Nigeria: Bank Operators Urge Traders, Merchants to Adopt Cashless Policy Amidst Naira Scarcity

The bank operators urged customers to hold less cash and embrace online transactions. Read more »

Nigeria: NCC Dedicates 622 As a Toll-Free Presidential Election Incident Hotline

Danbatta stated that the 622 Election Incident Monitoring Centre will be manned by top Management officials of the NCC Read more »

Nigeria: Rivers PDP Says Amaechi Part of Buhari's Cabal Punishing Nigerians

"Nigerians have been forced to go through the eye of the needle in search of money with which to meet their daily needs and feed their families." Read more »

Nigeria: APC Campaign - Tinubu Lauds Buhari for Following "Procedures" At Primaries

The APC presidential candidate told the crowd of supporters that he will "diligently and vigorously" pursue all the promises in his manifesto. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Pledges to Work Hard for Nigeria At APC Final Rally in Lagos

President Muhammadu Buhari, who was physically present at the rally, lifted Mr Tinubu's hand, again proclaiming him the next president of the country God willing. Read more »

Nigeria: Federal High Court Declares Election Break for Judges

The Federal High Court said there would be judges designated to hear urgent cases from different parts of the country during the election break. Read more »

Nigeria: NigeriaDecides2023 - Atiku's Campaign Asks Nigerians to Vote Out APC

"Our campaign stresses that Nigerians cannot afford to gloss over the horrible experiences which they have been made to endure in almost eight years of APC, the administration… Read more »

Nigeria: First Lady Blames Hackers for Fake Central Bank Post On Her Social Media Pages

The fake discredited statement falsely claimed that the CBN had extended the legal status of the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes by 70 days. Read more »

Africa: Why Nigerian Music Artists Are Globally Recognised More Than Other African Artists

You need to know that other African countries are not as populated as Nigeria, the large population allows Nigerian artists to succeed even more than their African counterparts in… Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Crisis - Aisha Buhari Deletes Her Fake CBN Post On Instagram

Mrs Buhari has yet to apologise for her misleading post after deleting the fake CBN statement within one hour of sharing it on Tuesday. Read more »

Nigeria: NigeriaDecides2023 - Commonwealth Observer Group Calls for Peaceful Elections

Mr Mbeki noted that their role is to observe and assess the pre-election period, activities on polling day and the post-election period. In doing this, the group pledged to be… Read more »

Nigeria: Average Retail Price of Petrol in Nigeria Up 54% in January - NBS

The highest average retail price was recorded in the South-East at N307.85, while the North-Central had the lowest (N217.15). Read more »

Nigeria: Naira Redesign - APC Governors Provoking Anarchy - Atiku's Aide

Phrank Shaibu said the threat by some APC governors to close banks if they refused to accept the old notes has emboldened rioters to burn down commercial banks. Read more »

Nigeria: Yoruba Group Backs Tinubu, Commends APC Over Power Shift

The group said Mr Tinubu had contributed a lot to Nigeria promoting democracy, good governance and economic development. Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari's Minister, Senator Join Bayelsa, Kogi Gov Race

The off-season governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi will hold on 11 November. Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Ortom Willing to Sacrifice Senatorial Ambition for Peter Obi to Become President

The governor, who is a member of the PDP, was probably reacting to the possibility of being sanctioned by the PDP national leadership for being a part of the internal rebellion… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Says He'll Brief Successor 'From His Party' On Diplomatic Issues

Mr Buhari, Monday, told the President of the Union of Comoros, Azali Assouman, that he would brief his successor 'from his party' on the relationship between the two countries. Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina Massacre and Limits of Vigilante Groups in Counter-Insurgency

Governments at all levels need to stop putting members of vigilance groups to the sword by encouraging them to confront dare-devil terrorists armed to the hilt with bare hands. Read more »

Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records 68 New Cases, 15 Deaths in One Week

NCDC noted that four new healthcare workers were infected in the reporting week six. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Declare NYSC Member Wanted for Alleged Criminal Activities

The corps member was attached to the police command in the state, where he was undergoing his mandatory national service, the police said. Read more »

Nigeria: APC Campaign Council Blasts Atiku Over U-Turn On Naira Redesign Policy

The APC advised Nigerians to run away from Atiku, saying a man like the PDP candidate with no strong conviction and strength of character cannot offer the kind of leadership the… Read more »

Nigeria: Action Democratic Congress Adopts Peter Obi As Its Presidential Candidate

"After due diligence and critical assessment of the 17 presidential candidates and what they offer and after consulting our grand patron, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, we… Read more »

Nigeria: 40% of Crude Oil Losses Caused By Measurement Inaccuracies - NUPRC

The revelation followed a forensic audit conducted by the commission covering the period from January 2020 to November 2022. Read more »

Nigeria: Four Officers, Three Suspected IPOB Members Killed in Another Attack On Police Facility

This is the seventh in a string of attacks on police facilities in the state within one month. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Better Than Buhari Govt Met It in 2015 - Lai Mohammed

"We completed the Lagos-Ibadan expressway as well as the second Niger bridge, which was a mirage for more than three decades." Read more »