Nigeria: Ganduje Leaves Kano With N241 Billion Debt

In his speech, Mr Ganduje said that his administration collected N1.2 trillion in the last eight years Read more »

Nigeria: 'Don't Pity Me, I Will Live Up to Expectations,' Tinubu Assures Nigerians

"We must fight corruption, poverty, inconsistencies in policies and many other problems confronting us, but don't pity me..." Read more »

Nigeria: Medical Tourism, Dilapidated PHCs, Incessant Workers' Strike, Others Show Buhari Failed in Health Sector

Public analysts consistently criticised the President's medical trips abroad, blaming him for "championing the distrust in Nigeria's health sector," especially by the members of… Read more »

Nigeria: Bola Tinubu - The Kingmaker Becomes Nigeria's President, 16th Leader

Mr Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, will be inaugurated as president and vice president today. Read more »

Nigeria: Inauguration of Tinubu, Shettima As Nigeria's President, Vice President

INEC, on 1 March, declared Mr Tinubu, candidate of the ruling APC, as the winner of the 25 February presidential election. Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Governor-Elect Rejects Ganduje's Offer to Hand Over On Sunday

Mr Ganduje decided to hand over on Sunday to attend the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, in Abuja on Monday. Read more »

Nigeria: FIFA U-20 World Cup - Nigeria Face Daunting Test Against Host Argentina for Quarter-Final Ticket

The winner of Wednesday's Round of 16 tie will face either Ecuador or the Korea Republic in the quarter-final Read more »

Nigeria: Osimhen Expresses Delight Over MFR National Honour

Osimhen was one of a couple of other individuals in sports that also received various national awards Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Apologises for His Economic Policies That Made Nigerians Suffer

"We made some difficult choices," the Nigerian leader said before apologising for some of the negative impacts of the policies. Read more »

Nigeria: Illegal Actions of Buhari That Tinubu Must Address

Buhari's administration is characterised by many instances of injustice and illegality that Mr Tinubu should not emulate. Read more »

Nigeria: Timeline of School Abduction in Northern Nigeria Under President Buhari

Among the Nigerians still held captive are scores of Chibok girls who Boko Haram kidnapped about a year before Mr Buhari was elected. Read more »

Nigeria: In Farewell Broadcast, Buhari Says 2023 Elections Credible, Transparent

"I am leaving behind an electoral process which guarantees that votes count, results are credible, elections are fair and transparent and the influence of money in politics reduced… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Makes Fresh Appointment Hours to Exit As President

Mr Buhari will on Monday hand over to President-elect Bola Tinubu as Nigeria's new leader. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Releases Norwegian Vessel Convicted of Oil Theft

"The Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), MT Heroic Idun and its 26 foreign crew were arrested after entering Nigeria's waters unauthorized with intent to lift crude oil." Read more »

Nigeria: Ways and Means - Reps Concur With Senate, Increase Govt's Threshold to Borrow From CBN

The bill to amend the CBN Act was considered by the Committee of the Whole and passed for third reading without any opposition. Read more »

Nigeria: A Day Before Tinubu's Inauguration, Yoruba Nation Agitators Reportedly Hijack Radio Station

The police arrested the Yoruba Nation suspects and said they found charms on them. Read more »

Nigeria: SERAP Charges Tinubu, Shettima to Make Their Assets, Investments Public

SERAP charged Mr Tinubu to demonstrate his recent public resolve to "kill corruption" by starting with making his assets and investments public. Read more »

Nigeria: I Fought Corruption Relentlessly - Buhari

Mr Buhari said he fought corruption relentlessly despite pushback. Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Commends Atiku, Peter Obi for Believing in Nigerian Judiciary

Mr Buhari also urges aggrieved political actors to accept whatever the outcome of the cases in court will be. Read more »

Nigeria: In Farewell Speech, Buhari Hails Administration's Victory Over Covid-19

Nigeria recorded its first case of COVID-19 on 27 February 2020 and has subsequently suffered four distinct waves of the pandemic. Read more »

Nigeria: At Inauguration Lecture, Tinubu Affirms Importance of Democracy to Nigeria

Uhuru Kenyatta charges President-elect Tinubu to unite Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Supreme Court Dismisses Landmark Election Case

The suit at the Supreme Court sought to stop Messrs Tinubu and Shettima from being sworn in as president and vice president on 29 May. Read more »

Nigeria: Gender-Based Violence Worsened Under Buhari Despite President's Limited Efforts

One of President Buhari's campaign promises during the 2015 elections, and reiterated 100 days after he assumed office, was that he would "ensure the rights of women are protected… Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity Heightens in Imo As Gunmen Kill Local Leaders

The victims were killed in separate attacks. Read more »

Nigeria: Infant Mortality, Poverty Worsen, Igr Improves Under Ikpeazu in Abia

Mr Ikpeazu made many promises in his first and second terms as governor, but the question is: has he been able to live up to his promises and the people's expectations? Read more »