The inflation rate for goods and services, rose for the second time in two months after 18 months of consecutive decline. Read more »

Libya's interim coach Omar Al-Maryam believes his side have the quality to avenge the 0-4 loss to Nigeria when they meet in the reverse fixture of their African Nations Cup ... Read more »

The Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have threatened to strike over the lingering issue of a new minimum wage for workers. Minister of Labour and Employment Chris ... Read more »

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has appointed Senate President Bukola Saraki as the director-general ... Read more »

The Kano State House of Assembly has constituted a seven-person committee to investigate the authenticity of a video recording of alleged bribe-taking by Governor Abdullahi ... Read more »

WaterAid Nigeria has disclosed that about 157 million Nigerians lack access to hand-washing facilities, leading to poor hand hygiene. The group says at least 60,000 children below ... Read more »

Hauwa Liman, a young medical worker, was executed by IS-affiliated extremists, according to The Cable. Liman and Alice Loksha, a midwife and nurse, were threatened with execution ... Read more »

The evidence for handwashing is well-known - it can dramatically reduce the risk of diarrhoea and pneumonia, and thwarts the spread of diseases like Ebola. Access to clean water, ... Read more »

Nigeria has moved above Libya into second place in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group. Nigeria and Libya will do battle again in the reverse fixture in Sfax, Tunisia, on ... Read more »

Thirteen former governors and seven former ministers, all facing corruption trials, are among the 50 men and women that make up the travel ban list in Executive Order No. 6 issued ... Read more »