Nigeria: Lagos Court Sentences Man to 13 Months Community Service for Illegal Waste Dumping

A special Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi, Lagos State, on Monday sentenced 48-year-old Makinde Rasaq to 13 months of community service at Kirikiri Correctional Centre for… Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity Paralyzes Goronyo Dam, Threatens Food Security in Sokoto

Sokoto -- Nigeria's worsening insecurity has severely disrupted irrigation activities, forcing farmers, contractors, and government staff to abandon critical infrastructure,… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Designates Kidnappers, Bandits As Terrorists

The Federal Government has officially classified kidnappers and violent armed groups operating across the country as terrorists. Read more »

Nigeria: Despite School Abduction, Kebbi Govt Approves Half of Security Budget for Hajj

The Kebbi State Government's approval of a ₦10 billion intervention to support intending pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj recently reignited debate over fiscal priorities. The approval… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Grants Govt's Plea to Reopen Terrorism Case Against Suspects Linked to Bello Turji

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application filed by the Federal Government to reopen a terrorism charge filed against five suspects linked to the notorious… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Declares Dec 25, 26, Jan 1 Public Holidays

ABUJA: The Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26, 2025, as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day. Read more »

Nigeria: Residents Flee Kwara Community After Fresh Abduction Attempt As King Remains in Captivity

Residents of Bayagan Ile in the Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State are now fleeing the community in droves, following a fresh attempt by bandits to abduct residents… Read more »

Nigeria: 2025 Arewa Stars Awards - Experts Demand Strategic Economic Reforms for Northern Nigeria

Policy experts, government officials, and stakeholders have called for deliberate interventions to revive the economy of Northern Nigeria, emphasising that its future depends on… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Launches Nationwide PMs Sales At N739 Per Litre Via MRS Outlets

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced nationwide sales of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at a pump price of N739 per litre across all MRS Oil Nigeria Plc filling stations. This move… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Nabs Female Drug Kingpin, Seizes 23.5kg Cocaine in Children's Room

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat, a wanted leader of a drug syndicate, who had been in hiding since May 2024… Read more »

Nigeria: Not Criminalising Vote Buying, Disservice to Democracy - Peter Obi

The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has described the failure of the House of Representatives to criminalise… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill 17 Terrorists in Borno Communities

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in collaboration with local vigilante elements, have disrupted a terrorist logistics operation and neutralized multiple insurgents during a… Read more »

Nigeria: Hardship Dampens Christmas for Onitsha's Poor

This year's Christmas appears bleak in many parts of Anambra State, particularly in the commercial city of Onitsha, as many of the downtrodden rely heavily on donations of cash and… Read more »

Nigeria: Empowering Citizens With Legal Land Entitlements for Productive Engagement

From De Soto's Insight to the AUTOSUCOM Systemic Solution Albert Einstein famously observed that: "The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed… Read more »

Nigeria: Forgotten Nigerian Airways Pensioners Storm PTAD, Seek Help

Retirees of the defunct Nigerian Airways have turned to the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, for support as they continue to struggle with long-delayed pension… Read more »

Nigeria: Nsitf's Rehabilitation Programme - Restoring Hope, Life, Dignity to Injured Workers

Forty-year-old Taiwo Adebola bade his young family goodbye as he left for work on a Tuesday morning in June 2024. His wife, Shade, reminded him to send the two thousand Naira… Read more »

Nigeria: Relief for Retirees As Pencom Expands Social Security, Unveils Healthcare Scheme

Relief has come to retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, as the National Pension Commission, PenCom, has expanded Nigeria's social security framework and unveiled a… Read more »

Nigeria: Detty December and Road Congestion

Detty December refers to the high-energy festive season in Nigeria, especially Lagos, from mid-December through early January, marked by non-stop parties, concerts, and social… Read more »

Nigeria: Tragic a Nation Without Heroes or in Need of Heroes, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria is like an orphan. A country without heroes. The political leadership over the decades have been held in suspicion by a frustrated citizenry whose situation simply gets… Read more »

Nigeria: NCC Slams Telcos Over Poor Telecom Services

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has read the riot acts to telecom operators in the country to step up their services or incur the wrath of the regulator. Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Launches Nationwide PMs Sales At ₦739 Per Litre Via MRS Stations

... warns against artificial scarcity; urges Nigerians to report MRS's non-compliant stations Read more »

Nigeria: Remaining 130 Abducted Niger Pupils Released

All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri community, Niger State, have now been released, following the freedom of the final group of 130 victims,… Read more »

Nigeria: The Supreme Court's Emergency Politics

"All judges are politicians whether they know it or not." Enrique Petracchi, former Chief Justice of Argentina, (2002). Read more »

Nigeria: Payments Into 'Private Accounts' - Tinted Glass Permit Controversy, Things to Know

The controversy over the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy has once again placed the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on a collision course,… Read more »

Nigeria: Payments Into 'Private Account' - Tinted Glass Permit Controversy - 20 Things You Did Not Know

The controversy over the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy has once again placed the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on a collision course,… Read more »