Nigeria: Emergencies - Sanwo-Olu Seeks Regional Support for Enhanced Performance

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has reaffirmed the state's leadership role in disaster preparedness and response, declaring that the true strength of Nigeria lies in its… Read more »

Nigeria: New Presidential Fertilizer Initiative Will Trigger High Prices, Farmers Tell Tinubu

FARMERS under the auspices of the Coalition of Farmers Association of Nigeria, COFAN, and Himma Youth Farmers Association of Nigeria, HYFAN, yesterday, asserted that the new… Read more »

Nigeria: Cooking Gas Price Rises 34.6 Percent to N17,500 - - Investigation

The price of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, otherwise known as cooking gas has increased by 34.6 percent on a Week-on-Week, WoW basis, to N17,500 this… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Deported From U.S. Says Ghanaian Officials 'Dumped' Him in Togo

A Nigerian deported from the United States to Ghana has cried out that he was now stranded in Togo after being secretly transferred across the border along with five others by… Read more »

Nigeria: Work Day and Night to Complete Abuja-Keffi Expressway, FG Tells Contractor

The Federal Ministry of Works has directed the contractor handling the rehabilitation of the Abuja-Keffi expressway to expedite action on the project, even if it means working at… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Health System Is Performing At 45% of Its Capacity - Report

The African Health Observatory Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP) says Nigeria's health system is performing at only 45 per cent, below the African regional average of… Read more »

Nigeria: MTN Expands Media Innovation Programme to Other African Countries

MTN Group has officially launched the Pan-African Media Innovation Programme, MIP, to equip journalists and editors across Africa with the skills, tools, and networks needed to… Read more »

Nigeria: Tribalism Has Left Nigeria With Third-Class Leaders - Catholic Cleric

LAGOS -- THE Vicar General, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Monsignor John Aniagwu, has decried the state of the nation, warning that Nigeria is "racing backwards" due to leadership… Read more »

Nigeria: Plateau Communities Raise Alarm Over Renewed Killings in Mangu

JOS-- The Mwaghavul Development Association, MDA, has raised alarm over renewed violent attacks on communities in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, describing the… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Bank Okays $308.63m for Nigeria, Others

ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, EBID, has approved $308.631 million to catalyse strategic investments in clean energy, industrial development and sustainable growth… Read more »

Nigeria: Pension Funds Ramp Up Investments in Foreign Assets

Closed Pension Fund Administrators, CPFAs, are raising their investments in foreign securities at the backdrop of a sustained fluctuation in exchange rate. Read more »

Nigeria: Stop Crippling Workers With Anti-Poor Policies - Labour to Govt

Few days ago, in the ancient city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, and the historic Iwe Iroyin press centre, stakeholders gathered for the 1st Quadrennial and 9th National Delegates… Read more »

Nigeria: Ugly Spectre of Corruption - Stolen Futures: the Cost of Willful Damage

How corruption at public, private and individual levels continues to destroy the present and the future of the Nigerian state Read more »

Nigeria: Get Ready to Receive More Opposition Governors Into APC, Akpabio Tells Tinubu

ABUJA -- Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged President Bola Tinubu to prepare to welcome more state governors from… Read more »

Nigeria: Stop Negative Talk, National Theatre Revival Shows Nigeria Will Succeed - Tinubu

LAGOS-- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Wednesday, urged Nigerians to stop speaking negatively about the country, declaring that Nigeria is a nation of proud, confident, and dedicated… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Man Faces 20 Year Jail Term Over Inheritance Fraud in U.S.

A Nigerian man has been extradited from Poland to the United States (U.S.) to face federal charges in an inheritance fraud scheme that prosecutors say defrauded elderly Americans… Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - Obi, Amaechi, Ezekwesili, Others Demand Sweeping Electoral Reforms

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, prominent Nigerians and civil society leaders have called for comprehensive electoral reforms to strengthen the credibility of Nigeria's… Read more »

Nigeria: Independence Day - 65 Is Worth Celebrating - Peter Oboh

The former Commonwealth Light Heavyweight boxing champion, Peter Oboh, has congratulated Nigerian on the 65th independence anniversary today, October 1. Read more »

Nigeria: New Tax Act Targets Fairness, Won't Hinder Investment - Oyedele

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has assured that the new Tax Reform Act is designed to promote fairness and sustainability… Read more »

Nigeria: Combating Human Trafficking - Govt's Efforts Dogged By Corruption, Official Complicity - U.S. Report

...Says judicial corruption impedes prosecutions, convictions Read more »

Nigeria: Burna Boy, Wizkid, Ayra Starr Top Spotify's 2025 Afrobeats List

Spotify has named Afrobeats star, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, as one of the top Afrobeats artists of the year. Read more »

Nigeria: Sports - an Unshakable Unifier, but...

Even in the face of administrative malaise, sports remain a compelling unifier that bring Nigerians of all creed together Read more »

Nigeria: Mass Transit - Gov Eno Procures 50 CNG Buses

AKWA Ibom State Government says it has procured 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered buses for affordable mass transit for the state's populace against widespread hardship in… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints New Heads of Biosafety, Tourism, Investment Agencies

ABUJA: President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three new heads of federal agencies, in a move the Presidency says is aimed at strengthening key sectors and… Read more »

Ghana: Nigerian Born Ladigbolu-Ilozobhie Bags London Honorary Doctorate, Fellowship in Ghana

A Nigerian-born, astute banker and Managing Director of Daylight Microfinance Bank, Princess Adeola Ladigbolu-Ilozobhie, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate in Management… Read more »