July 08
Nigeria: Cost-of-Living Crisis - Tinubu Approves Massive, Duty-Free Importation of Rice, Wheat, Beans, Others
Premium Times
President Tinubu approved a "150-Day Duty-Free Import Window for Food Commodities", including "Maize, Husked Brown Rice, Wheat and Cowpeas." Read more »
Nigeria: Chief Judge Responds to Ex-Governor Bello's Request for Transfer of Trial to Kogi
Premium Times
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court gives reasons for his stance on former Kogi State Governor Bello's request to transfer his N80 billion money laundering trial to Lokoja,… Read more »
Nigeria: Itsekiri Remains Highest Producers of Oil in Delta, Edo, Says Monarch's Representative
This Day
The sole representative of the Olu of Warri, Mr Edema Collins, has debunked claims that the Urhobo produce more oil than the Itsekiri. Read more »
Nigeria: NHRC Expresses Concerns Over Surge in Reported Human Rights Violation Cases
Premium Times
The NHRC also gave a breakdown of human rights violation cases from each of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: How Dismissed Police Operatives Hijacked Petrol Truck, Abducted Driver - Official
Premium Times
The police said the dismissed officers allegedly hijacked the truck on 29 May along the Ohodo-Opi Road in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. Read more »
Nigeria: 50 Nasarawa Female Miners Sexually Harassed in 6 Months
Leadership
Not fewer than 50 female miners working in various mining sites in Nasarawa State have suffered sexual harassment by their male counterparts within the last six months. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Suspends Taxes On Yam, Rice, Other Food Products
Daily Trust
The federal government has approved a 150-day duty-free importation of maize, husked brown rice and wheat as part of measures to combat rising food inflation in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Resolve Minimum Wage Now to Avert Violent Protest, Govt Warned
Daily Trust
The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), on Monday, called on the federal government to avert Kenya-like violent protest in Nigeria by resolving the pending minimum wage issue… Read more »
Nigeria: 11 Americans Discover Nigerian Roots
Daily Trust
No fewer than 11 Americans have discovered their Nigerian roots through ancestry DNA testing at the Consulate of Nigeria in New York. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Will Achieve SDGs By 2030 - Tinubu's Aide
Daily Trust
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has inaugurated a multipurpose hospital in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Capable of Solving Nigeria's Forex Problems - S&P Global
Daily Trust
International financial analytics corporation, S&P Global, has described the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals company as capable of… Read more »
Nigeria: Whereabouts of Kaduna Journalists, Family Unknown 48hrs After Abduction
Daily Trust
48 hours after the abduction of two journalists and their family members in Kaduna state, their whereabouts have remained unknown. Read more »
Nigeria: NANS Gives Ultimatum to Institutions to Submit Students' Data to NELFUND
Vanguard
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has given 48 48-hour ultimatum to higher institutions to submit the data of their students to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund,… Read more »
Nigeria: 20% Table Water Producers Shut Down Operations in Ogun - Official
Premium Times
He identified bad roads, poor power supply and some government policies as challenges that impeded the effective distribution of their product. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Governor Receives NEAPS 2024 Presidential Award On Project Innovation
Premium Times
The Nigeria Excellence in Public Service, NEAPS awards is an initiative of the private sector and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Kill Two, Abduct 23 in Separate Attacks in Zamfara, Katsina
Premium Times
In Katsina, the terrorists conducted house-to-house searches before taking their victims away. Read more »
Nigeria: One Person Killed, 18 Rescued in Jigawa Boat Accident
Premium Times
The police say one woman is still missing as of Monday morning. Read more »
Nigeria: NLC, NMA Others Kick As Lawmaker Suggests Privatisation of Nigeria's Teaching Hospitals
Premium Times
NLC said it is "stoutly against privatising the teaching hospitals," saying doing so will only make healthcare unaffordable rather than improve the system. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Respects Religious Freedom As Secular Institution - Spokesperson
Leadership
The Nigerian Army has restated its commitment to secularity of faith as an institution that upholds religious freedom for all its personnel. Read more »
Nigeria: HIV - Reps, NACA Partner On Sustainability of Response
Leadership
National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), USAID and the National Assembly House Committee on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (ATM) have brainstormed on sustainable response to… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Dispute - Slash Elected Officials Pay By 50%, ZLP Urges Tinubu
Leadership
As debate over minimum wage for workers continues, national chairman of Zenith Labor Party (ZLP) Chief Dan Nwanyanwu has asked President Bola Tinubu to urgently reduce the cost of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Has Schools for Both Islamic, Chaplaincy Affairs - Hqtrs
Vanguard
The Nigerian Army has described as misleading viral report suggesting that it runs only a School of Islamic Affairs, ignoring other religions. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - We're Focused On Eliminating Threats - COAS
Daily Trust
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated that the Nigerian Army is committed to total elimination of all forms of insecurity bedevilling the… Read more »
Nigeria: Freeing Women From Trauma and Stigma of Fistula
This Day
A project that is as humanitarian as it is urgent was recently flagged off in the Conference Room of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Abuja by the Coordinating… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank Appoints New Country Director for Nigeria [press release]
World Bank
The newly appointed Country Director for Nigeria, Dr. Ndiamé Diop, assumed his new position today. He is succeeding Shubham Chaudhuri who completed his term in the same… Read more »