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 »

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 »

Nigeria: Lekki Deep Sea Port Promotes AfCFTA Gains, but Local Communities Seek Environmental Protection

The emergence of the deep seaport in Nigeria positions it on the path to acquiring the status of West Africa's trading hub. Read more »

Nigeria: Governor Akeredolu Not Yet Fit to Return to Work - Ondo Government

The Ondo State government says Governor Ajeredolu's doctors will determine his return date. Read more »

Nigeria: Guinness World Records - Ekiti Govt Bans Proposed 72-Hour Kiss-a-Thon Attempt

It is the third Guinness World Record attempt from the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Telecoms Investment in Nigeria Now $75.6bn - NCC

Mr Danbatta said as of May, active voice subscriptions in Nigeria reached 221.3 million, while internet subscriptions rose to 159.6 million. Read more »