Nigeria: 17 Polio Variants Recorded in 8 States - NPHCDA

A total of 17 circulating variant poliovirus type 2(cVPV2), cases have been recorded across 15 LGAs in eight states, this year, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency… Read more »

Nigeria: Herder Killed, 26 Cattle Poisoned in Plateau

Gunmen have reportedly killed a herder, Hamza Sulaiman, in Shen community, Jos South LGA of Plateau State. Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Hisbah Demolishes Site After False Claims of Prophet's Footprint

The Kano State Hisbah Board has dismantled a site in the Dakata Industrial Area following widespread claims that it contained the footprint of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Read more »

Nigeria: Time to Reform NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was created with the noble aim of promoting unity, fostering social interaction among different ethnic groups, and giving young graduates an… Read more »

Nigeria: Accidental Discharge Kills Boy in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the death of a 12-year-old boy, Abubakar Muhammed, following a suspected accidental discharge of a locally made firearm (dane… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Backs Plan to Allow Colleges Award Degrees, NCE Certificates

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged stakeholders in Colleges of Education (COEs) to fully embrace the dual mandate that allows these institutions to award both… Read more »

Nigeria: 2025 Hajj - 43,000 Nigerians to Begin Airlift May 9

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has stated that the airlift for Nigerian intending pilgrims who paid for the 2025 Hajj would commence May 9. Read more »

Nigeria: Pope Francis / What We'll Miss About Him - NSCIA

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its president general and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, has described the… Read more »

Nigeria: Why NDLEA, MFM Parley On Drug Prevention, Treatment

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) have pledged to sustain their collaboration on drug prevention, treatment… Read more »

Nigeria: Bafarawa Hails Sokoto Gov's Reconciliatory Efforts

A former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has commended Governor Ahmed Aliyu for adopting the leadership style of the late Premier of the defunct… Read more »

Nigeria: New Terror Group, Mahmuda, Intensifies Attacks

Kills 7 in fresh attack in Kwara Read more »

Nigeria: S/South PDP Crisis Festers As Pro-Wike Faction Constitutes Excos for Edo, Bayelsa

The crisis rocking the South South zone of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a new dimension, as a faction loyal to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory… Read more »

Nigeria: Suspected Hoodlums Strangle Cyclist in FCT Community

A 29-year-old commercial cyclist, identified as Jamilu Ibrahim, has been reportedly strangled and his bike taken away by suspected hoodlums along Gaube village in Kuje Area Council… Read more »

Nigeria: Boy, 11, Dies After Falling From Mango Tree

An 11-year-old boy, identified as Joshua Samson, has died after falling from a mango tree at Bugakwo village in Kuje Area Council of the FCT. Read more »

Nigeria: Fed Cup Fever Heats Up As Women's Round of 16, Men's Quarter-Finals Set to Thrill

Excitement is building as the 2025 President Federation Cup reaches a pivotal stage with the women's round of 16 and men's quarter-final matches scheduled for Friday, May 3rd.… Read more »

Nigeria: How Efficiency, Scale Will Drive Down Costs in Energy Sector

The high energy costs that Nigerians are currently facing are the consequences of inefficiency and constrained scale of operation that pervade the sector. From petroleum products… Read more »

Nigeria: Renewed Hope Agenda and Nigeria's Foreign Policy

"The President shall hold regular meetings ---- for the purposes of (a) determining the general direction of domestic and foreign policies of the Government of the Federation",… Read more »

Nigeria: The Steady Shine of Remo Stars in NPFL

Highly favoured to win the 2025 season of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Remo Stars are inarguably the inform club that has caught the attention of Nigerian football… Read more »

Nigeria: PTA Urges Wike to Intervene in FCT Workers, Teachers' Strike

The chairman of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) in the FCT, Alhaji Usman Abubakar, has appealed to the minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, to intervene to end the one-month… Read more »

Nigeria: Hunger in Nigeria's Correctional Centres Is Unacceptable

The news of scandalous feeding culture in the country's correctional centres has been filtering into society from various sources for many years now. Officials of the Nigerian… Read more »

Nigeria: Media Bias and the 2027 Game - Kaduna, PDP and the Coalition

It is important to note three facts that the Nigerian media have overlooked: Kaduna will not become a one-party state any time soon; the PDP is striving to mend its internal… Read more »

Nigeria: Alia, NSA Differ Over Benue Killings

As death toll rises to 83 in 5 days Read more »

Nigeria: Abia Golfers Unveil Ambitious Plan for World-Class Golf Course in Umuahia

Golfers in Abia State have unveiled plans to develop a world-class championship golf course in Umuahia, the state capital, aiming to position Abia as a premier destination for… Read more »

Nigeria: Yobe Community Cries Out As Erosion Cuts Off Markets, Schools, Destroys Houses

Residents of Hayin Gada in Potiskum LGA of Yobe State have cried out as overflowing water has dug huge sinkholes, causing loss of lives and properties in the area. Read more »

Nigeria: How Suspected Cultists Killed 15 in 4 Months in Bayelsa

A fresh wave of cult violence in Bayelsa State has claimed the lives of no fewer than four people after gunmen, suspected to be cultists, stormed the Swali Community in Yenagoa,… Read more »