Nigeria: NMA Honors Gov Sani With Award of Excellence, Appoints Him As Grand Patron

The award comes as a fitting recognition of Governor Sani's commitment to the welfare and progress of all medical professionals in the state Read more »

Nigeria: Court Acquits 28 Charged With Money Laundering in Panama Papers Case

Among those exonerated were Jurgen Mossack and the late Ramon Fonseca, founder of Mossack Fonseca, the defunct law firm at the centre of the Panama scandal. Read more »

Nigeria: Presidential Jet - Nigerian Govt to Buy Foreclosed Aircraft From German Bank

The identified aircraft is said to be a repossessed one recovered from a troubled oil sheikh who used the aeroplane as collateral for a loan he obtained from an unidentified German… Read more »

Nigeria: Heat Wave - Kano Begins Planting of Three Million Trees

The World Bank facilitated Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) initiative aims to plant three million trees within the next 365 days. Read more »

Nigeria: Three Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender - Official

"Preliminary investigations revealed that Malam had been a Boko Haram fighter living in Kwaleram, south of Lake Chad, for six years." Read more »

Nigeria: 36% of Katsina Children Out of School but Situation Better - Unicef

Ms Farah said the success was due to collaboration between the Katsina government, UNICEF, and other partners. Read more »

Nigeria: Just in - Jigawa Dissolves Elected Local Govt Councils

The directive follows the expiration of the terms of office of the council chairpersons and councillors. Read more »

Nigeria: Why Abuja Market Fire Wasn't Put Out On Time - Agency

FEMD said firefighting trucks arrived at the scene of the fire on time but could not gain access to the market to put out the fire on time. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos to Designate General Hospital As Eye Centre

Mr Abayomi said the centre would provide world-class diagnostic, medical, surgical and ophthalmic services in Lagos and Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Medical Negligence - Medical Law Centre Seeks Justice for Victims, Legal Reforms

The lawyer says no one is immune to the dangers of medical negligence, regardless of their connections within the healthcare profession. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Moves to Restructure Unregulated Public Transport Bus Operators

Mr Giwa noted that the current state of bus operations was chaotic, hence the need to regulate and integrate the informal transport sector into the state's Bus Reform Initiative. Read more »

Nigeria: 'My Wife Starves Me of Sex,' Says Pastor Accused of Raping 7-Year-Old House Help

The suspect lives with his wife and children alongside the house help in Awka, Anambra State. Read more »

Nigeria: How I Met My Husband, Married Five Months After - Sharon Ooja

"My love story is one that I'd say is nothing short of a miracle..." Read more »

Nigeria: 2024 Supplementary Results Released

JAMB said the supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates, who were unable to be biometrically verified during the main 2024 UTME. Read more »

Nigeria: Food Insecurity - UN Allocates $11 Million to Nigeria

Mr Griffith said acute malnutrition in the country is heightening at a rapid pace, while food insecurity is at its worse state in seven years. Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja Market Fire Under Control - Police

The fire reportedly started at about 8 p.m. on Thursday. Read more »

Nigeria: What Governors, VP Shettima Discussed At NEC Meeting - Official

The government also said that the nation's Natural Resources fund stood at over N53.89 billion. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian University Appoints 41-Year-Old Professor As Vice-Chancellor

Her appointment was announced following the nomination at the university's valedictory Senate meeting for the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, on Wednesday. Read more »

Nigeria: Ondo/Edo 2024 - PDP Appoints Adeleke, Fintiri As Heads of Campaign Councils

Mr Damagum urged the committee members to ensure that the party triumphs in both states, adding that they were selected for the task because they have done it effectively before. Read more »

Nigeria: After Residents' Protest, Distribution Firm Moves to End 10-Year Power Outage in Ibadan Communities

"As a customer-centric company, we have held over 10 meetings with the community leaders to explain the situation and how we intend to improve service delivery," an IBEDC official… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Grant Tinubu's Request to Extend 2023 Budget, Supplementary Appropriation Act

The lawmakers approved President Tinubu's request after a 30-minute closed-door session that followed the rowdy plenary session earlier in the day. Read more »

Nigeria: Exclusive - Nasu, SSANU Hold Meetings Over Withheld Salaries As Calls for Strike Intensify

SSANU and NASU members said the government has opted to dare the consequences "of its preferential treatment of one union over the others," especially considering Wednesday's… Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja Estate Residents Live in Fear Over Frequent Attacks By Kidnappers

Kidnappers have raided Leisure Court Estate, Sabon Lugbe, Abuja, several times this year Read more »

Nigeria: Rowdy Session in Reps Over Tinubu's Request to Extend 2023 Budget, Supplementary Act

The opposition to the president's request forced the lawmakers into an executive session amid loud booing from members of the opposition parties. Read more »

Nigeria: How to Sustain Nigeria's Democracy - Abdulsalami Abubakar

Mr Abdulsalami said democracy requires constant nurturing and vigilance. Read more »