Nigeria: Lift Your 3-Year Sanction On Mmesoma, Stop Further Action, Reps Tell JAMB

The House of Representatives, yesterday, asked the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to lift the three-year ban on Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma, a candidate of the 2023… Read more »

Nigeria: CSO Accuses European Countries of Gagging Poor Nigerians, Others With Expensive Healthcare Services

...calls for stop of direct, indirect funding to private healthcare Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Angola Now Biggest Oil Drilling Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa - Report

Nigeria has equaled Angola as the largest oil drilling market in sub-Saharan this year, according to a report by Hawilti and the Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc. Read more »

Nigeria: New Electricity Tariffs - Tinubu's Socio-Economic Game-Changer

The coming of the Tinubu Era at this critical juncture in Nigeria's chequered history seems to have signalled, once and for all, the death knell of all energy-related subsidies.… Read more »

Nigeria: I Believe Tinubu'll Wipe Tears of Nigerians - Yul Edochie

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has expressed optimism that President Bola Tinubu will wipe the tears of Nigerians amid the economic challenges confronting the nation. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. School Honours Nigerian Achunike Okafor for Record-Shattering Grade

Science Park High School at Newark in New Jersey, U,S. has honoured a Nigerian graduate, Achunike Okafor for his extraordinary performance. Read more »

Nigeria: Shell Appoints Gbobo As MD of Gas Subsidiary

Shell has announced the appointment of Mr. Ralph Gbobo as the Managing Director of its gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas Limited, with effect from 1st July 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Carrying Pensioners Along - NLC, TUC Vs Govt On Fuel Subsidy Engagement

Resolutions reached at the engagement between the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the federal government with the intervention of the Speaker, House… Read more »

Nigeria: Investigation Launched into Abuja Building Collapse, Vows Justice for Culprits

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has set up a committee to determine the immediate and remote causes of the collapse of a three-storey building on Monday at… Read more »

Nigeria: Statistics of Cancer Cases in Nigeria Mere Speculation - Institute

The existing statistics of cancer cases in Nigeria is mere speculation as there is no accurate record of cancer in the country, the newly established National Institute for Cancer… Read more »

Nigeria: Bread Producers Serve Notice of Imminent Hike in Prices

Nigerians have been asked to brace up for increase in the prices of bread, a major food item on the table of almost all Nigerians. Read more »

Nigeria: 10th National Assembly - Tension Over Principal Officers As Lawmakers, Resume Today

As the 10th National Assembly resumes today, after its two-week break, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned Senate President Godswill Akpabio against… Read more »

Nigeria: Probe, Don't Appoint Former Political Office-Holders, Shehu Sani Advises Tinubu

Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, Tuesday advised President Bola Tinubu to probe former Governors who looted their states and left their people in poverty. Read more »

Nigeria: Raise Your Voice for Kanu's Release, IPOB Lawyer Urges Nigerians

Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has urged ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to join in calling for the IPOB… Read more »

Nigeria: Bamidele, Umahi, Ndume Announced As Principal Officers of 10th Senate

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced Senators Opeyemi Bamidele, Dave Umahi and Ali Ndume as the principal officers of the 10th Senate. Read more »

Nigeria: JAMB, Mmesoma Trade Words Over Result

·Board cancels candidate's result Read more »

Nigeria: Fees Increase By Public Universities - Students Loan in the Mix

The gloomy reality, whose scenario, people and groups particularly the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have been painting for a while is gradually crystallising -… Read more »

Nigeria: Much Ado About EU-EOM Report

Last week, the leader of the European Union Election Observation Mission, EU-EOM, Barry Andrews, issued the Mission's final report on the highly-disputed 2023 general elections in… Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Govt to Invest in Irrigation Farming, Supports Farmers

The Kano state government has announced it's intention to invest in irrigation farming as a way of empowering farmers to enhance food production in the state instead of relying… Read more »

Nigeria: Mouth Disease - 4-Year-Old Dies, 4 Infected As FCTA Confirms Outbreak

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has confirmed the outbreak of diphtheria, a deadly disease, which has now claimed the life of a four-year-old boy out of five… Read more »

Nigeria: Banks' Borrowing From CBN Intensifies, Rises 140% to N10.35trn

·As deposits rise 34% Read more »

Nigeria: NUJ Urges Rivers CP to Dismantle Checkpoint Leading to Secretariat

Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called on Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka, to dismantle its checkpoint at Moscow Road in Port Harcourt to end constant… Read more »

Nigeria: Driver Bites Off Vehicle Inspection Officer's Ear in Delta

IT was drama in Warri as a Sienna driver (name withheld), bit off the ear of a Vehicle Inspection Officer, VIO, identified as Papu Prosper during an argument while they were on… Read more »

Nigeria: Why 48 Million Nigerians Defecate Openly - UNICEF

UNICEF says over 48 million Nigerians defecate in the open. Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-Minister of Finance Lands World Bank Job

The immediate past Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has landed a World Bank job as an Alternate Executive Director. Read more »