May 29
Nigeria: Tinubu Signs Old National Anthem Bill Into Law
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Anthem bill seeking to return the old national anthem 'Nigeria, We hail thee' into law. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Withdraws Terrorism Charge Against Detained Miyetti Allah's Leader, Bodejo
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, withdrew the three-count terrorism charge it entered against the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Read more »
Nigeria: Tenure Expiration - Nominate Deputies That'll Succeed You - FG Tells Varsity VCs
The Federal Government has directed the National Universities Commission to inform all the Vice-Chancellors whose tenure will be completed soon to nominate through the… Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Arrive As Nass Gets Set to Receive Tinubu
The National Assembly is set to receive President Bola Tinubu as the nation marks 25 years of unbroken democracy. Read more »
Nigeria: Respect Court Order, Vacate Palace in Peace - Forum of Chiefs Tell Sanusi
The Forum of Chiefs in Nigeria on Wednesday advised Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to respect the Federal High Court order and vacate the Kano Emir's Palace immediately. Read more »
West Africa: Germany Hails Tinubu's Leadership Role As Ecowas Chair
Germany has extolled President Bola Tinubu's leadership role as Chairman, Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),… Read more »
Nigeria: NAHCON Warns Pilgrims Against Heatstroke, Offers Tips
...says: 400 medical personnel will serve 65,000 pilgrims....heatwaves to peak at degrees Celsius Read more »
Nigeria: Six Things Tinubu Must Do to Succeed - Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has listed six actions President Bola Tinubu must take if he was desirous of making a success of the responsibility of the office he… Read more »
Nigeria: Anxiety As Police Commence Demolition of Barracks in Lagos
Fear and anxiety have gripped officers and men of the Nigeria police force resident in police barracks in Lagos State, following directives by police authorities for work to… Read more »
Nigeria: CSOs Urges Tinubu to Call Wike to Order Over Rivers Crisis
The Permanent Representative of Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI) to the United Nations, Mr. Olufemi Aduwo, has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call the… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike Looms As Minimum Wage Talks End in Deadlock Again
Indications emerged yesterday that the Federal Government and organised labour are heading for a showdown over a new minimum wage as the 6th meeting of the Tripartite Committee on… Read more »
May 28
Nigeria: May 29 - Tinubu's One Year Rule Most Challenging in Nigeria's History - PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the last one year under the President Ahmed Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration as the most challenging in… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Mosque Attack - Death Toll of Worshippers Rises to 21
Death toll of worshippers from arson attack launched by a 38-year-old Shafi'u Abubakar on a mosque at Gezawa area of Kano State has risen to 21. Read more »
Nigeria: I Did Not Receive Mom On Naira Redesign, Says Ex-Director of Currency Operations
A former Director of Currency Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Ahmed Umar, on Tuesday told a FCT High Court that the minutes of the meeting of CBN management on… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Pledges More Support for Local Airline Operators
The Federal Government has pledged to offer more assistance to local airline operators to create an enabling environment and ease of operations. Read more »
Nigeria: Standard Rail Gauge - Apm Terminals Creates Awareness With Rail Trip
Nigeria's largest container terminal, APM Terminals Apapa on Wednesday, embarked on an awareness campaign on the standard gauge rail line with a rail trip to Ibadan for its… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour, Private Sector Operators Bicker Over Minimum Wage Demand
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Joe Ajaero, and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, at this year's annual Vanguard Economic… Read more »
Nigeria: 2030 SDGs - Lagos, UN, Foundation Partner On Africa Social Impact Summit
Lagos State government, the United Nations and Sterling One Foundation have concluded arrangements for a successful hosting of the Africa Social Impact Summit, ASIS, 2024, set to… Read more »
Nigeria: Banditry - Security Situation in K/Namoda Birnin Federal Constituency Dire - Usman
The Chairman of the Concerned Youths of Kaura Namoda and Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency, Zahraddeen Dahiru Usman, has described the security situation in his constituency as… Read more »
South Africa: Different Faces of Freedom As South Africans March to the Polls
South Africans will be going to the polls on 29 May 2024 in the seventh general election since the end of Apartheid in 1994. Interestingly, 2024 is a symbolic year as South… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S.-Based Nigerian, Yomi Faparusi to Contest for U.S. Congress
A Nigerian-American based in Tennessee in the United States of America, Yomi Faparusi has declared to vie as an independent candidate to represent Tennessee District 5 in the US… Read more »
May 27
Nigeria: Govt Takes 36 Governors to Supreme Court
The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against governors of the 36 states of the federation at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of… Read more »
Nigeria: I'm Only Interested in Alliance That Makes Nigeria Work, Not Power-Seeking Merger - Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi will only work in a merger that makes Nigeria work and not just one interested in seeking power. Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima Rallies Global Partnership to End Internal Displacement in Nigeria
-Unveils State Action Plans, pledges to tackle root causes at UN Solution Agenda launch Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Reopened Banex Plaza - Army
The Nigerian Army on Monday gave reasons for the reopening of Banex Plaza after soldiers who had gone to the market were manhandled and beaten by hoodlums. Read more »