July 07, 2023
Nigeria: Company Receives Nigerian Students Sponsored to Study in China
The company also offered the beneficiaries opportunity to work at the CCECC. Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Governor's Children Battle Stepmother in Court Over Property
The family property left behind by the late former military governor is at the heart of a fierce legal battle between his children and his widow. Read more »
Nigeria: Students' Loan - Reps Warn Tertiary Institutions Against Fee Hike
The lawmakers also resolved to convene a Legislative summit on students loans and access to higher education with all stakeholders in the education sector. Read more »
Nigeria: Stop My Monthly Pension, Ex-Governor Daniel Tells Abiodun
Mr Daniel says as a senator he is no longer entitled to the pension. Read more »
Nigeria: Soyinka Blasts Ilorin Emir for Cancellation of Isese Festival
Wole Soyinka urges the emir of Ilorin to apologise and make peace with the Osun priestess. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Demand 10% Jobs for Persons With Disabilities Implementation
The lawmakers asked the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to direct the HoSF and MDAs to adhere strictly to the provisions of Section 29 of the discrimination… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps to Probe NPA, Nimasa, Customs, Others Over Auctioning of Govt Properties
The investigation will cover the period between 2010 and 2022 to establish the extent of alleged illegal auctioning of public property and the non-remittance of revenue realised… Read more »
Nigeria: Football Transfer Update - Rangers Confirm Dessers' Arrival
Dessers' Europe-hopping career continues with a move to Scotland from Italy, following seasons spent in the Netherlands and Belgium. Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: One Year After Kuje Prison Attack, 400 Escapees Still Missing
A total of 879 of the 994 inmates escaped, and more than 400 remain at large including scores of Boko Haram members. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Destroy 30 Illegal Refining Sites, 125 Storage Tanks in Niger Delta
The troops also recovered 1,675,700 litres of crude oil, 74,500 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, ten vehicles, 20 motorcycles, eight weapons and 330 assorted ammunitions during the… Read more »
Nigeria: 18,000 Cameroonian Refugees Undergo UN Verification in Cross River
"I fled to Nigeria to find succour; I pray for peace and unity between the francophone and anglophone Cameroonians." Read more »
Nigeria: IGP Disbands Police Team Which Ran Over Handcuffed Man With Patrol Vehicle
The erring officers are currently facing 'disciplinary charges', the police said. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Eliminates 35 Terrorists, Apprehends Others
DHQ says the terrorists were eliminated in the North-west in the last three weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: Fayose Visits Tinubu, Says He'll Not Quit PDP
Mr Fayose says the opposion parties will not constitute themselves into armies of counter production to national development. Read more »
Nigeria: My Govt Will Eliminate Nigeria's Security Challenges - Tinubu
Mr Tinubu says his administration has put in place a mechanism that will comprehensively address all the challenges facing the armed forces for them to effectively carry out their… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Remands Couple for Allegedly Trafficking Underage Girls for Prostitution
The couple had attempted to bribe a government official to get her to discontinue the case after they initially went into hiding. Read more »
Nigeria: #GandujeGate - Kano Govt Goes After Ganduje Over Bribery Video
Mr Ganduje, while he was governor, was caught in a video receiving dollars from a contractor and keeping it in his cloth. Read more »
Nigeria: Speaker Abbas Steps Down Recommendation Seeking to Release Nnamdi Kanu
This followed a recommendation by Ginger Onwusibe (LP-Abia) following a motion by Eze Nwachukwu Eze (PDP-Ebonyi) in Abuja during plenary. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Fix New Date for Census - NPC
President Bola Tinubu will fix a new date for the national population and housing census, the Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, has said. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate to Probe $10 Million Gas Supply Contract Awarded By Buhari Administration
The Buhari administration awarded the contract to a private firm, Acugas Limited, in 2017 to supply gas to the Calabar Generation Company Limited (Calabar Genco). Read more »
Nigeria: Court Grants Abba Kyari Bail in Fresh Criminal Case, but He Can't Be Released Yet
The fresh assets declaration case is different from the ongoing drugs trafficking case the NDLEA had earlier filed against Mr Kyari, in which case another judge had denied him… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Pledges Support for Nigeria's Census, Says 'Extreme Poverty' Causing Internal Migration
"I hope that during the demarcation you did, you would have noticed the migration of people to urban centres because of the extreme poverty and unemployment." Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends 5% Tax On Telecom Services, Import Tax On Vehicles, Others
Mr Tinubu will not exacerbate the plight of Nigerians, a statement said. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's U.S.$/Naira Rate Could Plummet to 1,000 Without Capital Injection
International investors will continue to wait in the wings for a capital injection from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to fund foreign exchange demand of around $1.5 billion. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Condemns Concessioning of Abuja, Kano Airports By Buhari Administration
The Abuja and Kano International Airports were concessioned to Corporacion America Airports Consortium two weeks before the exit of former President Muhammadu Buhari from office in… Read more »