Nigeria: Men in Army Uniform Robbed, Killed My Aide, Senator Adeola Raises Alarm

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Olamilekan Adeola, APC, Ogun West, has raised alarm that soldiers of the Nigeria Army operating at checkpoints around… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu to Ministers - Serve Nigeria, Not Regions or States

Exactly 84 days after he assumed power, President Bola Tinubu's cabinet took off yesterday, with the president asking his 45 ministers to serve the country with "integrity, dignity… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Net Foreign Reserves Fell to $3.7bn At End of 2022 - JP Morgan

JP Morgan, an American multinational financial services firm, has estimated that Nigeria's net foreign exchange (FX) reserves fell to $3.7 billion as of the end 2022. Read more »

Nigeria: Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid Lead Maiden Trace Awards Nominations

Afrobeats superstars Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage are among the notable music stars nominated for the 2023 Trace Awards. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Ban Protest in Kano Amid Tension Over Tribunal Outcome

Amid growing tension in Kano State over a possible outcome of the Governorship election petition tribunal, the Kano State Police Command has banned all forms of street protest in… Read more »

Nigeria: Attorney General of the Federation and the Task Ahead - Olisa Agbakoba

Human rights activist, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has highlighted the tasks ahead of the newly inaugurated Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Support Team Commends Jagaban Over Prince Shuaib's Appointment As Minister

As minister nominees are sworn in today, Tinubu support Team, Monday commended President Bola Ahmed, over the appointment of Prince Shuaib Abubakar Audu as a minister of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Ministers Swearing-in - Umahi, Keyamo Sworn in As Works, Aviation Minister

David Umahi (Ebonyi) and Festus Keyamo (Delta), have been sworn-in as the Minister of Works and Minsister of Aviation and Aersospace Development respectively. Read more »

Nigeria: Ministers - AGF Swears in Fagbemi, Pate, Lokpobiri, Kyar, Others

Lateef Fagbemi (Ogun) and Ali Pate (Bauchi), have been sworn-in as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social… Read more »

Nigeria: Average Daily Petrol Consumption Drops By 16.8% to 52m/Litre - NMDPRA

Petrol consumption in the country dropped by 16.8 percent in July, 2023 to 52 million litres daily compared to 64.96 million litres recorded in June, data from the Nigerian… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Debt Profile Up 410% in 8 Years - MAN

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that the manufacturing sector has been at the receiving end of Nigeria's debt crisis which has seen the nation's debt… Read more »

Nigeria: Agbakoba Tasks New AGF On Reforming Country's Criminal Justice System

Former Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, President, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has called on the new Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to urgently undertake… Read more »

Nigeria: Energy Crisis - Cost of Solar Systems Rises 120 Percent to N550,000 As Forex, Inflation Worsen

The average cost of installing solar systems in the country has risen by 120 per cent to N550,000 in 2023, from N250,000 in 2022, due mainly to inflation and the depreciating value… Read more »

Nigeria: Climate Change - 'Study Shows Lagos is Sinking, Needs Support'

As part of mitigation measures, Lagos State in 2018 developed a climate action plan, which is targeted at ensuring it achieves net zero by 2050. Read more »

Nigeria: 4 Boko Haram Commanders, 13 Fighters, 45 Family Members Surrender

Following two days of intense offensive by troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, against terrorists in the Lake Chad fringes, four Boko Haram commanders, 13 main… Read more »

West Africa: Niger - After 'D-Day' Invasion Threat, ECOWAS in Last-Ditch Peace Effort

A delegation from regional nations arrived in Niger in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful solution with mutinous soldiers who overthrew the country's president last… Read more »

Nigeria: School Fees Up By 100%, Parents Jolted

When Jide Akerele got the bill and the list of textbooks brought home by his daughter who got promoted to Senior Secondary School (SSS) 2 in a private school, two things shocked… Read more »

Nigeria: How Tristate Hospital Performs Surgeries on Beating Hearts

Recently, Tristate Hospital, a multi-specialist health facility in Lekki, Lagos, achieved a double medical breakthrough in minimal invasive heart surgery in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Wizkid's Mum Dies in London

Afrobeats superstar Wizkid is currently bereaved. The pop singer lost his mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, to the cold hands of death in the early hours of yesterday in London. Read more »

Nigeria: Lightening, Toning Children's Skin Child Abuse - Dermatologist

Dr Olufolakemi Cole-Adeife, a consultant dermatologist, has described lightening or toning of children's skin as a child abuse capable of damaging internal organ. Read more »

Nigeria: Celebrities, Fans Mourn Wizkid's Mother

International music star, Wizkid is mourning at the moment after news filtered in on Friday that he lost his mother to the cold hands of death. Read more »

Nigeria: BBNaija All Stars - Uriel Goes Emotional on TV

Evicted Big Brother Naija 'All Stars' housemate Uriel went emotional days back while featuring on a programme on Arise News. Read more »

Nigeria: Uproar as Justice Minister Designate, Fagbemi Shows Up in Abia Tribunal Hearing

There was uproar at the Abia state governorship petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia, yesterday, as the Justice minister-designate, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, showed up at the sitting of… Read more »

Nigeria: World Athletics Championships - Amusan Leads Nigeria's Charge in Budapest

The World Athletics Championships Budapest '23 will see more than 2100 athletes from around 200 teams compete in the Hungarian capital between today and 27 August. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Pensioners, Aged Retirees Vow to Protest Ill-Treatment By Govt

Members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, NUP, Lagos Chapter, have vowed to take to the streets of Lagos in protest against the ill-treatment as well as unpaid pensions, poor… Read more »