August 26, 2025
Nigeria: Court Orders Banks to Produce Activist Sowore's Account Transactions
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered six commercial banks to provide the inspector-general of police (IGP) with information pertaining to the bank… Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Protest Disrupts Academic Activities At Alex Ekwueme Varsity
The nationwide protest called by the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to demand the release of their three and half months salaries withheld by the federal government… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Vows to Resist APC's 'One-Party System' Plot
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting to impose a one-party system on Nigeria through intimidation and state-backed… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Petrobras' Return As Nigeria Signs 5 MOUs With Brazil
President Bola Tinubu on Monday welcomed Petrobras's imminent return to Nigeria, five years after Brazil's state-owned oil company halted its joint venture operations. Read more »
Nigeria: At NBA Conference, Minister, Ezekwesili Differ On State of Economy Inbox Boko Haram Kill Soldiers, Abduct Schoolgirls
A former minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili and the minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, have disagreed on the state of Nigeria's economy. Read more »
Nigeria: NMA Tackles Maternal/Infant Mortality, Lists Akwa Ibom Among Worst States to Practice
The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm on the high cases of maternal and infants' mortality, lamenting that the trend has… Read more »
Nigeria: Bauchi, Stakeholders Back Gender Policy to End Out-of-School Children Menace
Participants at a stakeholders' workshop on National Gender Policy on Education in Bauchi State have drafted decisions for adaptation, law enactment and implementation in the state… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Adopt Lagos, Zamfara Resolutions, Work for Victory - PDP Reps
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has resolved to adopt all the decisions of the various committees and organs of the party, including the… Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmaker Condemns Brutalisation of Bus Driver By FRSC Officials
The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinedu Oga, has condemned the inhumane treatment of a commercial bus driver by… Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Presents Certificate of Return to Zamfara Assembly By-Election Winner
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the certificate of return to the member-elect of the Zamfara State House of Assembly for Kaura-Namoda South… Read more »
Nigeria: Police, EFCC Nab 9 Kidnapping, Cyber Crime Suspects in Akwa Ibom
Anti-kidnapping operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have busted a kidnapping ring and arrested two suspects in connection with a recent foiled kidnapping attempt in… Read more »
Nigeria: Stakeholders Push for Improved Flood, Disaster Preparedness in Kaduna
Stakeholders in Kaduna State have called for stronger collaboration to improve crisis communication and preparedness against flooding and other disasters. Read more »
Nigeria: Gombe Govt Revitalises 169 Health Facilities
Gombe State government has inaugurated 169 revitalised health facilities, comprising 103 Primary Health Care (PHC) centres and 66 clinics in a major step aimed at expanding access… Read more »
Nigeria: Security Summit Seeks End to Killings in Benue
A high-stakes security summit held in Zaria, Kaduna State, in response to the escalating wave of killings in Benue State, has called for an end to killings in Benue State. Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Theft Nearly 100 Percent Eliminated, Says NNPCL Gceo
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that Nigeria's oil and gas pipelines would soon attain 100 per cent capacity utilisation, as nearly all pipeline… Read more »
Nigeria: We Must Invest in Cyber Defence, Artificial Intelligence, Indigenous Military Technology - Cds
Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa has called on African heads of state and military leaders to invest more in cyber defence, artificial intelligence and indigenous… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP's Zoning of Presidential Ticket to South Sparks Comments
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zoned its presidential candidacy for the 2027 general election to the country's southern region. Read more »
Nigeria: Parties Accept Mediation in Abia Land Dispute
Parties in a land dispute in Abia State, which had left one person injured and cassava farms destroyed, have agreed to allow their traditional ruler, Eze Ebereocha Nwagbara, to… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Do More to Secure Katsina - COAS
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has renewed his commitment to ending insecurity in the state and across Nigeria, declaring that "we'll do more… Read more »
Nigeria: Premiumtrust Bank Meets N200bn Capital Requirement for National Commercial Banks - Reinforcing Its Leadership As Nigeria's Fastest-Growing Bank
PremiumTrust Bank is delighted to announce that it has met the N200 billion minimum capital requirement for National Commercial Banks well ahead of March 2026 deadline set by the… Read more »
Nigeria: Gombe Gov Signs Bill Creating 13 LCDA
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya signed into law a bill establishing 13 new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state on Monday. He described the move as a… Read more »
August 25, 2025
Nigeria: Remembering Nigeria's Victims of Terror
Every year on 21 August, the world pauses to honour victims of terrorism. In Nigeria, that pause is never a simple act of remembrance. It is a reckoning--one that asks us to say… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas to Activate 260,000-Man Counter-Terrorism Brigade
President of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), Omar Alieu Touray, has disclosed plans by the regional bloc to activate 260,000 counter-terrorism brigade. Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Issues Fresh Flood Alert to 9 Northern States
The Federal Ministry of Environment's National Flood Early Warning Center (FEW Center) has issued another flood warning alert to Adamawa and eight other States in the North. Read more »
Nigeria: Veteran Juju Music Star Ahuja Bello Dies
Veteran juju musician, Alhaji Ahuja Bello passed away early Monday morning, a day after celebrating his 83rd birthday. Read more »
