Nigeria: ICT Projected to Surpass Oil As Nigeria's Top Earner

Nigeria's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector is on course to outperform oil and gas as the country's biggest revenue earner by 2027, according to Minister of… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Warns Citizens in Nigeria Against Travel to Military Facilities, Defends Visa Revocations

United States government has defended the recent indiscriminate visa revocations affecting Nigerians with valid U.S visas, saying the move was borne out of the need to uphold the… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Remains Committed to Economic Diversification - Shettima

Vice-President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu remains committed to diversifying the Nigerian economy. Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Seals Illegal Chemical, Water Firm in Abuja

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) sealed a chemical and water packaging factory in the Damangaza district, Apo Waru, in the Federal Capital… Read more »

Nigeria: Ebonyi Bans Graduation Ceremonies for Nursery, Primary Schools

Ebonyi State Government has banned graduation ceremonies for nursery and primary schools, banned compulsory lessons and writing text/assignment inside textbooks all the schools in… Read more »

Nigeria: 'I Know Where Bandits Are, but Security Agents Take Orders From Abuja' - Zamfara Governor

Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has said he can wipe out banditry in the state within two months if he is given control over security agencies. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Revenue Targets Mean Nothing Without Impact On People's Lives' - Peter Obi to Tinubu

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has queried President Tinubu's claim of meeting Nigeria's 2025 revenue target amid unpaid retiree pensions and… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Eliminate 13 Boko Haram Terrorists During Failed Ambush in Borno

The troops of Operation HADIN KAI have again demonstrated resilience in the face of the adversary, neutralising 13 Boko Haram insurgents in a failed ambush/Improvised Explosive… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Can Overcome Corruption - EFCC Chairman

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has urged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of transparency and accountability to fully eradicate corruption in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Devt Agenda Driven By National Interest, Not Politics - Information Minister

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that President Tinubu's development agenda is driven purely by national interest, not politics, with… Read more »

Nigeria: How N290bn Budget Shortfall Threatens Quality Education - Report

With the federal government allocating N3.5 trillion, which was seven percent of the 2025 budget of N54.99 trillion to the education sector, teachers' welfare took a serious cut… Read more »

Nigeria: Upsurge in Slave-Labour Factories Worries Unions

The 33rd Annual Industrial Relations Seminar of the National Union of Chemical, Footwear, Rubber, Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees, NUCFRLANMPE, with the theme "Building… Read more »

Nigeria: Price Hike - No Subsidy On CNG, Says Govt

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, PCNGI, has clarified that the federal government does not provide subsidies on Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, following the recent… Read more »

Nigeria: British International Investment, Babban Gona, Sign $7.5m Deal to Boost Food Security, Others

British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution and impact investor, have announced a $7.5 million debt investment in Nigerian agri-tech platform,… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Industries Not Owner of Truck in Enugu Crash, Say Police

Police in Enugu State have confirmed that the truck involved in last week's fatal accident along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway does not belong to Dangote Industries Limited… Read more »

Nigeria: Sirika Blames Air Peace, United, Azman for Failure of Nigeria Air

Former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Hadi Sirika, has said some domestic operators, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria, caused the collapse of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - I Have to Create State Police - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has said the establishment of state police is unavoidable, as part of efforts to strengthen security across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Train Derailment - NRC Sets Up Incident Desk to Handle Enquiries

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has established an incident desk to handle inquiries and provide regular updates on the derailed Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS). Read more »

Nigeria: NCDC Reports Three New Lassa Fever Cases in Edo, Ondo

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has released its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 34 (August 18-24, 2025), confirming three new cases in Edo and… Read more »

Nigeria: Boat Mishap Claims 29 Lives in Niger State, 50 Rescued

Two passengers still missing as rescue efforts continue Read more »

Nigeria: 16 States Have No Oncologist - Gombe, Maiduguri Share One

Sixteen states in Nigeria currently have no radiation or clinical oncologists, a development experts warned is worsening late presentation and poor cancer outcomes across the… Read more »

Nigeria: Zulum Leads North East Govs to Tinubu, Requests Completion of 17 Roads, Oil Exploration

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum led a delegation of North East governors to meet with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Has Made Integrity Central Pillar of Administration - Idris

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has restated the federal government's commitment to strengthening transparency, accountability, and the fight… Read more »

Nigeria: Panic in Ondo As EFCC Probes Osopadec

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into contracts and projects awarded by the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission… Read more »

Nigeria: Datti Baba-Ahmed Calls for Probe Into El-Rufai's Allegations On Govt Payments to Bandits

Labour Party (LP) vice presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has urged security agencies to take seriously the allegation by former Kaduna State Governor,… Read more »