February 03, 2023
Nigeria: Polls - Buhari, APC Govs Meet Friday
"On the agenda of the governors are issues of the nationwide fuel scarcity and the new Naira notes that have caused social and economic stress for Nigerians especially small… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: 2023 - Tinubu Promises to Create Jobs, Chides Atiku, Peter Obi in Osun
He also took a jab at the candidate of the Labour Party, calling him "Mr Stingy, Peter Obi." Read more »
Nigeria: Top 10 Highest-Earning Retired Players On Instagram - Mikel Joins Bale, Others On Exclusive List
The research collated a seed list of the top 18 players who retired over the past year. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC, Daewoo Signs Agreement to Fix Kaduna Refinery
The last Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) on the refinery occurred about fifteen (15) years ago, an official said Read more »
Nigeria: 'Before We Go Our Separate Ways' - a Dirge for President Buhari
Nigerians would expect Buhari to retire as an elder statesman who would someday have the presence of mind to acknowledge his faults, apologise to Nigerians and move on to mentor… Read more »
Nigeria: Lai Mohammed Clarifies Statement On Tinubu, Says Buhari Fully in Support of APC Candidate
"I want to say, unequivocally, that Mr President is in total support of our party's flag bearer, and that is attested to by his continuing campaign with the candidate across the… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN, Police, Other Agencies to Prosecute Sellers, Abusers of Naira
"The Naira is our legal tender and symbol of national pride. Therefore, let us respect it and handle it with care," CBN said. Read more »
Nigeria: Central Bank Directs Commercial Banks to Pay New Notes Over the Counter, Sets Limit
The bank stated that the new mode of payment is subject to a maximum daily payout limit of N20,000. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity Not Plan to Sabotage Election - Oil State Firm
"... these glitches started well early in 2022. It has nothing to do with this election period," the NNPC boss said. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Want Competitive Elections but Don't Trust INEC - Survey
Nigerians say multiple political parties are needed to provide voters with a genuine choice and once elections are over, the losing side should accept defeat and work with the… Read more »
Morocco/Nigeria: U-17 Afcon - Nigeria to Battle Morocco, South Africa, Zambia in Algeria
The Golden Eaglets are seeking a third title and a ticket to the World Cup scheduled for Peru in November Read more »
Nigeria: Adeleke Urges Osun Residents to Stay Away From Tinubu's Rally As PDP, APC Bicker
APC and PDP accuse each other of planning to foment violence at the Tinubu presidential rally Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Prices Jump As OPEC Retains Monthly Output
The oil cartel urged all participating countries to adhere to the directives Read more »
February 01, 2023
Nigeria: Months to Tenure Expiration, Aregbesola Set to 'Commercialise' Nigeria's Residency Permit Processes, Others
The Minister had in a similar manner introduced "Passport Express Centres" in 2021 where between N20,000 and N30,000 was charged by the agents until it was abruptly cancelled by… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: Polls - Nobody Has Indulged in Vote-Buying, Corruption More Than Atiku - Femi Fani-Kayode
Atiku had alleged other political parties are pushing the CBN to extend the deadline for currency swap because they want to rig the forthcoming elections. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Akpabio Will Lose Akwa Ibom Senatorial Election - Council Chairperson
The council chairperson also speaks on an IPOB attack in the local government in 2021. Read more »
Nigeria: Five Top January Transfer Moves By Nigerian Football Players
Nigerian players did not make the headlines during the winter transfer window, although one or two of them were involved in clubs tussling over their services. Read more »
Nigeria: How Jandor, Rhodes-Vivour, Doherty Fared At Lagos Governorship Debate
Mr Rhodes-Vivour and the other aspirants started the debate by publicly disavowing political violence. Read more »
Nigeria: APC, Buhari Strongly United Behind Tinubu - Campaign Spokesperson
"All the machinations of the opposition elements to put a wedge between President Buhari and Tinubu will fail." Read more »
February 01, 2023
Nigeria: ICPC Arrests Woman Over Alleged Sale of Naira Notes
ICPC says the suspect was arrested for allegedly selling newly-introduced new naira notes to the public via the microblogging platform. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I'm Working Against Governor Abiodun's Second Term Bid - Amosun
APC Senator Amosun is again backing the governorship candidate of a different party from his own. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Sacks Emmanuel Bwacha As Taraba APC Governorship Candidate
The Supreme Court nullified Mr Bwacha's nomination as the governorship candidate of the APC in Taraba State after holding that the party failed to conduct a valid primary election. Read more »
Nigeria: Yemi Alade Features Phyno in 'Pounds and Dollars' Visuals
The video, shot by renowned music director Clarence Peters, will be released on all platforms Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: Presidential Election - Buhari Not Favouring Anybody, Lai Mohammed Replies El-Rufai Over Tinubu's Candidacy
"If there's anybody working against a candidate, we don't know officially," Lai Mohammed said. Read more »
Nigeria: Months to Tenure Expiration, Aregbesola Set to 'Commercialise' Nigeria's Residency Permit Processes, Others
The Minister had in a similar manner introduced "Passport Express Centres" in 2011 where between N20,000 and N30,000 was charged by the agents until it was abruptly cancelled by… Read more »