Nigeria: One Year After - Stakeholders Assess Student Loan Scheme

About a year after setting up the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, it has so far disbursed over N73.2 billion to 396,000 students across the country under the student loan… Read more »

Nigeria: Beyond Us Visa Restrictions - Why Nigeria Should Prepare for the Worst

Beyond the rhetoric of liberal rules-based international order, the United States of America by its recent actions have become the disrupter in Chief of International order,… Read more »

Nigeria: Doctors, Nurses Threaten Nationwide Strike Over Poor Welfare

...Nurses begin 7-day warning strike Read more »

Nigeria: National Grid - Govt Targets 4,200mw From Renewable With Battery Energy Storage System

The Federal Government has initiated plans to deploy renewable energy battery storage systems to enhance the stability of the national electricity grid. Read more »

Nigeria: Nurses Strike - Hospital Rejects Patients for Admission

The Adeoyo Hospital in Ibadan has discharged patients who were admitted following the nationwide strike embarked on by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives… Read more »

Nigeria: Light Rail Projects in Northern States to Commence Soon - Transportation Minister

The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Sa'idu Alkali, says light rail projects in Northern States of the country will commence soon. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Calls for United Front to Tackle Human Trafficking - AGF

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, has called for a coordinated, multi-sectoral response to effectively combat human… Read more »

Nigeria: 135 Road Projects Completed Across Northern Nigeria - Minister of Transport

The Minister of Transportation, Sai'du Alkali, stated that the Federal Government has completed approximately 135 road projects across the Northern Region to enhance the… Read more »

Nigeria: We'll Exert Our Democratic Rights to Get Tinubu Out of Power - Ex-APC Chieftain

Former National Vice Chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has declared that Nigerians will use their democratic power to remove President… Read more »

Nigeria: Early Exit Package Not Targeted At Northerners - CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated that its Early Exit Package (EEP), implemented in 2024, was entirely voluntary and not intended to target or destabilize… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Peter Obi Hasn't Become Card-Carrying ADC Member - Spokesman

The spokesperson of the opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has clarified why Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi,… Read more »

Nigeria: NLC Gives Govt 2 Weeks to Refund 'Illegally Deducted 40 Percent ECs Funds'

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has accused the Federal Ministry of Finance of illegally deducting 40 percent of funds meant for the Employees' Compensation Scheme, ECS, warning… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Deserves Second Term Like Buhari - Onanuga

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said that President Tinubu deserves the opportunity to seek re-election, just like his… Read more »

Nigeria: Datti Baba-Ahmed Is As Qualified As Peter Obi for Presidency - LP Secretary

Amid the crisis rocking the Labour Party, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the national secretary of the party, has stated that the party's presidential ticket is not reserved for… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Tax Laws - Now the Poor, Small Businesses Can Breathe

I have examined Nigeria's fiscal policy across various decades, from the oil boom years of the 1980s to the debt relief era of the mid-2000s. Read more »

Nigeria: Blackmail Won't Stop Crackdown On Illegal Mining - Dele Alake Declares

The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, has declared that the Federal Government will not bow to blackmail or media attacks in its effort to curb illegal mining and insecurity… Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Troops Neutralise Boko Haram Terrorists in Borno

...Thwart attempt to lay mines on Marte-Dikwa Bridge Read more »

Nigeria: ADC Will Not Tolerate Imposition of Candidates, Indscipline, Says Mark

Senator David Mark, the Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), says the party under his watch will not tolerate candidates' imposition, anti-party… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Directed Us Not to Allow ASUU Strike - Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has said the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu is committed to ending industrial actions by unions in tertiary… Read more »

Nigeria: Maritime Expert Seeks Proactive Measures to Curb Boat Mishaps

...Calls for digital boat registration, community training, and safety reforms Read more »

Nigeria: Sickle Cell - Uniabuja, Others Begin Research On Sustainable Solutions

... get over 5m pounds grant Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Chairman Urges National Movement to Protect Children From Drug Abuse

Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has called for a united national response to the growing threat of hard drug… Read more »

Nigeria: IMF Upgrades Nigeria's Economic Growth Forecast to 3.4%

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has upgraded its forecast for Nigeria's economic growth to 3.4 per cent in 2025. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Debt May Surpass N200trn By End of 2025, Peter Obi Warns

Abuja-- Labour Party's presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has again decried what he described as President Bola Tinubu's administration's penchant for… Read more »

Nigeria: Open Grazing - Herders Risk 3-Yr Jail Term, Confiscation of Cattle, Ogun Govt Warns

Abeokuta- The Ogun State government, yesterday, warned cattle owners and herders in the state that the Animal Grazing Regulation and Cattle Ranch Establishment Bill 2020 signed… Read more »