Nigeria: Patients Groan As Doctors' Strike Cripples Services At Abuja Hospitals

Patients in general hospitals across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to bear the brunt of resident doctors' ongoing seven-day warning strike under the Federal… Read more »

Nigeria: Oil Workers Suspend Strike After Resolving Dispute With Dangote Group

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) suspended its nationwide strike yesterday after reaching an agreement with Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals… Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Government Moves to Fix Digital Payment Glitches, Boost E-Commerce

The Federal Government said it was working towards removing all glitches against seamless digital payments and e-commerce across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: 31 Percent Nigerian Women Suffer Sexual, Physical Violence - - Minister

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim on Wednesday disclosed that about 31 percent of Nigerian women between the ages of 15 and 49… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Subsidy Removal Savings Not Enough to Transform Economy - Oyedele

The chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has declared that the savings accruing from the removal of fuel subsidy were grossly… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Lacks Enough Troops to Fight Insecurity, Says Ex-GOC Ali-Keffi

Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) Division 1 of the Nigerian Army, Read more »

Nigeria: 'Nigeria Has Become a Killing Field, Declare State of Emergency Now', Ex-GOC Ali-Keffi Tells Tinubu

Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) Division 1 of the Nigerian Army, Retired Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Gives Marching Order On Further Crash of Food Prices

President Bola Tinubu has given a marching order to a committee within the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to further ensure the reduction of food prices across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Software Engineer Loses $260,000 Job Offer Over Nationality

A Nigerian software engineer, Ridwan Akinfenwa, has shared how he lost a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) role worth over $260,000 annually in salaries due to his nationality. Read more »

Nigeria: Bbnaija10 - Housemates Reveal Who They Would Bring Back If Given Chance

Housemates reflected on the evicted contestants they would most likely to see return to the Big Brother Naija season 10 house during Wednesday's Diary Session, revealing emotional… Read more »

Africa: NFF Dismisses Reports of FIFA Clearing South Africa Over Player Ineligibility Controversy

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed reports indicating that FIFA has cleared South Africa of any wrongdoing in the player ineligibility saga involving Teboho… Read more »

Nigeria: ADC Unaware of Any Case Against It - Spokesman

The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi has dismissed reports suggesting that the party was facing internal legal battles,… Read more »

Nigeria: Meta Takes Down FIJ's Facebook Page

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, has taken down the official page of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), citing alleged violations of its… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Stopping Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan From Resumption Unlawful', Adegboruwa Tells Senate

Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) has declared that it would amount to illegality for the Senate to prevent Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming her duties… Read more »

Nigeria: Presidency Fires Back At Dino Melaye for Criticising Debt Profile Under Tinubu

The Presidency has dismissed remarks by former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, on Nigeria's rising debt profile, describing them as "entertainment, and not enlightenment." Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Threatened to Sack Me Over Petrol Subsidy Removal - Kachikwu

A former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has revealed that late former President Muhammadu Buhari threatened to sack him if his push to remove petrol… Read more »

Nigeria: You Can't Resume in Senate Now, NASS Tells Suspended Kogi Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan

The National Assembly Management has formally declined Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's request to resume legislative duties after serving her six-month suspension over alleged… Read more »

Nigeria: Senior Workers Reject Planned 5% Petroleum Tax, Threaten Strike

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the federal government's planned 5 percent tax on petroleum products and issued a 14-day ultimatum to withdraw from it. Read more »

Nigeria: Unicef, Commonwealth Hand Over Climate-Resilient Health, Education Facilities to Jigawa

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), in collaboration with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has handed over 11… Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina Unveils €5.15m EU Funded Peace Resilience Project

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has launched a peace and resilience initiative aimed at tackling insecurity, displacement, and economic hardship in Katsina and Zamfara states. Read more »

Nigeria: Strike - Oil Workers' Union, Dangote Group's Abuja Meeting Ends in a Deadlock

Efforts by the federal government to broker peace between the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Dangote Group ended in a stalemate on Monday… Read more »

Nigeria: Poverty Reduction Surest Way to Fight Insecurity, Chinedumuije Urges Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has been advised to deploy alternative means to combat the growing insecurity and violence across the country, especially in the North-East and North-West… Read more »

Nigeria: Presidency Sacks VP Shettima's Aide On Digital, Creative Economy

The Presidency has announced the disengagement of Fegho John Umunubo, who until now served as Special Assistant to the President on Digital and Creative Economy in the Office of… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Raises Alarm Over Degradation of Lagoon

Lagos State government has raised the alarm over the environmental degradation of the Lagos Lagoon, saying the situation portends an ecological and social catastrophe if urgent… Read more »

Nigeria: Customs Begin Automation of Excise Registration System

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has concluded the pilot phase of its Automated Excise Register System (ERS), which was introduced as part of an extensive modernisation… Read more »