West Africa: Ecowas Needs to Re-Examine Its Relationship With the West - Ecowas Speaker

"While we are pushing for democracy, we (ECOWAS) should also begin to re-examine our relationship with the West, especially the relationship between French-speaking countries and… Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Appreciates At Forex Markets

The naira strengthened marginally against the dollar at the official market to close at N755.27/$1 on Friday Read more »

Nigeria: Groups Urge Govt to Implement Its Women Empowerment Policy

The group urged the president to consider the implementation of the policy as a national strategy to "unlock the potential" of Nigerian women and ensure national growth and… Read more »

Nigeria: Inadequate Cardiovascular Checks Gives Rise to Hypertension, Stroke - Govt

Statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that Cardiovascular Diseases are the foremost cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. Read more »

Liberia: Weah Faces Boakai, Others Again As Liberians Prepare to Elect New President

Liberia will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 10 October with 19 candidates challenging President George Weah, who is seeking reelection to a second six-year term. Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Marley's Associate Detained Over Mohbad's Death

The Lagos police spokesperson announced the detention of Naira Marley's associate over Mohbad's death. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Grants N1.8 Trillion Tax Incentives in 2022

The government said it granted tax incentives to support businesses and enhance business and economic performance in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh, Slammed for Recording Mohbad's Casket

Nigerian actors Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh are at the forefront of the #JusticeforMohbad movement and are planning his funeral activities. Read more »

Nigeria: Prime Video's Mini-Series 'She Must Be Obeyed' Premieres in Lagos

Nollywood actors Patience Ozokwo, Mike Ezuronye, Dakore Akande-Egbuson, Toyin Abraham, Omowunmi Dada, Femi Adebayo, and Timini Egbuson were in attendance. Read more »

Nigeria: Top Militants Who Attended Secret Meetings With Nigerian 'Officials'

The meeting, which was held in Katsina State, was attended by seven notorious terror gang leaders. Read more »

Nigeria: South-East Summit - Igbos Can't Afford to Be Intolerant People, Soludo Warns

The governors in the South-east took turns to give their perspectives on the consequences of the escalating insecurity on the once strong and progressive economy of the region. Read more »

Nigeria: At Fasua's Birthday Colloquium, Nigerians Advocate National Strategy to Address Economic Crisis

The panellists said Nigeria's education and skill system must be relevant to markets, industries, and national development. Read more »

Nigeria: Protests At Works Ministry in Abuja As Umahi Locks Out Workers for Lateness

Some of the civil servants, who were heard chanting "Umahi Must Go," accused the minister of being insensitive to the hardship they face due to the removal of the fuel subsidy. Read more »

Nigeria: IGP Orders Thorough Investigation Into Attack On Police Officer in Abuja

Omeje Matthew, an inspector, was attacked by armed hoodlums at his residence in the Kabusa area of Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: Ashiru Rejects Kaduna Governorship Election Tribunal's Judgement

"Given the ruling of the Kaduna State election tribunal, it has become necessary to share with our supporters, the true position of the ruling," the PDP candidate Mr Ashiru said. Read more »

Nigeria: 30 Candidates Jostle for Headship of PDP Institute

The PDI was established to serve as a centre of excellence for training, capacity building, research and development of democracy, and leadership in good governance, to serve as a… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Acquires New 'Attack Helicopters'

The aircraft manufacturing company also gave the Nigerian government the timeframe to deliver the attack helicopters. Read more »

Nigeria: Floods - Nigerian Govt Lists Most Affected States

The council directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately provide intervention to the affected states. Read more »

Nigeria: Mobile Cyber Threats Rising in Nigeria, Others - Report

Among the most prevalent mobile threats that were detected in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa region are adware and mobile banking threats. Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal - Attorney-General Warns Labour Unions Against Planned Strike

The AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, wrote the unions through their lawyer, Femi Falana, warning them to desist from their planned strike over the fuel subsidy removal. Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Farmers Helpless As Sand Mining Destroys Farmlands

The activities of sand miners in Kano have been a source of concern for farmers and environmentalists in the affected areas. Read more »

Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity Looms As NUPENG Begins Mobilisation for Labour Unions' Strike

NUPENG directs its members to commence full mobilisation to ensure compliance with the directive of the Nigerian labour unions to embark on an indefinite strike over hardships… Read more »

Nigeria: Customs Give Update On Revenue Generated in 2 Months

The acting Comptroller-General of the NCS, Bashir Adeniyi, gave the update on revenue generation as part of activities marking his 100 days in office. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Military Destroys 34 Illegal Refining Sites, Apprehends 59 Suspects

DHQ said the troops also recovered 696,250 litres of stolen crude oil, 54,400 litres of illegally refined AGO and 1,200 litres of PMS. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Military Troops Kill 191 Terrorists, Apprehend 184 - DHQ

DHQ said the terrorists were killed in different operations conducted in the last two weeks. Read more »