October 27
Nigeria: Delta Communities Get Electricity After 15 Years of Darkness
Electricity has been restored to Ekuku-Agbor and its adjoining communities in Ika South local government area of Delta State after 15 years. Read more »
Nigeria: 13 Die in Kaduna-Abuja Expressway Crash
The Kaduna sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 13 persons died in a road crash on Friday on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Cabinet Shake-Up - Beyond the Musical Chairs
If anyone thought President Bola Tinubu would run a business-as-usual administration, Wednesday's surgical operation on his cabinet should put that notion to rest. In one fell… Read more »
Africa: Slave Trade - Commonwealth Heads Agree On Reparations Dialogue
Commonwealth leaders have agreed that the time has come for a conversation about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK's desire to keep the subject off the agenda at a… Read more »
Nigeria: Many People Trapped in Abuja Collapsed Building
An unconfirmed number of people were trapped in a building that collapsed in the Sabon Lugbe community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) late yesterday. Read more »
Nigeria: On Guardian's 'Desperate Choices'
I was puzzled by the Guardian Newspapers' big story of Friday, October 25, 2024; colorfully accompanied by a front page cartoon of a military tanker surrounded by civilians, egging… Read more »
Nigeria: NTI Organises Digital Teaching Methods in Kano
Teachers from Kano, Jigawa and Katsina have been trained by the National Teachers Institute (NTI) on how to migrate from analogue system of teaching to the digital system. Read more »
Nigeria: Winners Emerge in Rivers Education Quiz Competition
Four secondary schools in Rivers State have won N19 million in the first edition of the Education Champions League quiz competition. Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Govt to Partner Rotary Club, Others On Polio
The Rivers State government has said it would sustain its collaboration with the Rotary Club and other partners to end polio in Nigeria and across the globe. Read more »
Nigeria: Non-Payment for Title Properties - FG Gives 60-Days Warning, Sanction
The federal government has given 60-days warning notice to owners of its titled properties who have continued to default in payment of ground rent and other statutory charges,… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Advocates Access to Information
The Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Foundation (MILID), supported by UNESCO, has commemorated this year's Global Media and Information Literary Week to… Read more »
Nigeria: 2.8m Nigerians Added to Health Insurance in One Year
The Federal Ministry of Health under the minister of Health and Social Welfare has within the first year of the present administration added over 2.8 million people to the Health… Read more »
Nigeria: Popular Musician Shot Dead At Enugu Police Station
A popular Enugu-based traditional Ogene musician, Okezie Chikezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah, was shot dead at the premises of the Tactical Squad of Enugu State Police… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Coalition Tasks Bauchi Community On Reorientation
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) yesterday held a one-day community engagement in Bauchi State to brainstorm on how best to confront the myriads of challenges bedevilling the… Read more »
Nigeria: GTCO - Police Deny Forcing Journalists to Make Confessional Statements
A Chief Superintendent of Police, Michael Abu, has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that four journalists accused of publishing false information about Guaranty Trust Holding… Read more »
Nigeria: Youths Protest Over Worsening Calabar-Itu Highway
Fears of more exorbitant prices of essential goods aggravating the prevailing hunger in Akwa Ibom State appear imminent as angry youths protesting the worsening state of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Bayelsa Disburses N13.8bn to Ng-Cares Beneficiaries
Bayelsa State government said it has disbursed about N13.8 billion to 466,732 direct beneficiaries in the eight local government areas of the state for the rural and empowerment… Read more »
Nigeria: Minister Welcomes Proposed Agric Extension Services Bill
Minister of state for agriculture and food security, Sabi Abdullahi, has welcomed the proposed Nigeria Agricultural Extension Services Bill, describing it as a game-changer… Read more »
Nigeria: Lasaco Assurance Revenue Hits N18.3bn in 2023
Insurance revenue of Lasaco Assurance Plc rose significantly to N18.3 billion in 2023 financial year from N13.5 billion it was the previous year. This growth represents a 36… Read more »
Nigeria: Ali Pate's Call
In popular parlance, wherever you turn, you hear: "Naija no dey carry last". That's the Nigerian's way of self-consolation, even self-motivation. In whatever circumstance he finds… Read more »
Nigeria: Stakeholders Task FG, States On Fake Agro-Chemicals in Markets
Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), has challenged the National Task Force (NTF), states, the federal government and stakeholders in the cocoa value chain to intensify… Read more »
Nigeria: NGO Organises Training for Female Amotekun Members
Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE), an NGO dedicated to conflict prevention and peacebuilding, has conducted a training programme for female officers of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Seven Tips On Essential First Aid Supplies
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Nigeria: NUC Approves Five Programmes As Lokoja Varsity Holds 8th Convocation
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved five academic programmes for the Federal University, Lokoja. Read more »
Nigeria: Matriarch of Igbinedion Family, Rosaline Agbonlahor, Dies At 95
The Igbinedion family of Igbanke in Orhiomwon local government area of Edo State has announced the death of its matriarch, Mrs Rosaline Agbonlahor Igbinedion (nee Aisagbonhin). Read more »
