February 12
Nigeria: BBC's Ibrahim Isa Appointed Head of Gombe Media Corporation
Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Isa of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as the Director-General of the Gombe State… Read more »
Nigeria: Ipob Hits Imo Prison, Kills Police Officer, Frees Inmates
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday, attacked Okigwe Correctional Farm Settlement in Imo State, killed a police officer and freed… Read more »
Nigeria: Nut to Tinubu - Implement Teachers' Professional Salary Structure Now
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has expressed concern over the delay in accommodating the teachers' professional salary structure in the country's budget and calls for prompt… Read more »
Nigeria: 2 More LG Chairs Dump APC for Nnpp in Kano
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has lost two more local government chairmen to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Economy Poorly Managed in the Last 8years - Agusto & Co
Rating agency August & Co. has stated that Nigeria managed its economy poor in the last years. Read more »
Nigeria: Foundation Targets Benue Youths for Condom Education
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, on Friday, said it has targeted the youth population in Benue State with messages of abstinence from sex or using condoms consistently… Read more »
Nigeria: Create Access Roads to Renewed Hope Cities, Tinubu Directs Ministers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the ministers of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, and that of the Ministry of Works, David Umahi, to work towards… Read more »
Nigeria: Barau Wins 21km Bayelsa City Marathon
Wadata Barau of Bauchi State, over the weekend, emerged winner of the male category of the fourth edition of the 21 kilometer Bayelsa City Marathon also known as Senator Douye Diri… Read more »
Nigeria: How Rising Cost of Building Materials Puts Nigerians On Edge
The rising cost of building materials in Nigeria is increasingly hitting the construction industry hard, with fears that a large number of projects could be put on hold as… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Freed' but Still Bound - Why Liberalising the Exchange Rate Is a Bad Option for the Naira
In recent years, the naira-dollar market in Nigeria has so far been liberalised twice. The first, in June 2016 and the second, in June 2023. Both moves have significantly… Read more »
Nigeria: Minister Tasks Fmbn On Provision of Affordable Housing
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arch Ahmed Dangiwa, has charged the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria to explore ways to construct affordable housing for Nigerians. Read more »
Nigeria: Bon Hotels Seek End to Dollarisation of Hospitality Sector
The management of Bon Hotel Octagon, an affiliate of BON Hotels, international hotel brands in Nigeria, charges clients in naira to assist the government's efforts of re-energising… Read more »
Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram's Drug Supplier, Others Arrested
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 24 suspected drug traffickers and dealers, including a 42-year-old man, taking thousands of opioid… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Hisbah Confiscates Beer Truck, Arrests 15 Suspected Prostitutes
Men of the Kano State Hisbah Board have confiscated a truck loaded with at least 8,600 bottles of beer in Kwanar Dangora village along the Kano-Kaduna Expressway. Read more »
Nigeria: The Impending Threats of AI to 2027 Nigeria's Democratic Process
The 2023 general elections in Nigeria were concluded a year ago, paving the way for the upcoming 2027 general elections, set to unfold in an era marked by a profound surge in… Read more »
Nigeria: Time for State Police in Nigeria
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP's) Governors' Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, speaking on behalf of the forum, last week, harped on the… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Has Potential to End Importation of Fertiliser - Rathore
The Managing Director (MD) of Rahamaniyya Fertiliser Plant, Satish Singh Rathore, in this interview, explains why the company's fertiliser is the best anyone can find in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Onigbinde Maintains Continental Dream With Doma United
As the second stanza of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is set to resume this weekend, the Technical Adviser of Doma United, Coach Akinade Onigbinde, has said… Read more »
Nigeria: Access Bank to Announce Wigwe's Successor As Okonjo-Iweala, Otedola, Others Mourn
The board of Access Holdings Plc says it will soon announce an acting Group Chief Executive Officer to replace its late CEO, Herbert Wigwe. Read more »
Nigeria: Rice Scores On Return As Arsenal Hit West Ham for Six
Declan Rice scored on his return to West Ham as Arsenal smashed David Moyes' men 6-0 in a statement of intent in the Premier League title race on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: Edo - PDP's Delegate Congress Raises Dust
9 aspirants seek cancellation, mull legal action It was free and fair - Govs Obaseki, Mbah Read more »
Nigeria: Airtel Launches Data Bundle for Students' Exam Resources
Airtel Nigeria has partnered with Roducate, a digital education platform provider, to launch 'Airtel-Roducate Exam Success Bundle,' an innovative mobile product that offers bundled… Read more »
Nigeria: UNN Gets N600m Solar Power Plant
Azura Power West Africa Limited has donated two plants which value is about N604 million to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State, as part of its Corporate Social… Read more »
Nigeria: Cost of Living - Pray, Repent, Sultan Urges Nigerians
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa'ad III, has said that the best way to get out of the woods from the biting hardship facing many Nigerians is to return to God in prayers. Read more »
Nigeria: Transport Minister Charges Agency Heads to Pursue FDIs
The Minister of Transportation, Sai'd Alkali, has charged heads of departments and agencies to explore avenues of collaboration that will boost operational efficiency and… Read more »