May 09, 2023
Nigeria: As Masari Bows Out of Katsina Govt House...
Udora Orizu x-rays the political leadership style of Katsina state Governor, Hon Aminu Masari and his closeness to President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: Disregard IPOB's Prolonged Sit-At-Home Order, Police Tell Ebonyi Residents
The Police Command in Ebonyi yesterday urged residents in the state to discountenance the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) scheduled from May 8 through… Read more »
Africa: Africa to Be Biggest Loser If Global Tensions Mount, IMF Warns
Africa could suffer a permanent economic hit if tensions splinter the global economy into opposing trading blocs around the US and China, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria, Four Others Represent 40% of Countries Facing Acute Food Insecurity
The Food Security Information Network (FSIN) has stated that 40 per cent of the populations in IPC/CH phase 3 or above reside in Nigeria, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Nigeria: ...Igbo Group Objects to Tinubu's Inauguration On May 29 While Court Cases Are Pending
The Igbo Patriotic Forum, has cautioned against the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu on May 29, as the president without allowing the Supreme Court to resolve all petitions by aggrieved… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Directs NUPRC to Take Over Supervision of All Crude Oil Export Terminals
Africa's richest man and owner of the Dangote Refinery, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has said with the planned commencement of the refinery located in Lagos, Nigeria could save up to $10… Read more »
Nigeria: My Refinery Can Save Nigeria $10bn in Foreign Exchange, Generate Another $10bn in Exports - Dangote
Africa's richest man and owner of the Dangote Refinery, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has said with the planned commencement of the refinery located in Lagos, Nigeria could save up to $10… Read more »
Nigeria: Imo Senator-Elect, Ndubueze, Joins Race - Senate Presidency
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th Assembly, the Imo North Senator-elect, Patrick Ndubueze, has joined the race for the position of Senate President. Read more »
May 07, 2023
Nigeria: NAFDAC Raises Concern Over Danger Posed By Imported Pesticides
The Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, has expressed worry over the dangers posed by… Read more »
May 06, 2023
Nigeria: Organ Trafficking - UK Court Jails Ekweremadu 10 Years
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu was yesterday handed a nine years and eight months jail term for organ trafficking by the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey,… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Vows to Make Corruption Unattractive, Says Unity of Country Not Negotiable
With exactly 24 days to his inauguration, the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said his administration would put in place incentives and policies that would make corruption… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Better Now Than When Buhari Took Over - Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday opined that President Muhammadu Buhari was leaving Nigeria better than the way he met the country Read more »
Nigeria: In Alliance With Jibrin, Akpabio Gets Momentum, Over 65 Senators Sign, Support
Former Akwa Ibom State governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, might have gained considerable edge in his bid to become the 10th senate president, following his alliance with another… Read more »
Africa: Africa Fashion Week Brazil to Boost Economic, Cultural Ties
Queen Ronke Ademiluyi Ogunwusi, founder of Africa Fashion Week London and Nigeria has said that the newly introduced Africa Fashion Week Brazil holding at the Expo center in… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Nollywood Generates Over $1.2b Annually but Only a Few Are Cashing Out', Says Afriff Coo, Theo Ukpaa
Fast-rising international filmmaker, Theo Ukpaa has emphasised that the Film industry in Nigeria has felt a big upheaval due to the influx of heavyweight platforms like Netflix and… Read more »
Nigeria: Jonathan, Wabara, Others Pay Tributes As Diri's Father's Remains Begins Final Journey Home
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Dame Patience, one-time Senate President and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, Nigeria's… Read more »
Africa: Africa to Benefit From Ocean Sustainability If Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Is Secured - WTO
Africa stands to gain greatly from strengthened ocean sustainability if the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement on fisheries subsidies and further outcomes from the second… Read more »
Nigeria: 61,495 Adolescent Girls Are Out-of-School in Katsina, State Govt Reveals
Katsina State Department of Girl Child and Child Development has disclosed that no fewer than 61,495 adolescent girls are out-of-school across the 34 Local Government Areas of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Aba Power Crisis - Landlords Commend Govt's Intervention, Extension of Grace Period to 60 Days
Over 20,000 landlords in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia State, have commended the Minister of Power, Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, for his last weekend's intervention that led to… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerians Who Made the List of MIPAD Global 100 Under 40 Class of 2023
The Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), a global civil society initiative in support of the International Decade for People of African Descent, has recognised… Read more »
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 »