August 09, 2022
Nigeria: Pyrates Confraternity's Song Mocking Tinubu Distasteful, Says Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has taken a swipe at some members of the National Association of Seadogs, otherwise called Pyrates Confraternity, following a viral video showing… Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna CAN Urges Nigerians to Unite Against Terrorism
Against the backdrop of insecurity bedevilling the country, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Nigerians to unite against terrorism. Read more »
Nigeria: Flood - UNICEF, Red Cross Lift 5,000 Kaduna Households With N175 Million
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Nigeria Red Cross, have disbursed a total sum of N175million to 5,000 households in three LGAs in Kaduna State as part of measures… Read more »
Nigeria: Tambuwal Kicks Off Sale of Fertiliser for 2022 Farming Season
Governor of Sokoto State Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has flagged off the sales and distribution of 100metric tonnes of fertiliser for 2022 farming season. Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Sule Urges Emulation of Al-Makura's Leadership Style
Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, has called on politicians and their supporters to emulate Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura's exemplary leadership style. Read more »
Nigeria: Residents Flee As Gunmen Kill 3, Abduct Others in Taraba
Three people have been killed with scores abducted as gunmen attacked Bali town, the headquarters of Bali local government area of Taraba State. The incident occurred on Sunday… Read more »
Nigeria: NANS Dissociates Self From Call for Emefiele's Sack
National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has dissociated itself from a report calling for the sack of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. Read more »
Nigeria: Firstbank Reopens Abuja Headquarters
First Bank Limited has reopened its headquarters (Coomassie House) located at the Central Business District, Abuja. Read more »
August 08, 2022
Nigeria: Regulator Rejects Buhari's Approval of Seplat/Exxonmobil Acquisition Deal
The Upstream regulator, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari's approval of Seplat's purchase of ExxonMobil's asset. Read more »
Nigeria: Forex Scarcity Dampens Foreign Portfolio Investment Inflows
As the foreign exchange market continues to experience illiquidity amidst scarcity of the greenback at the official windows, foreign investors have continued to pull out of the… Read more »
West Africa: Recruitment - Ecowas Probes Alleged Marginalisation Against Nigerians
The Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Sidie Mohammed Tunis, has set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations of… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, Others to Speak On Issues Confronting Nigeria
The presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and others, have been… Read more »
August 07, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Pledges Support As Nigeria Hosts Global Cultural, Tourism, Literary Events
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged full support for three major international events scheduled to hold in Nigeria in October and November this year, saying they are… Read more »
Nigeria: Team Nigeria Wins First-Ever Women's 4x100m Gold At Commonwealth Games
Nigeria's Women's 4x100m quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha made history Sunday afternoon at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham by becoming… Read more »
August 06, 2022
West Africa: Nigeria Threatens to Quit ECOWAS Over Recruitment Scandal
Nigeria has threatened to withdraw its membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) if the regional body does not suspend the ongoing recruitment exercise… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt, Google to Block Banned Groups from YouTube
The federal government and Google are collaborating to curb the excesses of subversive YouTube channels which are used to spread hate and disinformation against the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Ekweremadu to Remain in UK Detention Facility Till Oct 31
The Central Criminal Court in the United Kingdom (UK) has adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case involving former deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu to October 31. Read more »
Nigeria: 6 Weeks After Running Mate Discord in PDP - Atiku, Wike Finally Meet to Resolve Lingering Crisis
After a six-week impasse over the choice of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential running mate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Nigeria: After Buhari's Directive, Military Begins Operation 'Show Terrorists No Mercy'
Service chiefs have begun the implementation of President Muhammadu Buhari's directive to stop the attacks and killings by terrorists with immediate effect. Read more »
August 03, 2022
Nigeria: Siege On Abuja - Military, Police Scale Up Operations Against Terrorists
The Nigerian Armed Forces are widening their operations within and outside the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, in order to neutralise the recent threat of terrorists to the… Read more »
Nigeria: 2 Weeks After Buhari's Intervention, Federal Govt, ASUU Fail to Resolve Impasse
Two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari directed the minister of education, Adamu Adamu, to take over negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and… Read more »
Nigeria: 32 States, 233 LGAs Prone to Flooding in 2022, NEMA Warns
The director-general, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Ahmed, yesterday said the agency had identified 233 local government areas in 32 states and FCT that… Read more »
Nigeria: Prolonged ASUU Strike Will Expose Our Children to Criminality, Parents Lament
Some parents of students in Nigerian universities have expressed concerns over the danger and implications of the prolonged Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) strike,… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Nigeria: Insecurity - End This Madness, President Buhari Orders Security Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has paid his condolences to those who lost their loved ones in the recent barbaric terrorist attacks in Sokoto, Kaduna and Plateau States, ordering the… Read more »
Nigeria: No Resumption Date for Abuja-Kaduna Train Service - Minister
The Minister of Transportation, Mua'zu Jaji Sambo, has said that there is no date yet for the resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna train service, which was suspended after the terrorists… Read more »