May 22
Nigeria: 2027 - We'll Remove Tinubu but Keep Bosun Tijani As Minister - El-Rufai
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has applauded the performance of the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, revealing that the tech… Read more »
Nigeria: FRSC, Ifon, Actors Guild to Hold First Road Safety Film Festival
The Road Safety International Film Festival (RSIFF), a film fiesta geared towards using cinematic platforms for road safety campaign, is set for debut in the Nigeria. Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Nigeria Ranks 4th in African Countries for Highest Schengen Visa Rejection
Nigeria continues to face mounting visa hurdles in 2024, with its Schengen visa rejection rate rising to 45.9%, placing it among the top 10 African countries with the highest… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Shuts Down X After Hackers Falsely Announce President's Death
Tanzanians were blocked from social media platform X on Wednesday after a police account was hacked and used to falsely announce the president's death, internet watchdog NetBlocks… Read more »
Nigeria: Food Security, Regional Inclusion Key to Nigeria's Stability - Tinubu
--Hails Taraba's agricultural potential as proof of nation's shared prosperity at state's 2025 investment summit Read more »
Nigeria: Cultism Costs Edo $1bn in Investments Annually - Gov Okpebholo
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo says that the state loses over $1 billion in investments yearly due to cultism. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Teenage Pregnancy Is On the Rise in Nigeria - Expert
Mrs Roseline Akinlabi, Adolescent Desk Officer, Osun Primary Health Care Board, says that child marriage and peer pressure are some factors responsible for increase in teenage… Read more »
Africa: Govt Lauds Cameroon's Commitment, Collaboration in Fostering Stability in West Africa
The federal government has lauded Cameroon's commitment and collaboration in fostering stability in West Africa amidst complex security threats by Boko Haram and other armed groups… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Records $2bn Trade Deficit in Cereal - World Bank Report
The World Bank yesterday said Nigeria recorded a $2 billion trade deficit in cereal in 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Rolls Out Baseline Standards for Automated AML Solutions
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in a bid to encourage financial institutions' adoption of emerging technologies to enhance the detection and reporting of suspicious transactions… Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Murder - I Killed Hafsoh for Money Rituals - Suspect
Abdulrahman Bello, the suspected killer of the final-year student of Kwara State College of Education Ilorin, Hafsoh Lawal, on Wednesday confessed before the court to killing his… Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: Insecurity - Navy Plans Special Operations Command in Benue
The Nigerian Navy said yesterday it was set to establish a special operations command in Makurdi, Benue State, to complement the efforts of sister military services and other… Read more »
Nigeria: Undiagnosed Hypertension Fuels Sudden Deaths in Nigeria - Ajah
...May & Baker applauds FG's duty waiver Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Food Imports Surge 16 Percent to $2.5bn
At the backdrop of the rising food insecurity caused by intensified conflict and climate related shock on farming activities across the country, Nigeria's food importation rose by… Read more »
Nigeria: Commonwealth Health Ministers Unite for Bold Action On Sustainable Health Financing
Commonwealth health ministers who gathered at the 37th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM), held in Geneva, Switzerland, have committed to a bold new approach to securing… Read more »
Nigeria: How I Begged Yar'Adua Not to Fight Obasanjo - Lamido
Former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido has given an insight into events leading up to his decision to plead with the late President Umaru Yar'Adua to avoid a confrontation with… Read more »
Nigeria: CSOs Flay Misuse of Cybercrime Law Against Journalists, Others
....as ASF France seeks protection of digital rights Read more »
Nigeria: 2.9m Nigerian Children Suffer From Malnutrition - Unicef
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that about 2.9 million children in Nigeria are suffering from Acute Severe Malnutrition (SAM). Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Four More in Kogi Community, Eight Kidnapped in One Week
For the third time in seven days, gunmen have attacked Okoloke, an agrarian community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, which has a significant Fulani population. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Remains Strong, Formidable Opposition, Says Senate Caucus
The Senate caucus of the Peoples' Democratic Party(PDP), has assured its members that the party remains strong, contrary to insinuations that it is in shreds and at the verge of… Read more »
Nigeria: What Does Atiku's Reported VP Offer Mean for Peter Obi's Ambition?
The report about former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, offering Peter Obi a vice presidential role in a joint ticket for the 2027 presidential contest has triggered a barrage of… Read more »
Nigeria: No Tension in Our Community, Isiagu-Akpawfu Leaders Declare - Refute Crisis Report
Leaders of Isiagu-Akpawfu Autonomous Community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State have firmly dismissed recent media reports suggesting unrest in the community,… Read more »
Nigeria: Coalition - Obi Remains With Labour Party - Obedient Movement
The Obidient Movement says Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) standard bearer of the 2023 general election is still with the party and has not joined any coalition. Read more »
Nigeria: Army Storms Bandits' Camps in Benue, Destroys Kingpin's Hideout
Troops of the Joint Task Force, JTF, Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, in synergy with other security agencies have stormed and destroyed identified bandits' camps linked to a bandit… Read more »
Nigeria: Stakeholders Unite to Combat Malaria At Unilag
To mark this year's World Malaria Day, major health organisations, Green Life Pharmaceuticals, Green Life Hospital, Seagreen Pharmaceutical, and Clearline HMO, joined forces to… Read more »
