Until Guinness' Official Announcement - Indian Chef Tells Nigerians

Since Hilda Baci cooked for over 100 hours on Monday, many Nigerians have asked Guinness to announce her as a new record holder. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Grants Seun Kuti 'Suspended' Bail

The singer was granted bail in the sum of one million Naira "with two responsible sureties, a three years tax payment receipt that is verifiable; one of the sureties must have a… Read more »