December 28, 2022
Nigeria: Naira Redesign - ATMs Still Dispensing Old Notes 13 Days After Rollout
Thirteen days after the release of the newly redesigned N200, N500 and N1,000 notes and with 34 days before the old notes will no longer be legal tender in the country, Automated… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria and 12 Most Advanced African Countries' List
That Nigeria is missing from a list of most advanced countries in Africa sums up an age-long tale of failing to maximise our potentialities. And the blame for this spans… Read more »
Nigeria: One Killed, 45 Abducted By Gunmen in Kaduna State
Suspected gunmen have killed one person and abducted 45 others in Angwan Aku community in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Grants Local Shipowners Zero Import Duty On New Vessels
The federal government has exempted local shipowners from paying import duty on brand new vessels. Read more »
Nigeria: Deal Decisively With Terrorists, Army Chief Charges Troops
The Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen Farouk Yahaya has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to deal decisively with any terrorist group and others who take up arms against the Nigerian… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Learnt Nothing After EndSARS Uprising - Sowore
Presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) Omoyele Sowore has said the Nigerian police has not learnt any lessons from the EndSARS protest following the recent killing… Read more »
Nigeria: Yuletide - FCTA Heightens Surveillance System On Cholera, Ebola, Others
In a bid to avert an outbreak of deadly diseases in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the FCT Administration (FCTA) has heightened its disease surveillance system against key… Read more »
Nigeria: Saraki Denies Siphoning UBEC Funds
Immediate past Senate president and former governor of Kwara State, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has denied the alleged claim by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq that he… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Presidency - Tinubu, Obi's Men Shift Battleground to S-South, S-East
As the 2023 general polls inch closer, with precisely 59 days to go, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has taken advantage of the… Read more »
Niger: Three Die in Niger Republic Military Helicopter Crash
Three persons have reportedly died as a Nigerian military helicopter crashed at an airport in Niger Republic. Read more »
Nigeria: Agenda for 2023!
In a few days, Nigeria will like the rest of the world enter the Year, 2023. A New Year is always an opportunity to make new plans, make new projections, while taking cognisance of… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Missing in 12 Most Advanced African Countries' List
Nigeria did not make the list of most advanced countries in Africa, despite being referred to as the Giant of Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. to Strengthen Forensic, Intelligence, Prosecution Tools for Nigerian Agency
The United States government has announced a project that will strengthen the forensic and chemical analysis capacity of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as… Read more »
Nigeria: Gains of National Sports Industry Policy
Nigerians are sports loving people. One sport that has united Nigerians and sold our image to the world is football. But sports has been poorly managed in Nigeria, either due to… Read more »
Nigeria: 3 Die As Nigerien Military Aircraft Crashes in Niger Republic
Three persons have lost their lives as a Nigerien military helicopter crashed at an Airport in the neighbouring Niger Republic. Read more »
Nigeria: IGP Orders Speedy Investigation Into Extrajudicial Killing in Lagos
The inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba, has condemned the shooting and killing of Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, a lawyer, who was allegedly shot and killed by a Policeman… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Seals Off Recreation Park Over Electrocution of Guest
The Lagos State government, on Monday, sealed off the Kiddies section of Wonderland, a recreational park in Lagos, after a yet-to-be identified guest was electrocuted at the event… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Nigeria: Federal Govt, World Bank Rate Niger High On Accountability, Transparency
Niger State has won an award for low debt visibility, transparency, and accountability in the North Central zone of the country from the federal government and the World Bank. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Operation Deliver FCT' Begins Mobilisation, Targets 70% Votes for Tinubu
Operation Deliver FCT for APC, a strategic team, has commenced mobilisation for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, with a target of 70 percent of the total… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Celebrities Form Forum to Champion Good Governance
In their quest for good governance in Nigeria, a group of like-minded individuals have come together to float a group known as Celebrities Forum of Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Budgetary Allocations Cannot Sustain Public Varsities - Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that given that budgetary allocations alone cannot sustain the running of public universities, the future of the university system depends on… Read more »
Nigeria: Illegal Abortions - Report Vindicates Army, Fingers Foreign NGO
Centre for International and Strategic Studies (CISS), has exonerated the Nigerian Army from the allegations of systemic, illegal abortion leveled against the force by an… Read more »
Nigeria: Cash Withdrawal Limit, Naira Redesign Not Political - CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, has given assurance that the recent policy of the bank, including the cash withdrawal limit and the redesigning of… Read more »
Nigeria: No Amount of Threat Will Stop 2023 Elections, Federal Govt Vows
The federal government vowed yesterday that no amount of security threats in the country would stop the 2023 general election. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu, Obi Speak to Issues, Underscore Governance Plans
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, have accentuated their governance blueprints for the… Read more »