February 12
Nigeria: Police Recruitment - No Date Fixed for Examination - PSC
Police Service Commission (PSC) said it has not announced any date for examination for applicants in the ongoing recruitment of constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Read more »
Nigeria: Maritime Policing - National Assembly to End Navy's Monopoly
The National Assembly is planning to initiate legal frameworks to break the monopoly of the Nigeria Navy (NN) in the policing of the nation's blue water and deep sea, where the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nass Plans Legal Framework for State Police
The National Assembly is considering a legal framework for the creation of state police and intelligence gathering on the activities of bandits, kidnappers and terrorists. Read more »
Nigeria: Disincentives of Rise in Import Duty
It is commonplace to observe that Nigerians are facing a grim reality of rising costs of food and other essential commodities amid poor purchasing power and fast dwindling economy. Read more »
Nigeria: Prosecute Religious Sect Financing Terrorism, Anglican Primate Tells Federal Govt
Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba has called on the federal government and anti-graft agency to identify the religious sect… Read more »
Nigeria: Access Holdings - How Wigwe's Successor Will Emerge
Following the death of group managing director and chief executive of Access Holdings, the former Nigerian minister of Finance and current director general of the World Trade… Read more »
Nigeria: Afcon 2023 - Troost-Ekong Wins 'Best Player of the Tournament' Award
Super Eagles on-field Captain, William Troost-Ekong, has been crowned the Best Player of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of 14 Houses, 3 Exotic Cars, N24.1m
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of 14 houses, a Mikano generator, three cars and the total sum of N24,106,760, 15… Read more »
Nigeria: Institute Partners Civil Service Commission On Reforms
President and chairman- in-council of Institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria Chartered (ISMNC) Mr Alex Ndudi Enebeli and the chairman of Federal Civil Service Commission,… Read more »
February 11
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - What Is in It for Workers As Negotiations Begin?
It is no longer news that the take home of the average Nigerian worker can no longer take him or her home. Read more »
Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Clinch 3rd Afcon Title, Beat Nigeria 2-1 in 2023 Final
The delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament ended on Sunday night with host Cote d'Ivoire completing their remarkable turnaround in fortune by becoming the first host… Read more »
February 10
Nigeria: Law Bars Central Bank From Advancing More Loans to Govt - Cardoso
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it can no longer advance loans to the federal government through the Ways and Means as Section 38 of the CBN Act (2007) bars it from doing so… Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Governor Sets Up Taskforce on Food Prices
The governor of Katsina State, Malamm Dikko Umaru Radda, yesterday convened an expanded emergency security meeting on the rising food prices in the state and resolved to set up a… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos City Marathon - 15 Refugees, 81 Elite Athletes Confirm Participation
Over 81 world-class elite runners who are Gold Label athletes have confirmed their participation in the 9th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, which comes up on Saturday, February… Read more »
February 09
West Africa: Sall Taking Ecowas From Frying Pan to Fire
As the troubled Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convenes its Ministerial Council meeting in Abuja on February 8 to discuss the quit notice served by three of its… Read more »
February 07
Nigeria: Senate Summons Economic Team Over Increasing Cost of Living
The Senate has summoned the economic team of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over Nigeria's poor economy, hunger and depreciation in the value of Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Timi Frank Condemns Senegal President Sall's Presidential Poll Shift
A former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Wednesday, strongly condemned the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, over… Read more »
Senegal: Ecowas Warns Senegal Against Constitutional Breach Constitution On Election
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has urged the authorities in Senegal and major political stakeholders to comply with the provisions of the constitution in… Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged N80BN Fraud - Kogi Kicks As EFCC Includes Bello in Charges
Kogi State government has raised the alarm over what it described as a desperate attempt by "criminals masquerading as politicians" to tarnish the image of the immediate past… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Spent $40bn On Education, Medical Tourism in 10 Years - Cardoso
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has blamed the free-fall of the naira on the huge sum of $40 billion spent by Nigerians on foreign education and medical tourism in the last 10… Read more »
Nigeria: Afcon 2023 - APC Governors Splash N200m On Super Eagles
Ahead of Super Eagles' semifinal match against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament on Wednesday, the Progressive Governors'… Read more »
February 06
Nigeria: Nigerians Decry High Cost of Living
The cost of living in the country has sky rocketed ridiculously amid removal of fuel subsidy and the federal government remains mute on how Nigerians survive daily. Last year saw… Read more »
Nigeria: Opposition Parties Instigating Mass Protests to Undermine Our Govt - APC
In its arrant desperation to portray the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration as under-performing, opposition parties have resorted to instigating unsuspecting young… Read more »
Nigeria: Constitution Review - We Won't Disappoint Nigerians - House
The House of Representatives has expressed great confidence in the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, to deliver on mandate, as the chairman, House Committee on Constitution… Read more »
Africa: Food Cheapest in Nigeria Despite Complaints - Governors
Amidst the cost of living crisis caused by persistent increase in the prices of goods and services, the chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum and governor of Kwara State,… Read more »