Nigeria: 'It Was Peaceful, Credible', APC Commends INEC Over Zamfara By-Election

The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) for what it described as a credible by-election in the Kaura… Read more »

Nigeria: Crisis Looms in Varsities Over Salary Structure Review

·FG plans 100% increase for ASUU Read more »

Nigeria: I've Not Joined PDP - Senator Daniel

ABEOKUTA -- A former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Gbenga Daniel, yesterday, denied his purported plan to join the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Leaders Decry Rising Job Losses, Demand Urgent Economic Diversification

Ilorin--Labour leaders yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State, called on the government to urgently diversify the economy and implement people-oriented reforms to tackle rising job… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Now a Killing Field With Over 10,000 Deaths Under Tinubu's Watch - Peter Obi

Abuja --The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has again bemoaned the senseless killing spree by non-state actors across Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 Polls - PDP Zones Presidency to South, Says APC Won't Play Fair

ABUJA - TO stand a chance of beating the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and President Bola Tinubu, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, zoned its… Read more »

Nigeria: Air Peace to Begin Direct Flight From Lagos to Sao Paulo - FG

Nigeria's national airline, Air Peace, has been granted permission to begin a direct flight from Lagos to Sao Paulo in Brazil. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Calls for Collection of 360,794 Uncollected PVCs in Osun

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on Osun residents yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to use the opportunity of the ongoing Continuous… Read more »

Nigeria: Releasing Nnamdi Kanu Is Right Thing to Do - Gov Mbah

Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has reiterated his call for the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu,… Read more »

Nigeria: Tackling the Open Defecation Crisis

Nigerians are assaulted daily by disgusting sights of people defecating in the open. Beyond the obvious revulsion it evokes, this practice poses a great risk to citizens and the… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Shuts 22 Illegal Colleges of Education

The Federal Government has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across Nigeria as part of its ongoing efforts to sanitise the country's education… Read more »

Nigeria: Protest Rocks NBA Conference Over Alleged Imprisonment of Bar. Bright Ngene

The second day of the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Enugu was on Monday marked by protests calling for the release of Hon. Bright Ngene, a member of the… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests 29-Year-Old Man With 7,000 Tramadol Capsules in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, says it has arrested a 29-year-old male suspect with 7,000 suspected capsules of Tramadol. Read more »

Nigeria: Admission - JAMB Orders Candidates to Re-Upload 2025 WAEC SSCE Results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who uploaded their O'level results before the release of the final 2025 West African Senior School… Read more »

Nigeria: PDP NEC Meets Today Amid Uncertainty Over Convention

The national caucus meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), chaired by Acting National Chairman Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, ended late on Sunday night. Read more »

Nigeria: No Resources Would Be Spared in Protecting Residents of Kwara, Says Gov Abdulrazaq

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has said that no resources would be spared in protecting the lives and businesses of residents of the state. Read more »

Nigeria: North Central Must Produce President in 2027 - Group Insists

The North Central Renaissance Movement (NCRM) has urged Nigeria's major political parties to zone their presidential tickets to the North Central region ahead of the 2027 general… Read more »

Nigeria: Imported Steel Products Drain Over $4bn Foreign Exchange Annually - Minister

·Says FG targets $10bn direct investment in steel industry by 2030 Read more »

Nigeria: NMA Threatens Strike Over Unpaid Salaries, Welfare Issues At LUTH

LAGOS -- THE Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, in Lagos State, yesterday, issued a warning to the Lagos State government, threatening to join the Medical Guild in an indefinite… Read more »

Nigeria: Ogudu-Ifako Bridge Rehab - Gridlock As Lagos Halts Work

LAGOS -- THE Lagos State government has ordered a temporary suspension of maintenance work on the Ogudu-Ifako Bridge in Kosofe Local Government Area of the state leading to the… Read more »

South Africa: Malema Condemns Xenophobia, Calls for Economic Collaboration Between Nigeria, South Africa

Fiery South African opposition leader and President of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Hon. Julius Malema, has condemned xenophobia often carried out in South Africa, saying… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Brazil Visit Strategic, Game Changer in Economy Diversification - Presidency

The Presidency has said that President Bola Tinubu's state visit to Brazil is "strategic" and a broader ambition to diversify and strengthen Nigeria's economy through global… Read more »

Nigeria: Yuletide - 131% Surge in Airfares to South East, South South Sparks Passengers' Outcry

Some domestic airlines have raised ticket prices to the South-East and South-South regions by 131 per cent ahead of the Yuletide. Read more »

Nigeria: Lady Going for Vigil Dies At Boyfriend's House - Police Order Autopsy

The mysterious death of a young lady, identified as Omole Bidemi, sparked outrage in the Oke-Esa area of Esa-Oke in the Obokun local government area of Osun State at the weekend. Read more »

Nigeria: NAF Says It Raided Bandits' Camp, Killed Over 35 Terrorists Near Nigeria - Cameroon Border

·Dozens 'rescued' in Katsina Read more »