Nigeria: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway - Unending Gridlock Lingers, Completion Date Unknown

COMMUTERS, motorists and residents, who ply the ever-busy the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, are experiencing nightmare, after the Eid-el-kabir celebration (Sallah holidays) as the… Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Reps Demand Upward Review of Lawmakers' Salaries, Allowances

Members of the House of Representatives are demanding an upward review of their salaries and allowances, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the current economic situation in… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Probe Alleged $4bn Crude Oil Theft

The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to investigate crude oil theft to the tune of $4 billion, with a view to curbing economic loss to the country and ensuring that… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Request of N500 Billion for Palliatives to Nigerians Commendable - Expert

A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has described as commendable, President Bola Tinubu's request for legislative approval of N500 billion as palliatives to cushion the removal… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Directs Banks to Pay Diaspora Remittances to Beneficiaries in Naira

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) to commence remittances pay-out in both Naira and foreign exchange to beneficiaries. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Others Earn $873.6bn From Oil Export in 2022

Nigeria and other member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, earned $873.6 billion from oil export in 2022. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Discloses AfDB's $134m Allocation to Boost Production of Wheat, Maize, Sorghum, Others

Hope rises on food production and availability as the Federal Government, Wednesday, disclosed African Development Bank's $134 million allocation to Nigeria will be for the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nollywood Actress, Cynthia Okereke, Dies One Year After Kidnap

This is not the best of times for the Nigerian movie industry, as it has yet lost another vibrant actress, Cynthia Okereke, to the cold hands of death, at the age of 63 years. Read more »

Nigeria: Ward Head, 7 Others Nabbed for Alleged Theft, Armed Robbery, Others in Niger

A Ward Head in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State has been arrested with two others for theft and receiving stolen property. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest Abductors of Ekiti APC Chairman

The Ekiti State Police Command on Thursday disclosed that it has arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction of the All Progressive Congress Chairman in the State, Hon… Read more »

Nigeria: 'No Excuse for Super Eagles', Nigerians React to World Cup Qualifiers Draw

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group C of the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers alongside South Africa, Benin, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe. Read more »

Nigeria: Soyinka Remains Nigeria's Pride - Sanwo-Olu

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that literary giant and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Oluwole Soyinka, remains Nigeria's pride, as he clocks 89 years. Read more »

Nigeria: Asake, Burna Boy, Simi, Others Nominated for the 16th Headies

Organisers of the The Headies awards have announced the nominees for the 16th edition for the voting and non-voting categories of its 16th edition. Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Chair - West Africa to Tap From Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda - Obidike

As the world celebrates the election of Nigeria's president Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Chairman Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) in Guinea-Bissau, APC chieftain, Hon… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Expresses Sadness, Grief Over Latest Round of Killings in Plateau

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness and grief over the latest round of violence and killings in Plateau State. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Asks Govt to Lift Ban On Fuel Sale At International Borders

·Not all land borders are opened -- Acting Customs CG·Affirms seizures of smuggled fuel Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna PDP, APC Bicker Over Alleged Tampering of Electoral Materials in INEC Custody

The People's Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaduna State, and All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday traded words over alleged tampering of electoral documents in the custody of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Military Blows Up Vessel Impounded With Illegal Crude in Delta

A vessel MT Tura II impounded over alleged oil theft was set ablaze yesterday on the Warri River by the military with assistance from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps,… Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC No Longer Write Rules for Petroleum Industry, Says Kyari

The Group CEO, of NNPC Limited, Mr Mele Kyari yesterday insisted that the company no longer write rules regulating the oil and gas industry in Nigeria, as it has become a… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Writes Senate, Seeks Confirmation of Service Chiefs

President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of the new Chief of Defence Staff and service chiefs. Read more »

Nigeria: 28 States Fail to Attract Foreign Investment Amid 6.78 Percent Capital Importation Growth - Report

No fewer than 28 states have failed to attract foreign investments as the value of capital importation into Nigeria grew by 6.78 percent in the first quarter of 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Corruption Allegation - 'As E Dey Pain Them, E Dey Sweet Us', Adesina Mocks Kukah

Following allegation by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, that Nigerians witnessed the worst phase of corruption under the last administration of… Read more »

Nigeria: Cabinet List - Adeleke Shut Out Women, Youths, Muslims - MURIC, CSOs

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, under the aegis of The Osun Masterminds, TOM, yesterday, accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State of allegedly shutting out women… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Records 1,642 Fire Outbreaks in 6 Months

·42 persons killed, 177 rescued Read more »

Nigeria: Why More Nigerians Prefer Self-Employment

The number of small businesses in the formal and informal sectors of the Nigerian economy continues to increase due to the vital role that small businesses play as a driving force… Read more »