Nigeria: 3.7 Million North-East Children Malnourished - FAO

Children numbering 3.7 million in North-eastern Nigeria are malnourished, suffering from stunting, wasting or anemia. Read more »

Nigeria: Despite Diplomatic Rift With Nigeria, Nigerien Patients Troop to Katsina for Medical Care

Regardless of the ongoing diplomatic rift between Nigeria and Niger Republic following the military takeover of leadership in the latter and subsequent sanctions by ECOWAS led by… Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Govt Committed to Strengthening Laws for Economic Prosperity - Minister

The minister of industry, trade and investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has affirmed the federal government's commitment to create an enabling environment and implement laws supporting… Read more »

Africa: Africa Can't Progress By Clinging to Foreign Blueprints - Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged African leaders to stop clinging to their old habit of depending on foreign plans, saying the continent needs leaders who wield policy as a… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Confirms Chris Najomo As Substantive NCAA DG

The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the nomination of Captain Chris Najomo as the substantive Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Urges Striking Disco Workers to End Blackout in States

The Kaduna State Government has called on the management of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company and the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) to end the blackout… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Exports 2 Cargoes of Jet Fuel to Saudi Arabia

Dangote Petroleum Refinery said it has achieved a significant milestone by successfully exporting two jet fuel cargoes to Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil producer and a… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Approves N80bn for Alau Dam Reconstruction

President Bola Tinubu has approved N80 billion to reconstruct and rehabilitate Alau Dam in Borno State. Read more »

Nigeria: Cancer Foundation Organises Medical Checks for 200 Indigent Persons

The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation has organised free medical checks and consultations for over 200 indigent persons in Duste Alhaji, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital… Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina Nurses Suspend Planned Strike

The Katsina State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nursing and Midwifery (NANNM) has suspended its planned strike action in frontline local government areas following… Read more »

Nigeria: How Pastor Trafficked Children for Sale in Plateau

Plateau State has recently been identified as a hotspot for girl child trafficking, particularly children between the ages of two and ten years. Read more »

Nigeria: Release Nnamdi Kanu for Peace to Return in South-East, Reps Tell Tinubu

The House of Representatives Committee on the South-East Development Commission (SEDC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to facilitate the release of the detained leader of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Must Turn Debt to Economic Asset for Growth - VP Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Supervisory Board of the Debt Management Office (DMO) as part of efforts by the Federal Government to strengthen fiscal and… Read more »

Africa: Tinubu Off to France Ahead of AU Summit in Addis Ababa

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Paris, France, on a private visit from where he is expected head for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital for the African… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Orders Probe Into Criminal Activities At Okere Prison

The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed an immediate and thorough investigation into allegations of criminal activities at the Okere Correctional Centre in… Read more »

Nigeria: Senator Natasha Heads Diaspora Committee

The Senate has announced Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central senatorial district, as the Senate Committee Chairman on Diaspora. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Kill Two Bandits in Bauchi Forest

Police operatives in collaboration with hunters have neutralised two suspected armed bandits in Dajin-Madan, a forest in Alkaleri local government area of Bauchi State. Read more »

Nigeria: Customs Intercepts N5.2bn Donkey Skins, Smuggled Tokunbo Vehicles, Others in Lagos

The Federal Operations Unit Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced the interception of a 1x40ft Container loaded with 4,410 pieces of Dry Donkey Skins, foreign… Read more »

Nigeria: Sokoto Promises to Eradicate Tropical Diseases

Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr Faruk Umar Abubakar, has promised that the state was now in a position to eradicate all tropical diseases. Read more »

Nigeria: 450 Staff Disengaged, Not 900, Kaduna Electric Clarifies

Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (Kaduna Electric) has clarified that 450 staff members were disengaged, contrary to reports by the workers union claiming that 900 employees… Read more »

Nigeria: Allegation of Exclusion - Delta APC Exonerates Ncdmb Secretary

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Delta State has exonerated Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring… Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-Generals, Politicians As Illegal Miners

Former governor of Edo State and current Senate committee chairman on Interior, Adam Oshiomhole, recently stirred the hornet's nest when he alleged, during a budget presentation of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Explores $300bn Digital Economy Potential With Broadband Alliance

Nigeria has launched the National Broadband Alliance for Nigeria (NBAN), a strategic initiative aimed at expanding broadband access and unlocking the country's share of Africa's… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Reforms Set to Consolidate Gains, Revitalise Economy in 2025 - FG

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reassured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ongoing economic reforms are beginning to yield… Read more »

Nigeria: FMC Reaffirms Commitment to Quality Healthcare, Drugs Availability

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jalingo has reaffirmed its commitment to providing quality healthcare and making drugs available in the hospital for people accessing the facility. Read more »