July 02
Nigeria: A Toast to Sirika, Obiano and Bello
This Day
Executive Recklessness: May 2023 Ministry of Aviation Saga Read more »
Nigeria: ACF - Fight Against Terrorism Must Be Total, Uncompromising, Mnjtf Kills 70 Terrorists
This Day
·Declares death toll now 32 Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Rakes in Over N10bn Revenue in Kwara
This Day
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara state Command has said that it has generated a total sum of over N10 billion revenue to the federal government between January and May,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Biggest Epcc Firm, Nestoil Says 'Briefcase' Contractors Killing Oil Industry
This Day
Nestoil, Nigeria's biggest Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Commissioning (EPCC) company yesterday said that the principle of 'lowest bidder' which has been taken… Read more »
Nigeria: Ogalla - Committed to Shaping the Nigerian Navy Into a Competent, Ethical Naval Force
This Day
That Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla is a repository of knowledge, especially when it comes to hydrography and all things marine ecosystem, might not be in contention, but… Read more »
Nigeria: The Other Side of the Kenyan Tax Riots
This Day
There is something eerily familiar about the protests that engulfed Kenya last week. Many Nigerians would easily recognize the parallels between this and the #EndSars protests in… Read more »
Nigeria: Discos Raise Revenue By N42.4bn After 230 Percent Hike in Tariff for Premium Customers
This Day
Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) in Nigeria made additional revenue of N42.4 billion after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved a hike in… Read more »
Nigeria: CPPE Tasks FG On Protection of Local Industries Against Liberal Trade Policy
This Day
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise [CPPE] has tasked the federal government on the need to arrest the deindustrialization of Nigerian economy by ensuring that local… Read more »
Nigeria: Surveyor General Urges States to Prioritise Survey, Mapping
This Day
The Surveyor General of the Federation, Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, has appealed to the state governors to lift the status of their respective Surveyor General Offices to… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangiwa - FG Won't Condone Contractors Abandoning Housing Projects
This Day
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has declared that under the ongoing Renewed Hope Estates nationwide, the federal government would not tolerate abandoned… Read more »
Nigeria: Former Super Eagles Boss, Peseiro, Set to Return to Saudi Arabia Job
This Day
While the Super Eagles have yet to have a substantive coach to handle the remaining six World Cup qualifying matches and the coming AFCON 2025 qualifying fixtures, former team… Read more »
Nigeria: Kingsley Onye Makes Case for Amuneke Again
This Day
With the position of the Super Eagles' coach vacant again, former Nigeria junior international, Kingsley Onye has again called for the engagement of Emmanuel Amuneke to mount the… Read more »
Nigeria: Elegbeleye's Plaudits for Sports Minister, NFF, NPFL Board Over Season's Success
This Day
Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye took stock of the concluded season and expressed appreciation to the Sports Minister, President of the… Read more »
Nigeria: What Happened Between Finidi George and Osimhen Victor?
Leadership
Finidi George currently mentains the record for serving the shortest time as head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Records 2 Confirmed Cholera Cases
Vanguard
Kogi seems to be among the six states in Nigeria that have mild cases of cholera, recording only two confirmed cases. Read more »
July 01
Nigeria: Troops Eliminate Over 70 Militants in Chad, Borno, Destroy Camps
Vanguard
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) said on Monday that its troops fighting insurgency have successfully obliterated terrorist camps situated on islets across the… Read more »
Nigeria: WHO Intervenes As Nigeria Records Cholera Outbreak in Prison
Premium Times
This discovery contradicts the previous position of the National Correctional Service (NCoS) spokesperson, Abubakar Umar, who had declared correctional centres cholera-free only… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Kill Wanted Biafra Leader, Arrest Two Other 'Notorious Terrorists'
Premium Times
The Nigerian army said the troops killed the wanted kingpin and arrested others during multiple operations in Nigeria's south-east. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Force Wasn't Established to Succeed - Senate Leader
Premium Times
"I maintain that the police have not been set up properly to succeed in this nation. Effective policing in Nigeria is almost impossible unless there are fundamental changes," he… Read more »
Nigeria: Rumors of a Political Capture [blog]
CFR
Accusations of influence peddling in the heart of its presidency raise the ugly scepter of state capture in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram and Western Education - the Surprising Views of Some Nigerians Who Left the Insurgency Group [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The world has come to associate the insurgency in north-east Nigeria with the slogan "western education is forbidden". This is how "Boko Haram" - the name given to the insurgents -… Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram Resumes Suicide Bombing in North-East Nigeria, Kills 21
Premium Times
A 2017 research work published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point revealed that Boko Haram used more than 200 female suicide bombers between 2014 and 2017. Read more »
Nigeria: Drone, Not Helicopter, Crashed in Kaduna - Nigerian Air Force
Premium Times
NAF said no casualty was recorded during the crash of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Read more »
Nigeria: Borno Bomb Attacks... Nigeria Won't Slide Into Era of Fear, Tinubu Vows
Leadership
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has strongly condemned the bomb attacks that resulted in the deaths and maiming of several residents of Gwoza local government area of Borno State. Read more »
Nigeria: Ensuring Sustained Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Internally Displacement Camps [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
Liliatu Ayuba, a traditional birth attendant (TBA) in the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Abuja, had been struggling with water shortages since she became a TBA.… Read more »