Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates NEITI Governing Board

President Tinubu said members of the board were selected, based on their diverse competencies, skills, knowledge, integrity and track record of service in their previous… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate to Convene National Summit On Farmer-Herder Clashes

The Senate said the summit will be coordinated by an hoc committee which has yet to be constituted and will be attended by interest groups and individuals. Read more »

Nigeria: ACF Decries Continuing Security Crisis in Northern Nigeria

ACF warns that Nigeria's security and economic problems, if untamed, could lead to social chaos. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Ask Govt to Exempt Military Personnel From Paying Tolls At Airports, Seaports

The lawmakers said that the exemption of the armed forces from paying tolls would serve as an honour to the personnel for the sacrifices they make. Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Raises Benchmark Interest Rate

The committee voted to retain the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 45 per cent for commercial banks and adjust the CRR of merchant banks from 10 per cent to 14 per cent. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Soldiers Arrest Suspected Kidnappers, Reject N2m Bribe - Official

The Nigerian Army says suspects offered the bribe in their bid to escape arrest Read more »

Nigeria: Rivers Crisis - Jonathan Calls for Ceasefire Between Fubara, Wike

The former president says the political crisis in Rivers has the potential to destabilise Nigeria's Niger Delta region. Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja Light Rail Ready for Commissioning - Wike

Mr Wike expressed satisfaction with the quality of work and the facilities at the train stations. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Fails to Provide Vital Details of Newly Awarded Contracts

At least 16 contracts on the list are covered by the Public Procurement Act, yet only three projects have the names of contractors, duration of project and contract amount listed. Read more »

Nigeria: The Illegality of Marrying Off 100 Orphaned Girls in Niger

Their present predicament is no fault of theirs but stems from a gross leadership failure of the Nigerian state. Read more »

Nigeria: Terrorists Invade Abuja Community, Kidnap '20 People'

The terrorists, numbering about 50, stormed the Dawaki community in Abuja on Sunday evening Read more »

Nigeria: Central Bank Withdraws Circular On 0.5% Cybersecurity Levy

The CBN stated that the previous directive had been withdrawn. Read more »

Nigeria: Customers of Nigerian Bank Stranded, Unable to Access Accounts for Weeks

Many of the customers have called on both the CBN and FCCPC to intervene urgently to save them from a major crisis. Read more »

Nigeria: Boy-Child Day 2024 - Group Calls for Increased Attention On Young Boys

The conveners described the International Day of the Boy-child as "an excellent opportunity to showcase the importance of the need for dedicated attention towards issues facing… Read more »

Nigeria: Students Loan to Begin With Federal Govt-Owned Institutions - Official

The NELFUND MD appealed to the tertiary institutions to upload the students' data on their portals, saying without the data, the students' loan applications would not be treated. Read more »

Nigeria: Lawyer, Other Resident Shot Dead in Anambra

The victims were killed on Sunday night in separate attacks by gunmen. Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Court Denies IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu's Bail Request

The judge said she could not exercise her discretion in granting the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, bail. Read more »

Nigeria: How Tinubu Can Tackle Food Insecurity in Nigeria - Ex-Senator

There are reports suggesting that food insecurity could worsen in Nigeria in 2024 Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar Highway - Property Owners Write Tinubu, Accuse Umahi of Altering Right of Way

The residents accused the Minister of Works of altering the long-established right of way in order to preserve the properties of violators Read more »

Nigeria: Women Radio Centre Trains Female Journalists in Investigation, Gender-Based Reporting

The three-day training, now in its third edition and supported by the MacArthur Foundation, equipped the selected female journalists with tools to carry out investigative reports… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Will Suffer If Judges Are Underpaid - CJN

The CJN said judges' current remuneration is like a patient in a critical condition and need of urgent medical attention Read more »

Nigeria: In Search of a New Police Model for Nigeria

The proposal for the creation of State Police has been a subject of intense debate in the last decade or more. This, in part, can be attributed to the rise of armed attacks… Read more »

Nigeria: Caroline Danjuma to Sue Oritsefemi for Claiming She Married Late Tagbo

Singer Oritsefemi made the claims in a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo. Read more »

Nigeria: Boundary Dispute - Govt Launches Manhunt for Killers of Ekiti Indigene, Seeks Justice

Mr Oyebanji promised that his government would work collaboratively with security agencies to arrest the killers and bring them to justice. Read more »

Nigeria: How I Was Almost Burnt Alive for Stealing - Daddy Showkey

Daddy Showkey recounted his harrowing near-death experience in a recent podcast Read more »