Nigeria: Tinubu Thumbs Up Super Falcons Ahead of Australia Match

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on behalf of all Nigerians has extended best wishes to the Super Falcons as they prepare to face Australia today for their second group match at the… Read more »

Nigeria: APC Chair - North West State Chairmen Endorse Ganduje As Lukman Quits

Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the seven states of North West geopolitical zone have endorsed the choice of the former Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar… Read more »

Nigeria: Resident Doctors' Strike Cripples Hospitals

Hospital services in public hospitals in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were disrupted yesterday following the indefinite strike embarked upon by medical doctors… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Nominates Wike, El-Rufai, Oyetola, Alake, Others As Ministers

President Bola Tinubu has nominated the immediate-past governors of Rivers, Kaduna, Osun and Cross River State as Ministers. The nominees are Nyesom Wike, Nasir E-Rufai, Gboyega… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps to Probe $4bn Debt Owed NDDC By Oil Companies

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the flagrant disobedience of International Oil Companies to the Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act which culminated in… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Wants Vulnerable Nigerians Immunised Against Diphtheria

The Senate has mandated the Federal Ministry of Health to, as a matter of urgency, commence immunisation of vulnerable Nigerians against diphtheria disease following the death of… Read more »

Nigeria: Four Regent Students Receive Top Awards At Cambridge Examination

The Regent Secondary School, Abuja, Nigeria has announced that four of its 2022 Graduates have been recognised during the 2023 Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards… Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Why We Are Taking Time to Roll Out Palliatives - Presidency

In response to the recent outcry over the removal of fuel subsidy and the subsequent increase in the price of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, the Presidency… Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Warns Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo Political Parties, Candidates Against Violence

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has called on political parties to take responsibility for the conduct of their supporters… Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Be Patient With Tinubu, Ex-APC Acting Chair Tells Nigerians

A former acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and chairman, Governing Council, of the Institute for Progressive Affairs, Hilliard Eta, has implored… Read more »

Nigeria: 68 Percent Household Consumption Causes Electricity Tariff Shortfall

As state governments across the country prepare to adopt and implement the provisions of the Electricity Act 2023, they have been urged to target industrial consumers in order to… Read more »

Nigeria: NAPTIP to Nigerians - If You Must Japa, Do It Well

Director-general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, has cautioned desperate Nigerians against indiscriminate… Read more »

Nigeria: Resident Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Tuesday night, declared an indefinite strike action over what it described as failure of government to meet the demands of… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Ministerial List Ready On Thursday - Senate Leader

The much-anticipated Ministerial List of President Bola Tinubu will be received by the Senate in the next 48 hours, says the Senate Majority Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi… Read more »

Nigeria: Emefiele Arrives Court for Arraignment Over Illegal Procession of Firearm

The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has arrived the Federal High Court in Lagos for his arraignment over allegations of illegal possession of… Read more »

Nigeria: World Bank Project to Tackle Environmental Degradation, Boost Agriculture

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), has taken steps to tackle environmental degradation, to boost agricultural production in Nigeria's 19 Northern… Read more »

Nigeria: BBNaija All Stars - Mercy Eke Gets 'Immunity' From Fake Eviction

Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Mercy Eke, has won immunity from this week's possible nominations for eviction in the ongoing TV reality show. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Vow to Recover $9bn Gas Flaring Fines From Erring Oil Firms

The House of Representatives said it will stop at nothing to recover the over $9 billion gas flaring fines imposed by the federal government on erring local and foreign companies… Read more »

Nigeria: Motorists, Residents Continue to Groan As Roads Leading to Minna Remain in Disrepair

All roads leading to Minna, the Niger State capital are in a state of disrepair. Read more »

Nigeria: Leaders Have Failed Nigerians, Says Obasanjo

Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo says past and present leaders of the country have failed Nigerians in major aspects of life. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Spends U.S.$67 Million on Cars for Lawmakers in 12 Years

The increasing public spending on the acquisition of exotic cars for federal lawmakers has raised some concern after it emerged that the National Assembly has spent a whopping sum… Read more »

Nigeria: Petrol Hike - Stakeholders Seek Govt's Intervention to Prevent Imminent Scarcity

Nigerians are yet to see an end to sufferings brought about by periodic increase in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also called Petrol. Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria's Tinubu Looks Beyond Military to End Insecurity in North

The Tinubu administration will, in the coming weeks, unveil an initiative that will address insurgency and poverty, among other challenges confronting Nigerians, especially those… Read more »

Nigeria: Don't Cancel My Election Over 25% in Federal Capital - President Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, have told the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, to dismiss the petition of the Labour Party (LP) and… Read more »

Nigeria: Confusion In Ruling Party Over Resignation of National Chairperson

Uncertainty yesterday pervaded the All Progressives Congress (APC) following reports of Senator Abdullahi Adamu's resignation as national chairman of the governing party. Read more »