Nigeria: DMO Raises N742.557bn for Construction of 4,000km Roads, Bridges

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has helped the federal government to raise and deploy N742.557 billion to the rehabilitation and construction of 4,000 kilometres of road projects… Read more »

Nigeria: FCT Probes Hospital Maitama Over Woman's Death

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has set-up a nine-man investigative panel on the alleged death of Ms Greatness Olorunfemi in the Maitama District Hospital. Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Marketers Demand Emergency Palliative to Ease Petrol Import

The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) has called on the Federal Government to set up "emergency palliative measure" that would enable oil marketers to… Read more »

Nigeria: 112,351 Passports Uncollected, Says Immigration

Leadership of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) disclosed that 112,351 out of the 204,332 cleared passport backlog across the country were yet to be collected . Read more »

Nigeria: Misgovernance Pushed Us Into Agitation - Ekpa

Finland-based self-claimed Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa has said the reasons for their agitation is the inability of the political class to address issues of national development… Read more »

Nigeria: Shortage of Judges

Recent disclosures confirm persistent worries about a shortage of judicial officers especially at the two highest courts in the land, the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Rallies Opposition As APC Asks Ex-VP to 'Lick His Wounds'

Former vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday insisted that the nation must enthrone the values of… Read more »

Nigeria: Primeboy Finally in Police Custody Over Mohbad's Death'

In My Closet TV Drama series, a production of Zee Media Services Limited is set to air on NTA Network effective from October 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: UN, Nigeria to Partner On Humanitarian Interventions

Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the United Nations agencies in Nigeria are to partner on a set of strategies for humanitarian interventions in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: NNPCL 80% Ready for IPO - Kyari

The group chief executive officer( GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Mele Kyari said, the company is 80 percent ready for an Initial Public… Read more »

Nigeria: Chicago Varsity Saga - We Have No Time to Waste On Trivialities - Govt

Following the controversies surrounding President Bola Tinubu's academic records from the Chicago State University (CSU), the minister of foreign affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has said… Read more »

Nigeria: World Bank Tasks Nigeria, Others On Stability, Job Creation

The World Bank has said rising instability, weak growth in Nigeria and the rest of West Africa, and lingering uncertainty in the global economy are dragging down growth prospects… Read more »

Nigeria: MTV EMA Creates Afrobeats Category, Nominates Burna Boy, Asake, Others

Organisers of the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) have introduced a new category called 'Best Afrobeats' in the 2023 event. Read more »

Nigeria: UK, U.S. Seek Partnership With Nigeria to Develop Marine, Blue Economy

The British and the United States governments have both expressed their willingness and readiness to partner the Nigerian Government towards developing the newly created Marine and… Read more »

Nigeria: Burna Boy, Fireboy Receive 2023 BMI Awards

Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy and Fireboy DML were awarded at the Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) London Awards 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Unions Suspend Strike for 30 Days

In a significant development, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have decided to suspend their planned indefinite nationwide strike, scheduled to… Read more »

Nigeria: 2 Pregnant Women, 15 Others Killed in Rivers Pipeline Explosion

Two pregnant women and 15 others were killed following a pipeline explosion due to the activities of illegal refining of crude oil at Rumucholu village in Ibaa community of Emoha… Read more »

Nigeria: EFCC Hails Arraignment of Diezani in UK, Moves to Extradite Ex-Minister to Nigeria

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has initiated the extradition process of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, while hailing her… Read more »

Nigeria: 17-Yr-Old Feud - Finally, Basketmouth Apologises to AY, Others

Comedian Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has finally apologised to his fellow entertainer, Ayodeji Richard Makun, widely known as AY, following their 17-year-old… Read more »

Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Urges Collaboration to End Domestic, Sexual Violence

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for collaboration and partnership with the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) to end the scourge in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: No N50bn Plea Bargain With Detained Emefiele - Govt

The immediate past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, may remain a little longer in detention as the federal government over the weekend distanced… Read more »

Nigeria: 60 Days to Go... Heat Turns on MDs of Warri, Port Harcourt Refineries Over Deadline

The managing director of Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC) Engr Ibrahim Onoja, and the acting managing director of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), Mrs… Read more »

Nigeria: 20 Feared Dead in Delta Tanker Explosion

A petrol tanker explosion in Koko, Warri North local government area of Delta State has claimed several lives estimated to be 20. Read more »

Nigeria: No Stay of Execution on Tinubu's Chicago Record - U.S. Court

Justice Nancy Maldonado, of the United States (US) court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, has warned that no more request for stay of execution on the order of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria At 63 - 'We Will Overcome Challenges'

The First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu and some state governors have expressed the optimism that Nigeria will certainly overcome its present socioeconomic, political and security… Read more »