June 18
Ghana: Labour Could Not Have Fought Ssnit Hotel Sale Without the NDC - Trade Unionist
Accra Times
Trade unionist Abraham Koomson says labour has failed and could not have fought the planned sale of SSNIT hotels without the NDC Read more »
Nigeria: Poor Sanitation, Weak Healthcare Infrastructure Root Causes of Cholera - AMLSN
Vanguard
A public health disease expert, Dr. Casmir Ifeanyi, has blamed the root cause of the current cholera outbreak in Nigeria on the lack of proper sanitation and inadequate healthcare… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Resist State of Emergency in Kano - Kwankwaso
Vanguard
A former governor of Kano State and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso has vowed a potential state of emergency will be resisted in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Rotational Presidency Not Priority Now - Obi-Datti
Vanguard
Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesperson, Peter Obi/ Datti Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council for 2023, says reforming the electoral process is much more needed now than the… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Guber - CSO Faults Attack On Oba of Benin, Says Monarch Supports Every Candidate
Vanguard
A coalition of civil society organizations in Edo State has strongly condemned the "unwarranted barrage of insults and abuses" being directed at the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyetola Expresses Commitment to Zero Piracy in Maritime Domain
Vanguard
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that the Federal Government measures have been put in place to ensure the zero piracy recorded in the maritime… Read more »
Nigeria: Rental Businesses Worry Over Impact of Rising Shipping Cost
Vanguard
The Rental Professionals Society of Nigeria, RPSN, has raised concern over the impact of rising cost of shipping on event rentals business in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Middlemen Take Advantage As Several Factors Limit Palm Oil Production in Akwa Ibom
Premium Times
The locals produce palm oil in large quantities but make little money compared to the middlemen. Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera Strain in Lagos Highly Contagious - Health Commissioner
Vanguard
The Lagos State government, yesterday, explained that the strain of cholera in Lagos is highly aggressive and contagious. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Trade Surplus With Ecowas Rises 216% to N1.14trn
Vanguard
Nigeria's trade surplus with countries in the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS rose by 216 per cent, Year-on-Year, YoY to N1.14 trillion in the first quarter of… Read more »
Nigeria: We Must Focus On Charting Roadmap for Nigeria's Devt - Obaseki
Vanguard
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has emphasized the need for Nigerians to move beyond trading blames and picking faults, urging unity in efforts to save the nation from the… Read more »
Nigeria: Population Census Too Sensitive to Be Rushed - Federal Commissioner
Vanguard
THE Federal Commissioner representing Osun State at the National Population Commission, NPC, Dr Amidu Tadese, yesterday, revealed that the population census in Nigeria is too… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Struggle As High Drug Prices Fuel Health Crisis
Vanguard
For patients in Nigeria, the outrageous cost of life-saving drugs is a daily burden. Several people are now forced to take a risk with their health by extending or missing doses,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation
Vanguard
People in Africa's most populous nation are suffering as the price of food, fuel and medicine has skyrocketed out of reach for many. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Stakeholders Stratagise to Control, Eradicate PPR, Improve Food Security
This Day
The federal government, in collaboration with its development partners in the livestock industry, has strategised for the control and eradication of Peste Des Petits Ruminants… Read more »
Nigeria: Coastal Highway - Compensation for Km 7 Onwards On Hold, Says Umahi
This Day
The federal government has said it is withholding payment of compensation to affected property owners from Kilometre Seven on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, due to… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest in Anambra As Police Arrest Gunrunner
This Day
Gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic Priest in Anambra State, Rev. Fr. Christian Ike, just one month after another priest, Rev Basil Gbuzuo, was kidnapped and rescued by security… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Gov'ship - Shaibu Declares Support for APC Candidate, PDP Fumes
Daily Trust
Ahead of the September 21 governorship election, Philip Shaibu, former Deputy Governor of Edo State, has declared his support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate,… Read more »
Nigeria: You're a Son of Benin, Not the Palace, Oba of Benin Tells Akpata
Daily Trust
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewaure II, has clarified that the Labour Party governorship candidate, Barrister Olumide Akpata, is not a son of the palace but an industrious son of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Calls for New Presidential Aircraft Is a Clash of Logic [opinion]
Daily Trust
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence recently recommended the immediate purchase of two new aircraft for the presidential fleet. Concern… Read more »
Nigeria: Protesters Occupy Rivers LG Secretariats Over Council Chairmen's Tenure
Daily Trust
The crisis surrounding the expiration of local government chairmen's tenure in Rivers State on June 17 escalated on Monday as youths in several local government areas of the state… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Nab Cleric, Wife, Others for Alleged Kidnapping in Delta
Leadership
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a General Overseer, simply identified as Bishop Godfrey alongside his wife on allegations over an attempt to kidnap a… Read more »
Nigeria: Yet Another Cholera Outbreak [editorial]
This Day
There is need to improve on personal hygiene Read more »
Nigeria: Amid Fx Squeeze, Nigeria Records 42m Barrels Oil Production Deficit in Five Months
This Day
As Nigeria continues to borrow to counter the prolonged reduced foreign exchange inflow into the economy, a THISDAY analysis of available data has shown that the country lost as… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria No Longer Needs PVCs for Elections - Yiaga Africa
Daily Trust
The Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, has said that with the introduction of the Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), there is no need to use the Permanent… Read more »