Nigeria: In Selecting My Govt, I Won't Be Weighed Down By Considerations Extraneous to Ability, Performance - Tinubu

President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has assured that in selecting his government, he would not be weighed down by considerations extraneous to ability and performance, saying the… Read more »

Nigeria: Only 'Fake Obidients' Endorsing APC, PDP Candidates in Delta

*Those who didn't vote Obi Feb 25 not 'Obidients', coalition insists Read more »

Nigeria: No Economic Development Without Vibrant, Successful SMEs Sector - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that for any economy to grow and create jobs, an equally vibrant and successful small and medium enterprise sector is also needed. Read more »

Nigeria: Hope Rises for Nigeria As Shell Lifts Force Majeure On 250,000bpd Bonny Export Terminal

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) said it has lifted the force majeure on its 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) Bonny export terminal with effect from… Read more »

Nigeria: Cyberattacks On Nigeria's Cyberspace Skyrocketed On Presidential Election Day - Govt

The federal government has revealed an astronomical increase in cyber threats to Nigerian cyberspace. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Delays Its First Census in 17 Years

Nigeria's 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for end of this month has been shifted to May, 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt, World Bank Partner to Train Technical Teachers On Innovative Skills

Nigeria is to collaborate with the World Bank to improve the knowledge of teachers in federal technical colleges in the country with the 21st century skills that will digitilise… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Deploys 163 Observers in Guber and Assembly Polls

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has said it is deploying 163 observers to monitor Saturday's gubernatorial and state Assembly elections in… Read more »

Nigeria: Amaechi Accuses Wike of Spending N50m Weekly On Alcohol

In furtherance of his campaign for the APC governorship candidate in Rivers State, former Minister of Transportation and immediate past Read more »

Nigeria: OPEC Confirms Nigeria's 1.3 Million Bpd February Crude Oil Output

·Moody's places six US banks on potential rating downgrades Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Missing As Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Africa This Month

Nigeria will be missing on her itinerary as the United States Vice President Kamala Harris, is expected to travel to Africa later this month, her office announced, becoming the… Read more »

Nigeria: INEC to Political Parties - See March 18 Elections As Contest, Not War

With exactly three days to Saturday's governorship and Houses of Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised political parties and their… Read more »

Nigeria: Debtor Must Pay All Debts Under Loan Contract - Supreme Court

The recent judgment of the Supreme Court, which ordered Honeywell Flour Mills Plc and two of its subsidiary companies to pay N5.5 billion unsettled debt to Ecobank Plc, has again… Read more »

Nigeria: Now That Nigeria Has a President-Elect...

The emergence of the presidential flag bearer of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as Nigeria's President-elect did not only raise fundamental questions… Read more »

Nigeria: Banks Begin Dispensing of Old N500, N1, 000 Notes Via ATMs, Over-the-Counter

Following a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive on Monday that the old N500 and N1, 000 remain legal tender in line with a Supreme Court ruling, banks have started dispensing… Read more »

Nigeria: Osinbajo Launches $600m Programme for Young Nigerians in Technology, Creative Sectors

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN on Tuesday launched a $600 million programme for young Nigerians in the technology and creative sectors with a call on African governments and the… Read more »

Nigeria: Enugu Labour Party Calls for Audit of Guns Approved for Vigilance Groups

Labour Party (LP) candidate has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deploying thugs, arms for gubernatorial and state houses of assemblies elections, and has called for… Read more »

Nigeria: Appeal Court Reserves Judgment in Senator Adekele's Sacking Case

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reserved its judgment in the appeal filed by Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, against his ordered removal from office. Read more »

Nigeria: I've No Preferred Candidates for 10th National Assembly Leadership - Tinubu

The issue of the leadership of the 10th National Assembly cropped up at a gathering of the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with National Assembly… Read more »

Nigeria: NLC Gives Govt 7-Day Ultimatum to End Currency Drought or Face National Strike

Organised labour under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the federal government one week ultimatum to resolve the issues causing the prolonged scarcity of… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Didn't Tell AGF, CBN Not to Comply With Supreme Court Judgement On Old Naira Notes

The Presidency on Monday reacted to public concerns that President Muhammadu Buhari had not reacted to the recent ruling of the Supreme Court extending the validity of the old… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Signature Bank - We Have No Affiliation With Collapsed New York Financial Institution

Nigeria's Signature Bank Limited on Monday clarified that it does not have any affiliation with Signature Bank, New York, that was shut down by United States financial regulators… Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Scarcity - Arewa Forum Cautions Buhari Over Supreme Court Ruling

Amid the lingering naira scarcity and the attendant hardship on the citizens, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly disobeying the… Read more »

Nigeria: Wike's '40-Year-Old Whisky' Comment Confirms He's Under Alcohol Influence - Atiku

Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, said comments by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike that he was sipping a 40-year-old whisky… Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Delta Youths Urged to Shun Electoral Violence

Youths in the Niger Delta region have been advised to shun activities that would lead to electoral violence as the governorship and House of Assembly elections draw nearer. Read more »