June 21
Nigeria: Govt Seeks 18-Month Extension of $800m World Bank Palliative Scheme
Vanguard
The Federal Government has requested an 18-month extension on the closing date of the World Bank's $800m palliative loan to boost its social safety net programmes. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Public Debt Hits N121.7trn
Vanguard
Nigeria's Total Public Debt stood at N121. 67 trillion ($91. 46 billion) at the end of March this year. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Jihadists Flooding Nigeria Through Benin Republic - Report
Vanguard
A new report has revealed that there is ample evidence that jihadi fighters from the Sahel region have crossed into Nigeria through the Benin Republic border. Read more »
Nigeria: Stand Up Against Hate Speech, Nigerian Youths Told
Vanguard
Director General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, has charged youths to stand up against hate speech and harmful narratives. Read more »
Nigeria: Energy Theft - FG Plans Electricity Offences Tribunal
Vanguard
The Federal Government said yesterday it was working on establishing an electricity offences tribunal to combat power theft in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Military, Media Collaboration Shouldn't Be Limited to Reporting of Terrorism - COAS
Vanguard
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has told media practitioners that collaboration between it and the military should not be limited to reporting of conflicts,… Read more »
Nigeria: Again, LASTMA Impounds 40 Vehicles Using Illegal Garages
Vanguard
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded another 25 commercial and 15 private vehicles operating illegal garages and causing serious road obstructions… Read more »
Liberia: Expired Goods Busted At Ritco Distillery
New Dawn
A huge quantity of expired goods have been arrested at RITCO Distillery Company in Pleebo City, Maryland County, Southeast Liberia. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Man Over Death of Auto Mechanic in Abuja
Premium Times
The incident occurred at about 4 p.m. on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Election - Govt, Group Bicker Over Alleged Use of Councils' Funds for Campaigns
Vanguard
A pressure group, Edo People's Advocacy Organisation of Nigeria, has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki Administration of funding the Asue Ighodalo election campaign with local… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera - Death Toll Hits 21 in Lagos, 401 Cases Recorded
Vanguard
Following the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country, at least 21 persons have been confirmed dead in Lagos State, with 401 suspected cases reported to the state Ministry… Read more »
Nigeria: N423bn Indictment - Protesters March in Kaduna, Want EFCC's Probe of El-Rufai
Vanguard
Protesters yesterday stormed the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House in Kaduna, calling on Governor Uba Sani to invite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and other relevant… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Govt Kicks As Court Removes Sanusi As Emir
Vanguard
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano yesterday nullified the reappointment of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Govt Reinterprets Court Ruling, Says Sanusi Remains Emir, Orders Demolition of Bayero's Palace
Premium Times
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the court nullified the Kano Emirate Council (Amendment No. 2) Law, 2024, that scrapped four of the five emirates councils of the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Federal High Court and National Industrial Lack Jurisdiction On Chieftaincy Matters [opinion]
Premium Times
The summary of the existing judicial authorities is that the Federal High Court lacks the jurisdictional competence to entertain any matter pertaining to the deposition of a… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Hardship Pushed Me', Says Fake Lawyer Jailed for Impersonation
Premium Times
The convicted fake lawyer, Obinna Oraezue, was arrested in the courtroom on 13 June while representing a litigant in a land case. Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Farmers Lament Impact of Climate Change
Premium Times
Irregular rainfall patterns, extreme weather, land degradation, and desert encroachment are some of the challenges the Katsina farmers face. Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Arraigns Civil Servant for Tearing Investigative Documents
Premium Times
EFCC accused the Gombe State official in the lone charge of wilful obstruction of investigation activities and destruction of its official document. Read more »
Nigeria: Otedola Regains Position As FBN Holdings's Top Shareholder
Premium Times
Mr Otedola racked up 863.2 million of the lender's shares in two different transactions on Thursday, according to regulatory filings at the Nigerian Exchange Limited Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Flays Construction Coy for Failing to Complete Road Despite N40bn Funding
Daily Trust
The federal government has knocked Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) for failing to complete at least 1km out of the 15km East-West Road section from Eleme Junction to Onne Port… Read more »
Nigeria: Don't Use Your Platforms to De-Market Nigeria - Govt to PR Officers
Daily Trust
The Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris has called on newly inducted members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) to use their… Read more »
Nigeria: Cervical Cancer - Nigeria Vaccinates 7m Girls in 2 Weeks - Gavi
Daily Trust
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and its partners have applauded the vaccination of seven million girls in Nigeria against the human papillomavirus (HPV) within two weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Emirate - Court Leaves Contenders in Limbo
Daily Trust
The hopes of the two contending forces in the dispute over the most appropriate claimant to the throne of the Emir of Kano that the simmering disagreement would end by yesterday… Read more »
Nigeria: Saudi Arabia to Begin Issuance of Visas for 2025 Hajj in February
Daily Trust
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that visa issuance for intending pilgrims for the Hajj pilgrimage will commence on February 19, 2025. Read more »
Nigeria: In Geneva, Onyejeocha Echoes Tinubu's Commitment to Upholding Labour Standards [opinion]
This Day
Emameh Gabriel writes about Nigeria's take-home from the just concluded 112th Session of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland Read more »