Nigeria: Jonathan, Other African Leaders to Observe Sierra Leone Polls

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said the West Africa Elders Forum (WAEF) will work with other stakeholders in Sierra Leone to ensure the election which will be held this… Read more »

Nigeria: Increasing Electricity Tariff Now Not in Nigerians' Interest - Expert

Energy expert and professor of Energy and Electricity Law at the University of Lagos, Yemi Oke has appealed to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) not to approve… Read more »

Nigeria: Agreement - We're Giving President Time, Says ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will give President Bola Ahmed Tinubu time to implement its agreement with the federal government. Read more »

Nigeria: Governors, Royal Fathers Also Involved in Oil Theft, Says APC Chieftain

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and national chairman of Tinubu Support Network (TSN) Engr. Kailani Muhammad, yesterday said besides the military, traditional rulers and… Read more »

Nigeria: Who Is the King? Top 3 Afrobeat Icons in Nigeria You Should Know

Afrobeat, a vibrant genre that fuses African rhythms with elements of jazz, funk, and highlife, has captured the hearts of music enthusiasts worldwide. In the realm of Afrobeat,… Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Uber, Bolt Drivers Suspend Planned Strike

The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON), has suspended its planned strike to dialogue with the government. Read more »

Nigeria: VP Shettima Seeks Nigeria-UK Joint Commission for Stronger Ties

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has called for the establishment of a Nigeria-UK Binational Commission, to engender a stronger relations between Nigeria and the United… Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-World Bank President Hails Tinubu Over Policies to Reduce Corruption, Inflation

Former President of the World Bank, David Malpass, has lauded the economic strategies employed by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office on May 29. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian-American, 69, Declared Wanted for Heroin Trafficking

The United States Department of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has declared Nigerian-American, Oluwasheun Akorede wanted for drug trafficking. Read more »

Nigeria: $60bn Afreximbank Asset Base - More Funding for Nigeria, Others

Funding for projects in Nigeria and other African countries is expected to increase as the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) plans to double its total assets to $60 billion… Read more »

Nigeria: Fake News, Threat to Nigeria's Stability - ICPC Chair

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, said fake news is capable of threatening the stability of… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Reforms Will Unlock New Foreign Investors Prospects for Nigeria - U.S. Energy Secretary

Sweeping economic reforms undertaken by President Bola Tinubu have garnered positive reactions from the United States of America, (USA) which is now seeking to strengthen its ties… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Off to France for New Global Financial Summit

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday, June 22, join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Air - Way Forward As ICRC Insists Due Process Was Followed

T he former minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, towards the end of his administration as minister, unveiled one of the Ethiopian Airlines registered aircraft, Boeing B737-800,… Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Commences Mop-Up of Unregistered Herbal Medicines

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has commenced a nationwide mop-up of unregistered herbal medicines across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Rescue 9 Sex Slaves, Arrest Proprietor in Anambra

Nine female sex slaves have been rescued in Anambra State by the operatives of the state police command. Read more »

South Africa: Johann Rupert Overtakes Dangote As Africa's Richest Man

73-year-old South African businessman Johann Rupert has displaced Nigeria's foremost billionaire, Aliko Dangote as the richest man on the continent. Read more »

Nigeria: Apapa Port Makes History, Berths Largest Container Vessel

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has recorded another milestone as it received the largest container vessel to visit the Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa. Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Federal Govt, Labour Fix 2 Months to Implement Resolutions

The federal government and the organised labour have agreed to sort out issues on the implementation of the resolutions reached on fuel subsidy removal within the next eight weeks. Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Federal Govt, Labour to Sort Out Implementation of Palliatives in 2 Months

The federal government and the organised Labour have agreed to sort out issues of implementation of the resolutions reached on fuel subsidy removal interventions within the next… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, UN Seek Global Action to Address Plight of 110 Million Refugees

The Federal Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), have appealed to countries and international partners to address the dire situation faced by… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Promises Support for Eradicating Polio, Measles, Malaria in Nigeria, Africa

President Bola Tinubu has pledged to give priority attention to the health and safety of Nigerians, noting that for any country to develop, the health of its people, particularly… Read more »

Nigeria: Abbas Expresses Sadness Over 106 Deaths in Kwara Boat Mishap

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has expressed grief over the Kwara boat mishap, which claimed the lives of 106 people. Read more »

Nigeria: UNDP to Adopt Borno's Humanitarian Model for IDPs' Resettlement

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has hosted Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum in Geneva, Switzerland, for discussions over the resettlement of internally displaced… Read more »

Nigeria: Leah Solomon Unveils Manifesto for Plateau By-Election

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), aspirant for the Jalingo-Yorro-Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State, Princess Leah Solomon has unveiled her political manifesto with a… Read more »