Nigeria: Teachers' Strike - Wike Withholds FCT Area Councils' IGR

The leadership of the FCT wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) will meet today to deliberate on whether to call off their three-month-old strike. This is coming after the… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Decides On 9Mobile Ownership Tussle September 24

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 24 to rule on several applications in the case of businessman Abubakar Ismaila Isa, who claims that his 43 million shares were… Read more »

Nigeria: With 19 Fresh Appointments, Gov Yusuf's Aides Rise Above 300

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of 19 additional Senior Special Assistants (SSA) "to further strengthen governance and enhance service… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Bars Nasarawa APC Chair From Acting Amid Anti-Party Allegations

The Senior District Court III in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Thursday restrained the embattled Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Aliyu Bello, from… Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Receives 12 Additional Applications for Party Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it has received 12 fresh applications from associations seeking registration as political parties, bringing… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Remands 4 for Allegedly Beating Up Lawyer

A Chief Magistrates' Court in Wuse, Abuja, has remanded four persons in a correctional centre for allegedly beating up a lawyer, Mr. Ajiki John, without provocation. Read more »

Nigeria: With $2bn Tier-1 Capital, Zenith Bank Rated Number One Bank in Nigeria

Zenith Bank Plc has retained its position as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital for the sixteenth consecutive year, in the 2025 Top 1000 World Banks' Rankings,… Read more »

Nigeria: Fcta Pledges Justice for 14-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped By Cleric

The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has vowed to ensure justice for a 14-year-old girl allegedly raped by a cleric in Gwagwalada. Read more »

Nigeria: FCT Poll - YPP Unveils Chairmanship Candidate for Abaji Council

Alhaji Mohammed Angulu Loko has emerged as the chairmanship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for the February 21, 2026, chairmanship election in Abaji Area Council… Read more »

Nigeria: Amcon Sells Off Ibadan Disco for N100bn As Assets Sale Begins

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has commenced sale of assets of debtors with a number of high profile assets already listed for sale in its bid to recover over… Read more »

Nigeria: APC Reps Now 220 As 7 a/Ibom Lawmakers Dump PDP, YPP

The wave of defections in the House of Representatives continued on Thursday, with seven lawmakers from Akwa Ibom State crossing over to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC),… Read more »

Nigeria: Mob Beats 2 to Death Over Okra Theft

Two persons have been reportedly beaten to death in the Polosa area on the outskirts of Suleja town in Niger State over okra theft. Read more »

Nigeria: Group Sues FCTA, Council Chairmen Over Lingering Teachers, Health Workers' Strike

An indigenous group in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Abuja Original Inhabitants Youths Empowerment Organization (AOIYEO), has filed a lawsuit at the FCT High Court… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos LG Poll - Aspirant Sues APC Over Primary, Alleges Vote Inflation

A legal challenge is threatening the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship primary in the Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos, as former state lawmaker and… Read more »

Nigeria: In Reprisal, Gunmen Kill 15 Persons in Sokoto

Suspected members of the Lakurawa group have killed 15 people in an attack on Kwalajiya village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Jabs Tinubu As Trump Skips Nigeria in Invitation to 5 African Countries

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said the invitation extended to five African countries without Nigeria is a scathing verdict on the administration of President Bola Ahmed… Read more »

Nigeria: Number of Out-of-School Children On the Rise in Kano - Study

A new study has revealed that a significant number of children, particularly from rural and marginalized communities in Kano state, are being denied their right to education,… Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Mutfwang, Plateau APC Trade Words Over Alleged Planned Defection

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have again traded accusations amid fresh speculation over his alleged plan to defect to the ruling… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Woos Foreign Airlines As Ethiopian's Frequencies Hit 31

Ethiopian Airlines has increased its frequencies into Nigeria with the second daily flight to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Read more »

Nigeria: 6 Killed, Many Injured As Bandits, Vigilantes Clash in Kwara

Six people have been killed in a gun battle between bandits and security operatives in Gada Woro, along Patigi Road near Gbugbu in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari 'Doing Well' After Illness in UK - Garba Shehu

A former Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said that the former president is doing well in his recovery while… Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - Coalition Adopts ADC

A coalition of opposition forces has formally adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Commence Moves to Revive Baro Port

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port has commenced work with a renewed commitment to revive the… Read more »

Nigeria: Gas Sector Attracted $16bn Investments in 2 Years - NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has stated that the Gas sector attracted investments worth $16bn in the past two years. Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria's Cartographic Distraction - Why State Creation Betrays a Bleeding Nation

Nigeria stands paralyzed by a trifecta of crises: hyperinflation at 34 per cent devouring wages, youth unemployment exceeding 33 per cent, and bandits transforming highways into… Read more »