Nigeria: 7 Banks' Tech Upgrade Gulps N460bn in 2024

Upgrade yielding positive results amidst customers' complaints Read more »

Africa: Security Sovereignty - Why Nigeria Must Lead Africa's Defence Future

In the past two decades, Nigeria has borne the brunt of Africa's most complex security crises--from insurgency in the North-East to transnational banditry across the Sahel. What is… Read more »

Nigeria: 5 Dead, 13 Injured As Truck Rams Into Procession in Gombe

Five people have died and 13 others severely injured on Monday morning when a truck rammed into a procession of Christian faithful celebrating Easter in Billiri town of Billiri LGA… Read more »

Nigeria: Kano, Katsina, Jigawa Get 2-Hour Power Supply Daily

Residents of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states have been undergoing hardship following cuts in power supply by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). Read more »

Nigeria: I'll Continue to Devote My Life to Peace, Humanity - Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to continue to devote his life to the promotion of peace and service to humanity in the country and across the globe. Read more »

Nigeria: Presidency Partners Group to Empower 1 Million Young Nigerians

The Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Capacity Development has partnered with Stability and Sustenance, a capacity-building organisation, towards empowering one… Read more »

Nigeria: Customs Hands Over 9 Containers of Expired Drugs to NAFDAC

The Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT), Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lagos, has handed over nine containers of fake and expired pharmaceuticals to officials of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Launches Policy Documents Against Maternal, Child Mortality

The Federal Ministry of Health has launched six policy documents geared towards tackling maternal and child mortality in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Why FCT Natives Are Marginalised - Right Activist

A human rights activist, Cesnabmihilo Dorothy Aken'Ova, has attributed the continued marginalisation of the FCT natives by successive governments to lack of unity among the nine… Read more »

Nigeria: Hoodlums Stab Driver to Death in Niger

A driver in Minna, Niger State capital, identified as Mohammed, aka Amore, has been stabbed to death by suspected Sara-Suka gang members in the Fadikpe area of Minna. Read more »

Nigeria: Yobe LG Bans Carrying of Cutlasses in Towns, Markets

Authorities of the Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State has enacted a bye-law, which prohibits individuals from bringing cutlasses into the towns and the main markets… Read more »

Nigeria: NSCDC Detains 20 Illegal Private Guard Operators in Enugu

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has detained over 20 members of illegal private guard companies (PGC) operating within Enugu State metropolis. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Debunk Rumour of Attack On Ekiti Community

The Ekiti State police command has debunked the rumour that residents abandon their farms as gunmen unleased terror in Ise-Ekiti community and are continuously being attacked. Read more »

Nigeria: NSCDC Arrests Man With Gun On Church Premises

The Plateau State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a man found with a gun within the premises of a church in Bokkos Local Government… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Prioritise Maternal Mental Health

At the heart of each society is a mother--bearing life, giving rise to generations, and holding families together. Yet, even though she is an icon of endurance, courage and… Read more »

Nigeria: Where Is President Tinubu?

Of course, everyone knows that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in France. He has been there since the second day of this month, just about three weeks now. That one is clear. What… Read more »

Nigeria: 5 People Killed, 20 Rescued in Lagos Building Collapse

The death toll from the three-storey building collapse in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos has risen to five, while 20 people have been rescued from the rubble. Read more »

Nigeria: Over 12,000 Women Suffer Cervical Cancer Annually in Nigeria - Pate

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Mohammed Ali Pate, has revealed that more than 12,000 Nigerian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually, despite… Read more »

Nigeria: US Orders Nigerian, Other International Students With Cancelled Visas to Exit

Hundreds of international students are forced to leave the United States after the Trump administration aggressively revoked student visas. Read more »

Nigeria: Five Years After Rehabilitation, Enugu Airport Runway Fails Again

Emergency rehabilitation gulped N10bn Read more »

Nigeria: Bauchi Gov, Foreign Affairs Minister's Rivalry Escalates

The political rivalry between Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has escalated. Read more »

Nigeria: 6 Passengers, 11 Cows Killed in Abuja-Lokoja Road Crashes

Six passengers and 11 cows have reportedly been killed in multiple accidents which occurred at Gada-Biyu, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. Read more »

Nigeria: What Is Nigeria Doing With Her Growing Population?

The global population surpassed eight billion in 2023, yet the way nations harness this human potential vary starkly. India has overtaken China as the world's most populous… Read more »

Nigeria: Flood Kills 3, Destroys Over 10,000 Hectares of Rice Farms in Niger

Three people have died and more than 10,000 hectares of rice farms have been destroyed following a severe flood in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. Read more »

Nigeria: FG Moves to Reduce Cost of Air Travel in MDAs

As part of efforts to cut the cost of air travel across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the federal government says it has launched a centralised, technology-enabled… Read more »