Nigeria: Your Appointment Not Full-Time, Nigeria Minister Advises New Governing Council Members

Mr Mamman said there have been reported cases of chairpersons of councils making extravagant demands like chartered aircraft to attend functions and a house in the capital city,… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates Economic Coordination Council, Targets Increased Oil Production, Power Generation

"As a nation, it is so shameful that we are still generating 4.5GW of electricity." Read more »

Nigeria: Uniben Shuts Down Indefinitely Over Students' Protest

The students, on Wednesday, took to the streets, blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore Highway to protest weeks of power outage on campus. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Reinstates Pro-Wike Lawmakers in Rivers

The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt, in May, barred the lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the Rivers House of Assembly. Read more »

Nigeria: I've Not Dated Anyone Since 2008 - Falz

"I am still single. In fact, single to stupor." Read more »

Nigeria: High Hopes As NDDC Organises Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit 2024

The current NDDC management, since it was set up in August 2023, appeared to have successfully moved the commission away from scandals and internal wrangling which had bedevilled… Read more »

Nigeria: Why I Married Ooni of Ife - Olori Ronke

Olori Ronke, who witnessed two sides of the Ooni before and after he became king, also spoke about life as a queen. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Come Forward If You Have a Child for Mohbad', - Late Singer's Dad Appeals

"It will be a thing of joy for me to see my grandchild, and I will be happy knowing Mohbad died and left behind a child." Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Mbah Signs Four Bills Into Law to Stop Open Grazing, Land Grabbing

The development occurred amidst frequent clashes between herders and farming in Enugu State. Read more »

Nigeria: FCET Crisis - Nigerian Minister Set to Meet Warring Parties, As Students Write Ministry

A copy of the letter, exclusively obtained by this newspaper, noted that the meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the ministry's headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria's Federal Capital… Read more »

Nigeria: Investigation - the True Story of '400 Tractors' Ex-Gov. Lalong Claimed His Govt Bought for Plateau

In 2018, Governor Lalong announced the purchase of 400 tractors for the use of farmers across Plateau State. Read more »

Nigeria: Abaribe Meets Nnamdi Kanu, AGF Fagbemi, Seeks IPOB Leader's Release

A special counsel to the IPOB leader has, however, refuted the senator's claim. Read more »

Nigeria: South-East Reps Caucus Backs Call for Nnamdi Kanu's Release

The caucus said it is convinced that a political settlement is the quickest, most effective, and honourable way of closing Mr Kanu's matter. Read more »

Nigeria: Opening Model for Economic, Financial Inclusion Underway - Shettima

The federal government had on 25 April unveiled the Aso Accord on Economic and Financial Inclusion, a multi-pronged blueprint designed to achieve universal access to financial… Read more »

Africa: Reducing Malaria Could Boost Africa's Economy By $126.9 Billion - Report

The report noted that Nigeria's economy could gain $35 billion and international trade $80.7 billion by 2030. Read more »

Nigeria: There Are Over 277 Guns Around National Assembly - Senator

"As I am here, I check my phone regularly and I know the number of guns that are very close to me here. This is just less than one thousand installations. Within us now, there are… Read more »

Nigeria: Seven Rescued As Two-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos

LASEMA said its rescue team has searched the rubble and confirmed that there was no victim underneath the collapsed building. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Threatens to Jail Whistleblowers Who Leak Govt Documents

Journalists and civil society organisations sometimes rely on such leaks to expose corruption and wrongdoings within the government. Read more »

Nigeria: Son Hacks Father to Death

The suspect has been arrested, the police said. Read more »

Nigeria: No Suicide Attack On Kaduna-Abuja Highway - Official

He said reports of such an incident are therefore deemed erroneous. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Constitutes Committee to Probe Importation of Adulterated Fuel By NNPC

The Senate said it may consider amending the PIA in order to confer more powers to the NNPCL to ensure effective regulation. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints Board of Consumer Credit Corporation

CREDICORP has the responsibility of accelerating "access to consumer credit to millions of Nigerians." Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Mulls 'Special Summit' for Regional Integration

He said the summit was necessitated by the challenges of development and the rapidly changing geo-strategic and geo-political environment. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian University Reacts As Striking Lecturers Insist On Strike

The university has denied all the allegations, insisting that every action taken by the university followed laid-down procedures and guidelines. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Residents Lament As Floods Cripple Activities

"Everywhere is flooded, we have been evacuating water from our premises since the rain started." Read more »