Nigeria: Residents Complain As Hospital Rehabilitated With N35 Million Fails to Meet Operational Standards

"According to him, the doctors in the hospital were not providing adequate medical services to the community." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Regulatory Agency Accuses Exxonmobil of Oil Theft

"My response to your inquiry is that all operations of the NNPC/MPN Joint entire are carried out in full compliance with the law," a spokesperson for ExxonMobil said. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest Nine Suspects, Recover Arms in Enugu - Official

A locally fabricated revolver, a double-barrel pistol, eight live cartridges, one expended cartridge and substances suspected to be Indian hemp were recovered from the suspects,… Read more »

Nigeria: June 12 - Tinubu Warns Against Using Court Orders to Truncate Democracy

Former Nigerian military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, aborted MKO Abiola's victory on the strength of a court order that nullified the June 12 presidential election. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Election Series - U.S. Speaks On Relationship With Sierra Leone

The elections in Africa in 2023 will be consequential, said US President Biden, in December 2022. Now, Sierra Leone goes to the poll before the month's end. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Air - Sirika Accuses Ex-Lawmaker of Demanding Bribe

"I said to him at that time, Honourable, a bidding process has taken place, and some people won. So, I think you should go to those people and ask for the 5 per cent," the former… Read more »

Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Trust Me, Your Sacrifice Won't Be in Vain, Tinubu Tells Nigerians

Mr Tinubu said the decision to remove the petrol subsidy "is one decision we must bear to save our country from going under..." Read more »

Nigeria: Premium Times Books Unveils New Title On Cyber Politics, Nigerian Elections

"Over the past two decades, Mr Ibietan has researched deeply in the emergent interface between communication studies and psephology...," Read more »

Nigeria: Yes to Subsidy Removal, but Tinubu Should Go the Whole Hog

The truth is: it is not going to be easy economically henceforth for the average Nigerian. The new order will stoke inflation, currently at 22 per cent. Read more »

Nigeria: How APC Lagos Spokesperson's Talk-of-Town Wedding Shut Down Lagos

The extravagant wedding dwarfed actress Tonto Dike's 38th birthday celebration and stand-up comedian Anita Asuoha, popularly known as Real Warri Pikin's publicised 'dream' wedding. Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Presidential Election - Ex-PM Idrissa Seck Gains Support From Vanguard Africa

There is, in fact, an adult in the room, a former Prime Minister who, many seem to forget, finished second in the last presidential election, says Mr Idrissa Seck's Washington… Read more »

Nigeria: Militants Kill 25 Farmers, Abduct Women, Girls in Niger Communities

The attack reportedly took place on Friday in five villages. Read more »

Nigeria: As Fuel Subsidy Goes, Nigerian Govt Must Cut Cost of Governance

Fuel subsidy is popular with ordinary Nigerians who regard it as a rare benefit of the country's oil wealth. Read more »

Nigeria: 'We Never Said Emefiele's Arrest Is Ethnic Cleansing of Igbos' - Ohanaeze

Mr Emefiele was arrested by the SSS, hours after President Bola Tinubu suspended him from office. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Women and Religious Extremism - Deborah Yakubu, Murdered - Rhoda Jatau, Imprisoned

The Bauchi state authorities should release Rhoda Jatau from prison and drop all charges against her, as a matter of urgency. Her continued imprisonment is a stain on Nigeria's… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest Suspect Who Supplies Guns, Ammunition to Bandits, Kidnappers in Abuja - Official

She said the suspect, arrested by the anti-kidnapping unit at the Mongoro Forest, had been on the wanted list of the command. Read more »

Nigeria: George Akume: a Political Strategist, in Power Since 1999, Becomes SGF

Mr Akume has his job cut out for him in his new assignment, unlike in his last role where little was known about his official duties. Read more »

Nigeria: For the Record - Ahmad Lawan's Speech Valedictory Speech As President of the 9th Senate (2019-2023)

Mr Lawan was elected as the president of the 9th Senate on 11 June, 2019. Read more »

Nigeria: Aregbesola Calls for Unity Among APC Members in Osun

Mr Aregbesola said that he was fully committed to strengthening the APC in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Prospecting Nigeria's Free Trade Zone Under Tinubu Administration

"Tinubu's presidency will be a new dawn as we hope that the scheme will be used to speedily drive national growth." Read more »

Nigeria: House Speakership - Betara, Gagdi Step Down After Meeting Tinubu

Both men announced their withdrawal Sunday evening at the State House in Abuja after meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Read more »

Nigeria: CPPE Proposes Measures to Mitigate Effects of Subsidy Removal

The think tank advised that gross monthly salaries of N200,000 and below should be exempted from payment of Personal Income Tax (PAYE) Read more »

Nigeria: Militants Kill Businessman, Kidnap Traditional Rulers, Others in Bauchi

The kidnappers are demanding N8 million for each of the captives as ransom. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's BPE to Embark On Education Sector Reform - Official

Mr Okoh said BPE would facilitate the initiation of a sustainable funding model for education at all levels. Read more »

Nigeria: Owner Flees As NDLEA Uncovers Drug Lab in Lagos Building

NDLEA has busted a secret lab producing a deadly illicit substance, Methamphetamine, in Lagos. Read more »