Nigeria: Ekiti Govt Writes TCN, NERC, BEDC, Rejects Planned Two-Month Power Outage

"The planned disruption of electricity in these two months amounts to an unacceptable economic, financial and social price to be paid by the citizens of Ekiti State, and we totally… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Olu Jacobs Is Alive' - Family Debunks Death Rumours

It is the third time in four years that the award-winning actor would be rumoured dead. Read more »

Nigeria: Fact-Check - Is Peter Obi's Claim About Tinubu's Administration Disobeying Court Orders On Nnamdi Kanu Correct or Not?

Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges, has been in detention since he was rearrested and brought back to Nigeria from Kenya in June 2021 under controversial circumstances. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu, Atiku, U.S., Amnesty, Others Condemn Borno Bomb Attacks

While Mr Tinubu declared the incidents as an act of terrorism, Mr Atiku charged his government not to allow the North-east region to slide back into a "theatre of terrorism and… Read more »

Nigeria: Borno Bomb Attacks - Tinubu Says Purveyors Will Pay Heavy Price

The President emphasised that efforts would be redoubled to ensure that those who troubled the nation, dispatching precious lives and disrupting law and order, were completely… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Will Support Privatisation of Nigeria's Teaching Hospitals - Lawmaker

The lawmaker gives conditions that he believes should be met before such support is given. Read more »

Nigeria: Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, Nigeria's Former Defence Chief, Is Dead

He was the defence chief between 1999 and 2003, and was the first Nigerian Navy officer to attain a four-star general rank. Read more »

Nigeria: Zamfara Govt Rejects New Federal Permanent Secretary Appointed By Tinubu

The presidency announced on Friday the appointment of eight permanent secretaries to fill existing and impending vacant slots of some states and geopolitical zones in the top… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Desperately Needs to Tackle Food Crisis but Youth Are Fleeing Agrarian Communities

Abdulkadiri Babalakin, who grew up in Odo-Omo, a village in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, said things weren't exactly like that in the past Read more »

Nigeria: Death Toll Rises From Borno Suicide Bombings

The Borno official said, "19 people seriously injured were conveyed to Maiduguri in four ambulances." Read more »

Nigeria: Peter Obi Calls for Nnamdi Kanu's Release

Mr Kanu, the IPOB leader, is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: 60% Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme Applicants Have Received Funds - Minister

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, made this known in a post on her official X handle on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Announces Date to Inaugurate Institutions' Governing Council

The notification is contained in a letter addressed to the heads of the federal government-owned institutions by NUC. Read more »

Nigeria: Returning Kaduna Pilgrims Cautioned Against Carrying Excess Luggage

Mr Abdullahi promised that each pilgrim would be given five litres of Zamzam water upon arrival in Kaduna Read more »

Nigeria: Victims, Culprits, Scapegoats? - Sangayya Schools and the 'Boko Haram' Insurgency

In the context of the 'Boko Haram' conflict in North-East Nigeria, suspicions against the almajirai have reached new heights. Read more »

Nigeria: Heat Wave - Kano Begins Planting of Three Million Trees

The World Bank facilitated Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) initiative aims to plant three million trees within the next 365 days. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Abuja Market Fire Wasn't Put Out On Time - Agency

FEMD said firefighting trucks arrived at the scene of the fire on time but could not gain access to the market to put out the fire on time. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos to Designate General Hospital As Eye Centre

Mr Abayomi said the centre would provide world-class diagnostic, medical, surgical and ophthalmic services in Lagos and Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Medical Negligence - Medical Law Centre Seeks Justice for Victims, Legal Reforms

The lawyer says no one is immune to the dangers of medical negligence, regardless of their connections within the healthcare profession. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Moves to Restructure Unregulated Public Transport Bus Operators

Mr Giwa noted that the current state of bus operations was chaotic, hence the need to regulate and integrate the informal transport sector into the state's Bus Reform Initiative. Read more »

Nigeria: Three Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender - Official

"Preliminary investigations revealed that Malam had been a Boko Haram fighter living in Kwaleram, south of Lake Chad, for six years." Read more »

Nigeria: 36% of Katsina Children Out of School but Situation Better - Unicef

Ms Farah said the success was due to collaboration between the Katsina government, UNICEF, and other partners. Read more »

Nigeria: 'My Wife Starves Me of Sex,' Says Pastor Accused of Raping 7-Year-Old House Help

The suspect lives with his wife and children alongside the house help in Awka, Anambra State. Read more »

Nigeria: How I Met My Husband, Married Five Months After - Sharon Ooja

"My love story is one that I'd say is nothing short of a miracle..." Read more »

Nigeria: 2024 Supplementary Results Released

JAMB said the supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates, who were unable to be biometrically verified during the main 2024 UTME. Read more »