August 25, 2022
Nigeria: Mosquitoes - Environmental Sanitation As Panacea for Malaria Control
Malaria is an endemic disease in Nigeria, being the leading cause of morbidity and mortality with all Nigerians at risk. Read more »
Nigeria: ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron to Withdraw $3bn Suits Against NNPC
Shell Plc, ExxonMobil Corporation, Chevron Corporation, and Equinor ASA have said they will withdraw their lawsuits of about $3 billion, against the Nigerian National Petroleum… Read more »
Nigeria: Abuja-Kaduna Train to Resume After Abducted Passengers' Release - Federal Govt
Federal government said it would be insensitive to commence the Abuja-Kaduna train services now due to the plight of families whose loved ones kidnapped in the March incident are… Read more »
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: 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 »
May 26, 2021
Nigeria: 23 Years After - in Remembrance of General Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha, who was born on September 20, 1943, died three months to his 55th birthday on June 8, 1998. Before his death, Gen Abacha had risen to the rank of a full… Read more »
September 19, 2018
Nigeria: Shell Plans to Cut Methane Emissions
Oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell said it will cut emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, across its oil and gas operations. Shell aims to maintain methane emissions intensity… Read more »
February 27, 2012
Nigeria: T.Y. Danjuma Foundation and the Road to Dako
The people of Dako community are predominantly farmers. This is evident from the ridges that could be seen around the footpath that led to the village. Read more »
November 25, 2010
Nigeria: Reflections on Fifty Years of Change
I would like to thank Chatham House and Coventry University's African Studies Centre for inviting me to speak today. I'm honoured to have the chance at this critical time to share… Read more »
March 14, 2008
Congo-Kinshasa: South African Singer Decries Plight of Women
South African Singer, Miriam Makeba has said that women survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face a "triple tragedy" of physical, psychological… Read more »