September 12, 2023
West Africa: 2.4m Voters to Decide New Liberian President As Jega Leads 15-Member Ecowas Team
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has approved the deployment of 15 Long-Term Election Observers (LTOs) to monitor key stages in the electoral process… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, UK Trade Volume Now N7.1 Trillion - British Envoy
The annual trade volume between Nigeria and the United Kingdom has risen to £7.6 billion (about N7.15 trillion). Read more »
Nigeria: FTSE Russell Downgrades Nigeria's Stock Market From 'Frontline' to 'Unclassified'
Nigeria's stock market took a dramatic plunge to start the week, erasing the gains of the prior week, as FTSE Russell, the global index provider, downgraded the Nigerian Exchange… Read more »
Nigeria: UAE, Nigerian Govt Officials Finalising Agreements On Visa Ban Lift - Presidency
The Presidency has said Nigerian government officials and those of United Arab Emirates (UAE) are finalising agreements on visa ban lift. Read more »
September 11, 2023
Nigeria: Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Harvesting Patient's Organ Not Doctor - NMA
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said its findings showed that Noah Kekere, who was arrested for allegedly removing a woman's kidney in Jos, Plateau State, is not a medical… Read more »
Nigeria: 29th Nigeria Economic Summit to Proffer Solutions to Sustainable Growth, Inclusion
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has said the 29th summit (NES 29) tagged 'Pathways for Sustainable Economic Transformation and Inclusion', will proffer workable solutions… Read more »
Nigeria: Emiefele - Panic At CBN, NIRSAL As Investigators Swing Into Action
There is panic and apprehension within the top hierarchy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as the team deployed to support the Special Investigator appointed by President Bola… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Designates United Nigeria Airlines to Fly U.S., UK, 4 Others
United Nigeria Airlines, one of the leading airlines in the country, has received approval for operation of international flights. Read more »
September 10, 2023
Nigeria: Dozens Killed in Fresh Boat Mishap
At least 24 farmers lost their lives while several others are missing in a mishap involving a passenger boat in Gbajibo Community, Mokwa Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. Read more »
Nigeria: Rema Speaks As 'Calm Down' Hits 1bn Streams On Spotify
Fast rising Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, has expressed delight over the feat recorded by his single 'Calm down'. Read more »
Nigeria: Tribunal Sacks 2 Katsina Reps, Declares Election of 2 Others Inconclusive
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Katsina has nullified the victories of two members of the House of Reps and declared two others inconclusive. Read more »
September 09, 2023
Nigeria: 15 Killed As Boat Capsizes in Adamawa
At least 15 persons drowned in a lake after a boat conveying passengers, including children, capsized in Adamawa State on Friday evening. Read more »
September 06, 2023
Nigeria: Tribunal - Obi Failed to Specify How He Scored Majority of Votes
The Presidential Election Petitions Court has held that the Labour Pary (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, failed to specify how they scored the majority of lawful… Read more »
Nigeria: Musician Seun Kuti Faces Charges Over Alleged Assault on Police Officer
The arraignment of the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, over alleged assault on a police officer, has been fixed for September 27 before a Yaba Chief Magistrate's Court in Lagos… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Nigeria: Parties Optimistic As Tribunal Rules On Atiku, Obi's Petitions Tomorrow
Interested parties in the February 25 presidential election have said they are optimistic of getting a favourable judgement as the Presidential Election Petitions Court fixed… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Nigeria: Experts Differ As Govt Celebrates 400 Days of Zero Grid Collapse
Nigeria's national grid, over the past year, has recorded stability, an improvement from previous experience that has plunged the entire nation into darkness due to perennial… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Nigeria: National Grid Records Zero Collapse in One Year
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has stated that the nation's power grid has recorded stability in the past 400 days due to strategic measures and investments in the power… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Nigeria: Gusau Calls for Calm Over Peseiro's Future As Super Eagles Coach
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, has called for calm and said all reports concerning the future of Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles coach… Read more »
Nigeria: Brics - Nigeria's Potential Pursuit or Prudent Pause?
The 21st Century bore witness to the emergence of the BRICS alliance, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, as a formidable economic powerhouse. On August 22,… Read more »
Nigeria: Governors to Blame for Palliative Inequality
In the spirit of fairness, imagine a kind-hearted individual giving out N10 to 10 people. If each person is seen as equal, they would all get N1 each, right? Similarly, if that… Read more »
Nigeria: On Nigeria and Brics
The 15th summit of the BRICS group of countries took place amidst great expectations regarding the place of the group in the emerging world order. Read more »
Nigeria: Another Look At Unemployment Figures From NBS
The latest unemployment figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics will not do much good to the government as a tool for national planning. So the government must take a… Read more »
Nigeria: Importation of Chinese Fabrics Killing Our Business - Ogun Traders
Traders of indigenous adire fabrics in Ogun State on Tuesday sought an end to what they called incursion of adulterated Chinese adire in the Nigerian market. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Tinubu Should Implement Uwais Report - Ex-INEC Commissioner
A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Adele Jinadu, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to implement the Justice Uwais… Read more »
Nigeria: Lafarge Restates Commitment to Environment
Lafarge Africa Plc has restated its commitment to the promotion of environmentally sustainable operations across its operations. Read more »