Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Kill 640 Terrorists, Arrest 1,051 in May - Official

In the North-central, Mr Buba said, the troops of Operation Safe Haven conducted several offensive operations. Read more »

Nigeria: Commuters to Enjoy Free Train Rides On Abuja Metro Line Till End of Year

President Tinubu described the operations on the Abuja Metro Line as a symbolic milestone of enduring progress as a country and in the FCT. Read more »

Nigeria: Health Security - Nigerian Agency Inaugurates National Genomics Consortium

NCDC said the consortium will serve as a coordination and oversight body responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the NCDC's genomic surveillance strategy. Read more »

Nigeria: Governor Eno Honours Predecessor, Names Road After Him

Mr Eno said there is no honour that is too much to give to his predecessor whom he said laboured for eight years to build infrastructure in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Attacks On Journalists By State Actors Continue Under Tinubu

In 2024 alone, CJID's Press Attack Tracker has tracked, verified and documented 23 cases of press freedom violations against journalists in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: 'I Inherited 34 Uncompleted Road Projects Worth Over N225b' - Fubara

Mr Fubara said his administration has completed 12 out of the 34 road projects and has also awarded nine more road projects valued at over N534 billion Read more »

Nigeria: Sit-At-Home - Enugu Govt Vows to Resist IPOB Plan to Scuttle Wassce in South-East

IPOB earlier this month announced that there would be a sit-at-home on 30 May across the South-east to mark their Biafra Day which is celebrated annually. Read more »

Nigeria: ASUU Embarks On Two-Week Warning Strike in Kano Varsity

ASUU says the university is on the brink of a financial collapse following years of inadequate funding. Read more »

Nigeria: CBN - Turning Brain Drain to Brain Gain Through Diaspora Remittances

Diaspora remittances constitute the most underrated foreign exchange earner for the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Eight Rescued As Search for Survivors Continues in Lagos Building Collapse

The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, confirmed that eight people have so far been rescued by the LASEMA team. Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Soldiers in South-East Nigeria, Burn Patrol Vehicle

IPOB earlier this month announced that there would be a sit-at-home on 30 May across the South-east to mark the Biafra Day which is celebrated annually in the region. Read more »

Nigeria: End of the Road for Six Suspected Terrorists, As Soldiers Arrest Three Others in Kaduna

Soldiers conducted a special fighting patrol to the Galadimawa general area of the LGA after intelligence reports alerted them of terrorist activities in the area. Read more »

Nigeria: How Frances Benda, Not Frances Berda, Composed 'Nigeria We Hail Thee'

'Nigeria We Hail Thee' was adopted as Nigeria's first national anthem on 1 October 1960. Read more »

Nigeria: Otedola Battles Zenith Bank Over Alleged 'Fraudulent Transactions' On Companies' Account

Mr Otedola triggers legal battle and police action after accusing Bank of unauthorised withdrawals of billions of naira from his company's account. Read more »

Nigeria: After Premium Times' Report, Contractors Return to Complete Abandoned Road Project in Ekiti

The report had captured the suffering of residents, majorly farmers, in the interconnected agrarian communities. Read more »

Nigeria: Ayetoro Residents Protest Over Ocean Surge, Seek Govt's Intervention

Though it was a peaceful protest, the residents poured out in large numbers to the main streets of the community to lament their perennial ordeal. Read more »

Nigeria: Ekiti Directs BEDC to End Estimated Billing, Provide Meters to Residents

Mr Aluko said the essence of the meeting was to address and put an end to estimated billing practices while ensuring that customers paid for only what they consumed Read more »

Nigeria: NAHCON Suspends Staff Allowances Due to Financial Constraints, Offers Option for Early Return

"Staff will be given the option to return to Nigeria after 21 days of service if they choose to do so." Read more »

Nigeria: How Police Manipulated Verydarkman Into Custody - Lawyer Alleges

It is VDM's fourth arrest in 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Government Mulls Reenactment of Fire Service Act

The minister said current events have overtaken the usefulness of the 1963 law. Read more »

Nigeria: Jigawa Government Employs 3,143 Teachers, 147 First-Class Graduates

Mr Namadi presented the appointment letters at the Aminu Kano Triangle in Dutse, the state capital, in a series of events to mark his first year in office. Read more »

Nigeria: Half of Global Population Lacks Essential Health Care - WHO

The DG stated that at a global level, there's a regression in the rate of financial protection of citizens seeking health care. Read more »

Nigeria: EFCC Secures 3,175 Convictions, Recovers N156 Billion in One Year

This was disclosed on Wednesday at the launch of Zero Tolerance Club in University Abuja, Gwagwalada, Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: I Don't Know Why Terrorists Repeatedly Attack Zamfara - Governor Lawal

Governor Lawal also speaks of the motives of the terrorists and why he and some Northern Nigerian governors travelled to the US. Read more »

Nigeria: National Anthem or National Issues?, By Toyin Falola

Nostalgic feelings, memory nodes, and reverberations have often spurred me into euphoric celebrations, bursting out to retrace the relics of history resurrected by the Nigerian… Read more »