June 11
Nigeria: Kadra Boss Inspects Kaduna Road Projects, Expresses Satisfaction With Progress
Vanguard
The Managing Director of the Kaduna State Roads Agency (KADRA), Dr. Abdullahi Baba Ahmed, has expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of work on ongoing township road… Read more »
Nigeria: NADF Flags Off Farm Input Support for 20,160 Farmers in N'central Region
Vanguard
IN a bid to boost food production, Tinubu-led administration on food security, the National Agricultural Development Fund, NADF, Wednesday, flagged off Farm Input Support… Read more »
Nigeria: Water Minister Wades in to Settle Kwara Rbda's Industrial Unrest
Vanguard
THE Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utsev, has waded into the industrial unrest at the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA), Ilorin, Kwara… Read more »
Nigeria: Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today, June 11, 2026
Vanguard
The Nigerian naira traded with relative stability against the United States dollar on Thursday, June 11, 2026, across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and… Read more »
Nigeria: Lasu Secures Tetfund's N3b for Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence, Others
Leadership
Lagos State University (LASU) has secured a grant of N3 billion from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to establish a Centre of Excellence on Artificial Intelligence,… Read more »
Nigeria: Burna Boy, Shakira Perform At Opening Ceremony of 2026 World Cup
Vanguard
Global music stars Shakira and Burna Boy delivered a high-energy performance of "Dai Dai" during the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, thrilling fans with a vibrant… Read more »
June 10
Nigeria: We Drank Our Urine to Survive - Libya Returnee Recounts Desert Ordeal
Vanguard
A 23-year-old female Libya returnee, Endurance Daniel, on Wednesday recounted how she and other migrants drank their urine to survive due to lack of water in the desert. Read more »
Nigeria: Xenophobia - State Foreign Minister to Receive 268 Nigerians Thursday
Vanguard
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will on Thursday morning receive 268 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 10, 2026
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Nigeria: Senate Moves to Expand Court of Appeal Justices to 110, Federal High Court Judges to 90
This Day
The Senate on Wednesday took a decisive step towards overhauling Nigeria's overburdened judiciary, passing for second reading two landmark bills that would expand the bench of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Has Made Buhari a Saint - Atiku's Aide
Vanguard
Demola Olarewaju, the Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has delivered a scathing assessment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's… Read more »
Nigeria: Borno's Askira-UBA School Children - the Abduction Nigeria Chose to Ignore [opinion]
Premium Times
Should we say the lack of publicity surrounding the Askira-Uba children is politics? Perhaps. Is it partly media bias or self-inflicted northern complacency? Partly. Is it the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nollywood Stars Rally Behind Peggy Ovire Amid Marital Crisis
Leadership
Nollywood actress Peggy Ovire is receiving a wave of support from her colleagues following her ongoing marital crisis with fellow actor Frederick Leonard, as friends and industry… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Threatens Retaliation Against SA for Attacks On Its Citizens
Daily Maverick
The Nigerian foreign minister has said that her country might take action against SA for alleged attacks on Nigerians, but what that retaliation might be is as yet unclear. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Spread Across the 2026 World Cup
Premium Times
Scattered across the 48 nations at the World Cup are players whose family journeys began in Nigerian cities like Lagos and Enugu before reaching different parts of the world. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Why Nigerian Women Are Still Dying During Childbirth'
Vanguard
Healthcare experts have raised concerns over Nigeria's worsening maternal and child mortality crisis, warning that thousands of women continue to die during childbirth because they… Read more »
Nigeria: Army, DSS Uncover IPOB/ESN Arms Cache in Enugu Piggery
Vanguard
Troops of the 82 Division Garrison operating under Sector 1 of Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, Enugu State Command,… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Orders Kyari's Arrest Over N210tn Audit Queries
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Nigeria: Court Orders Unconditional Release of Okuama Leaders
Vanguard
WARRI -- The Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, on Wednesday ordered the unconditional release of Prof. Arthur Ekpekpo and other detained leaders of Okuama community… Read more »
Nigeria: Fire Outbreak in Senate Office Quickly Contained During NDDC Screening
Vanguard
ABUJA--There was a brief fire outbreak in the Senate wing of the National Assembly on Wednesday, which was swiftly brought under control by lawmakers, preventing it from spreading… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Repel Terrorist Attacks in Zamfara, Recover Arms and Motorcycles
Vanguard
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have repelled separate terrorist attacks in Zamfara State, neutralising several attackers and recovering weapons, ammunition, and other items… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria-U.S. Joint Operations Kill Over 200 Terrorists in North-East - Defence Headquarters
Vanguard
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that coordinated counter-terrorism operations involving the Nigerian military and the United States Africa Command (US-Africom) have… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Debunk Reports of School Attacks in Niger
Vanguard
The Niger State Police Command has dismissed reports alleging that hoodlums attacked schools in Bosso, Kpakungu, Sabon-Wuse and Lambata areas of the state, describing the claims as… Read more »
Nigeria: Many Injured As Podium Collapses With Governor Adeleke, Sister, Chief of Staff Present
Leadership
Some members of the Accord Party sustained varying degrees of injury on Wednesday after a podium collapsed during a campaign event attended by Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke,… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Moves to Increase Federal High Court Judges to 90, Appeal Justices to 110
Leadership
The Senate has passed for second reading two bills seeking to increase the number of judges of the Federal High Court and justices of the Court of Appeal, in a bid to strengthen… Read more »
