August 23, 2023
Nigeria: Time to Rebuild the Communications Ministry - Okoh Aihe
I do not know Bosun Tijani, the new Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, who, along with his colleagues, was sworn in on Monday. But I can see the picture of… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Nigeria: Burna Boy Drops Tracklist for 7th Album 'I Told Them'
Afrobeats artiste, Burna Boy has released the tracklist for his upcoming album. 'I Told Them'. Read more »
Nigeria: Treat Sex Education As Lone Subject to Combat GBV Menace, Govt Tasked
The Federal Ministry of Education has been encouraged by stakeholders in the health sector to address sex education as a separate subject because of the worrisome rise in… Read more »
Africa: Experts Task African Govts, Media On Malaria Elimination
Experts under the auspices of the African Media and Malaria Research Network, AMMREN, African leaders have been tasked with being more committed to investing in malaria elimination… Read more »
Nigeria: Babies Die As Women Deliver in Toilets, Says Benue IDPs Camp Manager
The inmates of Agagbe Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue, have raised the alarm over the outbreak of measles and others ailments… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct 8 NYSC Members While Going to Camp in Sokoto
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted eight members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, along a highway in Zamfara State. Read more »
Nigeria: Leaking Crude Oil Manifold - Rivers Communities Yell Over Polluted Underground Water
Residents of Ibaa community and Uvuawhu clan, comprising Ibaa and Obelle in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, have kicked up a fuss over contamination of their… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour to Govt - Workers, Nigerians Suffering
The Organised Labour, under the aegis of the National Union of Chemical, Footwear, Rubber, Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees, NUCFRLANMPE, yesterday, urged the Federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Men in Army Uniform Robbed, Killed My Aide, Senator Adeola Raises Alarm
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, APC, Ogun West, has raised alarm that soldiers of the Nigeria Army operating at checkpoints around… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Ministers - Serve Nigeria, Not Regions or States
Exactly 84 days after he assumed power, President Bola Tinubu's cabinet took off yesterday, with the president asking his 45 ministers to serve the country with "integrity, dignity… Read more »
August 21, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Net Foreign Reserves Fell to $3.7bn At End of 2022 - JP Morgan
JP Morgan, an American multinational financial services firm, has estimated that Nigeria's net foreign exchange (FX) reserves fell to $3.7 billion as of the end 2022. Read more »
Nigeria: Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid Lead Maiden Trace Awards Nominations
Afrobeats superstars Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage are among the notable music stars nominated for the 2023 Trace Awards. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Ban Protest in Kano Amid Tension Over Tribunal Outcome
Amid growing tension in Kano State over a possible outcome of the Governorship election petition tribunal, the Kano State Police Command has banned all forms of street protest in… Read more »
Nigeria: Attorney General of the Federation and the Task Ahead - Olisa Agbakoba
Human rights activist, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has highlighted the tasks ahead of the newly inaugurated Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Support Team Commends Jagaban Over Prince Shuaib's Appointment As Minister
As minister nominees are sworn in today, Tinubu support Team, Monday commended President Bola Ahmed, over the appointment of Prince Shuaib Abubakar Audu as a minister of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Ministers Swearing-in - Umahi, Keyamo Sworn in As Works, Aviation Minister
David Umahi (Ebonyi) and Festus Keyamo (Delta), have been sworn-in as the Minister of Works and Minsister of Aviation and Aersospace Development respectively. Read more »
Nigeria: Ministers - AGF Swears in Fagbemi, Pate, Lokpobiri, Kyar, Others
Lateef Fagbemi (Ogun) and Ali Pate (Bauchi), have been sworn-in as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social… Read more »
Nigeria: Average Daily Petrol Consumption Drops By 16.8% to 52m/Litre - NMDPRA
Petrol consumption in the country dropped by 16.8 percent in July, 2023 to 52 million litres daily compared to 64.96 million litres recorded in June, data from the Nigerian… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Debt Profile Up 410% in 8 Years - MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that the manufacturing sector has been at the receiving end of Nigeria's debt crisis which has seen the nation's debt… Read more »
Nigeria: Agbakoba Tasks New AGF On Reforming Country's Criminal Justice System
Former Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, President, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has called on the new Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to urgently undertake… Read more »
Nigeria: Energy Crisis - Cost of Solar Systems Rises 120 Percent to N550,000 As Forex, Inflation Worsen
The average cost of installing solar systems in the country has risen by 120 per cent to N550,000 in 2023, from N250,000 in 2022, due mainly to inflation and the depreciating value… Read more »
August 20, 2023
Nigeria: Climate Change - 'Study Shows Lagos is Sinking, Needs Support'
As part of mitigation measures, Lagos State in 2018 developed a climate action plan, which is targeted at ensuring it achieves net zero by 2050. Read more »
Nigeria: 4 Boko Haram Commanders, 13 Fighters, 45 Family Members Surrender
Following two days of intense offensive by troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, against terrorists in the Lake Chad fringes, four Boko Haram commanders, 13 main… Read more »
West Africa: Niger - After 'D-Day' Invasion Threat, ECOWAS in Last-Ditch Peace Effort
A delegation from regional nations arrived in Niger in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who overthrew the country's president last… Read more »
Nigeria: School Fees Up By 100%, Parents Jolted
When Jide Akerele got the bill and the list of textbooks brought home by his daughter who got promoted to Senior Secondary School (SSS) 2 in a private school, two things shocked… Read more »