January 02
Nigeria: Probing the Past As Unnecessary Morality Hunt - Emefiele
Probing the past can be a waste of public resources. Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele - Probing the Past Is Unnecessary Morality Hunt
It has become a predictable pattern in our politics that whenever a new government comes into office, we will, sooner than later, be regaled with the financial misdeeds of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Media Trial - Is Tinubu's Obazee Team a Mirror of Buhari's Ode Probe Panel?
It is necessary to urge the Obazee Team to tread softly and face its assignment without fear or favour by performing its role responsibly, professionally and within the ambit of… Read more »
Nigeria: Afcon 2023 - Ndidi, Iheanacho Injured 12 Days Before Kickoff
The two Nigerians at Leicester City are currently injured and may miss the team's opening match against Equatorial Guinea on 14 January. Read more »
Nigeria: Police to Investigate Abduction of LG Chairperson in Nasarawa
The LG boss and one Adamu Custom were kidnapped at Ningo village of Akwanga around 8:30 p.m. on Monday. Read more »
January 01
Nigeria: Tinubu's First New Year Message to Nigerians As President
"Over the past seven months of our administration, I have taken some difficult and yet necessary decisions to save our country from fiscal catastrophe." Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Signs 2024 Budget
The National Assembly passed the 28.7 trillion on Saturday. Read more »
Nigeria: We Won't Use Central Bank Loan to Fund Nigeria's 2023 Budget - Minister
Ways and Means is being eliminated by taking the funding that is required from the market, as opposed to the printing of money by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the minister said Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Governor Apologises Over Inability to Pay Pension Arrears As Promised
The governor gave a new deadline for the payment of the arrears. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Can't Stop Talking About Politicians, Elections - Mbaka
The priest's utterances have often pitched him against the authority of the Catholic Church. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt to Revoke More Mining Licences
Mr Alake disclosed this in his New Year goodwill message to Nigerians. Read more »
Nigeria: New Year - Tinubu Says Security Situation Improved Despite Repeated Attacks
The President says security has improved but daring attacks are still being carried out by terrorists. Read more »
Nigeria: Election Is Over, It's Time to Work Together, Tinubu Tells Atiku, Obi
As the candidate of the ruling party, APC, Mr Tinubu defeated Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Read more »
Nigeria: New Year - Senate Leader Cautions Nigerian Clerics Against Fake Prophecies
The Senate leader also asked Nigerians not to be deterred by what is going on around them but should keep hope alive in God, the creator of Heaven and Earth. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Intensifies Efforts to Digitalise Birth, Death Registrations
The National Population Commission explained that the eCRVS provides electronic certificates for different forms of registration, including births and deaths. Read more »
Nigeria: FG Reiterates Support for Super Eagles' Quest to Lift Fourth Afcon Title
The Minister of Sports Development revealed his office is in close coordination with the NFF and dedicated to facilitating an environment conducive to the team's success in Cote… Read more »
Nigeria: 2024 - Igoche Mark Urges Collaboration, Unity Amongst Basketball Stakeholders
Mark advises Nigeria's basketball family to support one another, applaud each other's achievements, and lend a helping hand when someone stumbles. Read more »
December 31, 2023
Nigeria: Lecturers Yet to Receive Promised Four Months' Salaries - ASUU
ASUU President, Emmanuel Ossodeke, a professor of soil science, also said most of its demands that the Nigerian government claimed to have met are yet to be implemented. Read more »
Nigeria: Old Farm Settlements Cry for Attention As Food Inflation Bites Harder
Between 1955 and 1960, the late Obafemi Awolowo, then Premier of the defunct Western Region, established farm settlements and institutes across the region, an idea his… Read more »
December 30, 2023
West Africa: INEC Chair Seeks Collaboration Among Electoral Commissions in West Africa
Mr Yakubu underscored the complexity of election management and urged electoral commissions to prioritise peer support amid limited resources and escalating election costs. Read more »
December 29, 2023
Nigeria: Ondo Governor, Officials Pay Condolence Visit to Akeredolu's Family
The Ondo State Governor described the demise of Mr Akeredolu as a great loss, not just to Ondo State and Akeredolu's family, but to the whole nation. Read more »
December 28, 2023
Nigeria: Outrage as Tinubu's 2024 Budget Slashes Women's Funding by 82%
According to the group, the allocation in the 2024 proposed budget for WEE is the lowest since 2019. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Alarmed By Nigeria's '20 Million' Out-of-School Children, Suggests Solutions
Only India has more children out of school than Nigeria, according to the UN agency. Read more »
West Africa: France Strategizes to Regain Lost Grounds in Sahel
To lead this team, France's current Ambassador to Nigeria, Emannuelle Blatmann, will return to Quai d'Orsay as the Head of Africa and Indian Ocean at the Ministry of Foreign… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Firm Plans First-Ever Gas Supply Deal to South Africa
"We'd probably very early in the year close out another segment of the market, an off-take for South Africa," David Ige, the CEO of the Lagos-based energy firm, said. Read more »