February 01, 2023
Nigeria: Buhari Returns to Abuja After Official Engagements in Lagos, Senegal, Kano, Others
Mr Buhari inaugurated various projects in the states visited. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Hisbah Clears Woman Who Allegedly Married Her Daughter's Suitor
"The marriage is legal according to Islam, that was the reason Hisbah Commander in Rano Local Government Area supported and took part in the wedding rites." Read more »
Nigeria: Dutse Emirate Announces Burial Arrangement for Late Emir
The emir will be buried at 2:00 pm at Dutse Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Improves in Corruption Ranking Despite Having Same Points
The country maintains its previous year's score of 24 out of 100 but moves up four places to 150th out of 180 countries assessed in the 2022 ranking. Read more »
Nigeria: Rights Group Set to Probe Allegation of Secret Abortion Programme Against Nigerian Military
Reuters, had, in an investigative report, alleged that the Nigerian military ran the programme, secretly terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies of freed captives of Boko Haram… Read more »
Nigeria: Mosque, School, Houses Destroyed in Bauchi Dynamite Explosion
The police said no life was lost in the incident. Read more »
Nigeria: Banks Must Accept Old Naira Notes After 10 February Deadline - Emefiele
"The law, which says even after the old currency has lost its legal tender status, that we are mandated to collect these money, ..... And I stand with the House of Reps on this." Read more »
Africa: SpaceX Announces Nigerian Operation, First in Africa
Nigeria becomes first African nation to receive SpaceX Starlink service Read more »
Africa: Gates AG One Awards $35 Million to African Farmers
The grant is to be used to develop self-fertilising crops for African farmers Read more »
Nigeria: Jandor Blasts Sanwo-Olu, Says Lagos Gov Achieved Nothing in Four Years
"So because he has nothing to show for his four years in office, he had to excuse himself," the PDP candidate said. Read more »
Nigeria: New Naira Notes - CBN Finds Hoarded N4m in Commercial Banks in Ogun Amidst Shortage
The CBN senior staffer who was obviously angry accused commercial banks of sabotaging the efforts of the CBN to make the new naira notes available. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Gives Olusegun Awolowo New Appointment
Mr Awolowo, a Law graduate from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago Iwoye, has served as Special Assistant to former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and the… Read more »
Nigeria: Govts, Other Ethnic Groups 'Working to Destroy Cattle Rearing' - Fulani Herders
The group said the average cattle herder in Nigeria has become an endangered specie. Read more »
Nigeria: Emir of Dutse Dies At 79
The Emir of Dutse died at 79 from an undisclosed ailment Read more »
Nigeria: Bayanni, Tempoe, Poco Lee Make Spotify's List of 2023 Emerging Artistes
Hailing from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda with a wide array of styles, cultures and perspectives, these artists are, according to Spotify data, the ones to… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Approve Buhari's Request to Borrow Another N1 Trillion From CBN
The N1 trillion is expected to be used to fund the N819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget which the lawmakers approved last December. Read more »
Nigeria: Inability to Access Credit Trapping Farmers in Poverty in Abuja Rural Communities
Smallholder farmers in Abuja rue lack of access to agricultural credit facilities and absence of government support. Read more »
Africa: Google Launches Startup Accelerator for Women Founders in Africa
Women founders who are building tech startups in Africa can apply for the initiative. Read more »
Nigeria: How I Emerged Candidate, Finance My Campaign - 'Youngest' APC Candidate
Rukayat Shittu, 26, is a House of Assembly candidate in the 2023 general elections in Kwara State. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity - INEC Meets NNPCL On Availability of Products for Election Logistics
INEC partners the NURTW and Marine Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to ease movement of materials and officials on election day Read more »
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Ondo Records Eight Deaths, 106 Infections in 2023
"Between January 1 and January 23, we have had 268 suspected cases of Lassa Fever, 106 confirmed cases and unfortunately eight deaths," a state government official said. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Takes Over Addax Petroleum's PSC Assets
The move followed the termination of the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) relationship between NNPC and Addax. Read more »
Nigeria: Banks Must Accept Old Naira Notes After 10 February Deadline - Emefiele
"The law, which says even after the old currency has lost its legal tender status, that we are mandated to collect these money, ..... And I stand with the House of Reps on this." Read more »
Nigeria: What You Need to Know About Diphtheria
Worldwide, the incidence of diphtheria has reduced dramatically in the past five decades, thanks to widespread immunisation using a diphtheria toxoid-containing vaccine. Read more »
Nigeria: Kabiru Dogo Quits Wikki Tourists
The former Lobi Stars and Sunshine Stars coach tendered his resignation letter on Tuesday Read more »