June 16
Nigeria: Presidency Clears Misconceptions On New York Times Report On Nigeria
"Nigeria is not the only country in the world facing a rising cost of living crisis. The USA, too, is contending with a similar crisis, with families finding it hard to make ends… Read more »
Nigeria: Osimhen Must Apologise to Finidi, Ex-Super Eagles Goalkeeper Tells NFF
Since Saturday's outburst, opinions have been divided over the plausibility or otherwise of Osimhen's action. Read more »
Nigeria: Otedola, Zenith Bank Opt for Out-of-Court Settlement
The Federal High Court of Nigeria, Lagos Division, dismissed the case on Thursday on receiving a notice of discontinuance from the plaintiffs. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Raid Kidnappers' Den in Abuja, Kill One During Shootout - Official
The police said the arrested suspects have confessed to being involved in a series of kidnapping incidents and other heinous crimes in Abuja and its environs. Read more »
Nigeria: Inside Yobe Govt's Fight Against Kidney Diseases
Since the launch of the intervention, the CMD said the hospital conducts an average of 60 free dialysis sessions a week, with each session costing N50,000. Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Declares Public Holidays to Mark Eid-El-Kabir Celebration
The government congratulated all Muslim Ummah at home and in the diaspora. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Bars Kano Govt, Police From Arresting Ado-Bayero, Silent On Emirship Tussle
The court ordered the state government to pay N10 million in damages to Mr Ado-Bayero for violating his rights after deposing him and replacing him with Lamido Sanusi last month. Read more »
Nigeria: June 12th - Can We Really Celebrate 25 Years of Democracy?, By Jibrin Ibrahim
As we celebrate the great events that followed the annulled election of 12th June 1993, let us not forget that the event was a very long time ago, 31 years is ancient history for a… Read more »
Nigeria: Eid-El-Kabir - Abiru Distributes Food Packs to Lagosians
Abiru expressed optimism that his food pack programme will help cushion the impact of the economic hardship on Lagos East residents amidst other interventions of the Federal and… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank Approves $2.25bn for Economic Reforms in Nigeria
The loan is expected to provide crucial support to Nigeria's economic recovery efforts amidst ongoing challenges Read more »
Nigeria: IFC, Nigeria's Johnvents Sign N35 Billion Cocoa Financing Deal
By supporting Johnvents, IFC is assisting the company to meet higher demand and access new markets, while boosting Nigeria's competitiveness in the global cocoa market. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Parade Six Men Who Allegedly Sell Registered SIM Cards to Kidnappers in Abuja
The suspects were arrested with over 1,000 SIM cards. Read more »
Nigeria: Democracy Day - Sanwo-Olu, CSOs Extol Abiola's Virtues, Protesters Seek Better Life
Abiola was a good man who served humanity, practised a welfarist agenda, and was an indiscriminate philanthropist globally. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian University Expresses Fulfilment Over NUC's Full Accreditation Status
The institution disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its Vice-Chancellor, Francisca Oladipo, a professor. Read more »
Nigeria: The Legacy Man and His Baby Steps
Tinubu knew that to reset the economy and build renewed confidence locally and internationally, there must be a policy somersault. Read more »
Nigeria: GIABA Lists Improvements, Weaknesses in Nigeria's War Against Money Laundering
Despite the progress made in the country, the new GIABA report, lists weaknesses in Nigeria's anti-money laundering measures. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Publishes Final List of Candidates for Ondo Governorship Election
INEC said altogether 17 parties are fielding candidates for the election. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Passes 25 Bills in One Year
The Senate also adopted 115 resolutions since its inauguration on 13 June. Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: Kano Emirate Crisis - Police Ban Durbar Procession During Eid-El-Kabir Celebration
The police say the decision was taken after indication of possible breakdown of law and order. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Want Urgent Purchase of New Aircraft for Tinubu, Shettima
The lawmakers say the cost of maintaining the 19-year-old aircraft used by Mr Tinubu is high, leading to longer aircraft downtime and higher fleet running costs. Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Eno Receives Report On Controversial Traditional Rulers Council Law
The committee blamed the disagreement over the amended law on inadequate consultations, adding that the committee had taken time to engage and accommodate all interests in their… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Kill Terrorism Kingpin, 36 Other Terrorists - Official
A Kaduna official describes Yadi as "one of the deadliest bandit leaders terrorising Northern Nigeria in the last decade" Read more »
Nigeria: Afcon 2025 Qualifiers - Super Eagles to Know Opponents Soon
Next year's tournament in Morocco will be the 35th edition of Africa's flagship football championship. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Destroys 43 Illegal Refining Sites, Apprehends 32 Suspected Oil Thieves - DHQ
DHQ said the troops recovered 728,360 litres of stolen crude oil, 143,450 litres of illegally refined AGO, 1,100 litres of DPK and 18,750 litres of PMS. Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Govt Recruits 300 Animal Health Workers, Empowers 1,200 Farmers
Mr Namadi said the beneficiaries have also been trained to be licensed as veterinary service providers to effectively respond to animal disease incidences Read more »