Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Nigeria Records Eight New Cases

The report reveals that the number of new confirmed cases increased from two in week 25 to eight cases, adding that no new health worker was affected in the reporting week. Read more »

Nigeria: Oyo Assembly Orders Probe Into Sumal Worker's Death

The legislators demanded that the House ensures that the international labour law be implemented in Oyo State and that a probe be launched into circumstances that led to the… Read more »

Nigeria: African Anti-Corruption Day - Group Urges Governments to Make Laws to Protect Whistleblowers

AFRICMIL said it is disappointing that so far only about 10 out of the 54 countries in Africa have put in place initiatives such as legislation to promote whistleblowing. Read more »

Nigeria: Supreme Court Affirms Local Governments' Financial Autonomy

The Supreme Court's Thursday judgement includes far-reaching decisions that will significantly alter local government administration in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: El-Rufai's Son Attacks Tinubu, Says President Will Serve Only One Term

Bashir El-Rufai says the political strategy the president has used to control Lagos cannot work in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Woman Arrested While Trying to Smuggle Drugs for Inmate in Kuje Prison

The Correctional Service said the woman concealed the drugs in food packs. Read more »

Nigeria: CJN Vows Sanction Against Judges Involved in Issuing Conflicting Court Orders

In May, the Kano emirate crisis triggered the latest storm of conflicting court decisions, often seen in political cases and other matters involving influential Nigerians. Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja's Health Facilities Insufficient to Address Rising Population

Abuja has 15 public secondary hospitals but they are now insufficient as the Nigerian capital's population has more than doubled. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Dismiss Corporal Over Dereliction of Duty

The corporal refused to report at his new station for nine years. Read more »

Nigeria: Group Unveils Professional Fighters League Africa in Lagos

Ngannou expressed delight in serving as chairman of the league that will shape the very foundation of African MMA Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Court Holds Nigeria Liable for Human Rights Violations During #EndSARS Protests

The ECOWAS Court ruled on a suit filed by three victims of human rights violations during the #EndSARS at Lekki Toll Gate in October 2020. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Security Agencies Put On Alert Over ISWAP's Suicide Bombing Threat

The development comes about 12 days after suicide bombings, blamed on a rival Boko Haram faction, were recorded in Gwoza in Borno State. Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Emirate Crisis - Residents Chase Sanusi's Representative Out of Rano

Residents vandalised the official Prado SUV of the district head of Rano, Mannir Abubakar, that conveyed the emir's representative. Read more »

Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - House of Reps Misinforms Nigerians About Its Resolution

The lawmakers discussed the Agreement on Tuesday following the alleged inclusion of "The LGBTQ+ clause in the document. Read more »

Nigeria: Bad Roads - Portable Disagrees With Governor Abiodun, Calls Him Out

"In America, cars don't get dirty or stuck in ditches; we have money in Ogun State, but bad roads and leaders are making us suffer." Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Caged, Unaware Nigerians Are Hungry - APC Senator

"Mr President (Bola Tinubu) is not in the picture of what is happening outside the Villa. He has been fenced off and caged. So many of us won't go through the backdoor to engage… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Agric Minister Confirms Duty-Free Importation of Beans, Wheat, Rice

Mr Kyari also said the Nigerian government will massively import some food items in addition to allowing the duty-free importation of food. Read more »

Nigeria: Samoa Agreement - Nigerian Govt Reports Daily Trust to Ombudsman

"The federal government insists that that report on the Samoa agreement was misleading, it was false and designed to create confusion in the land." Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Directs Review of Inherited Road Projects to Ensure Probity

Information Minister said President Tinubu directed that the memos presented to the FEC by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, be looked at once again so that there would be… Read more »

Nigeria: Makinde, Adelabu Mourn Late Reps Member, Flags Flown At Half-Mast

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has ordered flags to be flown at half-mast in honour of the departed. Read more »

Nigeria: Full Text of Ribadu's Remark At Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit 2024

Ribadu said his office is planning to set up a department to tackle insecurity in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. Read more »

Nigeria: Different Shades of Labour, Dangote's New Voice, and Akpabio's Condescension

A day after the UK election, results were announced, and the Labour Party gained the majority. The government transition moved swiftly. Ex-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Orders Final Forfeiture of N127m, $16,500 Recovered From Nimasa Contractor

The funds were recovered from a contractor with NIMASA, Uche Obilor, who had said the agency paid him for a contract he did not bid for. Read more »

Nigeria: NDA Unveils Monument for First Nigerian Army Female Major-General

Aderonke Kale was also the pioneer female Medical Corps Commander in the Nigerian Army. Read more »

Nigeria: Unicef Delivers 12,400 Cartoons of Therapeutic Foods to Malnourished Children in Jigawa

The RUTF is expected to treat 14,000 children with wasting - a condition where a child is too thin for his or her height. Read more »