August 16, 2022
Nigeria: 2022 Banking & Finance Conference to Focus On Nigeria's Economic Challenges
Stakeholders in the financial sector are set to provide new solutions to problems facing the economy especially the financial services industry at the 15th Annual Banking and… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Plans Trans S/East Gas Pipeline
An international group of investors, Zenith Environmental and Social Protection Network (ZESPRONET), has said plans are underway for a Trans South-Eastern Gas Pipeline to provide… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Foils ISWAP Ambush, Kills IEDs Specialist, 3 Others in Borno
Troops of 25 Brigade, Operation Hadin Kai, Sunday, eliminated Modu Tafjid, a top Improvised Explosive (IED) specialist of the Islamic State of West African (ISWAP), and three other… Read more »
Nigeria: Police, Customs Officers, Others Buy Colorado, Tramadol From Us, Drug Peddlers Allege
Drug peddlers in and around Lagos ports have said that police officers, clearing agents and officials of security agencies are among those who buy illicit drugs like Tramadol,… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Bunkering - Delta Women Protest Incessant Shootings, Pollution
Women of Igbide, in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, yesterday, thronged the Oroni flow station, being operated by Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Lost Over $1.9m Due to Disruption of Gas Supply to Ossiomo Power, Says Obaseki
EDO State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said weekend that over $1.9million has been lost in the last five days as a result of the disruption of gas supply to Ossiomo Power Plant at… Read more »
Nigeria: Magu Abandoned N118bn Fraud Cases, Failed to Remit N48bn Loot - Salami Panel
THE presidential panel that probed former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu said that 14 fraud cases involving N118 billion and… Read more »
Nigeria: Worsening Insecurity - Nigerians Living in Fear, Uncertainty - Afenifere
-Ogun gov says no hiding place for criminals Read more »
Nigeria: Policeman Gets IGP Award for Rejecting $200,000 Bribe From Robbers
Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has given an award of commendation to a Policeman, Daniel Amah, for rejecting Two hundred thousand Dollars bribe from armed robbery… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: Pomp As Oba of Benin Celebrates His Quadruplets
It turned out to be a cultural fiesta as children within and outside the Edo State capital, Benin, displayed their dancing skills to the admiration of His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare… Read more »
Nigeria: Fiscal Transparency - Report Ranks Osun First in Nigeria
The administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has been ranked highest among other states in Nigeria in the area of Public Finance/Accountability through its transparent nature… Read more »
Nigeria: Blackout Looms As Electricity Workers Begin Strike Wednesday
... To picket TCN Tuesday Read more »
Nigeria: You Detain Kanu Over Referendum, but Negotiate With Terrorists - IPOB Lawyer Berates Govt
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu's lead lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for negotiating with terrorists while the… Read more »
Nigeria: Ned Nwoko Will Be Productive As Senator - Group
The Ned 100 Percent Group led by Nigeria Young Entrepreneur, Tanimu Kazeem has called on the people Of Delta North Senatorial District to massively elect the People's Democratic… Read more »
Nigeria: BBNaija - Uproar As Viewers Tackle Organisers, Demand Change in Eviction Process
The eviction of Cyph, Christy O, Ilebaye and Khalid from level 2 of the Level Up Big Brother Naija season 7 reality show has caused an uproar on social media as viewers demand… Read more »
Nigeria: Satellite Town Residents - Fix Our Road the Way You Fixed Apapa Traffic, Sanwo-Olu Told
*Knock Oriade LCDA chair for neglecting community Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Militants Leaders Threaten Justice Ministry Officials Over Alleged Sabotage of Amnesty Office
Angry former militant leaders and ex-warlords from the nine states of the Niger Delta, have warned some officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice to stop sabotaging the… Read more »
Nigeria: Fight Against Terrorism Fruitless Without Addressing Root Causes, Says APM Chairman
The National Chairman of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Alhaji Yusuf Dantalle, says the only successful way to fight terrorism in the country is to attack its root causes. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Buhari Recalled Bashir Ahmad, Upgraded Him to Special Assistant On Digital Communications
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed his former Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, as Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari, Emefiele, Others to Headline Cibn Conference in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele have been lined up to headline the 15th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the… Read more »
Nigeria: External Reserves Sustains Downward Trend, Sheds $337m in 2 Weeks
Nigeria's external reserves fell by $337 million in the first two weeks of August, maintaining its declining trend since the middle of last month. Read more »
Nigeria: Lekki Deep Seaport Set for Completion - Transport Minister
Following the successful delivery of the first set of Super Post Panamax State-of-the-art Ship to Shore, STS, Cranes and 10 Rubber Tyred Gantries, RTGs, on July 1, 2022, and the… Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: Six Female Footballers, Beauty Queen Kidnapped in Edo, Ogun
Six female footballers have been kidnapped by gunmen in Uronigbe, a border community between Edo and Delta States in Orhionmwon local government area of Edo State. Read more »
Nigeria: 3 Die, 10 Injured in Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway Accident
Three persons were killed while 10 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Onipepeye area on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: Ilebaye, Khalid Evicted From BBNaija Show - See How Viewers Voted
Two housemates, Ilebaye and Khalid, in the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija, season 7, have been evicted from the show. Read more »