Nigeria: Nigeria Meets OPEC Quota As Oil Production Climbs 4-Year High

Nigeria's daily production of crude oil rose to 1.68 million per barrel, a four year quarter high since 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Read more »

Nigeria: 'Nigeria Is Finished', Obi Blasts Govt Over Remi Tinubu's Birthday Appeal

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, has described the call by First Lady Remi Tinubu for donations to… Read more »

Nigeria: Suspected Buruli Ulcer Not Contagious, Adamawa Govt Assures

The Adamawa State Commissioner for Health, Felix B. Tangwami, has allayed public fears, confirming that the suspected Buruli ulcer affecting a community in the state is not… Read more »

Nigeria: Tax Laws - How Tenants Can Access 20 Percent Rent Relief of N500,000

The Federal government through the Nigeria Tax Act (NTA) has brought about sweeping reforms in the property sector as tenants can now redeem 20 per cent of their rent as rent… Read more »

Africa: Kaduna Peace Model, Beacon of Hope for Nigeria, Africa - Sani

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says the state's peace model which is built on inclusiveness and justice is a beacon of hope for Nigeria and Africa at large. Read more »

Nigeria: Uncollected PVCs - CDD\ Warns Millions Risk Exclusion From 2027 Elections

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) said its latest report on the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Anambra State showed encouraging signs of expanded… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt's N330bn Poverty Payment Claim, a Fact or Fiction?

When the Federal Government announced with much fanfare that it had disbursed a colossal N330 billion in cash transfers to poor Nigerians, I paused in disbelief. Where, exactly, is… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Begins Devt of FCT Grazing Reserve, to Relocate Cattle From City Centre

The Federal Government has commenced infrastructural development at the Kawu Grazing Reserve in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Read more »

Africa: Electoral Manipulation Biggest Threat to Africa's Democracy - Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has identified electoral manipulation as one of the biggest threats facing democracy in the African continent. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Wants to Perpetuate Himself in Power - El-Rufai

President has mandate of Nigerians -- APC Read more »

Nigeria: Economists, Analysts React to Nigeria's Good Governance Ranking

Economists and policy analysts have reacted to the recent ranking of Nigeria in the good governance index where the country performed below average, even as it fails to be among… Read more »

Nigeria: 50 Years After the 1975 Public Service Purge - What Have We Learned?

At independence, Nigeria, in the midst of the euphoria amongst Nigerians and the huge expectations locally and internationally, was confronted with a series of possibilities and… Read more »

Nigeria: Akpata Re-Elected As Cricket Federation President

Professor Uyi Akpata has been re-elected as the President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). Read more »

Nigeria: Children Recently Orphaned By Boko Haram Return to School in Yobe

At least 100 children whose parents were killed in Mafa village in Babbangida, headquarters of Tarmuwa local government area of Yobe State, have been enrolled back in school. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Withdraw Charges Against Sowore', SERAP, Amnesty Tell Tinubu

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Amnesty International have urged President Bola Tinubu to "direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister… Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - APC, PDP, ADC, Others Must Zone Ticket to Kwara North - Minister's Aide

In a bold appeal to political parties ahead of the 2027 governorship race in Kwara State, the Chief of Staff to the Minister for Youth, Hon. Muhammed Funsho Abdullahi, has urged… Read more »

Nigeria: No Nigerian, Dead or Alive, Can Say I Called Him Over 3rd Term - Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed long-standing claims that he once sought to extend his tenure in office, insisting he never pursued a third term. Read more »

Nigeria: Raw Materials Council, NSCDC Partner to Tackle Illegal Mining

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals have struck a new partnership aimed at… Read more »

Nigeria: Glo-Powered CNN African Voices to Host Chimamanda Adichie

Globacom's sponsored programme African Voices Changemakers on CNN International is set to host one of Nigeria's most renowned writers, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Saturday,… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Stops Road Project Facilitated By Gbenga Daniel As Ogun Political Crisis Worsens

Ogun State Government has ordered the contractor handling the Paddy-Arikawe Oye Igbimo Road reconstruction in Sagamu area of the state to stop work, citing lack permission to… Read more »

Nigeria: Concerns Over Multiple Taxation Remain Despite Tax Reform Laws

Stakeholders have expressed fears that the issue of multiple taxation may not be over despite the 2025 Tax Reform Law, emphasizing the need for effective implementation when it… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Plea Bargain System Fuels Impunity, Erodes Democracy

At its core, a plea bargain is meant to streamline justice: an agreement where a defendant pleads guilty in exchange for reduced charges or a lighter sentence. Globally, advocates… Read more »

Nigeria: You'll Now Get Passports 7 Days After Application, Govt Tells Nigerians

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that very soon, they will be able to get their passports within seven days of application. Read more »

Nigeria: Rivers Emergency Rule Exposed the Dictatorship of Tinubu - Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has asked Nigerians not to celebrate the return of democracy in Rivers State, saying the State of emergency signposts the dictatorship of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Have Been Hungry Since Your Time in Power, Bwala Replies Atiku

Special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy communication, Daniel Bwala, says Nigerians have been hungry since 1999 (when Atiku Abubakar was Vice President). Read more »