Nigeria: Saudi Arabia Releases 3 Nigerian Pilgrims Falsely Accused of Drug Trafficking

Saudi Arabian authorities have released three Nigerian pilgrims who had been detained in Jeddah since last month over alleged drug trafficking charges. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Island Records Another Fire Outbreak

Another fire incident was recorded at Lagos Island hours after Afriland Tower, housing different companies and a bank, got engulfed by fire. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Zamfara APC Struggling to Recover From Marafa's Exit'

The resignation of Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa from the All Progressives Congress (APC) is stirring a debate. Read more »

Nigeria: Mafias Are Out to Kill My Refinery - Dangote

President/Chief Executive, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, yesterday, alleged that oil mafias are all out to kill his $20billion refinery the same way they killed… Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - Tinubu Not Ready for Credible Polls - Buba Galadima

A chieftain of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has said the Tinubu administration is not ready to conduct a free and fair election in 2027. Read more »

Malawi: Malawians Elect New President Amid Economic Crisis

Malawians vote for a new president today in an election clouded by economic hardship as incumbent Lazarus Chakwera squares off against his predecessor in a race where few voters… Read more »

Nigeria: Soldiers Deployed On Nigerian Campus As Lecturers Attempt to Disrupt Exam

The crisis rocking the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, escalated on Monday as soldiers were deployed to examination halls following threats by the Academic Staff Union of… Read more »

Nigeria: Fact Check - Is Borgu LGA Bigger Than the Entire South East As Gov Bago Claimed?

A recent claim that Borgu Local Government Area in Niger State is bigger than the entire South-East geopolitical zone has stirred debate across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Egypt-Nigeria Educational Fair Opens in Abuja

A delegation of top Egyptian universities has arrived in Nigeria for the third Egypt-Nigeria educational fair, aimed at deepening academic cooperation, expanding scholarship… Read more »

Nigeria: Nelfund Seeks Legislation for Education Financing Framework

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has called for stronger collaboration with the National Assembly to ensure the effective implementation of the newly approved Development… Read more »

Nigeria: NMA Trains Army Personnel in Basic Life Support Skills

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Sokoto State chapter, has conducted a life-saving Basic Life Support (BLS) training for personnel of the Nigerian Army, equipping them with… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN - Naira Rallies, Reserves Rise to $41.66b As Reforms Gain Spread

The naira sustained its rally last week, closing at N1,500/$1 at the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. The naira rebound is being driven by a combination of stronger… Read more »

Nigeria: 30 Yrs After Saro-Wiwa's Execution, Activists Demand $1trn Ogoni Cleanup

Thirty years after the execution of writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders, civil society groups on Monday demanded $1 trillion for the cleanup of… Read more »

Nigeria: FCT Stakeholders Condemn Report On Cause of Abuja Activist's Death

The FCT Youth Stakeholders (FYS), an umbrella body of the indigenous people of Abuja, have condemned a news report on the demise of a social critic and activist, the late Yunusa… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Strikes Out Suit Challenging Rivers Emergency Rule, LG Poll

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, yesterday struck out a suit filed by Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Williams Abayomi Stanley, against President Bola… Read more »

Nigeria: Jerry Useni Caught in a Web of Forgery, Fake Deaths and False Names in UK Property Case

A UK property tribunal has handed down judgment dismissing competing claims over a London house in a case bordering on alleged fraud, forgery and false identities. Read more »

Nigeria: Amidst Peace Deal in Katsina - Bandits Abduct 55 in Zamfara

Bandits yesterday abducted 43 worshippers from a mosque in Gidan Turbe village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Read more »

Nigeria: Kano-Maradi Rail Project Now At 60% Completion - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has revealed that the Kano-Maradi rail project which was five per cent completed when he came to power in 2023 is now inching towards 60 per cent completion. Read more »

Nigeria: 'We Are Proud of Our Achievements', Presidency Replies Atiku

The Presidency has replied former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over his statement that that the hunger and poverty in the country were no longer acceptable. Read more »

Nigeria: No Sign Tinubu Capable of Addressing Hunger, Poverty - Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says over two years after taking the reins, there is no sign that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can address the prevailing hunger and poverty in… Read more »

Nigeria: Inflation Drops to 20.12%

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says inflation figure dropped to 20.12 percent in the month of August. Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Houses, Farms Flooded - Govt Issues Fresh Alert in 11 States

Dozens of houses and farmlands have been submerged after a devastating flood swept through Manchok community in Moro'a Chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »

Nigeria: Peace Deal Collapses As Bandits Abduct Worshippers From Zamfara Mosque

No fewer than 40 worshippers were kidnapped from a mosque located in Gidan Turbe village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Monday morning. Read more »

Nigeria: Uzodimma's Book On APC's 10-Year Leadership for Launch Sept 30

Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, will, on September 30 this year, present his latest book on the APC's leadership of… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Spends N1.8trn On Kebbi Portion of Superhighway - Umahi

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, over the weekend, said the Federal Government has expended N1.8 trillion on the 258km Kebbi portion of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project. Read more »