Nigeria: Senate Presidency - Group Alleges Plot By Lawan, Omo-Agege to Alter Rules to Install Non-Ranking Senator

A group under the auspices of Defenders of Constitutional Democracy (DCD) has alleged that the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, and his deputy, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, were… Read more »

Nigeria: Like Senate, House Approves Buhari's N22.7trn Ways and Means Loan Request

The House of Representatives has approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the N22.7 trillion loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) extended to the… Read more »

Nigeria: Kinsmen, Beneficiaries Plead for Ekweremadu, Urge UK Govt to Have Mercy

As Nigerians around the world await with bated breath the pronouncement of sentence by the UK Court on former Deputy President of the the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife,… Read more »

Nigeria: Kyari Urges African Oil Industry Players to Prioritise Investment in Renewable Energy Infrastructure

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari has called for collaboration among oil and gas industry players and… Read more »

Africa: Experts Differ Over Africa's 5G Launch, Call for Spectrum Allocation to Enhance Faster Rollout

Following the outcome of a recent survey report carried out in Africa by JIC Holdings, which showed that only 13 out of 53 countries surveyed in Africa have an active 5G network as… Read more »

Nigeria: Hearing in Nnamdi Kanu's Request for Release of Medical Records Adjourned to May 22

Hearing in an application for an order of mandamus compelling the Department of State Services (DSS) to release the medical records of the detained leader of the proscribed… Read more »

Nigeria: First Batch of Nigerian Evacuees Arrive From Sudan

The first batch of Nigerians who were evacuated from the crisis ridden Sudan have arrived the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Indomie Noodles - Conflicting News, Half-Truths and NAFDAC's Clarification

"Indomie noodles manufactured in Nigeria is different from the one produced in Malaysia and Taiwan and is safe for consumption" NAFDAC Director General. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Reiterates Commitment Towards Effective Justice Delivery

The federal government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment towards establishing and sustaining an effective justice system in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Can't Stop Demolition At Ikeja Airport - Govt

The Federal Government has insisted that the Senate has no right to stop the ongoing demolition of offices belonging to agencies doing aviation activities at the Murtala Mohammed… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Replies Wike's Request for Refund On Road Projects, Says 'I Owe You Nothing'

President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has told Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike that he owes him nothing following the governor's request that the federal government, when Tinubu take… Read more »

Nigeria: Organ Harvesting - Senate Pleads for Clemency, As London Court Set to Sentence Ekweremadu

The Senate on Tuesday appealed to the United Kingdom government for clemency as a UK court prepares to sentence Nigeria's former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his… Read more »

Nigeria: It's Safe to Consume Locally Produced Indomie Instant Noodles, Says NAFDAC DG

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted reports making the rounds online that it has banned Indomie Instant Noodles. Read more »

Nigeria: Alleged $1.3m Fraud - EFCC Stalls Trial of Business Mogul's Case

The absence of prosecution witnesses yesterday stalled the trial of a business mogul, Mr. Abdulsalam Abdulkarim-Zaura, before a Kano Federal High Court over alleged $1.3 million… Read more »

Nigeria: How Tinubu's Son Bought $11m London Mansion Targeted By EFCC - Bloomberg

A firm belonging to Oluwaseyi, son of Nigeria's president-elect, Bola Tinubu, bought an $11 million London mansion that the Muhammadu Buhari government was seeking to confiscate as… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Inaugurates 748 New Homes, Says He's Fulfilled Promise

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, declared that his government's promise of change for homeowners in the country had been fulfilled. Buhari spoke during the presentation of… Read more »

Nigeria: Amid Severe Economic Impact On Poultry, Govt Sticks to No-Vaccination Policy Against Bird Flu

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, has declared that the federal government's policy on 'No Vaccination' for control of the Highly Pathogenic… Read more »

Nigeria: NLC Moves to Stop Flights to Owerri Over Dispute With Imo

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday ordered workers in Imo State to embark on an industrial action beginning from today. Read more »

Nigeria: Cancer Scare - NAFDAC Extends Test to Other Brands of Noodles

The management of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it is expanding its test for the presence of the killer seasoning,… Read more »

Nigeria: Our Promise of Change for Home Owners Has Been Fulfilled - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that his government's promise of change for home owners in the country has been fulfilled. Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Okays Partial Exclusion of Finance Ministry From TSA

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja approved the partial exclusion of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) from the Treasury Single Account (TSA). Read more »

Nigeria: Current Upgrading of Nigeria's Military Will Make It a Force of Global Reckoning - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has explained that the current repositioning of the military, through training, networking and equipping, will turn it into a force of global reckoning. Read more »

Nigeria: We're On Rescue Mission, Zamfara Gov-Elect Declares, Inaugurates Transition Committee

The Zamfara State Governor-elect, Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday in Gusau inaugurated the 60-member Transition Committee, reiterating that he is on a rescue and rebuilding mission. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Average Crude Oil Production Climbs 15% in 2023

Despite its perennial underproduction in the last two years, Nigeria has been able to ramp up its crude oil output compared to its budget benchmark from an average of about 60 per… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt May Be Unable to Pay Salaries Beyond June Without Removing Fuel Subsidy, Massive Printing of Money - Obaseki

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday said the federal government may not be able to pay workers' salaries beyond June 2023 without resorting to massively printing… Read more »