August 23, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari, AGF, Others Dragged to Court Over Alleged Unlawful Interference in NDDC
President Muhammadu Buhari, and four others have been dragged before a Federal High Court, Abuja, over their alleged unlawful interference in the operations of the Niger Delta… Read more »
Nigeria: At NBA Conference, Atiku, Obi, Shettima Decry State of Nigeria, Proffer Solutions
The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi as well as the Vice Presidential candidate of the All… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Resist Any Attempt to Undermine Nigerian Football - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his administration will resist any attempt to undermine the development of football as the number one sport in the country. Read more »
August 20, 2022
Nigeria: NBC Suspends Revocation of Ait, Silverbird, 50 Stations Till August 23
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of the operating licenses of 52 broadcast stations owing debt amounting to N2.6 billion in licensing fees… Read more »
Nigeria: 55 Communities Protest Edo Govt Illegal Acquisition of Their Farmland
No fewer than 55 communities in four local government areas of Edo State yesterday protested the acquisition of the communities' rainforest reserve and farmland by the state… Read more »
Nigeria: Stability of Chad, Other Neighbouring Countries in Nigeria's Interest - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed that the stability of Chad and other neighbouring countries to Nigeria is in the overall interest of the nation. Read more »
Nigeria: Mummified Bodies - Edo Govt Gives Police 7 Days to Carry Out 'Proper Investigation'
Following the controversy generated over the discovery of 20 mummified bodies in a private facility in Benin City, capital of Edo State, the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has… Read more »
Nigeria: North-East Crisis - UN Says 5m People Got Humanitarian Assistance in 2021
The United Nations (UN) has revealed that humanitarian assistance was delivered to five million people in North-east Nigeria in 2021. Read more »
Nigeria: Terror Leader Moves to Forcefully Marry 21-Year-Old Train Abductee
The leader of the terror group that abducted some of the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers have threatened to forcefully marry 21-year-old train abductee, Azurfa Lois John. Read more »
Nigeria: Bauchi Govt Rescues 69 Persons Abducted By Bandits, Raids Their Hideouts
The Bauchi State Government has disclosed that no fewer than 69 persons that were abducted by bandits have been rescued by a combined effort of security agents and vigilantes,… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Parliament Calls for Implementation of 30% Affirmation for Women in West Africa
The Chairperson, Committee on Social Affairs, Gender and Women Empowerment of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Ayamba Laadi Ayii, has appealed to West… Read more »
Nigeria: $418m Paris Club Fees - the Facts, Fictions
Amassive US$418 million. That's what six consultants have been battling to grab from the 36 Nigerian states and 774 local governments, supposedly for facilitating refunds of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Evacuate Stranded Nigerians in UAE
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said that Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) affected by the mass deportation of illegal aliens are… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: Conflict, Major Driver of Food Insecurity in Nigeria, Others - World Bank
The World Bank has identified conflict as one of the critical drivers of food insecurity in West Africa, especially in the north-western part of Nigeria and the Liptako Gourma… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Extends Okada Ban to Four More LGAs
The Lagos State government has ordered a ban on commercial motorcycles also known as Okada in four more Local Government Areas (LGAs) and their respective Local Council Development… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Recorded Positive $2.6bn Trade Balance With Indonesia in 2021
Nigeria recorded a favourable trade balance of $2.6 billion in its bilateral trade relationship with Indonesia in 2021. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Bans Telcoms, Digital Payment Operators From Providing Services to Unregistered Online Lenders
The federal government has barred all mobile network operators, telecoms service providers and digital payment systems providers in Nigeria from rendering services to unregistered… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Theft - Arrest of 3m Barrel-Capacity Supertanker Reflects Scale of Crisis
The arrest of a supertanker with capacity for three million barrels of oil, about three times the one million barrels per day (bpd) currently being produced by Nigeria, clearly… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari to Military - Take Fight to Doorsteps of Insurgents, Eliminate Them
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, directed the military and security agencies in the country to take the fight against insurgents in the North East to their hideouts and… Read more »
Nigeria: 13 Dead, Scores Injured in Plateau, Kogi Road Accidents
At least 10 persons have died and scores injured on Wednesday night in an auto crash involving a trailer truck and six other vehicles along the Jos-Bauchi highway. Read more »
Nigeria: How I Will Lead Nigeria Out of Current Electricity Challenges - Atiku
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Abubakar Atiku, yesterday outlined how he will lead Nigeria out of its… Read more »
Nigeria: Bleak Future for Aero, Arik Air - AMCON
Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) took over Nigeria's foremost carrier, Aero Contractors and a promising airline, Arik Air, after taking over Nigeria Airways Limited… Read more »
Nigeria: We Won't Pay ASUU Members for Strike Period - Govt
The federal government has declared that the striking public university lecturers would not be paid salaries for as long as they remain on strike, to serve as deterrent to other… Read more »
Nigeria: Shell - Why We Halted Onshore Divestment
One of Nigeria's leading energy giants, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has disclosed that the Shell Group would not go ahead with the divestment of… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Nigeria: World Bank Approves $5.9m for Acresal Project Take-Off in Bauchi
The World Bank has approved the sum of $5.9 million for the take-off of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project in Bauchi State. Read more »