Nigeria: The Nightmare of Resident Doctors As Resident Donkeys

The resident doctors are gagged mules. They are made to sign illegal confidentiality agreements not to disclose the atrocities happening in these teaching hospitals. Read more »

Nigeria: It's Victory for All, Sanwo-Olu Reacts to Tribunal's Judgement

Mr Sanwo-Olu says the tribunal judgement means that the "voice of Lagosians has been upheld". Read more »

Nigeria: Ministerial, CBN Governor's Screening, 2024 Budget Top Agenda As Senate, Reps Resume Plenary Tuesday

The leadership of both chambers of the National Assembly ended a two-day retreat in Akwa Ibom State on Saturday. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Tinubu, Biden Didn't Meet At UNGA - APC

The APC said Messrs Tinubu and Biden did not meet because they had earlier met on the sidelines of the G-20 Nations summit in India recently. Read more »

Nigeria: Another Nigerian University Bows to Pressure, Reduces Fees After Meeting With Protesting Students

PREMIUM TIMES reported how OAU joined other public universities to hike school fees a trend that has attracted protests across some campuses. Read more »

Nigeria: Women Affairs Ministry Plans Court for Sexual, Gender-Based (SGBV) Cases

Mrs Kennedy-Ohaneye says the women affairs ministry is setting up cooperative societies to empower women. Read more »

Nigeria/Egypt: 2027 Afcon - Govt Delegation to Present Nigeria's Hosting Bid in Cairo

Nigeria will make a 10-minute presentation to the CAF EXCO and thereafter will be allocated time to answer questions from its presentation. Read more »

Nigeria: National Youth Games - Gloomy Pictures Dim the Fanfare in Asaba

It is often said that pictures don't lie (not anymore in the era of advanced technology), but some of the pictures coming from Asaba are taking the shine off what should have been… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Records 7,202 Diphtheria Cases, 453 Deaths

The government says 73.6 per cent of confirmed cases occurred among children aged one to 14 years. Read more »

Nigeria: Survivor Recounts How Boko Haram Kidnapped 110 Female Pupils From Dapchi School

A pupil abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents said she still dreams of the chaos and the flying bullets. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Sets Target to Address Out-of-School Children Challenge

Mr Sununu said the national target is to reduce out-of-school-children numbers by at least a quarter in the next two years. Read more »

Nigeria: Zamfara University Abduction - More Students Rescued As Amnesty International Calls for Investigation

The number of rescued students stands at 13. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Demands Immediate Rescue of Abducted Female Varsity Students in Zamfara

The students were abducted by suspected bandits on Friday. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Records 210 New Cholera Infections, 10 Deaths

The report revealed that as of 27 August, Nigeria had recorded 84 suspected deaths, and 2,860 suspected cases across 25 states. Read more »

Nigeria: 34,000 Metric Tons of Russian Fertilizer to Nigeria Stuck At EU Ports - Official

For Nigeria, the price of fertiliser tripled as a result of the war. Nigeria imports Muriate of Potash (MOP), one of the major raw materials used for blending the farm inputs from… Read more »

Nigeria: Jandor, PDP Reject Tribunal Ruling On Lagos Governorship Election Petition

While Mr Adediran in a separate statement through his spokesperson, Gbenga Ogunleye, expressed dissatisfaction, the PDP through its publicity secretary Hakeem Amode said it would… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Army Speaks On Diversion of Troops' Allowances

The army said contrary to insinuations, troops deployed at the Chinese company in Niger State have always been paid in tranches upon receipt of funds from the relevant institution. Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - Zamfara Governor Accuses Federal Government Agencies of Negotiating With Terrorists

Mr Lawal said he received reports of ongoing negotiations between some agencies of the federal government and terrorists in his state. Read more »

Nigeria: Fire Guts Supreme Court Judge's Chambers

Witnesses confirmed that the fire started in the chambers of a justice on the third floor of the sprawling complex of the Supreme Court. Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap Benue Commissioner

The commissioner was kidnapped in his residence Read more »

Nigeria: Govt's Rigmarole With NLC/TUC Over Wage Increase Bodes Ill

Instead of pragmatism and decisiveness guiding government's action, it has resorted to brinkmanship with its divide-and-rule tactic. Read more »

Africa: After 78th UNGA, Pentagon Chief Visits Djibouti, Kenya, Angola

The U.S. Pentagon began an official six-day visit to Djibouti, Kenya, and Angola. Read more »

Nigeria: ITTF Rankings - Aruna Quadri Moves Up Two Steps

Aruna Quadri is the only African player ranked among the top 20 players in the world. Read more »

Nigeria: Poor Power Supply, Grid Collapse - Tasks Ahead of Nigeria's Power Minister Adelabu

In recent years, the Nigerian power sector has experienced many broad challenges related to electricity policy enforcement, regulatory uncertainty, gas supply, transmission system… Read more »

Benin: 34 Die As Fuel Depot Explodes in Benin Republic

"Unfortunately we have 34 deaths including two babies. Their bodies are charred because the cause of the fire is smuggled fuel," Alarabiya quoted him as saying. Read more »