October 26, 2022
Nigeria: Unesco to Partner Diplomats in Propagating Media and Information Literacy
"Ambassadors are symbols of international cooperation and key stakeholders at UNESCO. This is a message of solidarity to ambassadors of different countries to make sure the… Read more »
Nigeria: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup - We'll Book a Ticket for Final Match - Olowookere
Coach Olowookere says the final is feasible as long as the players are serious and show no inferiority complex against any team or player. Read more »
Nigeria: You're Major Shareholder in My Ice Cream Company- - Osinbajo Teases Shettima
In the build-up to the APC presidential primary, Mr Shettima had described Mr Osinbajo as a nice man and that nice men do not make good leaders. Read more »
Nigeria: WAEC Reacts As Fire Guts Nigerian Headquarters
A WAEC official said no one was hurt and that everyone in the building was successfully evacuated by fire fighters. Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigeria Can Stop Doctors' Brain Drain - NMA Chairman
The NMA chairman said the problem of brain drain had been on since 1960, as many leave the country on a daily basis. Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Is Not Running for President
Obi's bid was not out of compulsion to fix Nigeria or to make any change to the country; it was a just response to the scheming in the PDP. Read more »
Nigeria: Central Bank Redesigns 200, 500, 1000 Naira Notes
The bank says the notes were redesigned following a request from the federal government. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Flamingos Crash Out of Under-17 World Cup Final
The Flamingos came agonisingly close to landing the historical final berth, but they allowed it to slip to the delight of the South Americans. Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Down to N758 At Parallel Market
Naira weakened across both the authorised and unauthorised markets on Tuesday. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Nigeria: Labour Union Rejects Nigerian Government's No Work, No Pay Rule
The Nigerian government had insisted it would not pay the eight months salaries of the university lecturers for the period the strike lasted. Read more »
Nigeria: Polio Cases Drop By 99.9 Percent - WHO
The global health body said as many as 20 million children have been spared disability and are walking today. Read more »
Cameroon: Oscars - Cameroon's 'The Planter's Plantation' Starring Nkem Owoh Selected for Academy Awards
While a crisis continues to rock the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC), Cameroon has submitted her entry for the 2023 Oscar. Read more »
Nigeria: I'm 43% Nigerian - Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle
It is the first time Meghan Markle, who is American, will open up about her ancestral background on the public stage. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Govt Deplores Security Alert On Nigeria By Foreign Embassies
The United States and the United Kingdom missions in Nigeria had, on Sunday, issued separate security advisories warning that terrorists may attack Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Speaks On Posting of Judges On Panel That Freed Nnamdi Kanu
Media reports on the recent reshuffling of judges of the Court of Appeal had focused only on the judges that sat on Nnamdi Kanu's case. Read more »
Nigeria: Notorious Arms Dealer, Wanted in Nigeria, Lands Multi-Million Dollar Deal in Senegal
In 2020, OCCRP revealed that a Nigerien government audit found Hima had brokered corrupt arms deals worth $240 million. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Set to Become Global Hub for Vaccine Production, Distribution - Buhari
The president called for the speedy take-off of local production of mRNA vaccines following Nigeria's selection alongside five other African countries Read more »
Nigeria: 774,000 Jobs - Senate Panel Demands Names, Account Details of Beneficiaries
The senators said none of their constituents benefited from the programme coordinated by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Donates N50m to Flood Victims in Bayelsa
Atiku says if elected president next year, he will complete the Dasin-Hausa Dam in Adamawa State to manage the release of excess water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Read more »
West Africa: 2023 - ECOWAS Delegation Meets With Political Parties, Calls for More Dialogue
The ECOWAS delegation says dialogue is an important mechanism for successful elections and advised political parties to work with INEC to ensure that the elections were credible… Read more »
Nigeria: Brain Drain - Nigerian Doctors Threaten "Action," As NMA Seeks Urgent Intervention
Mr Rowland said Nigerian doctors are poorly paid, overworked, lack necessary work tools, "and have become a target for kidnapping." Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Attack Police Station, Block Zamfara Highway
Incessant attacks by terrorists have forced several residents of the community to flee to Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. Read more »
Nigeria: Air Peace CEO Onyema Paid Me $20,000 to Facilitate $20m Fraud - American
Ms Mayfield admitted in her court filing that she behaved "irrationally" by helping Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema, to sign the fake documents to facilitate the $20 million bank… Read more »
Nigeria: Amidst Fuel Scarcity, Depot Owners Increase Price
"Some private depots who have product deliberately refused to sell for reasons best known to them," an official says of the fuel price increase. Read more »
Nigeria: 5,623 Cases of Sexual, Gender-Based Violence Recorded in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe - Report
The study also said 640 arrests or 88.6 per cent of the total number of sexual and gender-based violence cases were recorded in four years. Read more »