West Africa: Nigeria Seeks Joint West Africa Regional Protection of Undersea Cables

"By ensuring the security of these vital assets, we can attract more investment, spur economic growth, and enhance our competitiveness on the global stage." Read more »

Nigeria: I'll Dedicate My Birthday to Nation Building, No Celebrations - Tinubu

"There should be no form of birthday event and placing of birthday goodwill advertorial messages in newspapers. Goodwill messages should not be placed on radio and television… Read more »

West Africa: Senegal Election Too Close to Call As Police Identify Threats to Poll

The police in Senegal say it is deploying 10,000 personnel across 6,341 polling stations for Sunday's election Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Kill Five Terrorists, Rescue 78 Hostages in North-East

The army said the troops have continued to maintain momentum in the ongoing Operations Desert Sanity III to rid the North-east of terrorists and insurgents. Read more »

Nigeria: Delta, Ekiti, Edo, Ondo Seek Shareholder Rights in Benin Disco

The state governments noted that the decision is to ensure the efficient provision of electricity services to citizens. Read more »

Nigeria: Yemi Cardoso - Making the CBN Work Again

The applause for Mr Cardoso and his management team at the CBN should be resounding and high. Read more »

Nigeria: PDP - A Nigerian Disaster-Class in Failing to 'Read the Room'

As for the PDP, if their members are more obsessed with sounding correct and logical, than listening to their voting bloc, they should ask Jeremy Corbyn and Mitt Romney how this… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Foil Kidnap Attempt On Buruku-Kaduna Highway

"While conducting a routine crime prevention patrol along the highway, the vigilant PMF personnel spotted bandits near Corner Ugara." Read more »

Nigeria: Emulate Otti, Stop Pensions to Ex-Governors, Obasanjo Tells Nigerian Governors

The bill repealed the law supporting the payment of pensions to former governors and their deputies in Abia State. Read more »

West Africa: Nigerian Govt Reiterates Intention to Boost Power Supply to 6,500mw in Six Months

Mr Adelabu compared Nigeria's power generation capacity unfavourably to that of countries like Korea and China, underscoring the need for substantial improvement. Read more »

Nigeria: Firstnews Mgt, Staff Go Spiritual, Seek Divine Intervention for Missing Editor

"Our request is a simple one: God, please bring Segun Olatunji back home safely to his family from the hand of abductors." Read more »

Nigeria: Investigation - Beautiful Infrastructure but Poor Staffing, Lack of Drugs Hinder Phc Services in Borno Communities

Though the infrastructural upgrade across PHCs in Borno State communities are noticeable, poor staffing, lack of drugs, among other necessities have continued to hinder smooth… Read more »

Nigeria: Diphtheria - Four Children Dead, 28 Hospitalised in Kano

Kano State according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) tops the diphtheria disease charts in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Legendary Highlife Singer Kabaka Is Dead

Kabaka's management, Derda Promotions, broke the news on Friday. Read more »

Nigeria: Inside Details of 19 'Terrorism Financiers' Indicted By Nigerian Govt

The 19 entities include 13 individuals and six firms. Read more »

Nigeria: Exclusive - Why British Investor's Bid to Buy Pz Cussons Nigeria Fell Apart

PZ Cussons (Holdings) UK set out on 4 September 2023 to purchase other stockholders' shares numbering 1.06 billion at N21 per unit. Read more »

Nigeria: Killers of Nigerian Soldiers Must Face Justice, Tinubu Tells Lawmakers

"Our armed forces are working hard, and we will not allow attackers to undermine the integrity and value of our armed forces." Read more »

Nigeria: Ondo 2024 - Jegede Drops Governorship Ambition Over Zoning

Mr Jegede said that although the constitution of the PDP is silent on zoning, he would rather respect the decision of the party leadership to zone the ticket to Ondo South. Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Kill 21 People, Abduct Many in Niger Community

Residents say the bandits arrived at the village Thursday afternoon when the community market was in full swing Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Denied Consecutive Gold Finishes in Women's Football

Ghana defeated Nigeria's U-20 team in the final, denying the team a second consecutive African Games gold medal after their last triumph in 2019 Read more »

Nigeria: Gov. Otti Signs Into Law Bill Cancelling Pension for Ex-Abia Governors, Deputies

In a speech after assenting to the law in Nvosi, Mr Otti described the new law as part of the efforts made to promote good governance and stewardship in Abia. Read more »

Nigeria: Tributes At Eighth-Day Prayer for Late Olubadan

The Fidau prayer, which was held at Mapo hall in Ibadan, had in attendance dignitaries, clerics and traditional rulers across Ibadan land. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Customs Suspends 25 Percent Penalty On Improperly Imported Vehicles

"Stakeholders, including vehicle owners, importers, and agents, are encouraged to seize this opportunity to regularise import duty payments within the designated 90-day timeframe,"… Read more »

Nigeria: 2024 World Happiness Report - Libya, Not Nigeria, Is Africa's Happiest Nation

Nigeria dropped seven spots from its previous ranking. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Don't Shield Killers of Military Personnel,' Delta Governor Warns Traditional Rulers

Suspected residents of the Okuoma Community on 14 March ambushed and murdered 17 military personnel in the community, including a commander (a lieutenant colonel), two majors, one… Read more »