Nigeria: The Japa Syndrome

A recent media report claimed that the Presidency sees nothing wrong with the overwhelming desire by Nigerians, across all age and social spectrum, to seek greener pasture outside… Read more »

Nigeria: Obasanjo, Banda, Adeboye, Others Eulogise Ezekwesili At 60

Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Malawi, Mrs. Joyce Banda and General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch… Read more »

Nigeria: Oby Ezekwesili At 60 - an Attestation

Obiageli (Oby) Ezekwesili is like a daughter to me. Even when she was a minister, I treated her the same way I treated my biological daughters. She was a dynamic young woman, who… Read more »

Nigeria: No Going Back On Fuel Subsidy Removal, Federal Govt Declares

Minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the federal government has concluded every plan for the removal of the controversial subsidy on premium… Read more »

Nigeria: Investment in Gas Soars Amid Planned Petrol Subsidy Removal

As federal government appear more determined to strike out petrol subsidy regime, indigenous oil and gas firms are taking fresh investment decisions to expand internal gas market. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Army Recruited 60,000 Soldiers, Others in 7 Years - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari had said that the Nigeria Army's fighting power has significantly improved in the last seven years in addition to recruitment of over 60,000 soldiers and… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Reveals Why Atiku, Obi Lost 2023 Presidential Election

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja asserted that while the All Progressives Congress (APC) was working hard to retain power in the recent 2023 elections, the combined… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Has Suffered a Significant Loss in Oil Revenue - Shell

Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okubor, has said the country suffered a significant loss in oil revenue over the last year, as a result of pipeline vandalism and oil… Read more »

Nigeria: Oando Takes Delivery of Nigeria's First Mass Transit Electric Buses

In furtherance of Oando Clean Energy Limited's ( OCEL) commitment to the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA"), OCEL is pleased to announce that it has taken… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Tops African Oil Producers As OPEC's March Output Hit 28.80mbp

Nigeria was Africa's top crude oil producer in March 2023, with a production capacity of 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd), even as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Advocates Global Joint Action to End Malaria Scourge

As the World Malaria Day is marked globally, president of Dangote Group and United Nations' Malaria Ambassador for Nigeria, Aliko Dangote has called for joint actions by all… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Records 55m Malaria Cases, 90,000 Death Annually - Federal Govt

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that Nigeria records 55million cases of malaria and about 90,000 malaria-related deaths annually. Read more »

Nigeria: AFN Names Godbless, 41 Others for African U18, U20 Championships

The Athletics Federation of Nigerian (AFN), has named 42 athletes to compete for honours at the combined 4th African U18 Championships and the 15th African U20 championships… Read more »

Nigeria: No Nigerian Has Died in Sudan Conflict, Says Federal Govt

The federal government has assured that no Nigerian life has been lost to the ongoing civil war in Sudan, even as it disclosed that many Nigerians had already been evacuated by sea… Read more »

Nigeria: I'm Drug-Free, Unencumbered By Identity Scandals Like You, Atiku Tells Tinubu - Tribunal

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he has been able to run for the office of the President of… Read more »

Nigeria: Kidnapped Monarch - We Are Making Progress in Security - Kogi Govt

The Kogi State Government on Wednesday broke its silence over the kidnap of the Traditional Ruler of Aghara Bunu in Kabba/ Bunu Local Government Area, Chief David Obadofin, saying… Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Urges Nigerians to Shun Bleaching Creams to Avert Cancer, Kidney Diseases

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged Nigerians to shun use of bleaching creams that mostly contain mercuric compounds to avert skin… Read more »

Nigeria: Environmentalists Want NDDC Forensic Audit Report Released

The people of the Niger Delta region have called for the release of the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), between 2021 and… Read more »

Nigeria: I Have Not Withdrawn From 10th Senate Presidency Race - Sani Musa

A frontline contender for the 10th Senate Presidency, Senator Sani Musa, yesterday said he has not withdrawn from the race. He was reacting to reports that northern aspirants had… Read more »

Nigeria: Fit-Again Jamilu Collins Thanks NFF, Super Eagles' Teammates

Super Eagles' defender, Jamilu Collins, who suffered a season-long anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for his club Cardiff City, has thanked NFF President Ibrahim… Read more »

Nigeria: Flood Submerges 300 Houses in Taraba

No fewer than 300 houses and business premises were submerged by flood on Monday in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, following a downpour that lasted for hours. Read more »

Nigeria: As Nigerians Swim in Poverty, Retiring Govs Expect Opulent Pensions!

Many Nigerians have lost any hope of receiving their pensions after retirement from civil service. Indeed, in Benue, no one has received gratuity in the 8 years of Samuel Ortom as… Read more »

Nigeria: Sudan - Northern Coalition Condemns Delay in Evacuating Nigerians

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), yesterday, condemned Nigerian authorities for delay in evacuating Nigerian citizens trapped in Sudan as crisis in the country rages on. Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Off to Ghana for Summit of Guinea Heads of State, Govts

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Accra on Tuesday, April 25 to attend the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of… Read more »

Nigeria: Air Peace Pledges to Evacuate 4,000 Trapped Nigerians From Sudan

Air Peace Airline has expressed willingness to evacuate 4,000 trapped Nigerians stranded in war-torn Sudan away from the country. Read more »