November 08, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - Tinubu Promises to Establish National Agricultural Commodity Directorate
Mr Tinubu said the directorate would be charged with the responsibility of providing required farming implements to farmers at subsidised rates. Read more »
Nigeria: South-East Not Marginalised in Buhari's Rail Project - Federal Govt
"There is no deliberate attempt whatsoever to marginalise the South-east and if anything, that is the one part of the country that has benefited the most on PMB infrastructure… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Poll Shows Kano NNPP Governorship Candidate Ahead of APC
The poll showed that undecided voters would ultimately decide which candidate emerges as Governor of Kano State in the 2023 governorship elections. Read more »
Nigeria: Hushpuppi Gets 11-Year Jail Term, To Pay U.S.$1.8 Million Restitution
Hushpuppi was jailed for conspiring to launder tens of millions of dollars through online scams. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Didn't Disqualify Our Candidates in Lagos - PDP
Media reports had indicated that 21 out of the 40 House of Assembly candidates of the PDP for the 2023 elections were allegedly disqualified over controversies arising from its… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Soldiers in Imo Community
"The soldiers were on routine patrol in the area when they came under attack by armed youths." Read more »
Nigeria: Hushpuppi's Wife, Imams Write Judge As US Court Sentences Fraudster Today
The US district court in California is set to sentence Hushpuppi over fraud charges, today, Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: Video About Kano State Governor - Court Orders Flogging of Kannywood TikTok Skit Makers
A magistrate court in Kano on Monday ordered the flogging of two Kannywood TikTok skit makers, Mubarak Muhammad (Uniquepikin) and Nazifi Muhammad. Read more »
Nigeria: UK Updates Travel Advisory On Nigeria, Says Abuja Now Relatively Safe
"The FCDO no longer advises against all but essential travel to the Federal Capital Territory, including the city of Abuja, but risks remain," it said in its latest advisory. Read more »
Nigeria: Gbajabiamila Speaks On Withheld Salaries of Lecturers
Mr Gbajabiamila said the interventions have been made to explore the possibility of partial payments to the lecturers. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - CJN Warns Election Tribunal Judges Against Corruption
A total of 307 judges will be serving on Election Petitions Tribunals set up to adjudicate disputes that may arise from the 2023 elections. Read more »
Nigeria: ICPC Begins Process for Sale of Forfeited Assets
ICPC says a bid opening to select auctioneers" for the sale of the forfeited assets held in Abuja on Friday. Read more »
Nigeria: Stocks Close Flat As Banks Offset Energy Shares' Slump
Measly gains cumulatively garnered by bank stocks like Zenith, Access Holdings, Zenith and FBN Holdings were eroded by dips in the shares of newly-listed Geregu Power and Oando. Read more »
Nigeria: Ruling Party Presidential Candidate Might Not Attend Any Presidential Debates - Campaign Team
Mr Tinubu on Sunday avoided the presidential debate organised by Arise Television and the Centre for Democracy and Development, the latest such miss by the APC candidate. Read more »
November 06, 2022
Nigeria: Questions for Afenifere
Are we to throw all that away and jettison the aspirations of our people on the alter of micro-zoning and wanting to right what many have described (including by me) as a… Read more »
Nigeria: Abuja Residents Raise Concerns Over Flamboyant Weddings
"I won't advise my son who will soon get married to spend all his money to have a flamboyant wedding." Read more »
Nigeria: The Weaponisation of Religious Identity - a View From Nigeria
As religious leaders, we must continue in prayer and solidarity to end religious extremism and offer the world a badly needed moral compass for a peaceful and just world. Read more »
Nigeria: PT State of the Race - Tinubu, Adebanjo Rift Puts Afenifere On Edge
Afenifere, a Yoruba political group in the south-west of Nigeria is in crisis over the endorsement of two presidential candidates by its leaders for the 2023 election. Read more »
Nigeria: Minister Advocates Capital Punishment for Rape
She urged the judiciary to rise up to the occasion of rapid justice dispensation to eradicate rape. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Paid University Lecturers Incomplete October Salary - Govt
The government denied the accusation that it paid members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria (ASUU) half salaries in October. Read more »
Nigeria: Worship for Sale - Rescuing the Nigerian Church From Dealers (2)
Sooner or later, you will still account for your stewardship. He is interested in your success, but not by merchandising His grace on your life. Read more »
November 07, 2022
Nigeria: CBN, New Banknotes, and How Not to Run Monetary Policy
The presence in circulation of different series of the US dollar suggests that there are other less-disruptive-to-economic-activity ways of doing this. Read more »
November 06, 2022
Nigeria: Presidential Candidates Tinubu, Atiku Absent From Town Hall Meeting
Apart from Messrs Tinubu and Atiku, the other two presidential candidates invited for the debate were Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP Read more »
Nigeria: Questions for 2023 Presidential Candidates (8)
Would the positions stated advance the infrastructure of Nigeria's abysmal power sector under a new President in 2023? Read more »
Nigeria: CAF Women's Champions League - Bayelsa Queens Make History With Semi-Final Ticket
Bayelsa Queens make history as the first Nigerian side to progress to the semi-final. Read more »