August 29, 2023
Algeria: Algeria Proposes Six-Month Transition Period in Niger
Algerian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, has said that many countries are not in support of the planned military intervention against Niger Republic. Read more »
Africa: Experts Call for Adoption of Sweden's Model to Reduce Cigarette Use
International health experts have urged African policymakers to adopt Sweden's tobacco harm reduction strategy to combat tobacco-related deaths and improve public health across the… Read more »
Nigeria: Motorists Decry U.S.$32 Sanction On Faded Number Plates
Motorists have condemned the N25,000 sanctions on faded vehicle number plates and the high cost of renewing vehicle particulars by the government. Read more »
Nigeria: Outages - Non-Electric Ventilator Offers Relief in Respiratory Failure Treatment
The COVID-19 pandemic stretched health facilities globally. Many hospitals ran out of bed spaces and medical supplies, essentially mechanical ventilators and medical oxygen. Read more »
Nigeria: We Are Suffering, Abuja Workers Tell Govt
Some civil servants working in Abuja have appealed to the Federal Government to take immediate actions to ameliorate their sufferings, saying that life has not been easy since the… Read more »
August 27, 2023
Nigeria: South African Arrested With Drugs At Abuja Airport
A 29-year-old South African, Erasmus Jean-Pierre, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), while trying to export 2.6kgs of… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Seeks Stakeholders' Collaboration On Energy Stability
The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has called for collaboration among stakeholders and government officials in policy-making bodies to enhance national energy efficiency and… Read more »
Nigeria: We Expect You to End Challenges in Our Region, Northern Elders Tell New Ministers
Some elders in the North led by Senator Ahmad Abubakar MoAllahyidi yesterday asked the newly sworn in ministers of northern extraction to work with their counterparts in the south… Read more »
August 24, 2023
Nigeria: Boat Mishap - Kwara Hands Over 1,000 Life Jackets to Patigi Community
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, on Thursday, handed over 1,000 life jackets to the people of Patigi local government area. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps, FMBN Draw Battle Line Over Multi-Billion Naira Housing Funds
The alleged non-remittance of billions of naira, which Nigerian workers contributed to the National Housing Fund (NHF) generated ripples yesterday at a hearing by the House of… Read more »
Nigeria: NDDC, KPMG Sign Agreement On Corporate Governance
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Wednesday signed an agreement with KPMG on corporate governance. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Cabinet - Battle for Youth Ministerial Slot Hots Up in APC
Stakeholders and the youth wing of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are campaigning vigorously for their preferred candidates to fill the existing vacancy in President… Read more »
Nigeria: Many Trapped As Building Collapses in Abuja
Some residents of Abuja are currently trapped in the rubble of a two-storey building that collapsed in the nation's capital. Read more »
Nigeria: Donkeying or Monkeying Around - What Kind of Senate Is Akpabio's Running?
In Aesop's Fables, we read of a donkey that climbed the roof of a building, hopping and prancing about playfully until the owner climbed up after it and whacked the donkey to stop… Read more »
Nigeria: Economic Expert Tasks Govt On Adherence to National Development Plan 2021-2025
An economic expert, Dr Chris Osiomha Itsede, has charged President Bola Tinubu to leverage the National Development Plan 2021-2025, and the perspective plan, Nigeria Agenda 2050… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Release 56 Abductees After 6 Months in Captivity
Bandits have released the remaining 56 farmers abducted in Adunu and adjoining communities in Paikoro LGA of Niger State after spending six months in captivity. Read more »
Nigeria: We've Settled Super Falcons' Bonuses - NFF
The President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has said the federation has settled all bonuses and allowances of the women's national football team, Super… Read more »
Nigeria: Implementation of New Varsity Curriculum Begins September - Govt
Acting Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, has said the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards CCMAS (CCMAS)… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Nigeria: Malaria - Nigeria Tasked On Research Against Mosquitoes
The Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN) Tuesday called for a comprehensive approach to tackling mosquitoes in order to reduce the burden of malaria in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: CP to IPOs, Prosecutors - You Must Equip Yourselves With Criminal Laws
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, on Tuesday urged Investigating Police Officers (IPO) to equip themselves with some aspects of the state criminal… Read more »
Nigeria: Benue PDP, APC Bicker Over N5bn Govt Palliative, Others
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State yesterday traded words over trucks of food items and N50billion… Read more »
Nigeria: God Will Judge Those Who Betrayed APC in Osun - National Secretary
National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru has said the wrath of God awaits those who benefited from the party and betrayed it during… Read more »
Nigeria: Airline Operators Meet New Aviation Minister
Airline owners under the aegis of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Monday met with the new Minister of Aviation, Chief Festus Keyamo, to discuss issues affecting the… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Arrest 39 Suspected Bandits, Robbers in Plateau
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) and Operation Hakorin Damisa IV have arrested 39 suspects in connection with banditry, kidnapping and armed robbery in Plateau State. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Targets Double-Digit Economic Growth
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has stated that the current administration will strive to achieve double-digit economic growth. Read more »