October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Edo Records 113 Deaths From Road Crashes in Nine Months - FRSC
About 477 persons sustained various degrees of injuries, according to the agency. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Frees Four Youths Accused of Being IPOB Members
Their lawyer said the four were illegally arrested and detained briefly at a military facility before being charged in court. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Returning University Students, Travellers in Enugu
Police have confirmed the abduction but said they are working to free the victims. Read more »
Ghana: 137 Legislators in Ghana Move Motion to Sack Finance Minister
Mr Ofori-Atta is also accused of making unconstitutional withdrawals from the Consolidated Fund supposedly for the construction of the President's Cathedral. Read more »
Africa: #COP27 - CJID to Launch Three Research Papers, Discuss Climate Change in West Africa
The maiden summit, themed; "Road to COP 27" is organised by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), through its Development Programme. Read more »
Nigeria: Brain Drain - Like Doctors, Nigerian Nurses Are Also Migrating, Many to UK
The UK is the most preferred destination for migrating Nigerian health workers. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Campaign Replies Obaseki Over "Break Up" Comment
Governor Obaseki said recently that Nigeria will break up if the APC wins the 2023 presidential election. Read more »
Nigeria: National Sports Festival - President Buhari Flags Off Unity Torch
The 2022 National Sports Festival, which will take place in Asaba, Delta State, is expected to attract 18,000 athletes Read more »
October 26, 2022
Nigeria: Brain Drain - Nigerian Medical Council Denies Signing Bilateral Agreement With UK Govt
MDCN is the agency with the mandate to register and regulate the medical profession in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Criticises U.S. Over Travel Advisory, Says America Also Unsafe
"I want to reassure both citizens, non-Nigerians, Nigerians living in this country, that security agencies are on top of this matter," the minister said. Read more »
Nigeria: #COP27 - Current Emission Pledges Not Enough to Save Humanity, Says New UN Report
This is UN Climate Change's second such report, providing a critical update to last year's inaugural NDC synthesis report. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Central Bank to Launch New Naira Designs December
"Although global best practice is for central banks to redesign, produce and circulate new local legal tender every 5-8 years, the Naira has not been redesigned in the last 20… Read more »
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu - Another Court Rules Against Nigerian Govt
IPOB special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, broke the news, Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
Nigeria: Wike Swears in Ex-APC Spokesperson, Others As Commissioners
The APC in Rivers has had many setbacks to contend with, ranging from defections, which hit the party in the state within the last four months and litigations. Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Delists 2.78m Registrants, Says Nigeria's Voting Population Now 93.5m
INEC says it has so far identified 23 Registration Officers involved in perpetrating unethical behaviour during the CVR exercise and disciplinary action against them has commenced. Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Ortom Demands Apology From Atiku, Says Fulani Alone Can't Make PDP Candidate President
Mr Ortom faulted Atiku's claim that he issued a blanket condemnation of all Fulani people as bad, saying he never said that. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Okupe Remains DG of Peter Obi's Campaign Team As Party Presents Fresh List of 1,453 Members
LP said it reviewd the 1,234-member list it presented two weeks ago to accommodate all interests in the party. Read more »
Nigeria: Fashola, Lai Say Disregard for Town Planning, Failure to Heed Warnings, Worsened Flooding
About three million people are affected by flooding across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Three Nigerians Get Top Political Positions in Canada
Messrs Kaycee Madu and Akolisa Ufodike were appointed by Danielle Smith, the new premier of Alberta on Monday, 24 October. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - I've Nothing Against Osinbajo - Tinubu
Mr Osinbajo was one of the presidential aspirants who ran against Mr Tinubu in the APC presidential primary election held in June. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We're Exceeding Borrowing Plan to Fund Budget - Finance Minister
The minister said as of August, the federal government borrowed N5.33 trillion, which is N430.82 billion above the limit for the month, to finance the 2022 budget. Read more »
Ethiopia: Obasanjo Leads AU Peace Talks On Ethiopia-Tigray Crisis
The AU-facilitated peace talk is holding in South Africa after several failed attempts to get the warring parties to dialogue. Read more »
Nigeria: Review Health Workers' Salaries, NLC Urges Nigerian Govt
Before the NEC meeting, the NLC warned of looming strikes in the health and judiciary sectors. Read more »
Nigeria: NCC Offers Two More Frequency Slots for 5G Services
The commission has put up another two slots of spectrum in the 3.5GHz Spectrum band for auction before the end of 2022. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Urges Korean Businesses to Invest More in Nigeria
The president acknowledged some significant investments by Korean companies in Nigeria Read more »