Nigeria: '1 Million Children At Risk of Malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe'

At least one million children in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states are at risk of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 2025, double the number in 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: Presidency in Panic Over Planned Coalition - Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that the presidency is in panic mode over plans to build a broad political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Read more »

Nigeria: 58% of Nigerian CEOs See Inflation As Threat to Business - Survey

Foremost accounting firm, PwC, yesterday released the 28th Annual Global CEO Survey: Nigerian perspective, highlighting how Nigerian Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are making… Read more »

Nigeria: Arewa - Orphaned By Overfed Elite

An orphaned child is literally one who lacks the luxury of parental care through natural causes -- death, or more implicitly, social causes -- abandonment. In contrast, however,… Read more »

Nigeria: Son Certifies 80 Manufacturers, 130 Products in Kano

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Tuesday certified 80 manufacturers and 130 products in a major step towards promoting product quality and consumer safety in Kano… Read more »

Nigeria: Uromi Killings - 40 Days After, Families Demand Justice

Forty days after the killing of 16 hunters from Kano State in Edo, grieving families have renewed calls for justice during a solemn prayer and protest in Kibiya Local Government… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Packaging Achieves 52m Polypropylene Bags Monthly

Dangote Packaging Limited (DPL) has announced plans to expand into the African export market, following a production capacity boost facilitated by new machinery being commissioned… Read more »

Nigeria: Delta, Edo Lawmakers Defect to APC - Enugu Reps Dump LP for PDP

Six members of the House of Representatives from Delta State have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while two… Read more »

Nigeria: 6 Killed in Fresh Attack in Plateau

At least six people were killed in renewed attacks by gunmen on Marit and Gashish communities in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Read more »

Nigeria: Trillion-Dollar Economy - Myth, Mockery and Mediocrity

Nigeria still has good politicians and technocrats with knowledge, skill and historical depth. The problem is that these politicians are not currently in power. Read more »

West Africa: First Set of EU-Ecowas Scholars Graduate

The British Council, in partnership with the European Union (EU) and ECOWAS, has announced the graduation of its first set of scholars in Sustainable Energy. Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Govt Directs Lgas to Release N670m for Emir Sanusi's Cars

The Kano State government has directed each of the local government areas to contribute N15.2 million--totalling N670 million--for the refurbishment and purchase of new vehicles… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Is Bleeding - Akpabio

President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged lawmakers to rise up and meet the expectations of Nigerians, saying the people are going through challenging times. Read more »

Nigeria: FCT Gets New Vigilante Commander

The Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) has approved the appointment of Yabo Maji Micha as its substantive commander in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Read more »

Nigeria: Apathy of the Masses and Insouciance of Being

"Apathy can only be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal which takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite… Read more »

Nigeria: Leadership Tussle - 11 Weeks After, Osun LGs Remain Shut

Local government administration in Osun State has remained paralysed for 11 consecutive weeks, as the leadership tussle between the state's two major political parties--the Peoples… Read more »

Nigeria: Benue Eyes N700m Annual Revenue From Lottery

The Executive Secretary of the Benue Sports Marketing and Lottery Board (BSMLB), Michael Uper, has projected that Benue State could generate up to N700 million annually from… Read more »

Nigeria: Oyome Outshines Rivals to Win Ikoyi Ladies Golf Crown

The President of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria, Evelyn Oyome, lived up to her title as she emerged overall gross winner of the prestigious Queen of the Greens Ikoyi Ladies… Read more »

Nigeria: IDPs - Time for Home-Grown Solutions

Once again, Nigeria has been caught off guard by the withdrawal of funding from multilateral and bilateral agencies for the care of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Striking FCT Councils' Workers Reject Proposed N40,000 Pay Rise

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has raised an alarm that there was a plan by the six area councils' chairmen to only add N40,000 to their salaries, instead… Read more »

Nigeria: We Haven't Forgotten Your Hardships, Hunger for Change - Akpabio to Nigerians

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerians that the Senate has not forgotten the hardships they face and their yearning for change. Read more »

Nigeria: I Remain Most Formidable Opposition Figure in Nigeria - Atiku to Presidency

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the Presidency is already in panic mood because of the planned coalition, insisting that he remains Nigeria's most formidable… Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Party Is Dying, More Chieftains Will Leave, Says Obi's Former Backer

Valentine Ozigbo, one of the strongest supporters of Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has said the party will soon be hit by a wave of… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu, Oborevwori in Closed Door Meeting At Presidential Villa

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: Kanu Admitted to Inciting Attacks On Police Officers - Witness

A witness has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, admitted operating an illegal radio station and inciting… Read more »