May 21, 2023
Nigeria: Journalists, CSOs Discuss Media Coverage of Chibok Girls Abduction
Nine years after the abduction of the students of the Government Girls College, Chibok, Women Radio visited Borno State and spoke to survivors, parents and siblings of the… Read more »
Nigeria: APC Misses Opportunity to Include a Woman in Nigeria's Leadership
If the APC gets its way in parliament as expected, it would mean that all the top leadership positions in Nigeria (heads and deputies of the three arms of government including the… Read more »
Nigeria: How Amendment of Nigeria's Electoral Law Helped INEC Arrest Illegal Declaration of Results
Before the latest amendments to the 2010 Electoral Act, INEC could not overturn a result declared by a returning office even when it was done under duress or illegally. Read more »
Nigeria: Over $50bn Oil Industry Projects Unveiled At NOGOF - Wabote
Oil and gas opportunities valued at over $50bn and projected to be developed within five years were showcased by international and indigenous companies at the 2023 Nigerian Oil and… Read more »
Nigeria: Geoffery Onyeama Speaks About Achievements As Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs
"Creating that engagement and respect with the countries that we deal with, for Nigeria, has provided, in my opinion, an enabling environment for us to push our interests," he told… Read more »
May 20, 2023
Nigeria: Resident Doctors Sign Memorandum of Understanding With Nigerian Govt
The NARD said its National Executive Council (NEC) will decide on the timelines set in the content of the MoU. Read more »
Nigeria: President-Elect Tinubu Returns From Europe Ahead of 29 May Transition
Tinubu arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 3:40 p.m. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku, Tinubu List Witnesses As Presidential Election Court Hearing Reaches Critical Stage
Atiku's case against Mr Tinubu's election is set to enter a critical stage of trial, after about two weeks of pre-hearing sessions. They listed the witnesses they would call during… Read more »
Nigeria: Protesters Demonstrate Near Presidential Election Petition Court
The street demonstration by the protesters held near the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting during the court's sitting on Saturday. Read more »
Nigeria: Ill-Treated Niger State Pensioners Adopt Measures for Redress
Pensioners in Nigeria State have adopted radical measures to get the government to pay their pensions and gratuities. Read more »
Nigeria: Speakership Race - Betara, Wase, Gagdi, Others Plan Consensus Candidate
The six agrieved aspirants said they have agreed on consensus candidates. Read more »
Nigeria: AMVCA 2023 - Osas Ighodaro, Tobi Bakre, Bimbo Ademoye Win Big
The most prominent names in the entertainment industry graced the event, which featured performances from artists like Tiwa Savage, Iyanya and Spyro. Read more »
Nigeria: Presidential Election - Peter Obi, Tinubu, INEC, APC Agree On Number of Witnesses
Peter Obi says he needs seven weeks to call his witnesses to prove his case against Mr Tinubu's victory. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Kicks As NYSC DG Insists Enugu Governor-Elect Possess 'Fake Certificate'
The PDP in Enugu State is rattled by the trending case. Read more »
Nigeria: Ethylene Oxide - How Nigerians Reacted to Report of Cancer-Causing Substance in Indomie Noodles
NAFDAC said it never tested for the cancer-causing ethylene oxide before granting licences to manufacturers of instant noodles. Read more »
Africa: 2023 Africa Day - Google Launches Six New Pocket Art Galleries, YouTube Playlist
Some partners include the Yemisi Shyllon Museum and Terra Kulture from Nigeria Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's High Cost of Low Education - a System in Crisis
"Well, as I've repeatedly said in the past, Nigeria's problem has never been the absence of solutions to its problems; it has always been the absence of the will to implement the… Read more »
Nigeria: NUPRC Set to Unlock Nigeria's Potential in Upstream Petroleum Sector - Official
Despite the global clamour for decarbonization and energy transition, oil and gas remain relevant in the global energy mix, an official said. Read more »
May 19, 2023
Nigeria: As Doctors' Strike Continues, Another Group Wants Medical Tourism Addressed
The association described the unpaid 10-month salaries of health workers as an aberration. Read more »
Nigeria: Patients Suffer As Nigerian Doctors' Strike Enters Third Day
Our reporters observed that health activities were largely disrupted in some hospitals in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Embassy Confirms Rescue of Two Officials By Nigerian Authorities
"We are deeply grateful for the partnership and solidarity of the Nigerian government and Nigerian security and law enforcement colleagues ..." Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Ltd Clears $3.8bn Indebtedness to IOCs - Official
"We have seen the worst, lessons have been learnt, and the solutions are being institutionalised to ensure we never see a repeat," an official said. Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Adjourns for Judgement Suit Seeking to Stop Tinubu's Inauguration Indefinitely
The indefinite adjournment comes barely 10 days to the scheduled swearing-in. Read more »
Nigeria: Security Agencies Rescue Missing U.S. Consulate Officials After Attack in Anambra - Official
The police, however, have not given details of how the two officials were rescued. Read more »
Nigeria: Hajj 2023 - Nigeria Announces Date for Departure of Inaugural Flight
NAHCON says over 96,000 Nigerians are expected to participate in the 2023 Hajj. Read more »