October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Tinubu's Campaign Replies Obaseki Over "Break Up" Comment
Governor Obaseki said recently that Nigeria will break up if the APC wins the 2023 presidential election. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Nigeria: Three Nigerians Get Top Political Positions in Canada
Messrs Kaycee Madu and Akolisa Ufodike were appointed by Danielle Smith, the new premier of Alberta on Monday, 24 October. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - I've Nothing Against Osinbajo - Tinubu
Mr Osinbajo was one of the presidential aspirants who ran against Mr Tinubu in the APC presidential primary election held in June. Read more »
Nigeria: Brain Drain - Nigerian Medical Council Denies Signing Bilateral Agreement With UK Govt
MDCN is the agency with the mandate to register and regulate the medical profession in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Criticises U.S. Over Travel Advisory, Says America Also Unsafe
"I want to reassure both citizens, non-Nigerians, Nigerians living in this country, that security agencies are on top of this matter," the minister said. Read more »
Nigeria: #COP27 - Current Emission Pledges Not Enough to Save Humanity, Says New UN Report
This is UN Climate Change's second such report, providing a critical update to last year's inaugural NDC synthesis report. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We're Exceeding Borrowing Plan to Fund Budget - Finance Minister
The minister said as of August, the federal government borrowed N5.33 trillion, which is N430.82 billion above the limit for the month, to finance the 2022 budget. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Central Bank to Launch New Naira Designs December
"Although global best practice is for central banks to redesign, produce and circulate new local legal tender every 5-8 years, the Naira has not been redesigned in the last 20… Read more »
Ethiopia: Obasanjo Leads AU Peace Talks On Ethiopia-Tigray Crisis
The AU-facilitated peace talk is holding in South Africa after several failed attempts to get the warring parties to dialogue. Read more »
Nigeria: Central Bank Redesigns 200, 500, 1000 Naira Notes
The bank says the notes were redesigned following a request from the federal government. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Flamingos Crash Out of Under-17 World Cup Final
The Flamingos came agonisingly close to landing the historical final berth, but they allowed it to slip to the delight of the South Americans. Read more »
Nigeria: Review Health Workers' Salaries, NLC Urges Nigerian Govt
Before the NEC meeting, the NLC warned of looming strikes in the health and judiciary sectors. Read more »
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu - Another Court Rules Against Nigerian Govt
IPOB special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, broke the news, Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
Nigeria: NCC Offers Two More Frequency Slots for 5G Services
The commission has put up another two slots of spectrum in the 3.5GHz Spectrum band for auction before the end of 2022. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Urges Korean Businesses to Invest More in Nigeria
The president acknowledged some significant investments by Korean companies in Nigeria Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Down to N758 At Parallel Market
Naira weakened across both the authorised and unauthorised markets on Tuesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Unesco to Partner Diplomats in Propagating Media and Information Literacy
"Ambassadors are symbols of international cooperation and key stakeholders at UNESCO. This is a message of solidarity to ambassadors of different countries to make sure the… Read more »
Nigeria: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup - We'll Book a Ticket for Final Match - Olowookere
Coach Olowookere says the final is feasible as long as the players are serious and show no inferiority complex against any team or player. Read more »
Nigeria: You're Major Shareholder in My Ice Cream Company- - Osinbajo Teases Shettima
In the build-up to the APC presidential primary, Mr Shettima had described Mr Osinbajo as a nice man and that nice men do not make good leaders. Read more »
Nigeria: WAEC Reacts As Fire Guts Nigerian Headquarters
A WAEC official said no one was hurt and that everyone in the building was successfully evacuated by fire fighters. Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigeria Can Stop Doctors' Brain Drain - NMA Chairman
The NMA chairman said the problem of brain drain had been on since 1960, as many leave the country on a daily basis. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Nigeria: 774,000 Jobs - Senate Panel Demands Names, Account Details of Beneficiaries
The senators said none of their constituents benefited from the programme coordinated by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Nigeria: Peter Obi Is Not Running for President
Obi's bid was not out of compulsion to fix Nigeria or to make any change to the country; it was a just response to the scheming in the PDP. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Nigeria: Atiku Donates N50m to Flood Victims in Bayelsa
Atiku says if elected president next year, he will complete the Dasin-Hausa Dam in Adamawa State to manage the release of excess water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Read more »
West Africa: 2023 - ECOWAS Delegation Meets With Political Parties, Calls for More Dialogue
The ECOWAS delegation says dialogue is an important mechanism for successful elections and advised political parties to work with INEC to ensure that the elections were credible… Read more »