Nigeria: Troops Kill 42 Terrorists, Destroy 12 Camps in Borno, Zamfara

Troops of the 21-Armoured Brigade, Bama, of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and 199 Special Forces Battalion in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have killed 35 Boko… Read more »

Nigeria: 168 People Evacuated As 2 Buildings Collapse in Lagos, Ibadan

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), South-West Zone, has declared that over 168 persons have been displaced in the two-storey building collapse in Ibadan, Oyo State… Read more »

Nigeria: Amid Low Patronage - Mass Metering Programme in Limbo As Manufacturers Divest

Most licence holders in Nigeria's local meter manufacturing sector are divesting into other lines of business following low patronage from both government and the Electricity… Read more »

Nigeria: Missing Crude Oil - SERAP Threatens to Sue Federal Govt

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag the federal government to court if it fails to investigate allegations that over 149 million barrels… Read more »

Nigeria: Serap Threatens to Sue Federal Govt If It Fails to Probe Missing Crude Oil

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag the federal government to court if it fails to investigate allegations that over 149 million barrels… Read more »

Nigeria: Artefacts - Benin Monarch Notifies Netherlands of Nigeria's Gazette On Custody

In a bid to ensure that the looted Benin artefacts were returned to their rightful place, His Royal Majesty, Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, has notified the Ambassador of Netherlands… Read more »

Nigeria: Davido Under Spotlight On Glo-Sponsored African Voices

This week's edition of the popular television magazine, CNN African Voices ChangeMakers will be spotlighting America-born Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer, Davido. African… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Reviews HIV Program Progress, Plans for Sustainable Future in Nigeria

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) has hosted federal and state ministries, health agency leadership and HIV program implementing partners in… Read more »

Nigeria: Savannah Signs Share Purchase Agreement With Cameroonian Oil Firm

Savannah Energy Plc has announced that, its wholly owned subsidiary, Savannah Midstream Investment Limited(SMIL), has signed a Share Purchase Agreement(SPA), with the national oil… Read more »

Nigeria: 5 Years After Oba of Benin Invocation, Edo Sex Victims Brace-Up Against Traffickers

The long war against human trafficking in Edo State and other parts of the nation by various state governments and other stakeholders seems to be recording milestones regardless of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Resort to Self-Help As Gunmen Kill 1,930 People, Kidnap Over 500 in 4 Months

No fewer than 1,930 Nigerians have been killed by gunmen this year while 582 people have been kidnapped by non-state actors. Read more »

Nigeria: As Lawmakers in Katsina Tussle for Speaker's Seat

The outcome of the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Katsina State have flared a new permutation that stirred political gladiators lobbying to be part of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Imo Begins Manhunt for Killers of 5 Policemen, Couple

The Imo State Police Command has said that it has launched manhunt for the killers of its five operatives and a couple at Okpala junction in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area… Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Govt Disburses N45.3bn to Lift More Nigerians Out of Poverty

Federal government has announced the disbursement of N45.3 billion to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory under the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Others Affected By Multiple Forms of Malnutrition - Osinbajo

Vice president Yemi Osinbajo has said that the West African sub-region is affected by multiple forms of malnutrition, across various population groups, while calling for a better… Read more »

Nigeria: Yar'Adua, Kyari, 21 Others Make List of Tinubu's Inauguration Committee

President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has submitted 14 names, including Col Abdulazeez Yar'Adua, younger brother of the late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, as members of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Twitter Removes Legacy Verified Checkmarks

Many notable Twitter users lost their verified blue check marks on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Orders Medical Observation of 'Obi-Dient' Who Caused Stir On Ibom Flight

A Magistrate's Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered that a member of the 'Obi-dient' political movement, Obiajulu Ujah, who caused a stir at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Collaborates With Morocco On Biotechnology Deployment

Nigeria has advanced further with plan to deploy biotechnology in the petroleum sub-sector of the economy. Read more »

Nigeria: $200m Consultancy Fees - Reps Threaten Malami, Finance Minister With Arrest

The House of Representatives has again invited the attorney general of the federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over allegations that he approved the payment of… Read more »

Nigeria: Delta APC Chieftains Disagree Over Anti-Party Activities Among Leaders

Facts have emerged on the alliance between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) in Delta State during the last presidential and governorship elections. Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC Board - Federal Govt to Appeal Court Judgement, Experts List Implications

Barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja reinstated Senator Ifeanyi Araraume as the non-executive Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and… Read more »

Nigeria: Ortom, Not President Muhammadu Buhari, Responsible for Insecurity in Benue - Presidency

The presidency has laid the blame of the dire security situation in Benue State entirely at the feet of the outgoing governor, Samuel Ortom. Read more »

Nigeria: Fox $787m Defamation - Media Experts, CSOs Warn Against Fake News

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have called on media professionals globally to shun reportage of misleading and fake news. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Has Not Defaulted in China Loan Repayment - DMO

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has denied the claim in a report by a national daily which alleged that federal government has defaulted in debt repayment to China for which the… Read more »