September 22, 2023
Nigeria: Kidnappers Beg for Food to Feed Abducted FCT Villagers
The abductors of nine people from Pavu community in Kuje Area Council of the FCT have asked the families of the victims to send them foodstuff, saying they will discuss the issue… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Files Fresh Motion to Stop Chicago Varsity From Releasing Academic Records
President Bola Tinubu has filed a motion challenging the Northern District of Illinois order directing the Chicago State University to release his academic records within two days. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Over 27 Million Nigerians Lack Access to Internet'
Over 27.1 million Nigerians lack access to the internet, according to the 2023 data from the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF). Read more »
Nigeria: MohBad - Aggrieved Fans Storm Exhumation Site, Police Complete Autopsy
Music lovers and fans of popular singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba also known as Mohbad, stormed the burial site of the singer in Ikorodu, in Lagos yesterday to witness the exhumation of… Read more »
Nigeria: IPI Seeks Probe As Corpse of Zamfara Journalist Found in Soakaway
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria on Thursday called on the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies, including the State Security Service (SSS) to… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Becomes 1st African President to Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, rang the bell at the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ), advancing his foreign investment push in… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Nigeria: Late Mohbad's Mother Seeks Help to Apprehend Naira Marley
Mrs Promise Aloba, the mother of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba (Mohbad), has urged the Federal Government and Nigerians in general to help uncover the truth behind her… Read more »
Nigeria: The World Can Ignore Nigeria At Its Own Peril, Tinubu Tells UN
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the United Nations must transform from being one of the world's foremost talkshops to discuss global issues into becoming the world's foremost… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Nigeria: Atiku, Obi File 85 Grounds of Appeal At Supreme Court, Want Tinubu's Election Nullified
The presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar and that of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, yesterday filed separate… Read more »
Nigeria: Abuja Light Rail Project to Be Delivered in May 2024 - Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, revealed that the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd. (CCECC) has pledged to complete the Abuja light rail project… Read more »
Nigeria: MohBad's Father Reveals Why He Was Hurriedly Buried
Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad, has disclosed the reason behind the swift burial of his son. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Woos ExxonMobil Chief, Says Nigeria Is Ready for Business
President Bola Tinubu met with a delegation of global energy giant ExxonMobil, in New York, where he said, "Nigeria has never been more ready for business than it is now." Read more »
Nigeria: MohBad - Protests in Lagos, Ogun, Delta
The last may not have been heard about the mysterious death of young musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba also known as Mohbad, as some youths stormed the Panseke area of Abeokuta, Ogun… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Recovers N57bn From 5,000 Debtors Nationwide
The Federal Ministry of Finance said it has recovered an approximate sum of N57 billion from over 5,000 debtors owed to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses $18bn to Illicit Financial Flows Annually - AGF
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, says it has been estimated that Nigeria loses an average of $1-18 billion annually to illicit… Read more »
Nigeria: 1, 000 Hunters Mobilised to Dislodge Bandits in Bauchi Communities
Over 1,000 hunters have been mobilised to join the fight against rising cases of banditry and dislodge the bandits from their hideouts inside the jungles at Lame area in Gumau,… Read more »
Nigeria: Power Grid Collapses Again
The Minister for Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has expressed readiness to increase power generation in the country to 20,000 Megawatt of electricity in the next three years. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Nigeria: 'Nigeria Has Second Highest Stillbirth Rate in the World'
Nigeria ranks second among countries with high stillbirth rates in the world, experts from the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) have said. Read more »
Nigeria: Major Shake-Up in NNPC, Top Management Staff Sacked
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has sacked top management staff who have less than 15 months to retire. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Wema Bank to Train 2 Million Youths On Digital Skills, Empower 1 Million SMEs
WEMA Bank, in partnership with the Office of the Vice President has concluded arrangements to commence an initiative that will impact two million youths and one million Micro,… Read more »
Nigeria: WHO Urges Nigeria to Create Platforms for Patients' Concerns, Awareness
The World Health Organisation yesterday urged Nigeria to work with other member states to provide platforms for patient concerns and reduce avoidable harm. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPCL, 12 Others Failed to Remit $9.85bn in 1 Year - NEITI
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and 13 other agencies allegedly failed to remit $9.85 billion in revenue to the federation account in one year, the Nigeria… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Moves to Implement Lagos-Abidjan Highway Project
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States has hinted that the 1028-km Abidjan-Lagos highway project will begin in January 2024 starting with procurement for… Read more »
Nigeria: Many Farmers Killed As Bandits Attack 7 Villages At Kebbi/Sokoto Border
Many people, mostly farmers, were reportedly killed and many others displaced during attacks by bandits on seven villages at the border between Kebbi and Sokoto State. Read more »
September 18, 2023
West Africa: 'How Over 400 Checkpoints On Seme-Badagry Impede Trade in West Africa'
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC), Emmanuel Jime, has said the over 400 checkpoints along the Seme-Krake border are affecting trade among countries in… Read more »