Nigeria: Fire Guts Plaza in FCT Council, Destroys Valuables

A fire has gutted a one-story shopping mall popularly known as King Best Plaza 360, located at the Jeremiah Useni junction in Old Kutunku, Gwagwalada in Gwagwalada Area Council of… Read more »

Nigeria: FCT Indigenes Urge Wike to Elevate Traditional Rulers

The indigenous communities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to elevate traditional rulers whose statuses have remained stagnant… Read more »

Nigeria: Strange Capital Votes in 2026 Federal Budget

The federal budget for the 2026 fiscal year, with the tag "Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience, and Shared Prosperity," which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu tabled before the… Read more »

Nigeria: Women of Arewa - Untapped Power North Cannot Ignore

Spend five minutes in any policy meeting about Northern Nigeria and you will hear the same vocabulary. Poverty. Out of school children. Maternal and child mortality. Malnutrition.… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 200 Feared Dead in DR Congo Landslide

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government said on Sunday it feared "at least 200 dead" in a "massive" landslide that struck a militia-held mine in the country's east. Read more »

Nigeria: APC and the Politics of Exhaustion

Power, when held for too long without results breeds arrogance, denial, and eventually rejection. Read more »

Nigeria: Team Nigeria to Face Uzbekistan in 2026 Davis Cup Playoffs

Team Nigeria will battle Uzbekistan in the World Group II Playoffs of the 2026 Davis Cup, set for 7-8 February at the historic Lagos Lawn Tennis Club 1895 in Lagos, following… Read more »

Nigeria: Idongesit Siblings Gain Valuable Experience At Fencing World Cup

Nigerian siblings Sarah and Mahathir Idongesit recorded mixed outcomes at the FIE Junior World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, as they gained crucial international exposure ahead of the 2026… Read more »

Nigeria: Grace Nwokocha Announces Track Return With Washburn Open Win

Grace Nwokocha has taken an important step in her return to competitive athletics, opening her comeback with a convincing win in the women's 60 metres at the Washburn Open, nearly… Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Pillars' Season Woes Deepen With Another Defeat

Kano Pillars' troubled Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) campaign sank to a new low yesterday as the former champions slumped to a 2-0 defeat in the matchday 24 fixture… Read more »

Nigeria: Kano By-Election - NNPP Insists Sons of Late Lawmakers Remain Its Candidates

The interim leadership of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has insisted that the nominations of Nabil Sarki Aliyu Daneji for Kano Municipal and Saadu Aminu Saadu for Ungogo… Read more »

Nigeria: Ortom Admits 2023 Mistake, Rules Out 2027 Ambition

A former governor of Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has admitted that imposing a governorship candidate on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general… Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Senator Orders Ex-NNPP Leaders to Return Vehicles After Defection to APC

The office of the senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District, Rufai Sani Hanga, has directed former New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) local government chairmen in the… Read more »

Nigeria: E-Registration - ADC, APC Bicker Over Alleged Coercion of Civil Servants

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised the alarm over alleged reports that civil servants across the country are being coerced into registering with the All Progressives… Read more »

Nigeria: Farmers Lose N5tn in 24 Months - Report

Farmers have lost nearly N5 trillion in productive capital over the past two years due to policy induced price crashes, poor and misleading weather forecasts by the Nigerian… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote, NNPC Ink Gas Agreements to Boost Output

Three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant and Dangote Cement Plc have sealed Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA)… Read more »

Nigeria: Mixed Reactions Over Nigeria's Ranking Among 10 Global GDP Contributors

Mixed reactions have trailed a recent report ranking Nigeria as one of the top 10 countries globally contributing to global economic growth in 2026. Read more »

Nigeria: Cargo Agents Kick Against Planned Demolition of Secretariats At Lagos Airport

Cargo agents operating at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, have raised alarm over an alleged plan by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to demolish their… Read more »

Nigeria: 2025 - 52 Percent of Non-Import Vat Collected in Lagos

The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) collected N3.4trn from the total N6.5trn it collected as Non-import Value Added Tax (TAX) in 2025 from Lagos State, analysis of documents of the… Read more »

Nigeria: PAP Donates 900 Laptops to Students

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) has distributed 900 laptops to beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme studying in Nigerian universities, marking the third batch of the… Read more »

Nigeria: The Fashion Story of Scotland-Based Nigerian Creative, Esther Oladapo

Fashion is often described as a universal language, but for Scotland-based Nigerian creative Esther Oladapo, it is far more than a medium of beauty. It has become her way of… Read more »

Nigeria: Firstholdco's N748bn Bad Loans' Write-Off Raises Dust

First HoldCo Plc, the parent company of FirstBank Nigeria PLC, Nigeria's oldest financial institution, has sparked debate among shareholders and analysts following the write-off of… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill Top B/Haram Commander, 10 Others in Borno

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) 'Operation Hadin Kai' (OPHK) have killed a Boko Haram commander identified as Abu Khalid, alongside 10 other terrorists in Sambisa. Read more »

Nigeria: Fela's Grammy - Music World Has Honoured a Giant, Says Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has eulogised Afrobeat icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, following the Recording Academy of America's Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on the late… Read more »

Nigeria: Fighting Insecurity Dangerous Because the Enemy Is Within - Defence Minister

Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has said insecurity continues to thrive in Nigeria when individuals and communities shield bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements… Read more »