Nigeria: Suspected Nigerian 'Drug Dealer' Attacks Police Officer During Raid in South Africa

The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) has revealed that one of its officers was attacked by a suspected Nigerian drug dealer during an operation in Randburg, north… Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Block Licencing - NUPRC Extends Deadline for Pre-Qualification Documents Submission

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the extension of the deadline for the registration and submission of pre-qualification documents for the… Read more »

Nigeria: Pandemonium in Onitsha As Police Avert Clash Between Angry Traders, Govt Officials

There was pandemonium at Niger Street Onitsha, following a clash between the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra State, OCHA, Brigade and some traders using umbrella to cover… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Nigeria Scored 71% in ICAO Audit - NCAA

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has justified the reason the country's aviation sector was rated 71.04 per cent by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO,… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Dangerous to Refrigerate Cooked Food for More Than Three Days' - NAFDAC

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Moji Adeyeye has warned Nigerians against the storage of cooked food in… Read more »

Nigeria: Cholera Outbreak - Not All Lagos Schools May Resume From Break - Commissioner

Not all primary and secondary schools in Lagos State may resume from the current mid-term cum Sallah break because of the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the state, the… Read more »

Nigeria: No Plan for State of Emergency in Kano, Presidency Tackles Kwankwaso

The Presidency has dismissed allegations from Rabiu Kwankwaso, the National Leader of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), regarding the Federal Government's purported plans to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Learning Passport Hits 1 Million Subscribers - Unicef

The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, on Tuesday announced that the Nigeria Learning Passport, NLP, has reached a remarkable milestone of one million subscribers, describing… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Not Only Ones Facing Poverty - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has stated that while poverty and suffering exist in the country, Nigerians are not the only ones facing these challenges. Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja - AGN Holds Candlelight Vigil for Ibu, Monagor, Adigwe

The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) held a solemn candlelight vigil to honor the lives and contributions of three iconic Nollywood actors: John Okafor (popularly known as Mr. Ibu),… Read more »

Nigeria: CSOs Hail Reps Deputy Speaker, Tasks Nass On Swift Passage of Key Fiscal Bill

A cluster of Civil Society Organisations, under the auspices of the Growth Initiative for Transparency (GIFT), has commended the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives,… Read more »

Nigeria: Poor Sanitation, Weak Healthcare Infrastructure Root Causes of Cholera - AMLSN

A public health disease expert, Dr. Casmir Ifeanyi, has blamed the root cause of the current cholera outbreak in Nigeria on the lack of proper sanitation and inadequate healthcare… Read more »

Nigeria: We'll Resist State of Emergency in Kano - Kwankwaso

A former governor of Kano State and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso has vowed a potential state of emergency will be resisted in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Rotational Presidency Not Priority Now - Obi-Datti

Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesperson, Peter Obi/ Datti Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council for 2023, says reforming the electoral process is much more needed now than the… Read more »

Nigeria: Edo Guber - CSO Faults Attack On Oba of Benin, Says Monarch Supports Every Candidate

A coalition of civil society organizations in Edo State has strongly condemned the "unwarranted barrage of insults and abuses" being directed at the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty… Read more »

Nigeria: Oyetola Expresses Commitment to Zero Piracy in Maritime Domain

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that the Federal Government measures have been put in place to ensure the zero piracy recorded in the maritime… Read more »

Nigeria: Rental Businesses Worry Over Impact of Rising Shipping Cost

The Rental Professionals Society of Nigeria, RPSN, has raised concern over the impact of rising cost of shipping on event rentals business in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Cholera Strain in Lagos Highly Contagious - Health Commissioner

The Lagos State government, yesterday, explained that the strain of cholera in Lagos is highly aggressive and contagious. Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria's Trade Surplus With Ecowas Rises 216% to N1.14trn

Nigeria's trade surplus with countries in the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS rose by 216 per cent, Year-on-Year, YoY to N1.14 trillion in the first quarter of… Read more »

Nigeria: We Must Focus On Charting Roadmap for Nigeria's Devt - Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has emphasized the need for Nigerians to move beyond trading blames and picking faults, urging unity in efforts to save the nation from the… Read more »

Nigeria: Population Census Too Sensitive to Be Rushed - Federal Commissioner

THE Federal Commissioner representing Osun State at the National Population Commission, NPC, Dr Amidu Tadese, yesterday, revealed that the population census in Nigeria is too… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Struggle As High Drug Prices Fuel Health Crisis

For patients in Nigeria, the outrageous cost of life-saving drugs is a daily burden. Several people are now forced to take a risk with their health by extending or missing doses,… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation

People in Africa's most populous nation are suffering as the price of food, fuel and medicine has skyrocketed out of reach for many. Read more »

Nigeria: Extreme Heat - Nigeria Loses Pilgrim, Cautions Against Flaunting Saudi's Directive

A Nigerian pilgrim who was on his way to Jamrate to perform the ritual of throwing stones collapsed and eventually died due to heatstroke. Read more »

Nigeria: The Impact of the Exit of Neic (5), By Eric Teniola

From last week, continues the narrative on the National Economic Intelligence Committee, NEIC, its powers, functions and how it was able to discharge these, including its… Read more »