May 19
Nigeria: Burna Boy Declares Self Godfather of Nigerian Music
Superstar singer and Grammy Award winner, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu aka Burna Boy, has declared himself the godfather of Nigerian music industry Read more »
Nigeria: Wet-Season - Farmers Presented With Options At Seed, Input Fair
The International Crops Research for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) under the state's Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) with… Read more »
Nigeria: Farmers to Receive Insurance Claims for 2023 Wet Season Harvest Losses
PULA Advisors AG in partnership with Leadway Assurance Company LTD, Heifer International, and AFEX have commenced the 2023 wet season insurance claims payment under the "Naija… Read more »
Nigeria: Insight Into the Life of Aminu Dantata As a Family Man, Sportsman and Silent Philanthropist
Refusing to take a "no" for an answer, the Daily Trust Team worked round the clock on how to get greater insights into the life of Alhaji Aminu Dantata. The Team reached out to Dr.… Read more »
Nigeria: The Matawalle Metaphor
As a young journalist at The Punch in 1980, I appeared one morning at Eko Hotel, as it was then known, to interview newly-elected Senator Joseph Tarka. Read more »
Nigeria: Will Players' Status Committee Last the Distance?
It is now an open secret that one of the major problems confronting players and coaches in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the lack of respect for contractual… Read more »
Nigeria: Unbridled Creativity Unleashed At the Stories
The stories, an exhibition which reflects poetry and innovation in the arts and creativity industry, has again reflected the need for Nigeria to invest in the creative industry. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Yobe Wheat Farmers Are Smiling
Despite low harvest recorded by several wheat farmers as a result of climate change, which reduced the productivity of most food grain crops, some Yobe wheat farmers have witnessed… Read more »
Nigeria: Stolen Paddy - Farmers in Pain, Seek Spiritual Help
Some farmers whose paddy rice was stolen in Taraba State have engaged the services of clerics in a bid to recover what was stolen from their farms and put a permanent stop of theft… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Makes N356.1bn From Cocoa As Minister Meets Committee for Options
Nigeria seeks ways to boost domestic production of cocoa beans after the product and it value chain generated about N356.16 billion in 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: Northern Nigeria Writers' Workshop Opens for Emerging Authors
Flame Tree Writers' Project, in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Abuja Office, has opened applications for a Writers' Workshop targeting emerging writers from… Read more »
Nigeria/Burkina Faso: 6-Star Flamingos Maul Burkina Faso in FIFA U-17 Qualifiers in Abuja
Nigeria's U17 Girls team, the Flamingos put on an incredible performance against Burkina Faso U17 Girls to reach the final round of the African qualification series for this year's… Read more »
Nigeria: Crayfish Consumption Declines in Cross River Over Scarcity, High Cost
now sells for N200,000 as against N120,000 and N150,000. As a result, many dealers cannot afford to buy in large quantities as usual. Read more »
Nigeria: As Echoes of Truce, Probe Re-Align Rivers Crisis
Against the backdrop of the hardening positions of the various parties in the running political crisis in Rivers State - namely the face-off between the incumbent governor… Read more »
Nigeria: Profile of the North's Century-Long Legendary Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Today, Sunday, the 19th of May, 2024 marks the 93rd year of the birth of Alhaji Aminu Dantata, a Kano-based businessman and philanthropist who is a scion of the late Alhaji… Read more »
Nigeria: North East States Groan Over Acute Water Shortage
From Hamisu Kabir Matazu (Maiduguri); Habibu Idris Gimba (Damaturu); Hassan Ibrahim (Bauchi); Magaji Isa Hunkuyi (Taraba); Kabiru R. Anwar (Yola) & Haruna Gimba Yaya (Gombe) Read more »
Nigeria: Hands Off Pension Funds
The move by the federal government to invest part of the N20 trillion pension fund for infrastructural project is a hazardous journey that should not be allowed to proceed. Read more »
Nigeria: Broda Shaggi, Nasboi, Others Set for Brainjotter's Outside the Box Comedy Show in Abuja
Renowned comedian/actor Chukwuebuka Emmanuel Amuzie popularly known as "Brainjotter" is set to storm the city of Abuja with his refreshing and star-studded comedy show,… Read more »
May 17
West Africa: Tinubu Asks Senegal's Faye to Prevail On Niger, Mali to Return to Ecowas
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment in West Africa to effectively address the challenges… Read more »
Nigeria: Mosque Set On Fire During Morning Prayer
The death toll from the arson purportedly committed in Kano by an aggrieved youth, 38-year-old Shafiu Abubakar, has risen to 10, while 14 patients have continued to struggle for… Read more »
Nigeria: Illegal Money Changers Fueling Terrorism Funding - CISLAC
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria) have said that illegal money changers are responsible for the rising… Read more »
Nigeria: Eight Opposition Parties Meet in Kaduna, Strategise Ahead 2027
A summit convened in Kaduna by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) brought together eight opposition parties, aiming to bolster their structures and strategies ahead of the 2027… Read more »
Nigeria: Housewife Sentenced to Community Service for Admitting Adultery
A woman, Adenike Aliyu, has been sentenced to three weeks community service by an area court in Ilorin, Kwara State, for admitting that she committed adultery. Read more »
Nigeria: Emirates Returns to Nigeria After 25 Months
Visa ban remains Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Kidnap Ex-Kogi Govt Adviser, Send Video to Family
Bandits abducted a former Special Adviser (SA) on Education to the immediate past government in Kogi State, Comfort Alege, in Lokoja on Wednesday and have demanded a ransom. Read more »