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 »
Nigeria: Commomwealth Games - Again, Nigeria Wins Gold, Bronze in Discus, Silver in Weightlifting
Team Nigeria's medal haul at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, has swelled to seven following the trio of Chioma Onyekwere, Obiageri Amaechi and… Read more »
July 29, 2022
Nigeria: Terrorists Attack Military Checkpoint At Abuja-Niger Border
Gunmen suspected to be Terrorists have attacked a Military checkpoint located at the foot of the popular Zuma Rock in Niger State on Thursday night. Read more »
Nigeria: Protest in Benin Over Obaseki's Planned Museum
Hundreds of youths in Benin City , the Edo State capital under the aegis of Coalition of Benin Socio Cultural Organisation yesterday defied the early morning rain to protest the… Read more »
July 28, 2022
Nigeria: We'll Rescue Zamfara, Atiku Declares, Meets PDP Gov'ship Candidate
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has assured the Zamfara PDP gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Dauda Lawal,… Read more »
Nigeria: Rising Insecurity - Frightened Senators Tell Buhari to Sit Up or Face Impeachment
With terrorist attacks rising in the nation's capital city and across the country without tangible measures to contain them, Nigerian senators have served President Muhammadu… Read more »
Nigeria: 4 Work-Free Days for Workers Misconstrued - Lagos Govt
Lagos State government yesterday said the four days- work free days for its workers to obtain their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) has been misconstrued. Read more »
Nigeria: El-Rufai Renames Public Buildings, Roads After Sambo, Bantex, Others
Kaduna State government has renamed some public buildings and roads in honour of former Vice President Namadi Sambo, the late former deputy governor, Yusuf Bala Bantex, former… Read more »
July 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Air Set Take Off As Federal Govt Approves Lease of 3 Aircraft
The federal government has approved the lease of three aircraft for initial operations of the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air. Read more »
Nigeria: Headies Disqualifies Portable Over Threat to Life of Co-Nominees
Organisers of The Headies Awards 2022 edition, on Tuesday, disqualified controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, otherwise known as Portable, from the list of Award nominees over… Read more »
Nigeria: No Immediate Solutions to Current Aviation Fuel Crisis - Sirika
The minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said there are no immediate solutions to the crises rocking Nigeria's aviation sector because the variables impacting the crises in the… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Nigeria: 36 Kidnapped in Fresh Attack On Kaduna Millennium City
No fewer than 36 residents of Keke B Area of New Millennium City in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State were kidnapped by bandits who invaded the community on Monday… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Budget Underway As NASS, Finance Minister Meet On 2023-2025 MTEF/FSP
The leadership of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, held a consultative meeting with the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, over the draft 2023-2025… Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Have Killed 50,000, Declare State of Emergency, NNPP Tells Buhari
New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP) in Katsina State has said that over 50,000 innocent people were killed as a result of incessant attacks carried out by terrorists across the… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Industries Boosting Nigerian Debt Market Activities
Activities in the domestic debt market have increased as corporates continue to take advantage of the relatively low yields in the market to fund business expansion, amongst… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Nigeria: Army Rescues 7 Kidnapped Herdsmen, 200 Rustled Cows in Borno
The Troops of 195 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Operations Hadin Kai, have rescued seven herdsmen kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in Dusuman in Maiduguri, the Borno State… Read more »