April 09
Nigeria: Sokoto Residents Abandon Home, Sleep in Bush Over Banditry
Daily Trust
Residents of at least 21 villages in Sokoto State have fled their homes following repeated threats and attacks by bandits, Daily Trust has learnt. Read more »
Nigeria: Indabo Residents in Kano Call for More Health Workers to Ensure Round-the-Clock Phc Services [blog]
Nigeria Health Watch
In Indabo Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), the call for 24-hour services is growing louder as pregnant women risk their lives when labour begins at night with no access to care.… Read more »
Nigeria: Anambra Community Seeks Access Road to Fishing Lakes
Premium Times
The community elders and leaders expressed deep concern over their post-harvest losses, resulting from the poor and deplorable condition of the roads to the lakes. Read more »
Kenya: Nigeria's Zenith Bank Acquires Paramount Bank in CBK-Approved Deal
Capital FM
Nigeria's Zenith Bank Plc has completed the acquisition of 100 percent shareholding in Paramount Bank Limited, following regulatory approvals. Read more »
Nigeria: Assembly Confirms Ex-APC Chairman As Commissioner
Premium Times
The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Aliyu Yusuf, congratulated Mr Bello and urged him to deliver on his mandate Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Youth Group Praises Wike for Rebuilding Party for Electoral Victory
This Day
A group of youth, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Youth Agenda (PDPYA) at the weekend lauded the leadership zeal and efforts of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT)… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Govt Tackles Critics, Affirms Huge Leap in Infrastructural Transformation
This Day
The Edo State Government has stoutly defended its performance amid rising criticism, insisting that significant progress has been recorded across key sectors in the last 18 months… Read more »
Nigeria: Youth Exclusion Could Derail Devt Goals, UN Issues Urgent Warning
This Day
A senior United Nations official has issued a strong warning that governments and institutions risk deepening instability and policy failure if they continue to sideline young… Read more »
Nigeria: Nass Dismisses Petitions, Backs Tantita Pipeline Surveillance Contract As Oil Output Hits 1.8m Bpd
This Day
The joint Committees on Petroleum Resources of the National Assembly on Wednesday rejected three petitions challenging the exclusive pipeline surveillance contract and… Read more »
Nigeria: Burna Boy's Music Ban Rumours False, Misleading, Says Djan
Vanguard
The Deejays Association of Nigeria, DJAN, has denied reports that it banned Burna Boy's music from playlists following a recent physical altercation between him and DJ Tunez. Read more »
Nigeria: Deadly Clash As Boko Haram/Iswap Terrorists Invade Two Borno Lgas
Vanguard
Scores of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, some civilians, including a member of Civilian Joint Task Force and some security operatives have lost their lives when armed insurgents… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - No Pathway for Tinubu to Return As President - Rhodes-Vivour
Vanguard
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said President Bola Tinubu has no realistic chance of securing re-election in 2027. Read more »
Nigeria: When Roommates Stop Talking - Communication Skills That Save Shared Spaces, By Ruth Oji
Vanguard
It started with dishes. Just a few cereal bowls left in the sink. But by week three, neither roommate was speaking--they were leaving passive-aggressive notes instead. By month… Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity - Niso Cuts Transmission Losses to 7.05 Percent, Pushes Grid Stability Reforms
Vanguard
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO), Abdu Mohammed Bello, has disclosed that transmission losses on the national grid have dropped… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Airline Joins Global Ticketing Network, Eyes Wider Reach
Premium Times
The move enables the airline to partner with global carriers and expand travel options for passengers. Read more »
Nigeria: Army General Feared Killed in Boko Haram Attack
Vanguard
The Brigade Commander of the Joint Task Force in Benesheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, Brigadier-General O. Braimah, has reportedly been killed in a Boko Haram… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Govt Orders Evacuation of Staff From Abuja, Cites Deteriorating Security Situation
This Day
The United States government has ordered the evacuation of its staff and their family members at its embassy in Abuja over what it described as the current deterioration of… Read more »
Nigeria: British Museum, Oxford University Experts Visit NRC Legacy Museum to Explore Heritage Partnership
This Day
A team of experts from the British Museum and the University of Oxford in England has paid a familiarisation visit to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Legacy Museum in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Not Collapsing, but Undergoing Tough Economic Reset - Budget Office DG
Vanguard
Nigeria is not in economic collapse but undergoing a difficult and necessary reset to correct long-standing structural distortions, the Director-General of the Budget Office of the… Read more »
Nigeria: INEC's Derecognition of ADC Leaders Inspired By Jagaban's Politics - Nwosu
Vanguard
Former National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ralph Nwosu, has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) decision to derecognise the… Read more »
Nigeria: Ai, Labour Displacement and the Erosion of Sub-National Igr [opinion]
Vanguard
Nigeria as a piece of the global financial landscape is drifting along, albeit surely and unavoidably, with the innovative trend most of which are disruptive to human capital… Read more »
Nigeria: FG, Varsities, Private Sector Must Partner to Advance Postgraduate Education - - Ex-UI VC, Bamiro
Vanguard
University of Ibadan, Prof. Olufemi Bamiro, has called for urgent collaboration between government, universities and the private sector to advance postgraduate education in… Read more »
Nigeria: Bauchi APC Caucus Divided Over Gov Bala Mohammed's Possible Defection, Constitutes Committee
Premium Times
The high-powered committee was tasked to coordinate discussions with the national leadership amid ongoing defections that have strengthened the APC's control over 31 states. Read more »
Nigeria: Pipeline Security - Nass Backs Tantita, Dismisses Petitions Over Surveillance Contract
Premium Times
The lawmakers say there is no evidence to support the allegations against the company, warning that breaking up the contract could undermine gains in oil production and security. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity and Psychotropic Drugs [opinion]
This Day
The abuse of hard drugs increases the country's vulnerability to crimes Read more »
