August 25, 2022
Nigeria: African Nations Copied Kano to Scale Up Covid-19 Vaccination - WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) country representative and head of mission, Dr Walter Malumbo, has revealed how some African countries copied Kano State's commitment under Governor… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - We'll Hold 10m-Man March for Atiku, Okowa in Niger Delta - Lawmaker
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Farah Dagogo, has said that the people of the Niger Delta region will organise a 10million-man march for the presidential candidate… Read more »
Nigeria: We Remain Committed to Tackling Substance Abuse Among Youths - Presidency
The Federal Government has said it was taking practical steps to addressing the problem of drug and substance abuse, particularly among vulnerable young people using the… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Plotting to Deny Poor Nigerians Varsity Education - ASUU
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government and those they called "undertakers of privatization" of plotting to take over public universities… Read more »
Nigeria: Flood Wreaks Havoc On 13 Plateau Communities
13 rural communities in Langtang South local government area of Plateau State were on Monday night ravaged by floods that destroyed properties leaving hundreds of persons… Read more »
Nigeria: 9 Million Children Out of School in North - UNICEF
New statistics has shown that the northern part of Nigeria accounts for 9 million out of school children, representing 69 percent of the 13.2 million out of school children in the… Read more »
Nigeria: 94 Countries Jostle for Edo International Film Festival
Edo State Skill Development Agency has received 1, 551 movie entries from 94 countries for the international film festival scheduled to be held in the state next month. Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera Killed 10 in July With 18 Percent Increase in Cases - NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 10 deaths from cholera in the month of July with 18 per cent increase in number of new suspected cases. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Buhari Hasn't Removed Fuel Subsidy - Keyamo
Minister of state for labour and employment and the director for the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Festus Keyamo (SAN) has given reasons for… Read more »
Nigeria: Siemens Power Initiative - Federal Govt Investing $2bn in Distribution, Transmission - Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the federal government is investing more than $2 billion under the Siemens Presidential Power Initiative to boost transmission and… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt, NFF Explain Why Falconets Overstayed At Istanbul Airport
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said a number of factors, including the inability to secure transit visas for players… Read more »
Nigeria: Amadu Declares for NFF's Presidency, Vows to Bring Back Glory Days
Ahead of September 30, 2022 Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the former general secretary of the Federation, Barrister Musa Amadu, yesterday, formally declared his intention to… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Nigeria: Insecurity - Timber Shades Take Over Yam Markets As Taraba Farmers Flee Settlements
Farmers in the 16 local government areas and the two special development areas of Taraba State have recorded low food production in the 2022 farming season due to the worsening… Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Emirate Kingmaker, Nuhu Abdulkadir, Is Dead
The Kauran Katsina and District Head of Rimi (Hakimin Rimi) in Katsina State, Alhaji Nuhu Abdulkadir, is dead. Read more »
Nigeria: Finance Ministry Promises Adequate Budgetary Allocation for Safe Schools Project
The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has committed to creating adequate budgetary allocation for financing the federal government initiated safe schools programme. Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Introduces Vaccine to Fight 50,000 Diarrhoea Deaths Annually
Federal government has said that about 50,000 deaths occur in children under five years in Nigeria as a result of rotavirus infection, saying vaccination against the virus will… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Promises to Release Trapped $464m Foreign Airlines Funds
Reprieve may soon come the way of the foreign airlines whose funds are trapped in the country as the federal government has assured them it is doing everything possible to ensure… Read more »
Nigeria: Lekki Deep Seaport Will Increase Govt's Revenue, Create 112,000 Jobs - Minister
The minister of Transportation, Alhaji Mu'azu Sambo, on Sunday said the Lekki deep seaport would bring more tonnage, and revenue to the port and the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote in Fight to End Malaria
The struggle to end malaria in Nigeria has entered a new phase with Nigerian Champion of the struggle, Aliko Dangote named the pioneer chair of the National End Malaria Council… Read more »
Nigeria: Stakeholders Lament CBN's Interest Rate Reversal On Intervention Loans
The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) decision to revert interest rate on its Covid-19 intervention facilities has drawn the ire of stakeholders as well as experts, whose thoughts… Read more »
Nigeria: Regulator Bans Foreign Models, Voice-Over Artists in Nigerian Adverts
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has banned the use of foreign models and voice-over artists in media advertisements in the country. Read more »
August 22, 2022
Nigeria: Singer Eedris Abdulkareem Undergoes Successful Kidney Transplant
Nigerian popular musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, has undergone a successful kidney transplant procedure. Read more »
Nigeria: UN Hails Nigerian Women Over Economic Development
The United Nations (UN) has commended the Nigerian women's drive for economic development. Read more »
August 20, 2022
Nigeria: SSANU, NASU Suspend Strike for 60 Days
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU), has… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: CBN Announces USSD Code for eNaira Transactions, As Subscription Hits 840,000
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled a new short code for subscribers of its digital currency, eNaira to make financial transactions on the platform. The aim is to… Read more »