June 27, 2023
Nigeria: World Bank Plans Additional $750m Grant to Support Nigeria Electrification Project
The World Bank has disclosed that it was considering supporting the Nigeria Electrification Project, NEP, with another $750 million grant. Read more »
Nigeria: One Million Anambra Children to Receive Vitamin a Supplements From Unicef
NO fewer than 1.1 million children in Anambra State have been targeted to receive Vitamin A supplements from the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, in the next one week. Read more »
Nigeria: Governing Nigeria One of the Hardest Challenges in Life - Buhari
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said that leading a country like Nigeria is one of the hardest challenges in life. Read more »
Nigeria: Election Tribunal - Sanwo-Olu, Wife Voted With Invalid Voters Card - Witness
A witness, has told the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Arum Ashom, that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke were allowed to… Read more »
Cameroon: Cameroonian Singer Libianca Beats Asake to Best International Act BET Award
Cameroonian-American Afro-beat singer Libianca Kenzonkinboum Fonji, popularly known as Libianca, won her very first BET Award for her break-out single People. Read more »
Nigeria: Burna Boy Drops Music Video for 'Sittin' On Top of the World'
GRAMMY award-winning global superstar Burna Boy joins forces with multi-platinum artist 21 Savage in the official music video for "Sittin' On Top Of The World." Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Seafarers Push for a Ban On Vessels Importation
·Seek extension of Tinubu's student loan to seafarers Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway - Govt Suspends Further Work Till July 3
Following public outcry over the chaotic traffic situation on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the Federal Government, yesterday, suspended further work on the ongoing… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Nigeria: Burna Boy Wins BET's Best International Act
Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu better known as Burna Boy, has been named the 'Best International Act' at the just-concluded BET Awards ceremony. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Renames Airports After Buhari, Awolowo, Others
President Bola Tinubu, has renamed some federal airports after several prominent Nigerians. Read more »
Nigeria: Kanu's Release Is Key to Peace in Southeast - Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide leaders have called on the Federal Government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to restore peace in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Four Injured in Lagos Gas Explosion
Four people have been injured as gas exploded in Lagos in the early hours of Monday. Read more »
Africa: DJ Vania, Africa's Youngest Female DJ Inspires With Talent
In a remarkable feat, DJ Vania, a four-year-old prodigy from Nigeria, has become the youngest female DJ in Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: Full List of Winners - Burna Boy, Tems Shine At 2023 BET Awards
The 2023 BET Awards took place on Sunday night with plenty of hip-hop's biggest stars taking home awards for their work over the past year. Read more »
Nigeria: UK Waiting for Tinubu to Appoint Ministers - Envoy
... says new visa policy good for Nigeria, UK Read more »
Nigeria: How Militants Killed Vigilante Leader, Raped Women, Set House Ablaze in Katsina
Terrorists late night yesterday killed and set ablaze the house of Mallam Nabanje, the vigilante leader of Danmusa Local Government Area, Katsina State. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Reconstruction - Commuters, Motorists Agonise Over Gridlock
FOR some days now, commuters, motorists and residents living along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, who ply the ever-busy expressway, have been passing through hell as a result of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Longest Serving Speaker - What I'll Do in My 4th Tenure in Borno - Lawan
Speaker of the Borno House State of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, who is also the longest serving speaker in the history of Nigeria, in an interview with Vanguard, discussed his… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts 5,344kg Imported Skunk Consignments in Lekki, Lagos
...Recovers 834.2kg of same substance from 2 ladies, others; destroys 2.5 hectares of cannabis farm in Edo Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy - Lack of License, Foreign Exchange, Others Hinder Fuel Importation
Barely a month after deregulation, operators in the downstream sector have not been able to import petrol into Nigeria, due mainly to a lack of license and foreign exchange. Read more »
Nigeria: Osimhen Wins Best African Player Ahead of Mahrez, Salah
Napoli hotshot Victor Osimhen has clinched the Best African International Player prize at the Ghana Football Awards. Read more »
June 25, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria to Chair UN Food Transformation Event in Rome
Nigeria is to chair a high level United Nations - sponsored food systems transformation side event in Rome, Italy next month. Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigerians in UK Schools Grew From 20,000 to 127,000 in 3 Yrs - British Envoy
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has revealed that the number of Nigerian students in the United Kingdom's universities rose from 20,000 to 127,000 in… Read more »
Nigeria: Tackle Nigeria's Insecurity Head-On, Baptist Conference Urges Service Chiefs
The Federal Capital Territory Baptist Conference has urged the newly appointed service chiefs to be direct in confronting the nation's security problems. Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB Pledges Support Toward Boosting Nigeria's Economy
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has pledged the Bank's support toward revamping Nigeria's economy. Read more »