Nigeria: Contrary to Reports, I Was Never Arrested in London - Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday clarified that contrary to recent speculations and reports, he was neither… Read more »

Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery May Delay Commencement of Operation Till September - Report

The first phase of a project to rehabilitate Nigeria's 210,000 barrels per day Port Harcourt refinery, which had been slated for completion in April this year, may not be finished… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Charges Successor to Respect Workers' Rights

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu to continue to respect workers' rights as part of its core development agenda. Buhari stated this… Read more »

Nigeria: 20,000 Aba Landlords Mobilise Against TCN Over Blackout in Aba

Over 20,000 members of the Aba Landlords Protection and Development Association (ALPDA) have threatened to mobilise to the Alaoji Power Plant in Abia State and occupy it if the… Read more »

Nigeria: Failure to Recover Amcon's N4tn Debt Will Hurt Economy, Kuru Warns

*Urges stakeholders not to allow few debtors escape with our commonwealth Read more »

Nigeria: Okpekpe Race Organiser Hails Adenuga's Impact On Nigerian Sports

Promoter of the historic Okpekpe International 10km Road Race, Mike Itemuagbor, has hailed Globacom Chairman, Mike Adenuga's giant strides in sports sponsorship as the 'Guru'… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Who Becomes Senate President Is Important for Tinubu's Strategists

Strong indications emerged at the weekend that the strategists of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu are showing strong interest on who becomes the next President of the Senate due… Read more »

Nigeria: Fresh Crisis Looms As Resident Doctors Issue Govt Two-Week Ultimatum Over Demands

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on strike if the federal government fails to meet its demands within two weeks. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Rejects Committee's Proposal to Merge Jukun-Kona Ruling Houses

A Taraba State High Court sitting in Jalingo has quashed the recommendation of the Fidelis Kaigama Committee set up to review the gazette of the state government on the ruling… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Replies PDP, Lists Legal Grounds Why It Can't Arrest, Prosecute Tinubu

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has filed a preliminary objection to a suit instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the governorship candidate of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Governor-Elect Will Revisit Sanusi's Dethronement, Kwankwaso Declares

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, has said… Read more »

Nigeria: Who Will Rescue Benue Communities From Herdsmen?

In view of the alleged partisanship on the part of some security agents in tackling the herdsmen perpetrating the ongoing mass killings in Benue State, Ejiofor Alike writes that… Read more »

Nigeria: Epic Story of Perseverance in Akin Ogunbiyi's New Book

Big font. Simple language. Logical narrative. These are the highlights of the new literary offering by Akin Ogunbiyi, titled The Footprints of A Peerless Entrepreneur. The central… Read more »

Nigeria: Rising Cost of Production Killing Poultry, Fish Businesses

It's certainly not the best of times for poultry and fish farmers in Nigeria as they continue to battle the problems of unabated rise in cost of production and the fall in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Will Timipre Sylva Take Bayelsa State From Douye Diri This Time?

Will there ever be a time when gubernatorial elections can be held without people pointing their hands at their rivals' noses and cursing them until they are satisfied? Certainly… Read more »

Nigeria: Odds Favour Gbajabiamila As the New Chief of Staff to Tinubu

For anyone with a front-row seat to the political game in Nigeria, there is no end to the excitement following from all the bends and corners of this game. For example, against the… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Bows to Pressure, Reapproves Use of Eagle Square for May Day Rally

The federal government has reapproved the use of Eagle Square in Abuja by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for the annual May Day rally in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)… Read more »

Nigeria: A Census We Don't Count On

The national population and housing census, so central to planning in modern societies, is one of the most politically volatile aspects of the Nigerian nationhood. I can safely… Read more »

Nigeria: It's Unreasonable to Jettison Nigeria's Fossil Fuels Now - Vice President Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday insisted that while the global call for a transition to cleaner fuels may be valid, it would be unreasonable for Nigeria to abandon her… Read more »

Nigeria: Don't Tag Nigeria Favourite to Lift Title, Eaglets Captain Pleads

Ahead of Nigeria's clash with Zambia this afternoon in the U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Stade Chahid Hamlaoui, Algeria, team Captain, Precious Williams, has said that the Golden… Read more »

Nigeria: In Eight Years, We Equipped Security, Subdued Terrorists, Bandits, Other Criminal Elements - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his government since inception in 2015 has succeeded in adequately equipping the security agencies, as well as subduing the activities… Read more »

Nigeria: NUJ President Advises Journalists Against Propagating Fake News

President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, has charged journalists in the country to guide against propagating fake news. Read more »

Nigeria: Amotekun - Over 9,000 Herders Illegally Enter Ondo in One Month

The Ondo State Commander of the Western Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, Mr. Adetunji Adeleye, yesterday revealed that over 9,000 herders illegally found their way into… Read more »

Nigeria: My Drug-Free Record Is Reason I've Been Contesting Polls - Atiku

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, has told the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, that unlike him, he has… Read more »

Nigeria: Adamawa PDP Protests, Demands Release of Members Detained By DSS

The Adamawa State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), A.T Shehu yesterday morning led a group of protesters to the office of the Department of Security Services (DSS)… Read more »