April 29
Africa: Tunji-Ojo Backs Hosting of All Africa Challenge Trophy in Abuja
Daily Trust
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has pledged full support for the successful hosting of the All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) in Abuja, assuring stakeholders of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Leaders Pick Successors Before Party Primaries
Daily Trust
As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 election cycle, a quiet but significant political trend is gaining attention across the country. Increasingly, some political leaders are… Read more »
Nigeria: Teachers Unite to Lead Education Reform, Demand Better Welfare
Daily Trust
Education stakeholders have launched a nationwide push to reposition teachers as central drivers of reform, calling for urgent investment in their welfare, motivation, and… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Affirms FCCPC's Powers to Probe Medical Negligence
Daily Trust
The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate complaints involving medical… Read more »
Nigeria: Foundation to Launch Book On Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed Today
Daily Trust
Friends, colleagues, comrades and admirers of the late scholar-activist, Dr Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed, are set to gather in Abuja today for a symposium and book presentation in… Read more »
Nigeria: ADC Battles Time, Demands Verdict
Daily Trust
The delay in dispensing with the case over the leadership tussle in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is unsettling the members of the party, with barely a few weeks left to… Read more »
Nigeria: Suspected Killer Cop Arrested, to Face Disciplinary Panel
Daily Trust
The Delta State Police Command has arrested an officer, ASP Nuhu Usman, who allegedly shot and killed a suspect, Mene Ogidi, 28, in a viral video in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Fitness Chain Hits 30th Location With Abuja Launch
This Day
i-Fitness, West Africa's leading fitness chain, has reached an important milestone with the official opening of its 30th branch in Games Village, Abuja. This launch marks a… Read more »
Nigeria: Glo Emphasises Power of Seamless Connectivity With TV Commercials
This Day
Globacom has released two new television commercials (TVCs), "Road Trip" and "Department of Imagination", which reinforce its commitment to seamless connectivity. Read more »
Nigeria: Subscription to FGN Bond Hits N6.8trn in Four Months On Investors' Confidence
This Day
Amid moderate yields, total subscription to FGN bonds in the first four months of 2026 surged to N6.8 trillion, representing about 87 per cent increase when compared to N3.7… Read more »
Nigeria: UNDP, NAICOM to Scale Lagos Flood Risk Insurance Model, Handle Climatic Change Risks
This Day
The United Nations Development Programme(UNDP), has said that it would help Nigerian Insurance sector through implementation of some insurance business enhancing initiatives such… Read more »
Nigeria: Intelligent Mining and the Future of Sustainable Extraction
This Day
Nigeria's mineral endowment is not a secret. Gold, lithium, tantalum, and many other critical minerals lie beneath West Africa's most promising geological terrain: the Pan-African… Read more »
Nigeria: CPs - Pencom Sustains Push for States, Others
This Day
The National Pension Commission has sustained the drive for states, local governments and employers in formal sector to fully embrace the Contributory Pension Scheme, writes Ebere… Read more »
Nigeria: Nascon Delights Shareholders With 200 Percent Dividend Increase, Posts N33.5bn Profit
This Day
NASCON Allied Industries Plc has rewarded its shareholders with a 200 per cent increase in dividend payout, following a strong financial performance that saw its profit after tax… Read more »
Nigeria: Penop Elects New President, Appoints Okoro As CEO
This Day
A wind of change recently blew across management cadre of Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria(PenOp) as the association elected Mr Donald Onuoha as its president and… Read more »
April 28
Nigeria: Suspected Meningitis Outbreak Kills Several People in Sokoto Village
Premium Times
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Faruk Wurno, said the state government had deployed health officials to investigate and provide free medications. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Approve Tinubu's $516m Loan Request for Road Project
Premium Times
President Tinubu's loan request was conveyed in a letter read by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen during Tuesday's plenary. Read more »
Nigeria: UAE Withdraws From Opec, Opec+
Premium Times
The UAE energy ministry announced this in a statement on Tuesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Faces Public Health Physician Shortage - Aphpn President
Premium Times
The President of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), Terfa Kene, says Nigeria lacks sufficient public health physicians due to an underlying shortage of… Read more »
Nigeria: Police, EFCC Rescue 14 Abducted On Calabar-Oron Waterways
Premium Times
Police said victims were freed without casualties after coordinated security operation Read more »
Nigeria: 'I Was Misquoted' - Kenyan President Backtracks On Comments About Nigerians' English-Speaking Proficiency
Premium Times
Four days after Kenya's President, William Ruto, criticised Nigeria's education system and English proficiency, he has clarified his comments. Read more »
Nigeria: In Borno, Cash Transfers Are Helping Families Treat Malnutrition Beyond the Clinic [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Bilkisu, a resident of Njimtilo in the Konduga area of Borno State, lives with a visual impairment, while her children remain out of school as the family struggles to survive day… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Says English Comments Taken Out of Context As Nigeria Responds to Viral Remarks
Capital FM
President William Ruto has clarified his recent remarks on English usage, saying his comments were taken out of context after what he believed was a private conversation was… Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills 29 in Adamawa
Daily Trust
Terrorists have killed at least 29 people in an attack on Sabon-Gari village in Guyaku District, Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Read more »
Nigeria: Diezani Tells London Court She Had No Control Over Luxury Transactions
This Day
Former Nigerian Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has told the Southwark Crown Court in London that she neither controlled nor personally benefited from a series of… Read more »
