May 20
Nigeria: Nigeria's N40trn Revenue Target Under Threat From Tax Leakages - NRS
-The Nigeria Revenue Service, NRS, has warned that persistent tax leakages, delayed remittances and weak compliance by some government institutions and sub-national entities could… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos APC Primaries - Group, Elliot Bicker Over Planned Violence in Surulere
·I thought Tinubu approved Obasa's removal -- Elliot Read more »
Nigeria: Marital Crisis - I Refused to Be Tagged Unfaithful Wife, Prostitute - Frank Edoho's Wife
--Says: 'I was constantly humiliated, physically abused, traumatised' Read more »
Nigeria: Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today, May 20, 2026
The Nigerian naira traded with mixed performance against the United States dollar on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, across the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo School Abduction - 2-Yr-Old Toddler Among 46 Victims
·25 pupils, teachers still missing in Oyo -- Police Read more »
Nigeria: They Told Tinubu I Planned to Kill Him, Become President After Our Inauguration - Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima said yesterday some people attempted to create bad blood between him and President Bola Tinubu three months after their inauguration, warning his… Read more »
Nigeria: APC Primaries - 70 Nass Members Lose Return Tickets
-Senators Nwoko, Daniel, Izunaso, Udende, Zam, Mustapha, others stumble Read more »
Nigeria: Popular Pastor Apologises, Faces Backlash Over 'Cursed' Arsenal Comments
Popular Nigerian pastor and musical artiste, Dolapo Lawal has come under heavy criticism online after making controversial remarks about English club Arsenal F.C. and its… Read more »
May 19
Congo-Kinshasa: US to Let DR Congo Team in for World Cup Despite Ebola Restrictions
The United States will ensure that the Democratic Republic of Congo's team are able to travel to play in the World Cup, making an exemption to an entry ban over Ebola, a US… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Moves to Unlock Affordable Housing Through Cooperatives, Digital Finance
The Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled fresh plans to drive affordable housing delivery through cooperative societies, digital finance and strategic partnerships, declaring… Read more »
Nigeria: Five Superstar Coaches Attracted By FIFA World Cup Glory Into International Battle
The 2026 World Cup has bucked the trend of international football's struggles to compete with the riches of the club game when it comes to securing some of the world's best… Read more »
Egypt: Ex-Minister Sadiya Farouq Hospitalised in Egypt, Counsel Tells Court
Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, is currently in Egypt and medically unfit to appear before the court, her counsel, Oladipo Okpesheyi,… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Vigilante in Fresh Attack On Plateau Community
Jos - Suspected gunmen have killed a 25-year-old vigilante, Daniel Danladi Choji, during an attack on Tanjol village in Jol District of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau… Read more »
Nigeria: Damaturu Specialist Hospital Performs First Lower Jaw Surgery
The Yobe State Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, has successfully carried out a highly specialized segmental mandibulectomy with reconstruction -- a major maxillofacial surgical… Read more »
Nigeria: School Abduction - 25 Pupils, Teachers Still Missing in Oyo - Police
Oyo State Police Command has confirmed that 25 pupils and teachers remain missing following attacks on two schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State by suspected… Read more »
Nigeria: 'You Cannot Govern' - Atiku Slams Tinubu Over Rising Killings, Abductions
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Ogbomoso and the killing of innocent Nigerians in Katsina State, including a… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Vows Punishment for Officers Linked to Uuth Operation
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has vowed that any operative found to have violated professional standards during a controversial… Read more »
Nigeria: Full List of Oyo Kidnap Victims - 2-Yr-Old Girl Among
A toddler, Christianah Akanbi, aged 2, of Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School is among the 46 persons kidnapped by terrorists in some communities in Orire Local Government… Read more »
Nigeria: Ebuka Donates 300 Bags of Rice, Cash to Vulnerable to Mark Birthday
In a demonstration of compassion and service, the Chief Executive Officer of Petokemp Estate Solutions, Mr. Peter Okeleke Ebuka, has donated over 300 bags of rice to the poor and… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB Unveils $200m Support Package for Nigeria's Industrial Sector
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million financing facility for the Bank of Industry (BoI), aimed at boosting industrial growth and strengthening private… Read more »
Nigeria: Typhoid Fever - Drink Clean Water, Wash Hands Regularly, Eat Safe Food
Typhoid fever spreads through contaminated food and water and remains common in areas with poor sanitation. Read more »
Nigeria: 100,000 Unvaccinated Children Immunised in Lagos
More than 100,000 previously unreached children have now been identified and vaccinated under a targeted campaign aimed at reducing the growing burden of zero dose children in… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Opens New Veterinary Centres to Expand Livestock Healthcare
The Federal Government, in a bid to improve livestock healthcare delivery, has completed and handed over new Veterinary Primary Health Centres in Lagos and Ogun states. Read more »
Nigeria: Uncontrolled Hypertension Leads to Stroke, Heart Failure, Cardiologist Warns
As Nigerians join the rest of the world to mark this year's World Hypertension Day, May 17, a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Lagos State University Teaching… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo School Kidnap - Teachers, Students Protest Colleagues' Abduction, Killings
IBADAN-- THE reported killing of one of the teachers abducted along some students in some schools in Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has raised serious… Read more »
