July 26, 2022
Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala Urges Members to Build On Ministerial Conference' Success to Revitalise WTO
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members of the global trade body to build on the substantive outcomes reached at its… Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Offers Exit Package to Staff Willing to Leave Before Retirement Date
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has offered workers willing to exit the firm before their due retirement a "tempting" package to facilitate their leaving… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari to Stress Importance of Credible Polls in Monrovia As Liberia Marks 175th Independence
As Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone head to the polls in 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari would today stress the importance of free, fair and credible polls in the countries. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Procures Six More Attack Helicopters As Terrorists Release Four Kaduna Train Passengers, Keep 39
The federal government, has procured six more attack helicopters to enhance the fight against insecurity, just as four more of the remaining 43 kidnapped Kaduna-bound train… Read more »
Nigeria: Lessons From the NBA Election
CHIDI ANSELM ODINKALU on his five takeaways from 'NBADecides2022' Read more »
Nigeria: Ngige and the ASUU Strike
The problem with Ngige is not that of hijacking the ASUU negotiation, but largely his search for perfection. Read more »
July 25, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Disagrees With Global Fund's Alleged Misappropriation of HIV Grants
The federal government has rejected the alleged misappropriation of money obtained as grants from the United States-backed Global Fund to support HIV-AIDS related health… Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Approves Four Work-Free Days for Lagos Workers to Get PVCs
As the July 31 deadline for the procurement of Permanent Voter's Card (PVC) draws closer Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Monday approved a four work free days for… Read more »
Nigeria: In a War Crime, Kidnappers of Kaduna Train Passengers Flog Victims, Abduct More People
Setting a new record in war crimes, the terrorists, who attacked and kidnapped the Kaduna-bound train passengers on March 28, 2022, yesterday, became more impatient and vicious… Read more »
Nigeria: For 13th Consecutive Year, Zenith Retains Position As Number One Bank in Nigeria
Zenith Bank Plc has been ranked as the number one bank in Nigeria by tier-1 capital in the 2022 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking published by The Banker Magazine. Read more »
Nigeria: Your Memory No Longer What It Used to Be - Atiku to Tinubu
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said the allegations from his main rival in the election and… Read more »
Nigeria: Amid Plunge in Nigeria's Eurobond Prices, Yield Hits 13.76 Percent High
Data by the Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed that yield on the 13 tracked Nigeria Eurobond prices has continued to dwindle as yield continued to skyrocket, hovering around… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Set for Nationwide Protest Over Closure of Universities
Barring any last minute intervention by the federal government, members of the organised labour under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress… Read more »
Nigeria: Osinbajo Leaves Hospital Nine Days After Surgery
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo yesterday left the Ikeja, Lagos private Hospital nine days after undergoing a successful thigh operation there. Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Govt Borrowing, Experts Assures On Pension Fund Safety
Both stakeholders and pension experts have said that on going fears expressed by contributors into the Contributory Pension scheme on safety of their funds due to rumors that… Read more »
Nigeria: Muslim-Muslim Ticket - Atiku Fires Another Shot, Says Tinubu Suffering From Memory Loss
Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the claim by presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,… Read more »
Nigeria: As CBN Tackles Inflation, Currency in Circulation Dips By N72.5bn in June
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July 24, 2022
Nigeria: Presidency Reacts to Trending Video On Abducted Train Passengers, Explains Why Terorists' Location Can't Be Bombed
The Presidency Sunday reacted to a trending video on social media showing the remaining Kaduuna train passengers in captivity being beaten by terrorists saying the military has the… Read more »
July 22, 2022
Nigeria: It's Big Brother Naija Season 7 Premiere Weekend
By tomorrow, July 23, fans of the popular reality TV show Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) will know the first set of housemates that will entertain them in the Big Brother Naija house.… Read more »
Africa: Netflix Subscription Dwindle in Europe, Middle East, Africa Region
In its latest quarterly earnings report, the streaming giant Netflix lost almost one million subscribers. The number is less than the two million it forecasted. The departed… Read more »
Nigeria: Oshoala Wins Record Fifth African Title, Mane Retains Men's Title
Nigeria and Barcelona forward, Asisat Oshoala retained the African women's Footballer of the Year title yesterday . Read more »
Nigeria/Senegal: Oshoala Wins Fifth African Footballer Award As Mane Leads Senegal to Dominate Awards
Super Falcons' Vice-captain and FC Barcelona talisman, Asisat Oshoala, was last night crowed 2022 African Women's Player of the Year. Read more »
December 07, 2021
Nigeria: Tackling Sanitation and Hygiene Challenges Beyond Policies
Omolabake Fasogbon in this report, writes about individual's quota to the quest to hygiene and sanitation challenge and expedite the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal six… Read more »
May 07, 2020
Nigeria: The Essential Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Tuesday, 5th May marked the 10th anniversary of the death of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. In this tribute, first published on 5th June 2010, his spokesman, Olusegun Adeniyi… Read more »
April 07, 2020
Nigeria: Averting Drug Scarcity in Nigeria
For now, government should remove bottlenecks on drug importation Read more »