January 28, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Petroleum Agency Blames Cross-Border Smugglers for Scarcity
The agency claimed that there is petrol sufficiency of over 1.6 billion litres as of 26 January Read more »
Nigeria: New Naira Notes - Govt Will Eliminate Squeeze, Chaos in Currency Swap - Buhari
There are reports across the country of long queues of people waiting for hours for their turn to deposit old notes and get new ones, triggering public anger and opposition's… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Nigeria: Supreme Court Refuses to Grant Bail to Convicted Nigerian Senator
The Supreme noted that the senator being a fugitive cannot be granted bail. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC to Conduct Mock Accreditation Ahead of General Elections
"Doing so will help reassure the public of the "robustness of our system and to strengthen our processes ahead of the General Election," the INEC Chairman says. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Kills 84 Terrorists in North-East, North-West in Two Weeks
The military troops also rescued 122 abducted persons in the two regions during the two weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Deceitful On His Promise to Resolve Ajaokuta Steel Problem - Nigerian Govt
"If the former vice president had any solution to the Ajaokuta challenge, and he didn't execute it in 2004, why should Nigerians trust him to do so in 2023, almost 20 years later?" Read more »
Nigeria: Race to Kashim Ibrahim House - Inside the Battle for 2023 Kaduna Governorship
The 2023 governorship election in Kaduna State North West, Nigeria promises to be the most keen in the state's recent political history. Read more »
Nigeria: Heavy Security Presence in Osogbo As Tribunal Set to Deliver Judgement
Security is tight at the Odun State High Court where the tribunal will deliver judgement from 9 a.m. Read more »
Nigeria: FEC Approves Nigeria Data Protection Bill
The Bill will now be transmitted to the National Assembly as an Executive Bill. Read more »
Nigeria: Average Retail Price of Kerosene Up 136% in One Year
The statistics office observed that the average retail cost of kerosene in December 2022 was N1,104, indicating an increase of 1.94 per cent compared to N1,083.57 recorded in… Read more »
Nigeria: Aregbesola Links Incessant Jailbreaks to Climate Change
"It (attacks on prisons) has nothing to do with technology; it could even be linked to climate change," Mr Aregbesola said. Read more »
Nigeria: Bolanle Raheem - My Wife and I Had an "Intimate Moment" Before Her Death - Husband
Gbenga Raheem says he had an "intimate moment" with his wife and surprised her with a gift on Christmas Day before she was shot dead by a police officer. Read more »
Nigeria: Siasia Loses Appeal Against FIFA Ban in U.S Court
Siasia has been embroiled in the bribery scandal since 2021. Read more »
Nigeria: Golf - Nigeria's No. 1 Five Shots Back At Meristem Open
Bako is five shots behind Ghana's Vincent Torgah as they go into day two of the three-day tournament. Read more »
January 26, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Launches Domestic Card Scheme in Cashless Bid
Mr Emefiele said the establishment of the card scheme is in line with global trends. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Destroys 39 Illegal Refineries, Apprehends Oil Thieves, Vandals
DHQ says the illegal refineries were destroyed in the last two weeks in the South-south zone of the country. Read more »
Nigeria: 'A Drone or Aircraft Hovered in the Air and Shelled Them'
The pastoralists were reportedly killed at a border community between Nasarawa and Benue where they had gone to pay fines for the release of their siezed cattle. Read more »
Nigeria: How Presidential Candidates Plan to Tackle High Cost of Governance
The manifestoes of the presidential candidates contain plans for reducing the cost of governance so that Nigeria can use more of its revenues for the development of the economy. Read more »
Nigeria: 309 Nigerians Renounce Citizenship in 16 Years - Report
Mr Aregbesola said the mass migration is having a huge impact on the functions of his ministry. Read more »
Nigeria: Fifteen Minutes Ride, 10 Things You Should Know About the Lagos Blue Rail
The fare, power supply, trial run and when the train will be available to the everyday Lagosian. Read more »
Nigeria: Prices of 5KG Cooking Gas Up 27% in December - NBS
NBS said that the average retail price for refilling 12.5kg cooking gas increased by 0.67 per cent within the period Read more »
Nigeria: Gbajabiamila Threatens to Issue Arrest Warrant On Emefiele
Mr Gbajabiamila said he is willing to trigger section 89(1)(d) of the 1999 constitution. Read more »
Nigeria: Right of Reply - "China's Covid-19 Surge: Why Nigeria Needs to Act Now"
Adaptation is the key characteristic of China's policy against COVID-19. Read more »
Nigeria: Officer Who 'Shot' Bolanle Raheem Attempted to Flee From Scene, Police Witness Tells Court
The police witness says Drambi Vandi attempted to run inside a Korope bus before he was dragged out. Read more »
Nigeria: Allocate 10 Percent of Budgets to Agriculture, Buhari Tells African Leaders
Despite repeated promises to improve budgetary allocation, the agricultural sector has remained underfunded under Mr Buhari Read more »