May 13, 2024
Nigeria: Herders - We Have Taken Proactive Measures to Secure Our Farmers - Enugu Govt
The Enugu State Government says it has taken proactive and tested measures to ensure the security and safety of farmers to boost food sufficiency in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Landing Fee - Why We Imposed $300 On Helicopter Operators - FG
The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has justified its reason for introducing a $300 landing fee on helicopter operators, saying it is a cost recovery measure that… Read more »
Nigeria: Introducing Code, Afrobeats Rising Star That Crafted 'Afrotronic' Genre
In the pulsating heart of Lagos State, amid the neon-lit streets and thumping beats, emerges a luminary of the electrifying music scene known as Code. Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs Emergence of Globally Respected African Media - Adesina
...adds Africa must shape its own narrative Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos to Revive Boy Scouts in Schools
The Lagos State Government has declared its readiness to revive and incorporate Boy Scouts in the public school system across the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Probe of Wike's Administration Will Escalate Crisis - Sen. Nwogu
A core follower of Chief Nyesom Wike, Senator Olaka Nwogu has stated that the plot to probe the past administration by the Rivers State Governor, Sir. Siminalayi Fubara, is a mere… Read more »
May 11, 2024
Nigeria: The Modern Day Zaccheus - Tax Collector Vision
In the world of taxation, there's a story that transcends time - that of Biblical Zacchaeus, the compassionate tax collector from Jericho. Today, in Nigeria's ever-evolving… Read more »
May 10, 2024
Nigeria: Rivers PDP Crisis May Become National Conflagration - Bode George
A former Deputy National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, on Friday, urged elders and stakeholders of the party to intervene in the political… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Pulls Out 29 Infantry Corps Generals
The Nigerian Army on Friday pulled out 29 Generals of the Infantry Corps who retired from active military service. Read more »
Nigeria: Employment Not Govt's Priority Now, Says Abia Gov
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says it is not on the front burner of his administration to employ new people in the state's civil service. Read more »
Nigeria: Just in - Tinubu Confers Gcon National Honour On Awujale
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON), on the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode… Read more »
May 09, 2024
Nigeria: Two Killed, Others Injured in Lagos Gas Explosion
A gas explosion occurred in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos on Tuesday evening, claiming the lives of two people and leaving several others injured. Read more »
Nigeria: FG Recaptures Fleeing Inmates, Closing in On Others - Interior Minister
The Federal Government has announced the recapture of some inmates who last month fled the Suleja Custodial Centre following the collapse of its perimeter fence during a downpour. Read more »
Nigeria: Two Weeks Blackout - We Are Helpless, Taraba Govt Cries Out
Taraba State Government has cried out that it is currently helpless regarding the two weeks power outage that is making life difficult for inhabitants of Jalingo, the state… Read more »
Nigeria: Northern Elders Oppose CBN's Cybersecurity Levy
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), a prominent socio-cultural organization representing the interests of the Northern region of Nigeria, has strongly condemned the Central Bank of… Read more »
Nigeria: Bullying in Schools - Stakeholders List Ways Out of Malaise
Recently, the video of a bullying incident at Lead British International School, Abuja, went viral, which eventually drew the attention of the authorities and the shutting down of… Read more »
Nigeria: Post Cop-28 - What's Next for Nigeria?
IT is approximately six months till the next COP 29, scheduled for 11th - 22nd November in Baku, Azerbaijan, where policymakers will gather to renew commitments towards the just… Read more »
May 08, 2024
Nigeria: Cyber Security Levy'll Push More Nigerians Into Poverty - Peter Obi
...says it's designed to milk a dying economy Read more »
Senegal: Faye and the Challenge of Governance in Senegal
"My practice of reflection had also convinced me that there is nothing on earth that turns quicker on its pivot than political idealism when touched by the breath of practical… Read more »
Nigeria: We've Had More Jailbreaks Since Prisons Became Correctional Centres - - Akpabio
Senate President, God swill Akpabio, said yesterday that since the name of the Nigerian Prison Service was changed to Nigerian Correctional Service there have been more jailbreaks… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Probes Stalled $18.5bn Abuja Centenary City Project
THE Senate has begun a probe into the factors that have stalled the completion of the $18.5 billion Centenary City Project, Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar - Atiku's Criticisms Induced By Political Calculations - Umahi
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi said criticisms of the Lagos-Calabar Super Highway by Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, are not only hypocritical but are motivated by… Read more »
Nigeria: 17 People in Police Net for Allegedly Operating Illegal Bureau De Change
The police have arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers of unlawful operation of Bureau de Change in Wapa area of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano state. Read more »
May 07, 2024
Nigeria: Detention of Binance Employee - Before More Multinationals Pull Out of Nigeria
In recent weeks, Nigeria has found itself in the international spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The detention of Tigran Gambaryan, an employee of Binance, a global… Read more »
Nigeria: 2024 Bidding - Nigeria's 19 Oil Blocks Not for Politicians - Govt
THE Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, yesterday, stressed that the 19 oil blocks put forward for sale under the 2024 bidding round are not… Read more »