October 05, 2022
Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Popular DJ for Impersonating Portable, Scamming Club Owner
The DJ was arrested on 29 September and paraded at EFCC's Ilorin Zonal office on Tuesday.. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Appoints New Postmaster-General
Mr Adepoju's appointment will be for an initial term of five years. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Government to Start Paying Minimum Wage in November
Zamfara State Government is yet to start paying the N30,000 minimum wage. Read more »
Nigeria/Sierra Leone: U19 World Cup Qualifiers - Nigeria Beat Sierra Leone to Top Group B
Nigeria won Group B and will face Malawi for a place in the final and a ticket to the next round of qualifiers Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Oyo 2023 - APC Guber Candidate Says Members Were Attacked While Marching for Tinubu
Mr Folarin said the alleged attack left several members injured and hospitalised. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: ASUU Strike - What We Discussed With Buhari - Gbajabiamila
Mr Gbajabiamila said Mr Buhari pledged to look into the House recommendations on how to end the seven month old ASUU strike. Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Appoints Odusanya Lasustech's Pioneer Substantive VC
A statement by the Office of the Special Adviser on Education (SAE) to Mr Sanwo-Olu, Tokunbo Wahab, said the appointment of the new VC took effect on 29 September. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Question Upward Review of Nigeria's Gas Project By $8 Billion
EGTL project is a 120,000 bpd gas project located in Delta State. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP NWC Insists 'Housing Allowance' Paid to Members Passed Due Process
The NWC says it has resolved to investigate reports that claimed the payments were bribes. Read more »
Nigeria: Gcr Affirms Lekki Gardens Estate Limited's National Scale Issuer and Its Secured Bond Issue Ratings, Stable Outlook
Foremost real estate company, Lekki Gardens Estate Limited earns national scale long-term and short-term issuer ratings of BBB+ (NG) and A2 (NG), respectively Read more »
Nigeria: Nnamani Denies Stealing $41.8m From Enugu State
Nnamani says he left Enugu State on a solid foundation 15 years ago and no amount of mudslinging can rewrite the history. Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: My Regrets, Apologies Over My Fraudulent Schemes - Hushpuppi
Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, has expressed regrets for destroying his family name with greed and tenders apologies for his actions. Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Lagos Okada Ban Reduces Crime but Ease of Commute Remains Challenging
"Since the ban, I have been trekking. So have many." Read more »
Nigeria: Uzodinma Approves Free Medical Care for Imo Workers
"Health is wealth. We remain committed to improving the health and by extension the productivity of civil servants in our state's workforce. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - INEC Lacks 'Mechanism' to Monitor Election Financing - Lawyer
The lawyer called for the establishment of Electoral Offences Commission. Read more »
Nigeria: How We're Fighting Oil Theft, Vandalism - Kyari
NNPCL says at least 395 illegal refineries have been deactivated. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - INEC Releases Final List of Ebonyi Governorship Candidates
INEC warned governorship and the House of Assembly candidates against kicking off their campaigns before the stipulated time. Read more »
October 04, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Africa Will Prioritise Its Development, Growth Aspirations - Egypt Ambassador
"...since we as a continent are not the primary contributor, then we should not be taking up extra commitment on ourselves that might stifle or hinder our development aspirations." Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Health Commissioners, Governors to Discuss Sustainable Healthcare Financing
The forum said increasing financing and improving current financing arrangements can catalyse the goal of achieving UHC by 2030. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Agency Seeks Authority to Go After BBNaija, Crossdressers
The National Council for Art and Culture said it had warned bbnaija not to import the culture of nudity into Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Hears Audio Conversation Between Alleged Murderer, Security Guard - Ataga
The defence objected to the tendering of the recording as evidence Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Health Commissioners, Governor to Discuss Sustainable Healthcare Financing
The forum said increasing financing and improving current financing arrangements can catalyse the goal of achieving UHC by 2030. Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Announces Salary Increment for Lagos Workers
The governor did not state the percentage of the increment or when it would be implemented. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Air Says It Has Received Over 20,000 Job Applications
The airline warns Nigerians against fake recruitments and job websites. Read more »
Nigeria: BBNaija Season 7 Cost N4.7 Billion to Produce - Multichoice
"This year, we employed over 1,200 people, directly and indirectly, we touched every bit of the economy, and today we had over four to ten thousand people across various industries… Read more »