October 23
Nigeria: Again, PDP Shifts NEC Meeting
Premium Times
The party said it postponed the meeting originally scheduled for Thursday to give it more time to focus on 16 November Governorship Election in Ondo State. Read more »
Nigeria: LG Autonomy - No State Can Rewrite Supreme Court Judgment - AGF
Premium Times
The minister said he knows there are one or two states that are "trying to commit contempt of court." Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Residents Paid Highest Petrol Price, Yobe Lowest, in September
Leadership
Katsina State emerged as the region with the highest average petrol price, averaging N1,096.15, in September 2024, followed closely by Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom States at N1,090.94 and… Read more »
Nigeria: Scholar Blames Nigeria's Insecurity On Lack of Social Justice, Fairness
Leadership
The director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies at the University of Ilorin, Prof. Ibrahim Jawondo, has blamed the security challenges bedeviling Nigerians on food… Read more »
Nigeria: Strategy to Tackle Nigeria's Staggering Life Expectancy Gap Unveiled
Leadership
Garfield, a public health awareness organisation, has launched an urgent new health strategy to tackle Nigeria's growing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis, which has led to… Read more »
Nigeria: Forex Subsidy Cost Nigeria N13trn in 3 Years - World Bank
Leadership
The federal government incurred a significant loss of N13.2trn in foregone revenue as a direct consequence of the implementation of its foreign exchange subsidy policy between 2021… Read more »
Nigeria: Rising Cooking Gas Prices Worry Govt As Government Moves to Stop Export
This Day
Again, the federal government has moved to stop the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas, as prices continue to skyrocket across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: EU Assists in Training of Nigerian Climate Negotiators to COP29
This Day
Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), scheduled for November 11 to 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the European Union (EU) is partnering the National… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Seals Over 352 Churches, Mosques, Others
Vanguard
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, yesterday, disclosed that over 352 facilities including religious houses have been shut down across various parts of the… Read more »
Nigeria: UK-Nigeria Partnership On Drug War Producing Positive Outcomes - Official
Daily Trust
The United Kingdom (UK) Home Office International Operations said its collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in combating substance abuse and illicit… Read more »
Nigeria: Plan In't Nigeria Hands Over 7 Healthcare Facilities to Sokoto Govt
Daily Trust
The Plan International, Nigeria, Tuesday, handed over seven primary healthcare facilities to the Sokoto State government for public usage. Read more »
Nigeria: Again, PDP Shifts NEC Meeting for Ondo Guber
Vanguard
For the third time in as many months, the Proples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting. Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged Murder of Girl By Boyfriend - Investigation On-Going - Police
Vanguard
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has said it's operatives were still investigating the alleged murder of Miss Priscilla Ocheme by her boyfriend, Ekosuehi Elvis,… Read more »
Nigeria: Floodwaters of Famine - Maiduguri Deluge Exacerbates Nigeria's Food Crisis
Premium Times
Back-to-back flood incidents in many states in recent years, as well as conflicts and general insecurity in rural communities, have made farming and food production more… Read more »
Nigeria: UN Climate Chief Calls for Greater Speed in Climate Finance to Prevent Collapse of Global Economy
This Day
The UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has said there is an urgent need to improve global climate finance to prevent the collapse of the economies of all countries,… Read more »
Nigeria: Boycott of Nassarawa LG Polls Not Because of Nomination Fees - PDP
Daily Trust
The Nasarawa state chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has refuted claims that it is withdrawing from the local council polls due to high nomination fees,… Read more »
Nigeria: We Need Urgent Measures to Stop North From Sliding Into Chaos - Bashir Dalhatu
Daily Trust
In this interview with Trust TV's 30 Minutes with Mannir Dan Ali, the Chairman Board of Trustees of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alh. Bashir Dalhatu, spoke on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyinlola Reconciliation Cttee Unites PDP NWC Factions
Daily Trust
The National Reconciliation Committee established by the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has reconciled the two factions within the party's National Working Committee (NWC). Read more »
Nigeria: 55,859 New PVCs Collected in Ondo - INEC
Daily Trust
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 55,859 newly registered voters in Ondo State have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Wike Directs Security Agents to Protect Demolition Squad
Daily Trust
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has directed all relevant security agencies to protect the demolition squad and ensure that there is total recovery of grabbed lands across the… Read more »
Nigeria: Concept of Deputising Controversial - Ganduje
Daily Trust
Calls for constitutional roles for dep govs Read more »
Nigeria: Woman Approaches Court to Stop Ex-Husband From Visiting Her
Daily Trust
A mother of three, Amina Rabiu on Tuesday prayed a Shari'a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, to order her former husband, Tahir Usman, to stop visiting her in her house. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps to Summon Wike, FCT CP, DSS Over Rising Killings By Criminals
Daily Trust
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), National Security and Intelligence and Police Affairs to summon the Minister of the FCT,… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Halts Kano LG Polls, Dissolves Electoral Commission Members
Daily Trust
A Federal High Court in Kano has halted the scheduled local government elections in the state, previously set for Saturday, October 26, and dissolved the membership of the Kano… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Propose Alternating Roles for Senate President, Speaker At Joint Sessions
Daily Trust
Call for GCON honours for deputy Senate president, deputy speaker Read more »
