January 22
Nigeria: Edo Govt Threatens Sanctions As Illegal Squatters Take Over Water Board Lands
THE Edo state government yesterday threatened to take appropriate legal action against government officials who allocated lands belonging to the State Ministry of Water Resources… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Has Put Housing and Urban Devt Sector On a Progressive Trajectory, Says Belgore
The Federal Government has initiated several flagship reforms that have placed the housing and urban development sector on a progressive trajectory. Read more »
Nigeria: Uwheru Community Protests Reinstatement of Suspended PG in Ughelli North
The people of Uwheru community, Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest to reject the reinstatement of the their suspended President-General, MacPherson Igbedi, by chairman of Ughelli… Read more »
Nigeria: Mob Arrests Step-Father for Allegedly Defiling 12-Year-Old Daughter in Bayelsa
-Angry residents of Obunagha community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have apprehended a 40-year-old man for allegedly defiling and sodomising his 12-year-old… Read more »
Nigeria: Ikeja Computer Village Fire - Traders Beg Sanwo-Olu for Financial Support
...We lost over N130m worth of goods--Victims Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's 'Healthcare Oscars' Opens Nominations Ahead of 2026 NHEA Awards
The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award, NHEA, widely acclaimed as the "Oscars of Nigerian Healthcare," has opened nominations for its 12th edition, setting the stage for a… Read more »
Nigeria: Man, 45, Allegedly Defiles Male, Female Minors in Port Harcourt
A 45-year-old man simply identified as Pascal has allegedly defiled male and female minors in Rivers State. Read more »
Nigeria: Losses to Fraud in Banks Decline, CBN Intensifies Measures
·Unveils industry-wide war on e-fraud ·Internet banking fraud leads with N13.37bn, 4,507 cases ·Lagos tops with 63% fraud volumes ·3, 417 individuals on… Read more »
Nigeria: FCCPC Removes Defaulting Digital Lenders From Register
... as compliance window closes Read more »
Nigeria: 6,422 Insured Depositors of Defunct Banks Receive N3.31 Bn in H1'25
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said 6,422 insured depositors of 651 financial institutions were paid N3.31 billion in the first half of 2025 (H1'25). Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank, WCO, Customs Train Officers for Trade Facilitation
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organisation (WCO) and the World Bank Group (WBG), commenced the WCO Accelerated Trade Facilitation… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Gain Into Timbuktu Traingle, Stronghold of Boko Haram/Iswap Terrorists
... Foils VBIED attacks Read more »
Nigeria: Financial Inclusion - Nigeria Still Behind Target - CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said 74 percent of Nigerians have been covered under its financial inclusion program as at first half of 2025 (H1'25). Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Abduction - UBA Sani Assures Victims Will Return Safely, Plans Military Base
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has assured that all persons abducted during Sunday's attack on Kurmin Wali village in Kajuru Local Government Area will be rescued and reunited… Read more »
Nigeria: Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today, January 22, 2026
The Nigerian Naira displayed a slight softening in the early trading hours of Thursday, January 22, 2026, as the foreign exchange market navigated the typical mid-week liquidity… Read more »
Nigeria: 5 Soldiers Killed, Many Injured in Boko Haram Suicide Attack in Borno
Five soldiers have been killed when a Boko Haram suicide bomber rammed into a military convoy in the Timbuktu triangle in Borno State, while an unspecified number of troops were… Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Abductions / Rescue Victims Now - ACF, CAN, Sokapu, Ecwa, Others Tell FG
The Police and Kaduna State government's denial of mass abduction of worshippers at Kurmin Wali community of Kajuru Local Government Area drew the ire of stakeholders in the… Read more »
January 21
Nigeria: ADC Opposes Proposed Release of 70 Suspected Bandits in Katsina
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned and rejected plans by Gov. Dikko Radda's administration to release 70 suspected bandits currently in custody. Read more »
January 20
Nigeria: EFCC Arraigns Mompha's Associate Over Alleged N206m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday dragged a businessman, Sarumi Babafemi, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court over alleged N206 million fraud. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Super Eagles Skipped Afcon Bronze Medal Ceremony - - NFF
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has explained why Super Eagles players were absent from the medal ceremony at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations… Read more »
Nigeria: Anti-Tinubu Post - FG Amends Charges Against Sowore, Delists Facebook, X
The Federal Government has amended the cybercrime charges it filed against activist and former presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, for calling… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Crisis - Court Dismisses Anyanwu's Suit Against INEC, Others
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, the former factional National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking… Read more »
Nigeria: SSANU Urges FG to Conclude Talks With Non-Teaching Varsity Unions
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has urged the Federal Government to urgently conclude renegotiations with non-teaching university unions. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos to Begin Lekki-Epe Road Rehabilitation January 25
The Lagos State Government says 20km carriageway rehabilitation on the Lekki/Epe Road will begin on Sunday and last for about 64 days. Read more »
Nigeria: LEA Records 77,792 Arrests, Seizes 14.8m Kilograms of Drugs in 5 Years - Marwa
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, says the agency arrested 77,792 suspects, including 128 drug barons, in the past… Read more »
