Nigeria: Gov Kefas Launches 5-Year Strategic Peace Plan

Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has launched a comprehensive Five-Year Strategic Plan for the Taraba State Bureau for Peace and Conflict Management, aimed at strengthening… Read more »

Nigeria: Setback for El-Rufai's Coalition As Women Leader Quits Sdp

Hajia Zainab Sani, the Women Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kaduna State has resigned from the party, which is a major setback to the planned SDP-ADC merger… Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - Olawepo-Hashim Lampoons APC Elements for Reviving Old Smear Campaign

Notable presidential aspirant for the 2027 polls, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has accused elements within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of sponsoring renewed allegations… Read more »

Nigeria: Sankara Nigeria, Kano Govt Launch Agricultural Alliance

In a strategic move set to transform Nigeria's agricultural landscape, the Kano State Government held a high-level meeting with Sankara Nigeria Limited and Lovol Nigeria, alongside… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Boss Lady' Launches Artiste Diggy Rich to Spotlight

'Boss Lady', the single by upcoming music artiste, Diggy Rich, has launched her into the spotlight in the Nigerian music industry. Read more »

Nigeria: High Expectation As 'The Chosen Adventures' Animation Hits Screen

Nigerian-American actress and comedian, Yvonne Orji ('Insecure', 'The Blackening') and American singer, Jordin Sparks, will grace the country's screens from October 17 on Prime… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu, Anyaoku Mourn As Business Icon, Christopher Kolade, Dies At 92

President Bola Tinubu and other distinguished Nigerians have paid glowing tributes to the late Dr. Christopher Kolade, a revered boardroom titan, elder statesman, broadcaster, and… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Unveils Initiative to Verify Authentic E-Commerce Platforms

The Federal Government has unveiled the National Digital Trustmark Initiative, a new scheme designed to verify and certify authentic e-commerce websites and platforms in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Release Nnamdi Kanu Now, Atiku Tells Govt

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu if due prosecution is not done. Read more »

Nigeria: President Pardons Herbert Macaulay, Mamman Vatsa, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Others

Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, sentenced to death over a treason charge in 1986, has received a posthumous pardon from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: Parents, Ebonyi Govt Bicker Over Shutdown of Illegal, Unapproved Schools

Parents of school children across the 13 local government areas of Ebonyi State and officials of the State Ministry of Education, (Primary and Secondary) have disagreed over the… Read more »

Nigeria: Rights Group Seeks Police Chief's Intervention in Rivers Monarch, Youth Leader Murder

The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has accused the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) of bias in its investigation into the murder of the traditional ruler of Oshiugbokor community in… Read more »

Nigeria: Sale of Nigeria's Public Assets Caused Infrastructure Crisis - Adebayo

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has blamed the massive infrastructure challenge in Nigeria today on the sale of public… Read more »

Nigeria: Council of State Endorses 959 National Honours By Tinubu

The National Council of State has approved the National Honours Award Committee report for 2024 and 2025, endorsing 959 recipients, including eminent Nigerians, friends of Nigeria,… Read more »

Nigeria: Ensure Credible Elections, New National Electoral Chief Amupitan Urged

The newly nominated chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN), has been tasked with ensuring credible elections in… Read more »

Nigeria: Tajbank's N20bn Sukuk Bond Gets 185.5 Percent Oversubscription

TAJBank Limited, the fastest growing non-interest bank in Nigeria, has recorded a 185.15 per cent oversubscription rate on its latest N20 billion Mudarabah Sukuk bond offer,… Read more »

Nigeria: Youth Assembly Accuses Vigilante of Extra-Judicial Killing in Imo

The national president of Orluzurumee Youth Assembly (OYA), Prince Izunna Obiefule, has accused the Imo State government-sponsored vigilante outfit, Ebubeagu Security Network, of… Read more »

Nigeria: Teachers' Union Awards N4m Grants to 6 Brilliant Students

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has awarded N4 million in scholarships to six outstanding Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) students drawn from the… Read more »

Nigeria: Political Soldering - Mana As Military Administrator of Plateau State

Enigmatic, astute, diligent, professional, officer and gentleman, suave and princely; He was later to become an exemplary politician who after soldiering became a Senator of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Can Women Attend Prayers in the Masjid?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Read more »

Nigeria: A Brother Through Tides and Seasons - Celebrating Hakeem Bello On Diamond Jubilee

You could well describe it as a "smart campus" if we were to deploy a contemporary description, for an academic space which packed so much within its moderate geographical land… Read more »

Nigeria: Unicef, EU Laud Otti for Transparent Budget Portfolio Miconduct

The lead consultant for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Abia State, on programme-based Budgeting Workshop, Prof. Frances Obafemi, has described Dr Alex Otti's… Read more »

Nigeria: Imo ADC Appoints Agu DG Support Groups, Others

The African Democratic Congress (ADC), Imo State chapter, has appointed Comrade Agu Diamond Bryan as director-general of the Directorate of Support Groups, Diaspora Affairs, Civil… Read more »

Nigeria: Protest Rocks Unicross Over Unpaid Salaries

Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) University of Cross River (UNICROSSS… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Sensitises Calabar Residents to Financial Inclusion

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled its initiative to boost financial inclusion, reiterating its commitment to fostering productivity and maintaining monetary and price… Read more »