November 22, 2023
Nigeria: Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, Egypt to Participate in 2023 Calabar Carnival
Cross River suspended the Calabar Carnival in 2021 because of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 5,000km of Oil Pipelines Vandalised - NNPCL
NNPCL CEO, Mele Kyari, says the continuous vandalisation of the pipelines is causing a huge loss to the company. Read more »
Nigeria: 15-Year-Old Student Wins UBA Essay Competition, Receives N5 Million Scholarship
While the overall winner received a prize of N5 million in scholarship, the first and second runners-up received N3 million and N2.5 million grants, respectively, among other… Read more »
November 21, 2023
Nigeria: Lawmakers Okay Medium Term Spending Plan, Sets Exchange Rate and Oil Standards
The lawmakers slammed revenue-generating agencies of the federal government for running inefficient systems. Read more »
Nigeria: Bill to Stop Imprisonment of Issuers of Dud Cheques Passes Second Reading At Senate
The bill proposes a fine of N5 million against big business corporations and N1 million against small business entities found culpable of issuing dud cheques. Read more »
Nigeria: Akpabio Reshuffles Leadership of Senate Committees
In August, Mr Akpabio announced the leadership of 72 standing committees of the upper chamber. Read more »
Malawi: U.S., Malawi Strengthen Military Ties
The collaboration between the US and Malawi started in 2021. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Predecessors Battered, Neglected Nigeria Police - IGP
The IGP said Nigeria has about a 1:1,000 policing ratio as against the United Nations recommended policing ratio of one police to 400 citizens. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Revokes 1,633 Mining Licences
"In line with the powers conferred on me by the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007, Section 5 (a), I have approved the revocation of the 1,633 titles," the minister said. Read more »
Africa: Climate Change - an Urgent Threat to Pregnant Women and Children
The document is titled Protecting maternal, newborn and child health from the impacts of climate change. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Ensure Inclusive, Prosperous Future for Nigeria's Creative Economy - Shettima
Mr Shettima apologised for past administrations' neglect of creative economy. Read more »
Nigeria: Investment Drive - Nigeria, Germany Sign MOUs On $500m Renewable Projects, Gas Supply
President Bola Tinubu, who witnessed the signing ceremonies, assured German businesses that with Nigeria's stable political landscape, foreign investments into the country are… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Nigerian Military Accuses Finland of Encouraging Separatist Leader
Mr Musa said the government must act because the utterances of Mr Ekpa are causing havoc in the South-east. Read more »
Nigeria: Uproar At Senate Over Change in Leadership of Minority Caucus
At the plenary on Tuesday, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) as the new minority leader and Osita Ngwu (PDP, Enugu West) as the… Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Govt Reacts to Alleged Spending of N1 Billion On Governor's Feeding, Welfare
The allegations followed the state government's release of its budget performance. Read more »
Nigeria: Fudma Student Regains Freedom After 50 Days in Captivity
The students were abducted on 3 October 2023, when the gunmen invaded their apartments located behind Mariamoh Ajiri Memorial School, Dutsinma, around 2 a.m. Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Govt to Tap Agricultural Potentials of Lake Chad - Zulum
The governor also spoke on enhancing trans-border trade between communities in Nigeria and their neighbours - Chad and Niger republics. Read more »
Nigeria: FIRS Gives Foreign Shipping Firms Lifting Crude Oil 31 Dec Deadline to Regularise Tax Books
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji says foreign shipping companies lifting crude oil from Nigeria must comply with the country's tax laws Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks German Investment in Critical Sectors
President Tinubu said that German investment was needed in critical growth-enabling industries in energy, transportation, and electric power generation, transmission and… Read more »
Nigeria: We Suspended Chief Judge, We Didn't Remove Her - Osun Speaker
The Osun State Speaker, during an emergency plenary, said the suspension was based on series of petitions received by the assembly against the Chief Judge. Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Judgement - Police Warn Against Violence in Nasarawa
Governor Sule of Nasarawa State challenged the decision of the tribunal sacking him at the Appeal Court, which heard his appeal on 15 November and reserved judgment to a date yet… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Queries Agency for Failing to Submit Financial Records for Audit
NAIC failed to submit its 2021 to 2023 financial records for audit. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Not Interfering With Judiciary, Has No Plan for One-Party State - Presidency
The Presidency said the allegations are deliberately aimed at "unnecessarily heating the polity and causing disenchantment in our country. They exist only in the imagination of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti to Contribute Immensely to Mining Sector Development - Alake
Governor Oyebanji of Ekiti State emphasised the imperative of collaborating with the federal government on mining sector reforms for the economic development of federating units. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Officers Torture Landlord to Death
The police commissioner confirmed the arrest of the operatives. Read more »