Nigeria: Popular Singer Flavour Loses Father

Popular Nigerian Highlife and Pop Singer Chinedu Okoli, also known as Flavour and Ijele has lost his father. Read more »

Nigeria: Edun Calls for MDAs' Collaboration to Drive Economic Growth, Attract Investments

Minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Mr Wale Edun has called on heads of agencies and parastatals under his ministry to work together in order to ensure… Read more »

Nigeria: Navy Hands Oil Thieves, PMs Consignment Over to NSCDC

An operative of the Nigerian Navy's Forward Operating Base (FoB) has handed two suspected oil thieves and 3,500 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to the Nigeria Security and… Read more »

Nigeria: Dana Air Staff Protest Non-Payment of Salary, Pension Remittances

Disengaged staff members of Dana Airline, on Tuesday, picketed the company's headquarters over non-payment of their two months' salaries and non-remittance of their contributory… Read more »

Nigeria: Regional Military Forces Needed to Tackle Coups, Terrorism - Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has advocated the empowering of regional blocs to establish standby military forces to contain military adventurers and acts of terrorism. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Benin Republic Strengthen Ties to Boost Trade

Nigeria and the Benin Republic have strengthened commercial and trade relations to boost economic activities in both countries. Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-Vice Chairman Threatens Legal Action Against APC National Leadership

A former national vice chairman, North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman has written to President Bola Tinubu threatening to take legal action against the… Read more »

Nigeria: Flight Delay - 300 Passengers Stranded As NCAA Vows Sanction Against Turkish Airline

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has vowed to sanction Turkish Airlines over the alleged maltreatment of about 300 passengers in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Motorists Protest Poor Work On Sabo Bridge

Motorists in Kaduna have described the repair of Sabo Rail Bridge to Command Junction Expressway in Chikun local government area as below standard. Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Govt Apologises Over Hardship, Defends Economic Policies

The federal government has apologised to Nigerians over the economic pains they go through as a result of the reforms embarked upon by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. Read more »

Nigeria: Hard Times for Businesses... 21 Companies Shut Down in Kano in 3 Years

No fewer than 21 companies have shut down operations in Kano State in the last three years due to the harsh economic environment. Read more »

Nigeria: 17 Months After, Abducted Zamfara Lawmaker's Daughters Rescued

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has rescued two daughters of Honorable Aminu Ardo, a member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly after 17 months in their abductor's captivity. Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Sugar Targets N50bn From Series 4, 5 Commercial Papers Issuance

Dangote Sugar Plc seeks to raise N50 billion through Commercial Papers (CPs) issuance across different tranches. Read more »

Nigeria: Zamfara Gov to Start Paying N30,000 New Minimum Wage Next Month

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has announced that his government will begin paying the new minimum wage from next month. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Youths Our Most Valuable Assets, Says Deputy Speaker Kalu

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has noted the valuable role Nigerian youths play in defining and achieving development and… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Tasks Federal Govt On Restoring Electricity to North-East

The Nigerian Senate has called on the Federal Government to restore electricity in the entire North East region of the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Suspended DCP Abba Kyari Granted Bail After 2 Years in Detention

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the former commander of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IGP-IRT), DCP Abba Kyari, a two-week bail after after spending… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Directs All BDCS to Reapply for New Licences

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all Bureau de Change operators (BDCs) in the country to reapply for new operational licences by June 3, 2024 in order to continue to… Read more »

Nigeria: No Wood Factory Set Up By Chinese Nationals in Cross River Community Forest - Official

The chairman of Cross River State Forestry Commission, Dr. George O'ben-Etchi, has debunked the allegation by executive director, Rainforest Resources Development Centre (RRDC),… Read more »

Nigeria: Biafra Leader Loses Bid for Fresh Bail, House Arrest

Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed the request by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for the… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill 7 Terrorists, Recover Weapons, Motorcycles in Kaduna

Troops of 1 Division of Nigerian Army deployed at a blocking position at Udawa, Kaduna, neutralised seven terrorists while carrying out a fighting patrol along Udawa - Kurebe Road… Read more »

Nigeria: Cholera Outbreak - NDDC Donates Relief Materials to Rivers Communities

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has presented relief materials and palliatives to communities in Soku clan of Akuku-Toru local government area of Rivers State. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Opposition Lawmakers Condemn Failed Coup in Congo, Want Perpetrators Punished

Nigerian federal lawmakers belonging to the main opposition political party, PDP, known as the G60, have condemned the failed coup attempt in DR Congo, calling for prosecution of… Read more »

Nigeria: AfDB, EU Brainstorm Over Nigeria's Dilemma to Connect 95m Rural Dwellers to Electricity

The European Union (EU) and African Development Bank (AfDB) are in the process of redefining their financing grants to catalyse Nigeria's electricity industry which is struggling… Read more »

Nigeria: Death Toll Rises to 50 in Wase Bandits Attack

Death toll as a result of bandits attack in Zurak and Bankalala villages in Bashar District of Wase local government area of Plateau State has risen to fifty. Read more »