February 16, 2023
Nigeria: 'Like Going to the War Front' - Nigerian Journalists Offer Tips for Covering 2023 Elections
In the early hours of February 1, unknown gunmen set fire to an office of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission and a police station in the country's southeastern… Read more »
Nigeria: Tweeps React to Buhari's Stand On Old, New Naira Notes
Nigerian Twitter users have taken to their various handles to react to President Muhamadu Buhari's nationwide address over the naira redesign and the scarcity of the new naira… Read more »
Nigeria: Old Naira Notes Remain Legal Tender - Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said its February 8 order restraining the Federal Government and its agencies from enforcing the February 10 deadline for the use of old N200, N500 and N1,000… Read more »
Nigeria: Full Speech - Buhari's Stand About Old, New Naira Notes
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENCY SWAP AND STATE OF THE NATION, ON 16th FEBRUARY, 2023 Read more »
Nigeria: I'll Build a Digital Economy, Fight Insecurity, Corruption - AP Presidential Candidate
The presidential candidate of the Accord Party , Prof Imumolen Irene Christopher, has said his administration will build a digital economy, fight insecurity and corruption if given… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Nigeria: Organ Harvests of Trafficked Children Rampant in Plateau - NHRC
The Director of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Plateau State, Grace Pam, has raised the alarm over strange deaths among trafficked children in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: More Oil Discovery in Obi, As NNPC, Nasarawa Govt Sign MOU
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) will on February 18 sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nasarawa State government signaling the… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Faces Major Challenges Ahead of Elections - Fitch
Fitch Ratings, one of the global Rating Agencies, has said that has said Nigeria faces major economic challenges ahead of its elections due on 25 February. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Mocks Embassies Over Abuja Travel Advisories
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says almost three months after the travel advisories by foreign embassies, residents of Abuja have been going about their… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Capacity to Respond to Health Emergencies Growing - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said Nigeria's preparedness and capacity to respond to public health emergencies was growing stronger with the support of her friends. Read more »
Nigeria: Gavi Appoints Nigeria's Ex-Health Minister, Pate, As New CEO
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Monday announced the appointment of Dr Muhammad Ali Pate as its new Chief Executive Officer. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Worries Over States' Attitude to Open Defecation
The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has said states' attitude and poor governance culture in the water and sanitation sector may affect the realisation of the Open… Read more »
February 12, 2023
Nigeria: Govt, IFAD's $60m Project in N/Delta Gives Lifeline to 38,000 Women, Youths
Thousands of women and youths from the Niger Delta region have started benefitting from the $60 million Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)… Read more »
February 11, 2023
Nigeria: Amidst Cash Crunch, Nigerians Suffer Massive Failed, Unreversed Bank Transactions
Failed bank transactions are not new to many Nigerians as a lot of people have had such experiences, either in form of transfers to other accounts or payment of bills and buying… Read more »
February 10, 2023
Nigeria: Ogun State Gets Drones to Track Criminals
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday said the state government has taken delivery of drones to assist the security agencies to track criminals. Read more »
South Africa: South African Rapper, AKA, Shot Dead
Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, South African Rapper known as AKA, has been shot dead. Read more »
Nigeria: Naira May Weaken After New Notes Circulate, As Ghana's Cedi Appreciates
The naira has held fairly steady on the back of the chaotic currency exchange programme, but analysts say its weakness against the dollar will likely resume as the new currency… Read more »
February 09, 2023
Nigeria: Nollywood Stories Better Than Those of Bollywood, Hollywood - Osuofia
A Nollywood legend, Nkem Owoh, a.k.a Osuofia, on Thursday, described Nigerian movies' stories as far better than those of their Bollywood and Hollywood counterparts. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Sultan - Buhari Wants Me to Win, Will You Decline His Request?
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, told the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar III, that it is the wish of President… Read more »
Nigeria: A New Nigeria Is Possible If You Vote for Me - Peter Obi
The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi, and his running mate, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, have tasked Nigerians to hold them responsible for a Nigeria they… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Close to Eliminating Vaccine Derived Poliovirus - Experts
Nigeria has recorded an 85% drop in the incidence of circulating Vaccine derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) , the Expert Review Committee on Polio and Routine Immunisation, has… Read more »
Nigeria: Petrol Price Hike - Govt Orders NMDPRA to Sanction Filling Stations
The federal government has linked the increasing rise in the price of petrol in the country to the action of petroleum marketers who are in a hurry to make illicit profits from the… Read more »
February 08, 2023
Nigeria: Cash, Fuel Scarcity - Lagos Govt Slashes Transport Fare
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced a 50 per cent cut in fares on all government-owned transportation systems. Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Scarcity - Bank Workers Threaten to Shut Down Over Attacks
The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has threatened to withdraw the services of its members nationwide, following attacks on some… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Infighting Among Political Actors, Parties Threat to Elections'
A former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said the infighting among the major political actors and parties in the country is a threat to the February 25 and March… Read more »