Nigeria: CBN Imposes N5m Fine On Illegal Agent Banking Activities

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that any agent found engaging in non-permissible activities under its newly revised Agent Banking Guidelines will face a minimum… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Set to Eliminate Multiple Budgetary Operations

THE Federal Government may have concluded plan to phase out multiple budget fiscal operations if the disclosures of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Legal Battle Begins Over Minister's Certificate

Justice Hauwa Yilwa adjourned hearing on the matter, following the inability of the legal representative for UNN and its officers, to file their replies. Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna PDP Suspends Secretary Over Alleged Anti-Party Activities

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has suspended its State Secretary, Mr Sa'idu Adamu, over allegations of gross misconduct and anti-party activities. Read more »

Nigeria: Fake Certificate - Release My Transcript, Minister Begs UNN

Abuja--Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, yesterday pleaded with authorities of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, to release his academic… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Orders Reduction of 2026 Hajj Fare

...VP Shettima gives NAHCON 2 days to effect president's directive Read more »

Nigeria: Protesters Shut Kaduna, Accuse Oil Cabal of Plotting to Sabotage Dangote Refinery

Kaduna--Thousands of protesters, yesterday, shut down parts of Kaduna city, as they marched through major streets under the banner of the Partners for National Economic Progress,… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Won't Renew Licences of Poor-Performing Discos in 2028 - Adelabu

ABUJA -- The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday said the Federal Government will not renew the licences of poorly performing electricity distribution companies… Read more »

Nigeria: ASUU, NASU Strike Threats - Govt Inaugurates Expanded Negotiation Committee

The federal government has inaugurated the Mahmud Yayale Ahmed-led Expanded Negotiation Committee for Tertiary Institutions to accelerate discussions with academic and non-academic… Read more »

Nigeria: The Supreme Powers of the President(7), By Eric Teniola

From last week continues the narrative that Nigeria's adoption of the presidential system of government in 1979 created a monster as successive presidents since then serially… Read more »

Nigeria: Ibom Air Saga - My Gesture to Emmanson Misunderstood - Ossai Success

Two months after the Ibom Air incident involving Comfort Emmanson, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Ossai Success, has denied… Read more »

Nigeria: Vanguard Outreach Restores Hope for Newspaper Vendors, Vulnerable Nigerians

For nearly two years, Mrs. Mary Agonifu's world was dimming. She could no longer see with one eye, and the other was growing weaker by the day apparently due to aging. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Anglican Church Breaks From Canterbury Over 'Pro-Gay' Female Archbishop

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has declared spiritual independence from the Church of England, rejecting the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop… Read more »

Nigeria: PENGASSAN Strike Responsible for Cooking Gas Price Hike - NNPC

The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent increase in the price of liquefied… Read more »

Nigeria: Avoid Seme Border If You Have No Business There, Customs Warn Security Agencies

The Customs Area Controller of the Seme Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Wale Adenuga, has issued a stern warning to all security agencies to stay away from… Read more »

Nigeria: 10 Things to Know About Imisi, BBNaija Season 10 Winner

Imisi has emerged as the winner of BBNaija Season 10, walking away with the N150 million grand prize and the admiration of millions across Nigeria and beyond. Read more »

Nigeria: NCDC Clarifies ₦140bn 2025 Budget Proposal, Assures Transparency in Takeoff Process

The newly established North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has clarified reports on its proposed ₦140 billion 2025 budget, stressing that figures currently in circulation… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Dismisses Report of Bandits Overrunning Troops in Kwara

The Nigerian Army has dismissed as false and misleading a recent online report alleging that bandits overran troops in Obanla, Kwara State, and carted away six General Purpose… Read more »

Nigeria: Avoid Any Temptation of Examination Malpractice - Army Warns Officers

The Nigerian Army has warned its officers sitting for promotion examination to shun any temptation of malpractice, stating that anyone caught would be punished accordingly. Read more »

Nigeria: Proscription of IPOB in 2017 Marked Beginning of Mistrust, Violence, Alienation - Ejiofor

ONITSHA -- Human rights lawyer, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, KSC, has said that the 2017 proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a movement he described as peaceful at the… Read more »

Nigeria: Oke-Ode Killings Trigger Calls for State of Emergency in Kwara

The Kwara South Youth Congress (KSYC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Kwara State following worsening insecurity in the region. Read more »

Nigeria: Flood Looms As Kainji, Jebba, Shiroro, Zungeru Dams Get Set to Discharge Excess Water

The four hydroelectric dams, Shiroro, Jebba, Kainji and Zungeru located in Niger State, have given notification towards releasing excess water from their dams any moment from now. Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Shuts Down Chinese Supermarkets, 8 Cosmetics Shops in Abuja

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday sealed two Chinese supermarkets and eight cosmetics shops in Abuja for alleged violation of… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Court President Seeks Member States' Cooperation to Enforce Judgements

ECOWAS Court President Justice Ricardo Gonçalves has appealed to the governments of ECOWAS member states to fully recognise the court's authority and cooperate with it in… Read more »

Nigeria: Oshiomhole Faults Pengassan for Shutting Oil Sector Over Dispute With Dangote Refinery

Former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress and lawmaker representing Edo North, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has faulted Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of… Read more »